Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-06

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lcollect from the contractor the differ
ence In the cost OF putting down the
amount OF sand base fused under the
having and the amount called for IN
the specifications.
When II was explained that the city
Is Withholding about $1,000 from the
contractor TO cover the difference In
the cost Of the sand base Mr.. Chris
tie voted 10 pay the bill.
In Regular Session.
The council met In regular session.
with President Jones In the chair and
the following members present; BOZ
ling, Cheadle. Christie. Cox. Fellows
W. A. Spruill. Wallace, w. 4. Spruiii
Ford. Hutcheons, w. 4. Jones,
and G. W. Whitley.
A letter was read from Mayor
Jones. enclosing a letter from city
Electrician Goodwin calling the
mayors attention 10 the fact that the
overhead wires OF the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company ON
Washington avenue are In bad cOndi-
ton and are liable to break and fall
] across the electric light wires on the
avenue. Mayor Jones Informed the
council that he has instructed the tele-
phone company TO repair the wires at
once.
Goes After Corporations.
When the letters had been read, Mr..
| Cox said the city should make the
company fix the wires. He was told
| by President Jones that the matter
had been attended to by the mayor.
Mr.. Cox then said that he wanted
TO know about the contract with the
electric light company. He said that
the city had no contract now as II
had expired sometime ago and had
not been renewed. He went on TO
say that the city is paying for 1000
candle power and is getting only 500,
according to the city electrician.
Mr.. Christie said that he agreed
with Mr.. Cox In the matter of electric
lights. Mr.. Fellows spoke along the
same lines and said the city should
erect its cwn light plant.
Mr.. Ford said the matter should go
along as It Is at present as the city
should not be tied up with a contract
with the electric light company. He
said that If there is no contract. the
city can build plant whenever ii
pleases and cut the company off with
out notice.
There was nothing before the house.
and Mr.. Wallace moved that the coun-
ell proceed 10 business, which motion
prevailed.
Money for Parks.
After a brief. but spirited discus
SIGN, the council concurred in the
action of board Of aldermen in APP
| 90 int On
OF Washington and circuit Squares by
vote of eleven to two, Messrs.
Christie and w. A Spruill voted
against the motion to concur and Mr..
Christie spoke against the appropria-
ton.
BY a unanimous vote, the council
adopted the report of the finance COM
mittee recommending that the city do
not furnish two motorcycles for the
police department as provided for in
resolution offered by Councilman
Cox at the last regular meeting of the
council.
Grading VIII BE Continued.
After hearing an explanation from
Mr.. Ford, of the finance committee.
the council sent back to the finance
committee the resolution providing for
the grading OF certain OF the unpaved
streets of the city.
Mr.. Ford explained that he had gone
over the streets yesterday and found
that the grading work now In progress
could not be stopped and that other
grading would have to be done in the
near future.
BY a unanimous vote the council
passed a resolution placing portions OF
the paving fund paid by the street
railway companies to the city to the
paving funds of the four wards. The
city advanced the money to pay for
the paving put down in the wards by
the railway companies.
A resolution directing the street
railway companies to bring their
tracks to grade on Thirty-fourth
street between Washington and Hunt
ington avenues: on Twenty-fourth
street between Washington avenue
and the River Road and On Chestnut
avenue below Twentieth street.
Contract Awarded.
Acting on a recommendation of the
committee on highways and sewers.
the council awarded the contract for
repairing the sidewalks broken in lay
ing curbing and guttering to A. p.
Temple and Sons at SIP and a reso-
luton was passed appropriating the
necessary money to do the work
Care for INDECENT Sick.
Owing to the fact that Messrs. BOZ
ling and Ford had previously been ex-
cused. the council could not act on an
ordinance providing for the placing Of
the INDECENT sick In the local hopitsis
as the measure carried an appro-
priation Of $500 with Il and a three
tourths vote is necessary to carry al
appropriation OF more than $500. The
measure was laid over until the next
meeting.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Christie
under the roll call ard appropriating
$500 to complete certain paving IN
East E,rd was referred to the finance