Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-19
COUNCIL ADOPTS THE
RAILWAY ORDINANCES
Measures Grant Chestnut Avenue
Franchise and Permit Abandon
meDt Of Hampton Roads Line.
60 TO ALDERMEN NEXT MONTH
Citizens Railway, Light & Power
Company Submitted Sid With Nom
inal considcration-only One op-
posing vote-specIal Meetings of
Both Bodies to Revise FreehoIders'
List.

Ordinances granting n franchise to
the Citizens Railway, Light & Power
Company for n double-track street
railway on Chestnut avenue from
. Twenty-third street to the city linn
its and authorizing the Hampton
Roads Railway and Electric Company
to surrender It's franchise and remove
it's tracks and property from the
streets of the city, were adopted by
the common council in special session
last night, Mr.. e. E. Christie, of the
Second ward, being the only member
to vote against the measures.
These ordinances will go to the
board of aldermen at It's next regular
meeting and it Is expected that they
will go through without opposition
Mayor Buxton stated last night that
he was ready to sign the measures,
and rs soon as he does so the long
drawn-out street railway fight will be
finally ended
The aldermen also met in special
session last night, but as the fran
chise was not included in their call,
1t could not be acted upon.
Common Council.
The common council met in special
session, under call to revise the
list Of freehold voters prepared for
the bond issue election to be held on
February IS, and the street railway
ordinances.
Those present We're: President
Jones and Messrs Boiling, Cheadle,
Christie. Cox, Davis. Ford, Harris,
Ketchum, Morgan, Wallace and Via.
Clerk Hudgins reported the names
of 81 freeholders TINT had been mad
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freeholders recently prepared. An or.
dinance was adopted adding the
names to the list
One Bid For Franchise.
When bids for the Chestnut avenue
franchise were called for the clerk
presented one bid from the Citizens
Railway, Light e Power Company.
Tho company offered nominal con-
sideration of $40 for the franchise.
the real consideration being given in
the form of clauses in the franchise
ordinance requiring the giving Of un-
ivcrsal transfers, the sale Of six tick
cts for quarter after the first of
next year, the sale of workingmen's
and school children's tickets at half
rates etc.
An ordinance accepting the bid was
adopted and then the franchise ordl-
nance was read over and adopted Mr.
Christie voted against both.
Hampton Roads Ordinance.
The ordinance granting the Hamp-
ton Roads Traction Company to sur
render its franchise and remove its
tracks and other property, including
the Twenty-sixth street bridge, from
the streets of the city, was adopted
without discussion, Mr.. Christie again
voting may"
Aldermen in Session.
The board of aldermen held a very
brief meeting, adopting the ordinance
adding the names of 81 freeholders to
the list prepared for the bond issue
election
Those present were: President
Marquis Jones and Messrs. Burcher
Davis, Read, Robinson, Nelms and
Walker.
After the meeting President Jones
said that he did not think 1t neces-
sary to call special meeting OF his
body TO dispose OF the railway ordi.
nances: that the measure would come
up at the regular March meeting.
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