Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-12
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=. Tuesday nigY board OF aldermen a,,rl,
#. the action q resolution hxlhs
o. ,dortir/ the city engineer and
IN s,,ar at $1,000 EACH per
da ',,,, az that OF the chief of the
III. onnuyrtment at 1860 per an
aldermen last night adopt
~, 2her resolution fixing the same
re. fs for these Officers. This res,
P.Xon will be sent to the common
|. hncil at the regular meeting OF
f,at body in September.
The question OF the salaries Tor
these city officers has been hanging
fire In the common council since
July. Thus far the members OF
that body have been unable to come
to any agreement in the matter. and
report has 1t that certain of tho
members have been. holding the mat:
ter up until the new cOuncilmen take
their seats next month. Then. 1t Is
said, an effort will be made to have
the salary OF the city engineer IN
ed at 81 800 per annum.' In fact. all
effort to have the salary of the city
engineer fixed at that amount was
made at the last meeting OF the low
err branch. but the motion was defeat
ed.
Brief Regular Meeting.
The meeting OF the aldermen last
night was unusually brief, the board
being In session only a little more
than a half hour The following mat.
tiers. sent up from the lower branch
were Unanimously concurreI in; A
resolution 80 appropriattng $25 to
transport Thomas LehHan and fam.
lily 10 HarrisOnburg: q resolution APP
propr'at;ng $50 additional for the
Huntington RIFLES; resolution ap,
propriating $50 for former City Elec'
trician W. 8. Green for keeping the
fire alarm In repair in July; a reso'
luton appropriating 500 each for
the bands of the North End and East
End fire companies. and resolution
awarding the contract for three car
loads of sewer pipe TO the Acme
Supply Company Of this city.
| -. Col. Jones' Farewell.
| After all OF the business on the
Marquis Jones annoancs.i thai m St
probability this would be the last
time he would preside over the board
Of aldermen and that he wished 70
thank the members for their cour
had treated him during the two yeats
that he has been the president OF the
board. He. said ne left the board
feeling that he carried with him the
friendship and esteem Of every mem
Der.
On motion of Mr. Read the board
passed resolution returning thanks
to Col. Jones for the courtesy, fair
ness and justice which he had shown
the members during his presidency
OF the BODY. The question on tht
resolution was put by Mr. Robin
son.
Just before the board adjourned
Mr. Read brought up the matter OF
the salaries for the city auditor. city
engineer and fire CHIEF ani. after
the clerk had announced that the
lower branch had refused to concur
In tho action OF The boari In the
matter. Mr.. Read offered the same
resolution As that adopted by the
beard in July. This resolution was
unanimously Yiopted under sus.
pension ct the rules. .'
The aldermen present at the uSoet.
ing last night were: Col Jones and
Messrs. Read. Robinson. ,Nesms.
Weston and l.. 8. Davis.