Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-15
'PHOEBUS BONNO TO
HAVE A CLEAN TOWN
Town Council Refuses 10 Listen 10
a Modified Ordnance fa' Ben
ell Of lh) Womc'.
ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD RESIGNS
Finale OF the BOOK Case Incident OF
4 Few Weess Ago-Counci!man
Gyrnes Dismissed from Council for
Neglect Ct Duty and Vacancy Gre
ated Causes Warm Fight.

Al one OF the liycliest sessions II
has held in many months, the Phnc-
IS town council last night declined
to r"scind its action in Kidding the
town of houses OF nI-fame and prac-
tically placed itself on record rs Is-
nOrinT r.quest TO DO 50. from MI.
Fay s. Collier, who appeared as
{ punStl for some OF the women.
MI. Collier attempted TO have the
council take up his request in exccu-
tive session. but this was unanimous
Is refused. When he started to ad-
dress the body a lively tilt took
riacr between the attorney an:
Coun Gilman George NJ Sut! +.
Nj. Sutler asked the council NOT
to allow Mr. Collier to speak, de-
claring that the attOrns was insult
ing the body by appearing rs c"un-
sci for the women.
Mr.. Collier vigorously denied any
intention of on iiiig an Insult to the
council, AMI after some hot debate
the attorney was given PERMISSION
10 speak. Tie spoke at some length
favoring a modified ordinance.
Without debate the counci! after
hearing Mr.. Collier. decided to let
the ordinance remain as 1t Is. Mr..
Collier and Councilman Suffers coll
oauy created quite little excite
, maDt.
Members Of School Board Resign.
Another mild sensation occurred
when the resignation from every
| mnmb Of the Phoebus school board
were presented to the council. The
designations came as the reSIi: OF
the recent controversy over the book
ca Sc In the school library.
None The less exciting was the ac-
lion W the council in dismiss'nG
Co InCilman Byrnes from membership
in the body AMI selecting Mr.. NJ
Wasserman rs his successor.
1he 8 ssion lasted from s TO 1880
o'clock and was interesting through
out the three hours or more.
Opening Of the Meeting.
When Mayor Furness raped the
council TO OF der those present Were
Concilmen william G. Morris. Fred
Pc ter, George NJ. Sutler. G. Il. Was
oncr. J. J. Lnughran. Norheet C.
Barnes, George IL. Lancer. ii. n
Foster. +. l. Fountaine.
iIayor Furnsss reported fires and
fet collected in. April amounting 4"
sI1i and that he tried ~ town cases
arI s tate cases.
Sergeant William Y. Wiiiiams
showed that the police d partmcnt
made - arrests during the month
OF April.
The council decided 10 extend the
tine until next fall TO the .ccwpor;
News and Old Point Railway and
Electric Company to shell the streets
Of the town. Mr. S. G. Cumming ap-
pcared in behalf OF the street rail
way.
More Fire Hose Needed.
The committee on fire partmen'
r. com me nded the purchase o! ~" feet
OF hose. hinges for the doc 10 the
engine house and m electric bn'b
and patent nczzei for the engine. aad
an electric wire cutter. The COM
mittec was dirccte, to advertise for
bids and samples for the hose. Tn"
other articles viii be purchased at
once.
4 resolution was adopted instruct
Ing Town Attorney W. II. Power {"
go to New York and bring suit I"
recover money from the brokerage
firm Of Mcssrs Raker & Vaughan,
who failed to carry ont the contract
on the sale Of the si0.eo9 stree; i'm
provcments bonds.
For Lighting the Streets.
NJ. y l., Marshall. representing
the Hampton and Phoebus Gss CcH-
pauy Alb AIRED bsfo.e the council
and asked that the council cOus'ats
the question Of lighting the streets
" the town With gas. Tho propose
ton vas referred TO the committee
On lights
Mr.. ]. 4 Saunders was given au- '
tl,o-ity to build a small ann'x 10 his
store in Mallory street.
The council p"rm'licd Francis 4
Royi 20 transf Nrir license 20 Nr.
John Y. Fns;cT
eyrnes' Seat Declared Vacant.
Councilman Saiier orcrel rrsos
tuition rccomm nding the movsi
from membership IN the town conn-
ell for gross neglect sf dTty. IN that
~ has failed 10 a't'nd tho meeting.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted Nc Bysnsz has rrppvrf
% another city. ~-VWVHS
Coupciinan sstler then pomissted