Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04
CITY REPOSITORIES DESIGNATED
First National, Citizens & Marine and
schmeIz Bros, to Handle city Funds
Street Railway Ordinance Re.
committed for Observation-Disclosures
Session of Lower Branch.

polhlment of u special joint cOnt-
inittcc of four with authority to make
u iull Investigation n,u the question
oil water rates, was adopted by tho
common council last night. President
ionc9 appointed Mcssrs. Fold anu
Marshall as the members of the COM
mlttcc from the lower branch
This resolution was offered by Mr..
Ford, as substitute for resolution.
favorably reported by tho Are de-
partmcnt and water committee. ~
uhcstlng the Newport News Light 4
Waite Company To make its nat rate
- quarter for ~ gallons per day,
ihsicad of 81 II quarter for $50 gal
Ions per day Tho substitute was
unanimously adopted after consider
nblo discussion.
/. Busy Regular Meeting,
The council held busy rogular
meeting, disposing of practically all
business on the calendar. Those prcs
ont were; Mcssrs, Boiling. Christie,
Gheadic. Cox Davis, Ford. Kellun,
Marshall, Via, Wallace, West ana
Jones.
as soon as The meeting had been
ca'lcd TO order, President Jones statcd
that he Had been Informed that re-
ports had been circulated To The cf-
tcct mat he had been active IN con
nection with the recent bond issue
agitation. on account or his nositlon
as president of n company owning
certain watcr rights above Tho CITY
Hc said no wanted TO brand such re-
ports as lies; that he had moi an
proached single member OF the body
IN regard to the proposition. ana had
carci,'liy RETAINED from taking any
part in tho agitation.
MessrS. Ford ana Christie expresscd
+ ,hc pclief that no one would take tbs
icports referred to BY the president
seriously, and MIR. Ford declared that
no thought any discussion of the mat
tor useless.
TIC action of the board of aldermen
inc following matters was concur
reo III; Resolution granting Martin
.. iargnson privilege 10 erect mn
electric sign Mt Twenty 18TH street
una Washington avenue: ordinnncc
ptrini''ms the National oil COMPANY
70 erect u steel tank at Thirty fourth
street and the chesapeake & ohio
tracks; resolution letting night son
contract to 7. c. Powell.
City Dcposltores.
An ordinance reported layorably
ny The finance committee naminr III
llrst National. Citizens & Marine ma
ol"'nciH BROS. banks as city dcposit-
Dries and directing the treasuior IN
aoposlt all city funds in these han,,a
NJ soon as each shall have sivcn !,
bond OF $4,000, was unapImo"s,,,
~, Ihc ordinance sets forth
.ua, me bonds required from the banls
shaii be furnished by some sccnrity
'o'"pahy approved by the city.
III connection with this ordinance
mr., West cttcred an ordnance 1esis'
n''lns certain bonding companies nv
acceptable to the CITY. "'1S 90
Pay for Sick Policemen.
q" ordinance favorably ,cported bv
mo ordinance and police committee
providing that policemen shall ny.
rose their pay when kopt from ans,
ny Illness. IL their places oro G,,o,,
ny o'her policemen without coat 80
'hc city was adopted. aftcr ho,n,,
,;an so as TO require that no no
'oo'nan shall he absent with nav for
more, more than 80 days without consent NJ
~. oru'nancc and police committee
-" p'uihnncc appronriating 5000 for
'"c purpose OF raising the wiles of H.,
wy hre alarm systcm above nh othor
wires, iavorably reported by Tho uro
department. ana water committee 49,
unanimously adopted was
Back to COMMITTEES
an ordinance. offered liz N,r ~.
ana reported favoraby bv M M, SN
y, 'ss ana scwe's committee. making
~ unlawful for tho strcct rni,wnr
COMPANIES to collect fares from ms.
senscrs not provided with seots mo,
rot"rred back 10 the committee for
amendment. '''ae ior
IN ordinance offered by Mr. Mar.
snall. directing the Citizens naii,var
NEnt and Power Company IN ronair
aiid improve It's cars emplove5 IN .ho
l'Nncs'nut avenue and Twc,tv .,ibird
street service. was rcferred 90 ~
"s'M'Ss ana sewers committee
temporary ouaters for Poor
an ordinance directing tho aims.
noNsc and poor committee to secure
ieihporary quarters for paupers nand.
p's tue purchase of an aImsboneo
PASSED by the board of aldermen wac
concprcd IN. '''q''' was
So o'uina'lce approprjatine $3.50 TO
ss s,a dei'cit the appropriation for
sae isfnlspcusc and poor lon,inii, 90
eS's'' sclcfrc9 TO the iiDancc c5mmittcc.