Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10
HanpIaa Council Names Committee
10 Take up The Matter Of The
East Aamp:oo Schedule.
Hhl ntt1 A6AA noIDAf
Some Satisfactory Arrange
mert Ca, be Perfected and Council
VIII Likely Ash the State. Corpora
ton Commission to Compel Railway
Company to Return to Old Schedule.

After listening 20 ceveraf'AdGr"saes
as TO how to enforce better railway
facilities for the people OF East
Hampton. the Hampton city council,
n, its adjourned meeting last night.
appointed u committee to confer with
the authorities Of the Newport News
and odd Point Railway and Electric
Company relative to re-eStaDilshih2
the regular schedule along King
street and to the Chesapeake and
Ohio station.
There was large attendance. OK
the citizens from the east eud, al
though MIR. Scuyler G. jenkins was
ith only man present to address the
council on the railway situation. Mr.
Jenkins paiL his respects to the rail-
| way authorities. claiming that the
company il now maintaining an IN
adequate schedule to East Hampton.
n. told OF an encounter he had with
a conductor on the King street iine'
who refused to wait long enough TO
allow the passengers to get on MS
lear. Mr.. jenkins urged the couhcil
to take such steps as would .cohil'"i
the raj. way company to maintain. VI
least. n reasonable schedule.
CITY Attorney william c., l.. Talia'
rerro addr, ssed the council, explain
ling the action that can be taken
AGAINST the railway authorities. anu
advising the council Of conference
Ihe had had dm ing tbH day with Ten
teraI Manager w. w. 8. Butler. Mr.
lTaliaferro said the company desired
Ito at least temporarily abandon the
tracks laong Locust street. and along
washington street from Mallory ave
nue.. II would then be willing 10
maintain q fifteen minute scheduie
from King street to East Hampton
bridge. Cir. Taliaferro said Mr.. But
her had suggested that the council So.
lect committee to confer with the
railway authorities and this was Ia
vored by the attorney.
| Acting Mayor Claude v. Spratiey
made "a short address. In which ne
told o! the various complaints made
bv the citiz MS generally against the
change in the schedule. Mr.. Sprat
lev favored such action as woui"
force the main,ainence Of the regular
schedule.
Councilman Booker then offered the
resolution that the mayor appoint d
lcoumittee Of three cOuncilmen u
take the natter up with General
Manager Butler and that the council
(adiourn to meet again next Monday
ievenine TO consider the report OF the
committee.
| q, The resolution was unanimously
adopted and. Mayor Sprailey named
Councilmen Hunter r. Booker. W.
Ii. Hudsins and Thomas J. Haskins
As the committeeman.
Must Put Up Check
Under a suspension o: the rules tha
council unanimously passed an o!dt'
nance. offered by Mr.. Booker. com
jpelling contractors and others to de-
pos,t a certified check Of $s5 with the
'ty cle-k ',fore te-rins Up any por'
ton OF the streets for any purpose.
1.-THE certified check will be return d
70 the contractor as soon Is the street
is placed back in proper CONDITION.
and within a few days.
A resolution vas passed au'hoT,f-
ing the str ct committee to imme-
diaiely repair the various holes IN
Queen and Chapel streets and Armis-
|tead avenne. Dr. W. p. Isiey brought
The matte. 10 the attention Of the
council.
those Present.
In the absence Of Mayor Thornton
r Jones. vNe-Prcsiaent c. Vernon
sprafI.y vas In the chair and the
courcilmen presen. were Messrs. c.
IT. Hcltzclaw. Hunter X. Booker. W.
Huston Face. Frank c. Rees. l.. ,.
Whiting. Frank ". Moore. George
W Rove. John Weymouth, X. 4.
Lee. W. 8. Hudgius and W. p, IA
Icy
According 10 the report OF Sry
S-rgean: Walter T. Owen. submitted
to Tho council. the police Department
mad. ,? arrests and reported vio-
iations Of city ordinances during the
month of August
In his discussion 81 the railway
schcduIc situation. City Attorney
Taliaferro informed The council tha
IN. town authorities can 60 befor'
.to yyr0ini, gfatc Co-pcratiSn Com.