Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-21
NM appropriated For va|la|ee'
Fks Companies Gives T'ouls.
Members From First Ward Want Gen.
trial Company to Have Equal Share,
hut Others Vote to Have Fund d.
vided According to Attendance.

appropriated recently by the city
council for the three volunteer fire
companies of the city 10 aid IN de-
fraying the expenses OF those com
panics incident to their attendance
upon the annual convention OF the
Virginia State Fremen's Association
at Harrisonburg next month, occupied
much of the time of the council COLI
mittse on fire department ana water
last night After a lengthy discus
sion, In which every member OF the
committee and several other members
oil the council participated. the com
mittee voted to divide the money
pro rata among the companies in at
cordance with the number of Voluh-
teers of each company that respond
ed to alarms OF fire during he year
ending July 1. Mcssrs.' helms and
Cheadle voted against this plan OF
the division.
When the matter of the division ot
the money was taken up. Mr.. Chca-
die moved that the money be divided
equally, each company receiving
$500. Councilman ketchum. who Is
not q member OF the committee, vas
granted the permission OF the floor
and he spoke against an equal divis-
ion OF the money by companies. II"
pointed out that the North End Gem
pany had more members than both
the Central and East End companies
combined and that the company
should receive more money than the
others. IN other words that the money
should be divided pro rata, accord
Ing to the number of members Ut
each company.
Mr.. Cheadle said that such dis
tribution of the money would cause
dissention In the department. Fire
Chief w. X. Stow spoke briefly. say
ing that this plan o. division would
cause the greatest eruption that has
ever occurred In the department.
Aldermen L. 8. Davis and Nelms also
spoke against this plan Of distribu
ton. Councilmen Harris aad pe~'o
spoke briefly In favor Of the plan.
Finally Chairman Christie said
that in his opinion the money should
be divided among the companies III
accordance with the number OF men
each company turned out 10 hres
during the past year. He declared
that this was the only just way "t
dividing the money and that the plan
must meet with the approval OF IN"
6remen and all other right thinking
persons. Councilman Boiling embod-
led the chairman's suggestion into
motion. which he offered as sGbs;i'
tute for the motion offered by Mr..
Cheadle The substitute was carried.
4 to 2.
Electrical Ordinance Laid on Table.
BY a unanimous vote the commit
tee laid the ordinance creating the
Office Of city electrician on the table
Mr.. Cheadle. who made the motion,
said that the committee had worked
hard on the ordinance last month
and tina; the council should not have
sent II back to the committee. lie
also declared that the committee
would make no changes in the meas
ure and that it should be ihrashed
out before tlc council.
The ordinance making the minimum
charge for city water. So per quarter.
instead of 81 as at present. was ia'i
on the table. bu; the committee In
s.ructed the city clerk TO request thr
special committee appointed several
months ago to inv stigatc the matter
Of water charges tn make rcpor.
II. ~
On tho recommendation of FIRE
Chief Stow. the commit c passed
resolution asking the city council Tor
an appropriation of $500, or so much
thereof as may be necessary To pur'
chase rev batteries for the fire alarm
system. These batteries probably will
be installed at the electrical plant o;
the Warwick Hotel
Engineer J. r. Ludlow was rc-cicc'
ed first warden o. the FIRE department
for the ensuing year.
The committee approved numb,
Of bills. among them being . bii
from former CITY Electrician W. )
Green for $50 for he ping the city
Gre alarm system in repair durin!
the present month.
Ordinance and Police.
The committee on ordinance au'
police held a brirt meeting last night
most OF its time being consumed II
the discussion Of the ordinance. r
Gently offered In the council BY Couu
Gilman Wallace, and designed
prohibi, the police justice from pra'
ticiag iaw within tho curPorai
limits Of the city. a motion To son
the ordinance 10 the council With
favorable report was lost On 10
vote. ? TO 2 There vas opposhio
90 the ordinance on tho grounds tina
n vas too broad IN It's sccpc an
H., a .onid he Unfair 20 prnhih