Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-03
,agle Over Proposed increase IN
sib|enan's Pay Prevents Action
Upon Important Measures.
Twelve ioTRs ARE NECESSARY
with Thirteen Members Present.
Mlessrs. Cox and ketehum Vote
"Nay" on Section Of Budget Be-
/ cause Majority Refused Extra Five
Dollars For Man Who Feeds Horses.


proposed increase Of five dollars per
month in the pay of the keeper OF
the city stables. the common Couhcii
.ast night adjourned without aCtiEs
,spon the ordinances covering the
ttCpet and tax levies tor the coming
fiscal year. These MEASURES wcr'
completed by the tinanc" c, mmi''ee
Nrnday night and mad been put into
shape by Clerk Hudcins yesterday.
assistance having been employed 1of
the purpose in order that they might
be ready for consideration last night
Making good start. the council
went through with about three fourths
3 OF the budget, adopting sections WIN
cut as much discussion as usual. The
sections making a. preparations foi
salaries of city officers. the street de
tartment. sewer department. bridges.
IRE department and water. buildings,
grounds and lights. involving the ex
penditure of nearly $4,000. were
passed vita single dissenting vote
against one section.
The health department section. in
GLIDING appropriations totalling over
4l1 600, was under consideration
when trouble started over the next TO
,tfe last item. Messrs. Cheadle. Wallace.
Cox. Christie. ketchum and Harris
advocated increasing the amount OF
the appropriation for the pay CT the
keeper Ct the city stables from $3.50
10 $40. A motion to this effect was
voted down. Then various motions
and substitutes were made and dis
posed Of. and '2oints or order were
raised and wrangled over. The up
shot Ct it all was the failure o. the
health department section to receive
the twelve votes necessary for It's
passage. Most OF the members
: favoring the increase for the stable
man submitted TO the will Of the ma
tority rather than tie-up the whole
budget over so small a matter, but
on the final vote Messrs. ketchum
and Cox voted nay. and the eleven
ayes counted for naught.
When the result ct this voc ha!
been announced Mr.. Ford. declaring
that nothing could be done as long
As a section OF the budget was tied-up
and that he was tired OF such foolish.
ness, moved that the council adjourn.
{ The m 2tion was carried by v2tc OF
nine TO four ana the body adjourned
afout 1879 o'clock, leaving the
budget and tax levy ordinances. "a
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pOrtant business. unattended to.
Regular Business.
Before the budget ordinance was
taken up. several matters CT regular
business were disposed CT The body
met with President Jones in the chair
and Messrs. Cheadle. Christie. Cox
Harris, Ford Jones. W f., Ketchum
Spruin, W. A., SpruiI. W. L.. Via
Wallace and WashbuIn present Mr.
Wallace opened the proceedings with
: prayer.
An ordinance passed BY the board
: Of aldermen. granting W. F.. Barrctt
permission 10 erect additions to two
frame buildings on Twenty fifth stree
near Huntington avenue. was ado tee
after some opposition by Mr.. Cox.
An ordinance. recOmme nded b,
the highways and sewers committee
providing for the repairing Of &c.
tain sidewalks on Washington ave
aue. was passed after the cd pit =
Of an amendment offered by Mr.
Spruill, instructing the committee :,
have repaired only those sid, Walk
which are out Of grade as much a:
two inches. Under this ordinance
: committee is to cndcavor T. max,
and agreement with the prop ii
owners by which the Lwner and ci;,
may SHARE the expense. n no agree
mcHt II reached the committee is in
ssructed 10 summon tho proper,
owners to appear in order that III,
matter NAV be arranged accuriiI!
TO Law. The law provides tina. n
owners NAV BE- com cliSd to pav,
sidewalks. the city paying 4 part q
the expense
resolution. reported by h
finance committee. appropriatiug Sja
% cover a deficiency in the fund .
! the health committee. 1as adopted
President Jones' Pos ton.
Aftcr Tho cr.forfI adjourned prrS