Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-06

tHSHcc hOutnerIy along BACK RIVER
Road to Newport News Avenue ::
| thence casterly along Newport News
| Avenue to south Street: thence south
| erly along South Street l., Thornett
Street; thence easterly along Thor
| nett Street to Jackson Street: thence
southeriy along Jackson street to the
center OF Victoria Avenue; thence
easterly along the center OF Victoria
Avenue to the center of Armlstead
| Avenue: thence northerly along the
center of Armistead Avenue to the
old boundary line of the Town OF
Hampton: thence westerly along
Chapel Street, following the old boun-
| dairy line OF the Town OF Hampton, to
the point of beginning, shall he and
| constitute the Eighth Ward of the
Town of Hampton.
Fifth. Tint that portion OF Union
Street recently annexed 10 the Town
| of Hampton. and being the northern
half OF said Street situated between
Condor Street and the western boun-
Diary of the Town as extended: AMI
| also that portion of Condor Street ana
the territory east of the same as ex.
tended shall be attached to ana he
| come part of the Third Ward of the
4 Town of Hampton.
! Sixth. That the arrangement of the
! Wards as above set forth Is intend
cd as Il temporary arrangement for
the organization ana government OF
! such territory recently annexed To
! the said Town. II being the intention
/ of the Council. rs soon IA practical
lie to rearrange all the Wards of the
| Town. diminishing the same If neces.
sary, so that the Town may be per-
mnncntly organized and governed up
on such terms and conditions and I'm
such manner as may he best for an
| economical and satisfactory govern.
ment Of tho same.
Election OF Counciment
Tho election of cOuncilmen was
then entered into.
! Capt. Frank W. Darling was unani-
mously chosen as Il councilman from
the Fifth Ward.
MIR. Spratley nominated Mr.. Charles
Hinkle as the second representative
In this ward ana Councilman Rich.
ardson nominated Mr.. W. s. Dudg-
ms.
The vote was rs follows:
Hinkle-Messrs. Spratley, Hasl,ins,
Rowe and Isley
I Hudgins-Messrs. Lee. Richardson
Moore and Schwartz
Mayor Jones cast his ballot for Mr..
li,idgins and then declared him elect.
cd from the Fifth Ward.
i In the Sixth Ward Messrs Frank C..
Raes and John Weymouth were un.
animously chosen councilmcn.
Messrs. Hunter II. Booker esd c. II.
Holt2claw were unanimously elected
conncilmen in the Seventh Ward.
Then 1t came to the Eighth Ward.
MIR. l.. +. Whiting was chosen unani-
monsly, but Mcssrs. w. If. Face and
Milton d. Hyatt were placed In nomi-
nation as the second representative.
MIR, Face was elected with tho vote of
Mayor Jones. the councilmen casting
their ballots rs follows:
Hyatt-Messrs Spratley Rowe.
Haskins and Tsley.
Face-Messrs. Richardson. Lee
schraudt and Moore
The Police Officers.
The question OF electIng police Of
hcers was then brought up. Council
man Leo offered motion that the
council defer all business. except the
payment of the bills until tho eight
new councilmen take their seats.
The council, however, voted to i'm
mediately go into the election of 1--WE
| additional policemen. whose term OF
Office shall begin today, March &,
The Applications.
Application for membership on the
ponce force were read by Clerk Hope
: as follows: Messrs. Tyler Lawson
George N. RouttelL Frederick Wood,
E n. Wood, j. j. Iienshaw, r. C.
Curtis and s. J. Worsham.
: When the vote was taken Messrs
Edward N. Routten. Frederick Wood
Tyler lawson, Robert c. Curtis and
george N. Routten We're declared ell
ected the police officers.
In the vote between Messrs. George
hontten and j. j. Henshaw It was ag-
ain necessary for Mayor Jones "a
cast his ballot as each received four
: votes.
City OF Second Class.
The following ordinance. having as
It's object the changing of the town In
10 city of the second class, was af
Tered and unanimously adopted:
whereas at special term of the
Circuit Court OF Eliztbeth City county
neid on the Bird day OF March, 1908
mere WAS entered an order extending
me corporate limits OF the town Of
Hampton. and
hhereas it is believed that the
SAID town of Hampton. as extended
embraces within its corporate limits
population of more than Ave thous-
and. t5.000) people. be it
Ordained by the Town Council oil
: Hampton, Virginia:
First. That the mayor and mem
hers of the council do. by o proper