Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-03
-Four nsorganizs and Take Up
Their Regular Business.
Street PAVING 'ADvE&TISIIG
BIDS Will be Received by Highways
and Sewers Comm ittee Until r.
vember 2-PIans for CITY Home to
Be Prepared.

Four OF the new city council COM
mi:teeS met aud organized last night
THEE Chairmen, members of the com
mon council were reelected, and Mr.
Wallace. of the common council, wa:
elected chairman OF the almshous"
and pJOr committee TO succeed Alder
man Weston.
The highways and sewers commit
tee organized and held Eusy meet
ing Mr. Via was re-eIt Ctt d chairman.
and Mr. West. of the board of alder
men, is vice chairman. The commit
tee instructed City Clerk Hudgins to
insert the advertisement for curbing
and paving bids in The Daily Press,
the advertisement 20 appear from Dc
tobcr 3 to November ,. inclusive.
Bids will be received by the clerk
until noon, November 2. and the COM
mittee will meet at that time to open
them. Bids arr asked for Oh supply
ing. and supplying and setting curb
ing. both grant" and concrete curb
and gutter. ard for grading and paw
ing, and curling. grading and paving.
such streets as the council may select
from those for which plans and specl-
fications are now on file in the city
engineers office. Estimates are de-
sired on asphalt block, sheet asphalt.
bitulithic, vitrilied brick, granitoid
concrete block and macadam.
The committee instructed the CITY
engineer to rigidly enforce the or
dinance relating to the grades of side
walks. Bills were audited aud regu-
lar business disposed of. Attending
were Messrs. Via. West. Weston.
Cheadle and Cox.
Almshouse and Poor.
The almshouse and poor committee
M, with Messrs. Weston Morgan
and w. f. Jones present. Mr.. Wal
lace was chosen chairman and Mr.
Weston is vice chairman.
A resolution was adopted instruct
ing the city engineer to prepare plans
for a CITY home to l., erected on the
site recently purchased fer the pur-
pose. Mr.. Morgan and the chairman
were appointed a commit" to confer
with the engineer and give him the
Information necessary In connection
with the plans
A communication from Srerseer OF
the Poor ]. d. Godsey to Mayor Jones
was read. Mr.. Godsey stated in the
{ communication that it will be impos-
si!yes PC Door during the on cHt,iHs %lIhF4fi
rnless other arrangement: than thos"
s,is:ing are made. This letter was
largely responsible for the commit
tees action in asking for plans for
city home at this time.
Routine business was transacted
and hillS audited
Buildings. Grounds and Lights.
Messrs. Morgan. Christie and Lon
San were the members attending the
b, ildings. grounds and lights commit
tee. Mr.. Morgan was reelected
chairman.
CITY Sergeant Milstead appearei
before the ~rmmittse and stated thae
under tho present State law. the city
is required to furnish heat and he'd
ding TO prisoners in the CITY jan
Heretofore bedding has been furnish
ed by the city sergeant The mat
ter was laid upon the tabi" pending
an opinion from the CITY attorney.
Health Committee.
The he aith committee. with MeSSrs.
Harris Ioncan. helms. W. 4. Sprniii
ard Christie present. reelected
Chairman Harris. Bills were audited
and routine business disposed OF.