Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02
Common Council Passes Resolution
AppFOprialing $3.50 Per Month
For Eight Beds.
LITTLE OPPOSITION DEVELOPED
Motion to Reduce the Amount Voted
Down Win Only Three ayes
Old Debts Paid-ci,y Electrician
Reports That Street Lights Arc In
Bad Shape.

ny vote of twelve to three. tho
common council last night MISSED n
resolution nppropriatlng $3.50 per
month TOR the Pocahontas General Hos.
pi,al Association for tho maintenance
of eight beds FOR city patients in tie
new general hospital, which Is to be
started by hat association within tho
next two or three weeks IN the build.
ing formerly occupied by the old Gen.
cral hospital
The resolution carrying with II this
appropriation was presented 10 the
conncil by the special hospital com.
mittoc having been adopted by that
committee AT n spoclal meeting held
Few minutes previous To the meeting
of the council.
The appropriation Occasioned con.
siderable discussion. several of the
members declaring that the amount
carried was too large. but motion
made by Councilman II. Lee Davis to
reduce the appropriation to 5000 was
lost by n vote of twelve To three.
Messrs. Christie, Davis and Wallace
being the only members to- vote
against II. The final vote on the
original resolution was: Ayes Messrs.
boiling, Chcadc. Cox. Ford, Harris,
kellnm Ketchnm. Marshall. Morgan,
Nessrs. j. $. Jones, Davis and Chris.
tie.
Tho resolution will come before the
"a faf MI Foo
Tuesday night. and the promoters OF
the new hospital stated last night that
II that body concurs In the action of
the common cuhc!,. the hospital viii
be opened Within three weeks mt the
latest, sufficient funds having been
subscribed TO insure the success OF
the movement aud defray the cost OF
the operation OF the institution.
DEFICIENCIES In Departments.
A resolution from the Ahance com.
mittee approprlating SS2S7S to cover
the amount OF ;hr DEFICIENCIES In the
funds OF the various city departments
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1907. evoked n storm OF dihapproval
from several of the councilmcn, but
after the committee chairman had OK.
planned that the ovCrdrafts had re-.
suited from the failure of the auditor
To supply them with monthly state
mcnts of the funds OF their commit
tees the resolution was unanimously
adopted. Tie clerk was Instructed to
write the auditor Il letter instructng
him TO present the chairman Of each
of the several council committees with
monthly statements of funds which
those committees may have 10 their
credit from time to time
Electric Light Company Gets Money.
After hearing an explanation of tho
hills from Mr. w. II. livezcy. former
chairman of the finance committee,
She council unanimously adopted n
resolution authorizing the payment OF
bills amounting to Sl,799G6. the total
amount due the Citizens Railway
Light 4 Power Company by the city
for furnishing current for the East
End pumping station during the years
of 1905 and 1905. Mr. Livczcy cx.
planned that when the bills for 1908
and part Of 1906 came up before
the councii last June. there was not
sufficient money on hand with which
to pay them. and that bills agGrcgat-
ing Sl.b00 were held over until such
time rs the city could pay them
Mayor Gets Contingent Fund.
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nearly an hour. the council by Il vote
of thirteen 10 two. passed rcsou-
ton npproprating $3.50 rs a contingent
fund for the mayor Of the city. to be
used by him In emergency cases This
resolution was introduced into the
council by President d. s Jones. and
IN his speech explaining it. MIR. Jones
said that lie thought tho mavor Of
the city should have q fuud to con.
duct investigations without having ia
wait to apneal to Inc counci II osk.
cd for his npnronrlotion ana nm
no Buxton worshiner M thot" con.
omded tho prosidcnt
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