Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-08
ANNEXATION IS
4. NOW |:|l DEAD ISSUE
Council Killed lhs Measure by
Vote Of Five 10 Two
.lasl Night.
Il WILL BECOME POLITICAL ISSUE
Messrs. Richardson, Council, Tennis,
Burke and schrnudt Voted Aeains.
the Observation-Disclosures. Crimson and
Taylor for Greater Hamptono-
Other Business Transacted.


For anneXation-Council James
ii. Crimson and Charles n. Taylor.
Against mneXutlon-C uuncllmcn Nj.
+. Burke. j. c. Council, n. &. Tennis.
Edward r. Schraudt and w. w. Rich
ardson
by n vote of to last night tho
Hampton town council decided TO mass
The annexation ordinance. The ordi.
lance committee reported adversely
20 the adoption OF the ordinance and
without the slightest argument the
measure meaning 80 much to advance
Hampton was dealt It's death kncn.
However, friends OF annexation nre
going to continue the fight and
Greater Hampton" will unquestion-
ably be the slogan In town elections
next June.
Councilman Thomas j. Haskins. n
'taunch supporter OF Greater Hamp.
ton,' was prevented from attending
The meeting last night.
nc railway situation.
The street committee submitted
the following recommendations rela.
tive to the Hampton Roads Traction
Company:
whereas, II appears that the
Hampton Roads Traction Company MS
the successor of the Hampton Roads
Railway and Electric Company. is
new and has been for some time us.
Ing and occupying certain streets Of
the town under franchises granted
INC said Hampton Roads Railway and
Electric Company
And. whereas, the said Hampton
Roads Traction Company has abau.
doned, or attempted to abandon It's
franchises on Academy street With.
out the consent OF the town.
And, whereas, under the terms of
the franchises granted the Hampton
Roads Railway and Elertric Company.
anu under which the Hampton Roads
lractiGp Company operates Its cars
in the town of Hampton, certain
grading, paving and curbing were to
be done OH the Fart of the said rail.
way company or It's successor.
And, whereas, 1t appears that Ger.
tain OF the said grading, paving and
eurbing has not been done, although
these matters have been brought TO
the attention of the Hampton Roads
Traction Company number of times
and therefore the Hampton Roads
raction Company has failed to com
ply with the terms OF the franchises
under which II operates In the town
Of Hampton.
Now, therefore, be ii resolved.
that the town attorney be. and he is
hereby authorized and instructed to
take such steps, and to institute and
r9secnte such legal proceedings as
he may deem proper against the
hampton koadS Traction Company
and such other persons and corpora.
tons as may be necessary, In order
to compel compliance with each and
every agreement and condition set
forth i'll the ordinance or ordinances
or franchise or franchises under
which the Hampton Roads Traction
Company operates in the town OF
Hampton, and TO compel the running
OF its cars upon proper and reason.
able schedule upon all of the streets
or the town upon which 1t has oper-
dted or is now operating its cars"
Will Meet Railway Officials.
Hon. S. Gordon Cumming, the local
attorney of the roads, addressed the
council and requested that action on
the street committee recommends.
lions be placed upon the table until
the railway officials can confer with
the council. Mr.. Cumming asked
that the street committee meet the
railway officials on Monday night and
the council meet in adjourned SEES.
sion Thursday night. The council
unanimously agreed to Mr. Cummings
request
The council adopted a resolution al
lowing the police TO draw pay in lieu
of vacation and to receive tho va
cation pay at the time their vacation
occurs
Sinking Fund.
The sinking fund commissioners
made a report showing that there Is
balance in the sinking fund OF So
$685.
Coupons representing $1,O25 upon
the bonded Indebtedness were de.
StTOyed bY hlIrnjnp I'm tho nraeanca