Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-10

whatever. saying that there is enough
uniniproved property in the city Il
occupy the attention OF the connci
and upon which to spend the none!
of the people. Mr.. Wallace spek'
fer Mr. Harris ordinance. giving yari
Gus reasons for his position. amon'
others the necessity OF having New
! port News creek In the city for SINAI
boat harbor purposes. He said tbs
Hampten dealers are able to sell WOO
at$l.25 a lead. or from % 10 90 cent:
n load cheaper than local dealers. be
cause small vessels loaded with mm
! bCr enter Hampton creek.
Boulevardites Heard.
| Mr.. Cox moved that the boulevard
! residents desiring to come into the
city be given a hearing. This mo
lion was carried, and Messrs. J. II.
, Graves, Howard Roane and Williams
Spokesman for quite a party CT well
known citizens who live outside OF
the limits. addressed the council They
repeated the arguments presented to
the committee recently, and added
+, that they did not expect the city to
spend n great deal OF money for fire
and police protection fer their neigh
bCrhood at this time. They dwell
particularly upon the contention that
IL Bloodfield and its vicinity are taken
into the city. the disrebutable charac.
tiers OF BloOdfeld will be driven out
to lccate in the nelghb2rhood OF the
boulevard residential section. The
beth City county authorities had in
formed the residents Of this section
that they eventually would be taken
into Newport News. and the county.
therefore, could net afford to spend
any money Fer improvements in that
quarter.
Mr.. Barrett and Mr.. Livezey.
Mr.. Cox moved that Mr. w. +. Bar
rett be given the fiocr. MIR. Barrett
said that he had not asked to be
heard, but tha. he would be glad to
give the council his opinion. He
earnestly advocated extension alcng
the line contemplated by Mr.. Harris
substitute
Mr.. W. b. Livezey. local auditor of
the Old Dominion Land Company,
asked for n hearing and was granted
the floor. Mr.. Livezey said that no
one would deny that in time the
limits OF Newport News Gu the south
would be Hampton Reads. but that
he did not think the present was a
proper time to 60 into movement for
the extension of the limits.
c. 4 O. Not Favorable.
Continuing. Mr.. Livezey said that he
felt that he could say with authority
that the new interests controlling the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad would
very much prefer that no annexation
movement be pushed at present.
When the question was called for.
Mr.. Harris substitute was lost-Ayes
Cheadle. Cox. Harris. Spruill. W. A..
Spruill. W. F., Wallace, 6: navy Boz
ling. Christie. Davis. Ford. Jones. W.
f.. Ketchum. Via. I.
Mr.. Ford's motion was los: by a
vote Of 10 three, Messrs. Ford. Har.
ris and ketchum being the only men,
bers to vote aye.
Mr.. Harris attcsnr,ed to get the
matter before the house upon another
amen0ment or substitute. but was
ruled out CT order
Supervision Of Streets.
A lively discussion followed the
reading Of the highway and sewers
committees ordinance prescribing the
duties OF the city engineer and SUI
perintendeIt of streets. There were
one or two wordy wars between men,
bers; In fact nearly everybody seemed
inclined to be belligerent Throughout
the evening.
The committees ordinance. which
was the result Of friction scme time
ago between Engineer Pearse and ST.
perintendent Harwood. set forth that
the the engineer shall have charge OF
all work on streets and bridges and
that the superintendent shall repor:
to HIM.
Mr.. Via. chairman Of the highways
and sewers committee. offered a sub
stitute. which made the superinten-
dent Of streets head OF the stree; de-
partment and required him 10 report
TO the committee
Messrs. Jones and Cheadle advoeat.
ed the committees report. while
Messrs. Via and Harris supported Mr..
Was substitute. Mr. HarwCoh made
brief statement in answer TO Mr.
Jones' charge that he had been car
rying around" Mr.. Was ordinance.
Mr.. Was substitute was lost, only
Messrs. Via, Davis and Harris voting
aye The original ordinance was
carried with only Messrs. Harris and