Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-02
cHEMAToar MONEY INVOLVED, TOO
Members Propose That $4,000 Paid
for Abandonment Of Hampton Roads
Traction Franchise, and Crematory
Fund Shall Make up $4,000 Need
ed for Paving and School.

division of the $4,000 paid the city
by the street railway company TOT inc
privilege OF abandoning the franchise
Of the Hampton Roads Traction Com
many and the proposal to build
new public school building in the VI
cinify of jefferson avenue, the COM
mon council last night reached
unanimous agreement on az iaree on
these matters.
This amicable solution OF three
prcblems. two OF which promised to
give trouble indefinitely, cE:i;c ABOUT
rather Unexpectedly, after grea.
deal of argument on the floor anu
during a brief recess for CONFERENCE
The discussion started when the
clerk read the report OF the finance
committee recommending Mr.. Fora
resolution appropr!ating $l0,oo0 Tor
the erection CT new school buiidins'
with the amount eliminated. me
committee made no suggestion as 10
the amount of money to be appropria-
ted. but urged the necessity OF pro-
yiding new building.
street Improvement BROUGHT In.
Mr.. Harris said that he favored the
school building proposition, but moved
Il be passed by for a time. MIR. Cox
moved as substitute that the reso-
iuticn as originally offered 3y 5r.
Ford be adopted The argument foi-
Lowing these motions revealed the
fact that Mr.. Harris wanted the school
building matter considering In con-
ucctiou with resolution ofTered by
himself dividing the $4,000 received
from the railway company equally be-
tween the four wards for street i'm
prtvement purposes.
Mr.. Cox's substitute was lost by !.
vote OF 8 to 8: then a motion by Mr.
Ford to reconsider this action was
carried by vote of 10 to 3. All
parties then agreed TO have the mat
ter passed by.
Division Of $4,000.
The clerk read = report from the
finance committee reporting unsavor-
ably upon the resolution offered by
Mr.. Harris dividing the street rail-
way money equally between the
wards.
Mr.. Harris moved that the reso-
luton be adopted notwithstanding
the unfavorable report. Mr. Ford Of
fered a substitute. giving the First
and Second wards $500 each, and
the Third and Fourth wards $500
each OF the money received from the
street RAILWAYS.
Mr.. Harris offered an amendment
giving the First and Second wares
$4,000 each. and the Third and Fourln
wards $1,000 eacn. 800 yas ruiej
out Of order, however.
nro~s.fo,& fc..- ~1ss.~k1l A. ...l,
stitute Of Mr.. Ford. saying that he
did not want to appropriate more
than about $4,000 for street i'm
prcvements. because he wanted the
street railway money and the Gre
matcry fund TO cover the entire cost
OF additional street improvements and
the erection of the new school build
ing.
When a vote was taken Mr.. Fords
substitute passed unanimously, the
president saving that he would not
be the only member to vote against
II.
Money for New School.
Mr.. Wallace moved that the school
building resolution be taken up again
This was done. and upon a motion
by Mr.. Wallace the resolution appro
priating $4,000 for the purchasing Of
not less than eight lots and the cree
tion Of building was unanimously
adopted.
lust how sthey propose 70 arrive al
IL is net known. but the sense Of the
body seemed To be tia; the crema
tory FUND and the street railway com
psny money shall be used n PROVO
ing the $4,000 appropr:a.ec In tue
above resolutions.
From Finance Committee.
Matters recommended by tn
fnsnce committee were acted upor
as follows.
Resolutions appropristing sle0 foi
printing and general sundries: s3cl
for labor IN the street department
. cents balance for the sewer de
rsrtmcnt: ss57.se for feed. sii.so 10
repairs &c the firm alarm system. an,
$500 fer street lighting. adcp;et
A bill from Contractor J. w. Davi
for 1870 for paving an alley on tn
Central ere station property was lar
on the table. Mt. Cdcac.c, a rscri
Der ~ the Highways snc =, <crs com
mittee. explained that through
misunderstanding he had authorizes
Mr. Davis to proceed with this worl
without proper authority. lie went d
20 saw that the necessity for this worl
ves generally recognized and tina
he hoped the council would ovcrioc
his mistake and order the bin paid
4 majority q the members we're 4
favor Of paving The bill. but n "a
laid on the table n hc conssdere
later IN conpcctlon with = proposition
10 pave she alleys adioiuse q
ether IRE stations In the city.
Brig Tracks % Grade.
A resolution from the highway
and sewers ccmEittec directing "a
Ncrpc5 News and oid Point Raiiva
and Electric Company and the ciu