Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-05
eDeDcRs Action Makes i Clear That
me Present Assistant VII!
Succeed Nj. Tennis.
INCREASES PAY OF DRIVES SIS
Attorney Lewis Informed the Council
That the Election Case Has Been
put At Bottom of the Docket Of the
supreme Court and May Not BE
Nd
Heard Until Next November.

Although the actual election WAS
not considered last night the Hamp'
ton city council made 1t clear tha'
NJ. Norwood Jones will succeed MI.
Robert L. Tennis as chief engineer o.
the Hampton Fire Department on the
nfst iay of NAV. when Mr.. Tennis
resiynation becomes effective.
The matter came before the council
for an opinion so that the department
can 20 ahead with the election at us
meeting in April. The council tacttiy
decided 10 pat the driver an addition
81 salary of SIS per month and to
skiye MIR. Jones the SUM Of SIS. Here
tofore Mr.. Tennis has been paying
the driver aud also turning over 10
III. Jones portion of his salary
Capt. Frank W Darling brought the
Saaestioa up Several other requests
I frOm the firemen were referred 10 In"
eomm;ttee on fire department
Little Business Taken Up.
The session Of ,he council last
might. while lasting more than on
and one half hour. was not out o!
the usual as little tHsiness was
Transacted when the council was
called to order by Mayor Thornton
Il Jones the following members were
present; Messrs Frank W. Darling.
John Weymouth. Frank c. Rees. w.
3. Hudgins, Frank W. Moore. George
IN. Rowe. c, Vernon Spratley. r. {.
3 Lee, c. T. Holtzclaw. L. F. Whiting.
IL r. Sehraudt, ". w Richardson.
and W. H. Face.
Want all the Readings
An ordinance. offered by Council
{ man Weymouth. compelling gas. cleo
trio light and water companies. using
meters In the city. to render the cur
rent bills upon a statement showing
!: the total amount of electricity. gas
or water consumed. as well as the
4 monthly amount, was sent TO the conf
mittee on ordinances.
Ordinances changing the system OF
the payment Of bills ana forcing the
wood and coal dealers to have their
carts measured by the city clerk he
tween March I and Is ofg each year
were unanimously adopted.
A resolution was adopted anthnriE,
! ins the payment of the biilcf $7147'
/ 75 to the Newport News and OH Point
6 Railway AMI Electric company for
saving the city's share Of Locust
street
Chairman r. c. Lee. Of the street
committee recommended that the city
! pay TO Mr.. Arthur S. Secar the sum
Of 500 for 46 feet Of pron"rtv III
AsIlory street now used as public
street Mr.. Lee sail the comitttec
thought that amount sufficient to re-
I imburse Mr.. Segar.
Attorney B. A. Lewis. representing
Mr.. Segar, told the council that his
client will give the city 30 feet for
s the SEQ. hut would contest any at
tempt to taking more than the 80 feet
Mr.. Lewis said 1t was not the desire
OF his client to close the street.
The entire proposition was referred
back to the committee on streets.
The City Election Case.
The matter Of additional costs in tho
contested election case was brought
M and discussed The costs have
!. already reached $15S and NAV run W
10 SEQ owing TO the printing and
additional briefs deemed necessary bv
the attorneys The council decided
> 70 p3y al Oils maze up ~ talS UNIV
Daring the discussion Of the matter
{, Mr.. b. A. Lewis told the council that
: the clerk of the courts Of appeals has
Informed the attorneys In the case
that the cause was placed at the foo
Of the docket and probably would moi
come ~ for hearing until next No
vemter Mr.. Lewis stated that the
i counsel on both sides have joined II
request to the supreme court Il
maze the case special one. so thai
Z the decision can b. had during thi!
{ term of the court This Mr.. Lewis
: thinks viii be acqIiesced in l., thu
highest court. The general election
s 4 one Is to be held. should take plac,
next June.
Mayor Thornton Jones reported
s nneS and fees collected 10 his otfic'
Eos police justice during Februar!
to $S7 and City Sergean
B waiter F. Ovens report showed tina
kebe police officers made rs arrests ant
reported violations Of city ord