Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11
Mayor BuSton Calls Attention 10
Provision Of The Com.
egssla'gg's Franchise.
SMALL REFUND FOR CONSUMERS
Rate Should Have Been st.ss per
Thousand Feet Beginning June Z,
Last--Aldermen Concur in Water
Rate Investigation Resolution--Rea.
ular Meeting OF Board.

Mayor Buxton treated tho board of
aldermen to IL surprise last night.
when he sent IN Il brief message. eli
closing correspondence be tween him
SELF aud Mr.. w. w. S. Butler, general
3 manager OF the street railways and
electric light companies, regarding
the rates charged for illuminating gas
in the city. II seems that, while the
Newport News Gas Company's fran
cilise sets forth that after June Z, 1907,
ten years after the granting Of The
franchise, the company shall not
charge more than $l.a5 per ON
thousand feet for illuminating gas. Il
charge OF Sl.40 per one thousand Is
being made for the gas.
rhe mayor brought this matter to
The attention of Mr.. Butler and the
Hitter Immediately replied that the
y irancilise requirement. referred TO hna
neen overlooked. but that the rate
would be changed ut once ana that all
Z consumers would have the amount OF
u excess refunded TO them. Mir. Butler
3 wcntion to say that according to his
scstimnte. the amount TO he refunded
would he about II cents to each of
the 800 or more customers or about
s15T.77.
ne mayors communication and tho
correspondence enclosed WAS referred
# 10 the committee on fire Department
and water.
Regular Meeting of Board.
With six members present. the
board of aldermen met IN regular Sos
sion last night ana disposed of n con.
siderable quantity Of business In n
: short time The attending members
I, we're; Messrs. Davis. Hoskins. Read.
Robinson, helms and President Jones.
Water Rates investigation.
The resOiution providing for tho
appointment OF u joint committee OF
Tour 20 Investigate into the question
& ois,water rates, adopted by the com
mon council. was concnrrcd by a vote
NJ or i've to one. Mr. Nclms being the
only member to vote In the negative.
The resolution authorizes the com
mtttee TO inquire fully into the mat
Ter OF water rates ana TO examine the
y. books OF the Newport News Light x
Water Company, rs per the invitation
recently extended by Mr.. II, G. Bick
4 FORD, counsel Tor the company.
The president OF the common conn
gu hos appointed Mess!s Forl and
MARSHALL TO represent that body ON
the committee. The aldermen To servo
on the committee will be named with :
in the next day or two.
Bonding Companies.
An ordinance designating certo,n
bonding companies as accep,ohlc ia
A hfa d. IN n 4, a.
eli, was not concnried in. the vote
lSeing three 10 three. Among THE
companies mentioned in The ordinance
was the American Bonding Company,
OF Baltimore. Mr.. Read objected ia
this company because II contested n
claim of CITY Sergeant T. w MIL
a stead on the bona OF 4 deputy who de-
tainted seye VI yeprs ago. MIR. helms
said that, while he was not the ron
resentatiye OF the company AZ tho
time reierred TO by Mr.. Read. that-5c
represented ii now and had never bad
any trouble in the way of contests
Mr. helms objected to the passage az
me ordinance ON the ground thar MI
acceptable bonding companies might
iei be included In the list. CITY At
torney Nassle explained that he made
an The list at the request of Common
Councilman West. VINO wanted the
RESOLUTION passed in connection with
the ordinance naming city deposltor-
les.
Air. Reads amendment. striking out
Ike American Bonding Company, was
lost by a vote of three to three. Ayes
Davis. Read and Robinson; naves
iioskins, helms and Jones. A mo-
ton 10 adopt the ordinance was lost.
AIS hyesi DaKiis. iFioskins an,i Nelms.
payes--Read, Robinson and Jones.
City repositories.
An ordinance naming the First Ma
tlonai. Citizens &c Marine and SchmeIz
Bros, banks as city repositories. pass
by the common council, was con-
cured in by unanimous vote. The
ordinance requires TINT each of the
hanks furnish bond of $50 900. and
that the treasurer shall not deposit
moro than that amount in any one
bank without having the bond in
creased.
The ordinance will go into effect
len days after its passage
Mnst Fix uo Cars.
AN ordnance requiring the Cit
ilans Railway. Light and Power Com
ilaliv to repair and improve its cars
operated on the Chestnut avenue and
fss'wenfy-third street line, adopted by
the common council, was concurred in
unanimons vote. The ordinance
RIses the company ten days in which
q make the required improvements
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