Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08

situation and President Jones raped
vigorously for order.
Support Ordinance.
Mr.. Cheadle spoke IN support o
the ordinance and was followed b,
Mr.. Ford. who declared that the mer
chants of the city pay their taxes
here. do their business here. and are
citizens OF the community with The
cltys interest and rplift at hear
and that they should be protected
from persons coming from other cities
and Offering cheap stocks for sale
at greatly reduced prices.
Mr.. Fellows started to speak. but
was reminded by the chair that the
motion was TO suspend the rules and
that the entire debate was out of Or
der. The question on the motion was
called for and the vote was az fol-
lows: Ayos-Cheadie, Ford. W. e,
Jones, Via and Whitley; nays-Chris-
tie. Cox. Fellows. Harris. Hutchens,
w. A. Spruill. Wallace add d. S.
Jones. In casting his vote President
Jones said that Ee did not believe
III rushing such measure through
the council.
The courcil also adopted under
a suspension of the rules an ordi.
nance requiring four Of the city otfi-
Gers 70 furnish bonds 20 the city as
follows: City treasurer. $4,000: city
sergeant. $4,000: commissioner of the
,syenue. $4,000, and constable. $1,000.
These bonds are In addition 10 the
state bonds which these officers are
compelled 10 furnish. The ordinance
was offered BY Mr.. Ford.
In Regular Session.
The council met In regular .scssion,
with President d. s. Jones In the
chair. The following members We're
present and answered the roll call;
Cheadie, Christie. Cox, Fellows. Ford,
Harris, Hutchens. W. +. Jones. W.
A. Spruill, Via, whitley and Wallace.
Three communications were receiv-
Cd from Mayor Jones. One called at
tenticn 70 the excavatipg recently
Done under the sheet asphalt on
avenue, rsa.. Twenty fifth
street and recommended that the Or
dlnance governing such excavatog be
so amended that a heavier bond be
required OF persons excavating under
streets paved With sheet asphai; than
is now required by the ordinance.
Appended TO the mayors letter
was Communication from General
Manager E. b. Demarest. OF The
Celevlaud Trinidad Paving Company.
The writer called attention TO the
excavating done under the sheet as
phalt and stated that his company
could not be held for any repairs
that might be made necessary on ac-
count Of this excayating.
President Jones said that he did
not think the paving company could
be held for such repairs and express
ed the opinion that the amount OF the
bond 10 cover such excavatipg should
be increased.
New Channel Project.
The second communication related
TO the recoh; meeting of representa-
tives of the councils and commercial
organizations at Norfolk In regard 10
the securing of 35.foot channels from
Cape Henry to this port and norfolk
Mayor jones saldN that he had ap-
pointed q committse of the council
TO attend the meeting
Mayor Jones also informed the
council IN his communications that
he had employed a stenographer TO
take down the evidence in the trial
of Councilman Cox in the police
court on charge OF soliciting hribes
from paving company and he en-
closed bill for $i05 from the ste
nographer for this work.
The council took no action on any
CT the messages from the mayor.
The council concurred in a resSlu-
ton approved by the board OF alder
men and arpropriating 500 for max
ing necessary repairs to the paving
On Huntington avenue.
Will svy no More Mules.
When q resolution passed by the
aldermen and appropriating $500 for
the purchase CT mule for the city
was considered. Nj. Chsadle offered
an amendment that no limit on the
price OF the snclc be set IN the reso-
luton and thar President Jores be
requested to boy The mule. president
Jones said that he must respectfully
decline 10 buy any more mules tor
the city. lie declared that he had
purchased 4 mule for the city In DC
tober. that the hoard OF aldermen
had held the bill up and that he old
no, propose 10 buy any more horses
or mules for the city.
Mr.. Harris offered an amendment
that the amount CT the appropriation
t.h