Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-11
osnsrs Manager Doyle, Of c. q O..
Wants City to Remove Old Bridge
Of hampton Roads Traction Com.
pary-Mr. Payne Protests Against
Separate Paving Contracts.

sections In OrdCr 10 preserve tue
3 trees. After much Discussion the
trees prevailed, and an ordinance re-
pealing an ordinance requiring
1 property owners to lay their pave
meuts on the center-line Of the side.
walks was unanimously adopted. This
mas not done, however. until the
measure had dsiled to pass once, and
had been reconsidered. .,
The ordinance IN question was
.recommeuded by the highways and
sewers committee. The principal
reason for the measure is the fact
that n number OF residents OF East
Ind who desire to pave their side
walks have delayed doing 80 because
to lay the pavement in accordapce
With the existing ordinance would
mean that their trees must 90. -
City Engineer Pearse advocated the
repeal OF the existing ordinance, both
on account OF the trees. and because
l he said that very few Of the sidewalks
INV paved had been paved IN &C.
cerdaace With the ordnance
and that to enforce the ordi-
nance now would bring on the
very irresularity that the board de-
sired to prevent. Mr.. West sup
ported the repeal measure and Mr..
Raad was its principal opponent.
Eater. however. in order not to hold
! up the paving contemplated In East
End. Mr.. Read moved to reconsider
4 ard then voted tor the repeal.
4 Dssy Assstins.
Tts slaermen held .. hnsy meeting.
Aaat0stng ,of many matters. Presi-
ssk Robinson preslded. with Messrs.
Hoskins. Longaa, Nelms, Read and
West present. Mayor Marquis Jones
opened the meeting with prayer.
Four communications from the
z mayor we're read.
Tue hrst enclosed letter from
General Manager C. e. Doyle, OF the
Chesapeake q Ohio Railway, calling
attention TO the deiapidated condition
i OF the old Hampton Roads Traction
Company's bridge at Twenty-sixth
street. and asking that steps be taken
TO remove the structure. Enclosed
also was the mayors reply, in which
his honor stated that under the con-
: tract between the Chesapeake & Ohio
and the street railway company. tho
city had nothing TO do with the re-
mOvAl Of the bridge. This matter
vas referred to the city attorney TOR
IN opinion.
Interest on Money.
In another letter the mayor refer
{ red TO the extended delay In begin.
aing work on the street paving and
expressed the opinion that the banks
which purchased the bonds for $780,
~ might be induced to pay interest
a the money for which the city Is
now receiving nothing.
Attention Was also called TO the
kregularity Of the sidewalks Of the
city. ana notice was given that until
yeceptaclea tor trash are provided the
! executive department Is unaole to
have the streets kept clean.
This message was referred 70 the
alanee and Highways and sewers
& cOmmittees.
A message enclosing a letter from
pgr. W. J. Payne. president Ct the
Xewport News and Old Point Rail
J way md Electric Company. in which
sAe writer protested against the plan
q hgying the city and railway street.
yusisx contracts let separately. vas
seeefred 10 the hiehways and sewers
{ 6uouhtee. ~. Payne said that u
- imprscttcabae to let the coutracts
Usiarsfeiy. and that the city should
,anvc an q the work done and collect
lAe sssfwsy coapsny's. share Of the
pvisss ~ Sesws.
TIE mayor ssbmitfei 10 the coan
a . Setses from President Stevens
q the Chesapeske q Ohio. sivins
pvtces o. cruskea stone. delivered a
NsoNsss News frcm varsoas places
sDung o. rUufe q the railway wes'
: - lse&asooa- This was referred ID
- hovhxUgs asd sewers commit
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