Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-11
REQUEST FROM lOWER|
BRANCH TURNED DOWN
Board Of Aldermen OscIlsss 10
Appoint Committee on Matter
Of Consolidating Officers.
HOSPITAL BOND ISSUE PROPOSED
Dr. Hcskins Introduces Resolution
Requesting Messra. Holt and Bar
rest to introduce Bill Au,hosizino
city to Float Bonds for $4,000
With Which to Establish Hospital.

motion TO grant the request OF
the common council for the appoint
mont OF Il Joint committee To look in
10 the advisability and feasibility cfI
consolidating the Offices of mayot ana
police justice and city clerk and tho
city auditor was lost ly n tie volc
Mt the meeting Of the board of alder
mon last night.
Several OF the aldermen spoke
against tho proposed consolidation.
j. Winston Read debating that TO
make the mayor act as police Justice
would hc placing NEWPORT News on
apMnc with country towns and would
inJnrc tho city both at home ana alb
road. Other Of the aldermen how
over, contcnded that the appointment
OF tho committee would not necessarl-
~ mean the final consolidating Of
tho ofTices AMI that courtesy demand
Cd that tho hoard grant tho request
OF the common council Tho vote on
III motion to appoint the committee
resulted rs fellows; Ayes Mossrs
pavis, lloskins and Weston; nayos-
Mossrs. Jones. Read and helms.
want CITY Hospital.
DR. William lIoskins offered n re.
solution to have The city council re-
guest Delegate w. IL. Dairctt and
State Senator Saxon w. Holt 10 ask
ne next general assembly to allow
inc city TO Issue bonds for $4,000
LOT tho purpose OF erecting ana main
timing new general hospital. Tho
orulnanre was referred 10 tho health
N Offering the ordinance Dr HOG
klns said that tho city was badly In
mood of Il general hospital and that In
view OF the fact that several efforts
recently mnac to esta,..ish sucn mn
: institution had met With failure he
'hought II wise for tile city to build
and operate tho hospital.
Tho ordinance passed by tho com
mon council last Tuesday requiring
all street railway. companies nporat-
ING III the city TO equip their cars
with signs showing the terminus Of
mo route on which each car Is -
ing operated was adopted after Ii had
heeh amended so as TO eliminate tho
colored lights feature
The sipn ordinance was discussed
at some length by the aldermen.
NJ. w. ". $, Dutlcr general man
nror Of tho Newport News, ana Old
Point Railway Company. spoke hricf-
" IN the Sign question. explaining
the extra trouble aud expense to
which tho companies would be nut IN
furnishing incandcsccnt lights on tho
ears.
Tho vote on the amendment which
nad been offered by Mr.. Itobinson.
was. Ayes Davis, Hoskins, helms.
Robinson and Weston. Mav--Mr.
Zones and Isond. The vote Gu tho ar
ulnance az amended was; Avcs-
NesSrs, Jones, Davis. lloskins Nclms
Read
The boar' failed to concur in the
action of u : common council in ac-
cepiing the bid OF Mr.. II. C. Powell
Tor! gemov'sg the night soil during
tlie next two years and the clerk was
instructed to write the city health oil
Ger asking him 10 advertise for
bids. The lfd of Mr., Powell was The
only one received for this work.
New Street Lights.
The board concurrcd in tho action
OF tho common council in the adop-
ton Of Il resolution providing for the
establishment CT street lights mt
West avenue and Thirty first street.
Cak avenue and Twenty third street
ana The east apDroach to the Twenty
eight street bridge.
The aldermen also concurrcd with
tho common council In appiopriating
$3.50 for the highways and sewers
committees: in Increasing the salary
OF the superintendent OF garbage to
$500 per month ana in anpropriatlnr
500 a year FOR Dr. j. w Ayler. The
city physician. rs physician To Inc
poor The appropriation for phys-
cian to the poor was mintentionallv
cut OF when the almshousc wasI
abandoned