Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-08
G0|AGT0 CnRP1RATIoA commission
Mayor and city Attorney Instructed
to Prosecute GAUGE for clty-Ad-
vertlsing Resolution TabIed-Bond
Issue Election Returns canvassed-
Income Tax Measures Passed.

and pctitlOncd the body to use It's In.
fluonce toward securing better treat
ment for the worlSingnien al the hands
of the Norfolk 4 Atlantic Terminal
Co. which operates the line between
Ivy avenue ana Sewall's Point piers
Messrs. Williams aud H. r. Jones
We're the Spokesman OF the party.
Mr.. Williams declared that the
workmen travelling between this city
and the exposition grounds were
trented worse thnn cattle. "rhe cap
early morning trip without using
blackjack. or the hose" declared Mr.
Williams. He then went on to tell
how the captain of the Endeavor had
tnrned the hose on the workmen to
keep them from going on the steamer
too rapidly, how he Ind struck pas.
: sengers over the head with black.
jack; how one or two men had been
painfully Injured. and how tho skip
per always swore Mt the crowds and
made things as unpleasant for the
men ms possible.
Mr.. Vests Resolution.
After some discussion, Mr.. West Of
fered the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted:
BE II resolved, by the common
council of the city of Newport News.
VA, the board Of aldermen concur.
ring, that the mayor aud city attor.
ney be, and they are hereby request.
ed to look into the question of scrv.
ice--both passenger and frcight-be.
tween Ivy avenue plnl AID Pine
Bench: and II the matter can be prop.
erly no done, bring II before the cor
poration commission at Richmond.
Va, and prosecute the question on
behalf of the people of the city of
Newport News, at the expense of this
city"
Mr.. Wallace, who brought up the
matter and asked that the delegation
be given hearing, and other mem
bers spoke in regardto the matter.
President Jones stated that lie was
IN Norfolk Monday and that. while
the transportation facilities might be
bad OH this side OF the Roads. they
We're worse on the other.
City VIII Not Advertise.
Without even giving the members
fdvorlng the proposition n chance to
say u word in lis behalf, the common
council laid upon the table the II.
nance committees resolution prorld-
ing for an appropriation of $4,000 to
be used In advertising the city in
connection with the jamestown EX-
position.
When the resolution was read Mr..
Harris moved that 1t IL laid upon the
table. AS motion to lay on the
table In not debatable, II vote was
taken at once and the motion WAS
carried, only Mcssrs. West. Marshall,
Kctchum. Boiling and Jones voting
nay.
Busy Regular Session.
The regular session of the council
last night was a busy one. There
were several matters of business on
the calendar than had been awaiting
action for two months, because they
had not been reached ut various
meetings. Those present were:
Messrs. Boiling, Cheadle. Christie,
Cox. Davis. Harris, Ketcirum, Mar
shall. Morgan, Via, Wallace. West and
President Jones.
An Old Debt.
An ordinance providing that Scott
n be deposited to cover the balance
due the Cleveland Trinidad Paving
Company, passed by the board OF al
dermen, was concurred in
An ordinance providing for the pay.
department. passed by the board oil
aldermen, was concurred in.
There was some discussion over
an ordinance authorizing the paymen:
of $500 annually to the city coroner,
instead of fee, passed by the boarG
of aldermen. City Attorney RIassic
explained that the coroner's fees
amounted TO considerably more an.
nually than the amount of salary
mentioned. The ordinance was con-
Cured in.
The finance committee submitte.
a resolution appropriating $1,000, or
so much thereof MS may be necessa-
ry to be used in laying terracotta
culvcrts on certain streets between
the G.. e o. Railway tracks and JEFF
ferson avenue. the money to be tax.
en- from the fund known MS the "cre.
matory fund The measure was
unanimously adopted.
Claims Ordered Paid.
Resolutions aproprlating $l50 and
STE 10 pay claims of s. s. Pike and
Mrs. M. j. Smith. respectively for
damage on account of filling-in in
front of their property on THIRTY
fourth street; and resolution M.
prOprlating S65 to cover a Judgment
with costs, obtained by ]. B. Massie
In the Corporation Court for services
rendered the city In special health
department work, We're adopted arter
the president had explained the ma.
ture of each case. MIR. Harris voted
against paying the Massie Judgment
Separate Exits.
The ordinance and police commit
tee submitted an ordinance amend
ing and reordaining section . of what