Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-10

| SVhVN nat VI nlliu sensation was
created In the phocbus town council
last night by request from patrons
OF the Proebus graded schools that
Inc council take tho necessary steps
TO have two book cases placed back
III The library of the school building.
The cases were said to have been
purchased by Chairman Clarke, of
the school board, and great dissatis-
faction has arisen over the matter.
One of the cases was won in con :
test by the people of the town
The council was in session until
nearly midnight and transacted n
large amount of business, including
mo adoption OF the budget for the
coming year.
Finance Committees Report.
Tho finance committee submitted
It's report on tho annual budget for the
coming year. The committee recon-
mondcd that the levy on tho $luU val,
uation of real estate, personal prop
orty and banking be 65 cents, OF
which 37M cents is for general nur-
poses; "a cents for sinking fund on
street bonds; 10 cents for sinking
fund on sewer bonds; 10 cents for
general street and road purposes.
The recommendation that tax oil
SO be placed OH pool tables was OBJ
jccted to by Councilman Barnes. who
offered substitute that the license
be SO for the first table, and $3.50
upon each additional table. where
there is more than one table in n
pool parlor. Carried.
Councilman Loughren st,rnuousi,
opposed tho committees recommends
ton that the licenses be as follows:
Retail liquor dealers $3.50: wholesale
liquor dealers $500. Mr.. Loughran of
Tered a resolution that the retail IL
censc be left at $50. After consist
cradle discussion substitute rcsolc-
Ton was offered. and pasd by vole
OF seven 10 two, making the license
500, or an increase of $50 upon tho
saloonmcn. Mcssrs. Morris and WaE-
oner voted to adopt the amount rec
omm ended by the committee. Willie
Mcssrs. Eoughran, Porter. Lance. Sui
ter. Foster. Barnes and Fountainc
voted for the 5000 license
Estimated Income $4,000.
The estimated income of tho town
for the year is $4,000. while It is es-
innate :.-at II will COST si3.55n Ia
run TIL" cu.e.i.inent. Tho itemized
expenditures arc as follows: Pay
rolls. $1,000; streets. $500; lights.
$3.50; phones, 500: sewer interest
$3.50; interest street Improvement
bonds. $4,000; fuel, 5000; horseshoe
ing. $50; horse feed. $3.50; water rcnt
1850; trcasurer's commission, $3.50.
That School Book Case.
Mr.. Fay S. Collier. representing The
patrons of the public schools, appear
cd before the council and entered a
protest against the action of the school
board in selling several book cases.
which were won and purchased by
ne school children. Mr.. Collier sail
he board sold the cases TO one OF
the members of the board, who gave
| them as Christmas gift to bis
daughter. MIR. Collier told the coun..
Gil mat the case was bought by Mr..
w. T. Clarke. who is secretary of the
school board Mr.. Clarke, said Mr.
Collier obtained tho case by doing
work for the board and paying So in
cash TO the board. The case origin
ally cost $50. Mr.. Collier said the
law absolutely prohibited Mr.. Clarke
| from doing any work for revenue tor
the school board
Councilman Sutlcr made state
mcnt relative to Capt. j. N. Smith,
who is member of the board. and
said he thought the unfortunate af-
fair was due 10 bad Judgment on the
part of Mr.. Clarke. who Is chairman
! of the school board
The council adopted resolution
Calling upon the school board TO i'm
mediately return the two book cascs
10 The school building in conformity
with the opinion of the state super
intcndent.
The council discussed heatedly the
fight being made to maEc Phoebus a
blue law" town on Sundays. It was
argued that soda fountains and fruit
stands should be allowed to stay open
on Sundays. 1t was decided that such
places were neccssit, in the toYr
OF Phoebus.