Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-08
COUNCIL WANTS NO
INSURANCE ON BRIDGE
Finance Committees Recommend.
alton Thai Policies be Can
EGe||sd Adopted.
SCHOOL MEASURE GOES THROUGH
Appropriation of Three Hundred DOL
lars Made for the Experimentation
dInance offered AbolIshIns Office
of Inspector of Plumbins-eas Com
pany Required to Lay Mains.

coNlillOH council last night adopted n
resolution cancelling all of the fire
Insurance policies carried by this clay
On the Twenty eighth street bridge.
The resolution was introduced by
Councilman Kellum of the Second
ward after the clerk had read com
mnlcatlon from the finance commit
tee setting forth that in spite OF the
fact that the city carries $4,000 in
insurance on the Twenty eighth street,
bridge, In the event that the bridge
was destroyed by fire the city could
collect but 5000 from the Insurance
companies because of the co insur-
ancc clause In the policies. This
clause makes the city o-nsureer of
the bridge with the insurance com
panies, and the companies refused
to wfite the policies without This
clause unless the city would carry
not less than $4,000 insurance.
There was but n short discussion
Of the resolution canceling the in
surances' Councilman Cheadle of the
First ward. being the only one of
the IL councilmen present to oppose
its adoption.
Money For Nruht Schools.
After somewhat lengthy discus
sion, the council unanimously aiopt-
ed a resolution from the finance com
mlttec approprlating 5000 for the es-
adjustment anG maintenance during
the last half of the presents school
session OF two night schools. one in
: the North End school building and
the other in East End school No. 4.
These schools are to be conducted by
the board Of school trustees.
Must Lay Gas Main.
After long and drawn out dis
cilssion IN which General Manager
w. W. s. Butler OF the street rail-
way companies of the Peninsula. and
several of the citizens of the East
End participated, the council unani-
monsly adopted an ordinance requir-
| Ing the Newport News Gas Company
to Immediately extend the gas main
| on Twenty eighth street from Mar
shall avenue to Madison avenue.
Want Water Rents CHANGED.
A resolution requesting the New
port News Light & Water Company to
change It's fat rate OF 81 quarter ON
Il maximum of $50 gallons of water
TO 81 quarter on maximum OF
a. gallons of water, was introduced
| by Councilman Wallace.
The measure was referred to the
committee on fire department and
water without discussion
Cars Stop on "Near' Side.
An n,dtponpn ,ooornr,nnt., A.
highways and sewers committee com
pelling the street railway companies
operating within the city limits to
stop their cars on the NEAR" side
| of an intersection of a street and
avenue to permit passengers to get
off ana OIL, was adopted by a vote OF
! IL to one. Councilman Boiling being
| the only member to vote against the
| measure.
The ordinance was discussed Mt
length, several of the members ev-
pressing the belief that the cars
should be made to stop ON the ear
side Of the street and avenue inter
| sections.
Appropriation Referred to Committee.
An ordinance recommended for ad-
option by the committee on almshouse
band poor and which carries with 1t
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
purchasing and equipping of an aims
house for the city was referred to
the finance committee. The commit
| tee will report on the measure at
| the February meeting.
by vote of IL to one. an ordin-
ance creating the office OF superin-
tendent OF sewers and repeating the
old ordinance creating the Office of SUI
nerintendent of sewers and Inspector
of plumbing was adopted. President
Jones voted against the measure. The
salary of the superintendent of sew
ors was fixed at $1,000 per annum.
Mayors Message Not Considered
The council received n lengthy mes
sage from Mayor Samuel r. Buxton,
but no action was taken on the COM
munication. The mayor advocates
The passage of sanitary milk ordin-
auco; the immediate authorization of
the repairs to the city Jail as recon-
mended by the special committee re-
Gently appointed by Judge Barham to
Wspece lhe Iai inc purchasing OF
on mp o-date fire truck for the fire
department and the placing of waste
paper boxes along the principal thor
oughfares OF the city
a measure directing the city clerk
to codify the city ordinances and
have them printed In book form was
unanimously adopted and an appro-
I, rriation OF $500 was made 10 cover
the cost of the work.
The council concurred in the action