Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-29
GOING AFTER PAVING
COMPANY FOR REPAIRS
Council Committee Directs City A.
lornsg HassIe 10 Prepare Res
o|ulIon on Subject.
GUARANTEE PERIOD NEARLY UP
Cleveland Trinidad Company Laid
Asphalt Pavement Almost 10 Years
400 and Agreed to Keep II In Re-
psir just Ten Years---6usy Com
mittee Meeting.

In very busy session the high
vavs and sewers committee CT the
CITY council met last night. WIN
chairman Via and Committeeman
Cbeadle eek. West and Weston in at
tendance, and transacted quite goou
deal OF business. .
The principal subject disposed OF
was the much discussed matter OF
the repairing Of the sheet asphalt IN
different parts OF the city, under ,ne
terms Of the contract which the city
has with the Cleveland Trinidad Paw
ing Company. ~
IIpon a motion Of Mr. Cheadie. CITY
Attorney Massie was instructed 10
frame a resolution recommending that
the council instruct the city engi-
neer to notify the paving company
TO begin work within thirty days on
the work of repairing the asphalt IN
different parts of the city and prose
cute Il with diligence. under their ten
wears guarantee which was made at
Inc time the paving was laid. or the
city would make the repairs at lts
own expense and charge II up 10 the
paving company.
Mr. West insists Upon Action.
The matter of this repair work to
the having has been discussed at sew
eral meetings of the committee cur
ing the past four or i1ve months. ana
at the meeting last night MI Yves.
insisted that the matter be settled be-
fore ne left the room, as he SAID
that he was tired OF having the mat
ter brought up at every meeting anu
having no definite action taken on IL.
The guaranteed time of ten years
will soon expire on the paving and
Mr. West insisted that as the paving
was In very bad condition in several
places in the city. that II the matter
was DELAYED very much longer, the
ten year period for which the payinS
was guaranteed would expire and the
city would be compelled TO repair the
asphalt at It's own expense.
The matter OF the difference In
grades on the Washington avenue
sidewalks was taken up and offers ex'
amined for the work of rectifying the
grades. Mayor jones who was pres
ent. read list OF the property own
efs along Washington avenue In front
of whose property the sidewalks were
not On a grade and reported that he
had talked with all OF them and re-
ported what each had agreed 20 40
toward defraying part OF the expense
Of bringing these sidewalks to grade.
After locking the offers over Mr..
A. n. Temple was instructed to re-
pair the sidewalks on the east side
OF washington avenue at the corners
al nd u
eighth streets. he having submitted
the lowest figures fer doing the work.
The property owners will pay hall
the cost Of the work.
A bill for 1910 from Mr.. j. w
Davis for paving the alley one side
OF the Fire House No. / caused con
siderable discussion as to who order
ed the work done. and the need OF
the FIRE company for the paved space
for the purpose Of drying out Their
hose II was finally approved and
sent on TO the finance committee.
A letter was received from Cit;
Engineer pearce in which he asked
for Instructions as to what ne should
do In the matter of the tearing NJ
the railroad tracks by the street cal
company Jefferson avenue about
Twenty eighth street. The letter was
referred after a considerable discus
sion INDUCED in by all OF the mem
bers present. to the council ror &C
ton. without any recommendation o
tine committee.
The committee recommended 4
council after some discussion tina
that body direct City Engineer Pearc'
to instruct the street railway con.
panies to bring their tracks to grad
on certain streets upon which tn
paving is being laid including Chest
nut avenue. and Twenty eighth stree