Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-07
Secretary Treasurer Of Central La
Dor Union q Member Of Coun-
Gil From Fourth Ward.
BEATS LNEzu 81 ONE VOTE
Lower Branch Chooses J. c. Wallace
! a. New Wee-president--Pavins
/. Question Discussed a. Length, and
several Streets Agreed Upon for I'm.
provsmsnt-speeisI Meeting.

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Walter X. Hutchens, an employe OF
the shipyard and secretary-treasurer
of the Central Labor Union. was elect
ed member of the common council
last night 20 succeed N. L. Ketchum
whose resignation was rendered sever
al months ago. MIR. Hutehens was
elected by majority OF one over Wal
. ter d. Llvezey, who for number OF
years was a member from the Fourth
ward and who was chairman OF the
finance committee. Delegations OF
friends of Mr.. Hutcbens and Mr.. Live
zey were on hand to await the result.
the news that the two would be nom-
mated having been generally circu-.
lated. Among Mr.. Hutchens friends
were number of the leading figures
In local organized labor circles.
The vote was as follows:
For Hutchens--Bolling. Cox. Chris
tie, Fellows, w. 4. Jones. W. A.
SpruiIi. w. +. ,SpruiIl and Wallace. S.
Fer Livezey--Cheadle. Davis, Ford.
Harris. Via, Whitley. and d. s. Jones,
a.
Mr.. Wallace vice-presldent.
Previous to the election OF Mr..
Hutchens. upon the motion Of Mr..
w. A. Spruill the election of vice.
president, to succeed MIR. Ketchum,
who held that Office. was taken up.
Mr.. Cox nominated Mr.. ]. c. wallace,
after which Mr.. Ford moved that the
nominations be closed and Mr.. Wal
lace was elected unanimously to the
Office.
Councilman Davis then nominated
Mr.. w. u. Livezey for the vacant
seat, and Mr.. Ford seconded The NOM
inatioa. both gentlemen speaking OF
the service rendered by Mr.. Livezey
when he formerly was in the council,
Councilman Boiling placed the name OF
mr. Walter X. Hutchecns In nominal
ton and Mr.. w. A. Spruill seconded
- nomination, and when the record
led vote was taken the result was as
stAtsd above.
Upon the motion of Mr. ssprulll. Sec
oHded by Mr.. cheadle. recess of
I'VE minutes was taken after the
election to allow the new member &c
qualify, which he did before deputy
clerk OF the courts. r. e. Marable.
After Mr.. Hutchens had quilted and
taken his seat, Mr.. Harris made a
motion which passed unanimously.
that President Jones appoint CON-
mittee to consider the rules, and that
the board. OF aldermen be asked to
appoint a cimilar committee to act
jointly with the representatives of the
lower branch.
The new business taken up vas a
resolution adopted by the board Of al
dermen appfopriatfng si25 TO cover
the cost of placing oyster shells on
f7fiy-fourth street, between Washing
ton and Huntington avenues. and az
ser considerable discussion. substi-
tufe motion offered by MIR. Cox and
seconded by Mr.. Cheadle. appropriate
tag $3.50 for placing shells on Twenty
dth street from Chestnut ave-
nue. to the Salter's creek
bridge. and on Forty-second
street. from washington to huntington
avenues. In addition to the work out
lined In the resolution from the beard
81 aldermen. was passed
More New Paving.
Resolutions adopted by the board
Of aldermen providing for the new
paving work to be done with the ap-
psopriAted $4,000. made up OF the old
crematory fund and a portion Of the
money paid by the street railway CON-
paDies for the privilege of abandoning
the franchise OF the fpmpton Roads
Traction Company. was discussed AZ
length Mr.. Harris said that the
members from the Third ward had
made a mistake ir computing the cost
u their proposed paving. and asking
that q recess be taken TO allow them
20 ~est together" After a recess Of
Is minutes no agreement had beer
reached. and the Third ward resciu-
ston sss laid over TO he acted upon
81 a special meeting. which probably
vii be held within che next ten days
Another Resolution Tried
Another section OF the paving reso-
1ut5ou WAS Saker rp IN the forEn ~ a
separate resolution from that adopted
- the board Of aldermen. referring
20 the paving b be done IN the First
and Fourth xsrcs. and providing taal
~ The FIRST ward Wcsr avenue b
pzrcf from Twcnty-thsrd street n
Tw<Dty <<th street with block asphalt
T1ir<y-sscoa1 sfrcct from wsshlngfcn
arcnsc 70 H1sfinxton avenue win
z.5rz asphalt OF ylinhed brick. TAR
fr-foa~th rfrees. from Wsxhlrzfon ave.