Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-10
MATER DISCUSSED At lENs1H
Majority Of Members Unable to Agree
Upon Question OF What Territory
should BE Taken In; Others oppos-
cd 10 Whole Proposition--Re9u'a'
lion OF Street Supervision.

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nexatiop movement last night wheh
the common council. after discussing
ard hearing the question discussed for
three hours. refused to adopt eithet
Of two extension ordinances that were
under consideration. The matter was
dropped with the members further
from An agreement than they have
tean ut apv time since the annexation
agitation started some months ago.
The council met In adjourned SEES
sion TO dispose OF any business lett
on the calendar at the conclusion oi
the regular meeting Tuesday night.
and especially to consider the report
II the joint annexation committee
The only action taken during the
evening was the adoption OF an ordi'
nance, reported by the highways and
sewers committee, prescribing the
duties of the city engineer and SUI
nerintendent OF sewers. This meas
,,re which puts all work on the street
anfo bridges Ct the cky under the
supervision OF the city engineer. sub
iect to the highways and sewers COM
inittee, and requires the superinten-
dent Of streets TO report 10 the engi-
neer, was, adopted after a heated dis
ctssion.
President q. S. Jones was not pres
emit, and Vice-President Ketchum was
IN the chair. Those attending were
Messrs. Boiling, Cheadle. Christie, cox
Davis, Ford Harris Jones, W. E..
Ketchum, Spruill. W. A., Spruill. ".
F.. Via and Wallace.
Annexation Ordinances.
The committees report, containing
an ordinance providing fer steps to-
ward extending the limits Of the city,
was the first business taken up. The
extension contemplated in this meas
,Sse. described in full in these columns
recently, would take in all Of the
land situated in a southerly direction
from the city, the line beginning at
the present limits near Chesapeake
e Ohio pier No. Z and following the
waterfront around, by Point Breeze.
10 point ON the Boulevard some dis.
lance east Of Salter's creek. and going
thence In a northerly direction to take
m what is known rs the Salter's
creek district, Greenlawn cemetery
and other property and o part Of the
c. 3 o. Hampton branch line.
Mr.. Ford offered as a substitute for
this An ordinance IN which the new
line was made to run SO as to take IN
the Chesapeake 4 Ohio property be-
low the city. Bloodfield and ;,he full
length OF Ivy avenue, part Of the
boulevard and Safer's creek sections
81 the cemetery. This ordinance diff.
fered from the original particularly
IN that most Ct the Old Dominion
Land Company's unimproved property
below the city. and the Hampton
branch Of the c, 4 O. railway were
left outside.
As q substitute fer Mr. Ford's
ordinance, Mr.. Harris offered a meas
ure almost identical with that reported
by the committee In addition ia
the property proposed to be annexed
By the committee. Mr.. Harris meas,
ufe contemplated extending the north
eaateriy limits Of the city As far as
Ffty-ninth street.
Much Discussion.
Then folf-wed a long drawn-ou: dis
custom. Mr.. Ford spoke in supper.
Of his ordinance. declaring that he had
parposely eliminated the unimproved
xS~nr.n~Ay ~ tha n1d rLov~;o;o. youI
Compsny because there was going &c
be strong opposition to the extension
movement from Elizabeth City and
Warwick counties. and that he did no.
believe the thing could be carried
Through II the Old Dominion Land
Company and others In this city offer
ed opposition. He went on TO say
thar. IS the Chesapeake & Ohio wa.
making no objection TO the taking 10
q all Of its improved property or
the soath. he thought there was nc
Fcasou for the Guys attempting &c
3 take In the single track q the Hsmr
Ton b.sjich against the comany's
viii. Furthermore. Mr.. Ford said
he was NOT At all sure that the pres
: ent Vas the time for doing airy OK
BENDING ut all
NJ. Harris strongly urged the ador
tsca Of h,s ordnance. saying ,ha
there was no reason w the work.
Why the sections eliminated nv Mr.
Hocd should he lef out Of the cit,
ercept the opposition OF the Did Do
ugsiou Land Company. which com
s,aay did not desire 10 pay increaset
taxes. Mr.. Jones said that Mr
{ FUrdis ordinance suited him keep
- regard 20 the Boulevard sec,icn
~ 10 net besieve the line should g,
s0oB Saiter's creek. Mcssrs. Davi,
81 Bclhng emphaiicA'ly declaret
ehensclves ssaiuS any annexation