Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-15
Finance Committee Instructed TO
Prepare Ordnance AdVerlIs-
Ing Bonds for Sale.
ALDERMEN START BALL ROLLING
Plans and Specifications to be Pre-.
pared and Submitted by Highways
and Sewers Committee = Various
l'nPortan, Measures Passed by
Lower Branch concurred in.

Under suspension of the rules,
the board of aldermen last night
passed resolutions directing the f..
nance committee to prepare an ordi
nance advertising the sale of $780,.
o0O worth of bonds for permanent
street improvements, and instructing
the Highways and Sewers Committee
to have prepared plans and specifica-
IONS Tor sheet asphalt ashphalt
biock, bitulithic and any other kinds
OF street paving IL may deem advis-
able. The ordinance and plans and
specifications will be submitted by
the committee to the board.
The resolutions were offered by
Mr. Burcher last night just before the
close Of the regular meeting of the
board. lie said that he thought this
matter had been held up long enough
and that It was time the committee
We're ut work upon it.
Many matters of business from the
common council were disposed OF in
short order by the board Those
present at the meeting We're: Messrs
Burcher, Davis, Nelms, Read, Robin
son, Weston and President Jones.
Matters from Lower Branch.
The board conCurred In the action
of the common council In adopting
the following ordinances:
Appropriating $1,000 from the "Cre-
matory fund.-" for the use of the high
ways and sewers department in lay
ing culverts on streets between War
wick and Madison avenues.
Appropriating 1925 and SIS for set
fling suits filed by Mr.. Pike and Mrs.
NJ. ]. Smith on account of the filling
in of street in front of certain
lots
Imposing n tax of s1.O5 on tho hun
drod for general purposes and 20
cents on the hundred for the mainte.
nance of public schools. upon in
comes. (Amounts In excess of 5000
per year being assessable0
An ordinance canvassing the $780,
600 street paving bond issue election,
and declaring the election carried In
favor of issuing the bonds.
Directing the mayor and city
attorney to look into the mat
ter of improving the transporta-
tion facilities between here and the
Exposition and, If feasible, to take the
matter before the Corporation Com
mission and prosecute the cause for
the citizens of Newport News and at
the expense of the city.
Ordering paid claim of Sf2 from
the National Disinfectant Company.
Mr.. George helms Wise appeared
to protest against the passage of the
income tax measure and was given
the privilege of the floor. He con-
tended that the tax was not fair
ono and that his clients. who objected
40 It, should at least be given n hear
ing before the adoption of the ordi.
nance.
VIII Not Burden Thcaters.
An ordinance requiring all theaters
to have separate exits from each bal
Cony or gallery, adopted by the COM
mon council, was laid upon the table,
Messrs Read and Robinson de-
clared that the council was continu-
ually trying to impose some sort OF
hardship upon the owner of the Acad-
envy of Music. and urged that the
measure be not passed until the mat
ter could DO thoroughly investigated.
Mr.. Davis spoke in favor of the meas.
ure, but said that he did not object
to allowing 1t to lie over until the
saext meeting.
For Jubilee Day.
President Jones offered an ordi-
nance appropriating 800 to defray
this city's share of the expense In
celebrating Tidewater Jubilee Day at
TIL jamestown Exposition. The meas
ure was passed under suspension
of the rules.
Both branches of the council al
ready have appointed committees
to represent Newport News In the
making of the arrangements for the
celebration.