Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-08
Common Council Accepts Conference
Committees Amendments to
Fellows Ordinance.
SPEED LIMIT IS TWELVE MILES
Some Members Favored Ffteen-mile-
limit, While others Wanted it Even
Lower Than Committee Recon-
mended-Report on Brick Paving
Base Read and Laid over.

II AFTER SefeFdl Ol the lu'hDSiS no"
81 expressed their disapproval OF certain
N OF the sections of the measure, par
81 ticularly the section fixing the speed
b limit at twelve miles an hour, the
common council last night adopted the
Fellows automobile ordinance as
amended by the conference committee,
appointed by the two branches at the
& request Of the board OF aldermen The
vote was thirteen to one, Mr.. Chris
tie. of the Second ward, being the
only member TO vote against the
measure. He asked that his vote be
recorded in big letters
When the ordinance was taken up
for consideration, Chairman Ford, OF
q the conference committee. explained
3 that the committee had gone over the
i measure in a very careful manner and
had been materially aided in its work
by data furnished by Councilman Eel
lows.
Some Favored Fifteen Mile Limit.
He also said that some OF the
members had favored fifteen mile
an hour limit, but that the ordinance
was considered Immediately after the
n killing of little Herbert Softer by an
automobile and that in Difference 10
public opinion the committee had de-
q cided to make the limit twelve miles
an hour In concluding, he told the
members that the ordinance came
j from a conference committee ana
therefore. could not be amended and
that ii must either be accepted or re
jected.
Mr. Wallace was the first member
tn discuss the measure. He was OPP
posed. he said. to the section requlr-
ing that each member Of family that
drives a machine must pay 81 Tor
permit He also objected TO the speed
limit. saving that it should be less
than twelve miles.
For Lower Speer Limit.
Messrs. Christie and Davis spoke
in ouposition to the twelve mile speed
limit. both declaring that the limit
should be less than that figure They
went on to say that the children must
nIay in the streets because there Is
no other place for them to play ana
that the automobiles should be made
to run slowly on the streets so as 10
prevent accidents.
President Jones also spoke against
the speed limit, but he declared that
IL should have been made fifteen miles
an hour instead of twelve miles. MI
Cox expressed himself as being op-
nosed to the section which gives tn
chief of polIce the right to issue ~
nermits. He said that the permits
should be issued by person who
knows how to operate machine
The vote on the adoption OF the or
dinance resulted as follows: Ayes
Nessrs Boiling. CheadIe, Cox, Davis.
Fellows. Ford. w. T. Jones, w A
SpruiiI. W. r. Spruill. Via, Wallace.
whitley and ID. s. Jones; Nay-Mr-
Christie.
Paving Report Laid Over.
MANY matters of importance were
disDosed of by the council last night
snd the entire calendar was cleared
of all but one matter. That was the
repor; O. the committee on highways
and sewers concerning its investiga-
t;on into the matter of how much sand
base had been used under the vitri-
fed brick paving laid on various
streets and avenues or the city
By a unanimous vote, this report
was laid over until the special meet
irx of the council next week to receive
the repcrt from the special commit
fee APPOINTED to inspect the aimshouse
site.
Report Read TO Council.
Tho report from the committee was
road however. The committee in
forms the council that it has tapped
tho having in many places and mas
found a sand base Of from one-haf
inch 10 four inches in thickness. IL also
reuorts that one Of the paving inspec-
to-s testified before the committee that
enc citv engineer had instructed him 10
,oouire only from two to two and one
h.If inches Of sand base. Finally, the
commfttee reports that II is unable
=, ascertain the difference between
sbo cost Of LAYING the sand used and
:. ,sx,,x tho four inches called for
in the specifications.
Following somewhat lengthy ols-
cussjon. the council authorized the
ravun.nt Of bili for 500 70 Contrac-
,or u Davis for laying brick paw
tnv between the Central ERE house and
enc adjoining building The laying Of
,hts having was authorized by Coun-
Gilman chcadle and he candidly al
,rIfted ~ the council that he had
rn.dc > mistake and had exceeded MS
authority in ordering the contractor 10
do the work
Keep Squares Clean.
A resolution insfructinz the siree'
,onr,,,ee ~ keep the Washington
80 circuit Squares cleaned was INV
rnousiy adopted. aithousn NJ Cneeo..'
Of the highways and sewers COMM
tee. spoke against u Re saio NJ
hs was opposed to having negro coz
~frfs with balls and CHAINS on 80"