Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-08
BRIDGE STREET WINS
OUT BEFORE COUNCIL
Warm Discussion Resulted Over
Adoption Of the Report Of
Committee.
AMO spRAIlEY ARGUE
INDUCED In Hot Words Over Report
On the Bridge Matter-Wi'i Notify
the Street Railway Company-con'-
plant About Early Morning sehed-
uIe To Old Point.

4 capt. FRANK W. DhI!luS dhu othS' -
who favor connecting the West End
section with the business portion OF
hampton by building bridge across
Hampton creek from bridge to Collier
street, won a complete victory In the
Hampton city council last night.
The council resolved itself into a
committee CT the whole for the pur-
pose OF discussing the report OF the
committee on streets covering the ex-
penditure CT the 100000 bonds issue.
The report carried with 1t the build
ing of road bridge connecting Bridge
street and Collier street and foot
bridge uniting Melrcse avenue and
Hope street. The recommendations
were thrashed out in every detail.
and after several changes as to
sewerage. the committee of the whole
by vote Ct to II dScidcd to ac-
cCpt the stree. committees recon-
mendations.
When the council rose as Il commit
tee of the whole and again took up
the business before it, the action OF
the committee was reported back to
the council. The report brought ont
a rather lengthy and warm debate and
hot words passed between Councilman
Darling and Spratl"y. Mr.. Darling
declared that Mr.. Spratlcy was in
favor of the MelrOsc avenue bridge
as against the Bridge street PROPOSE
ton. and Mr.. Spratlev heatcdly de-
clared that II anyone charged him
with being tied up to either side Ct
the bridge fight, the charge was abso-
lutcly untrue.
Capt. Darling explained a conversa-
ton he had with Mr.. Spratley. and
Mr.. Spratley replied that he was will
ling to stand by his former statement
rs it verified his statement
that he is not bound to either side OF
the bridge question.
Mr.. s. G.. Cumming was accorded
the privileges of the floor and address
ed the council in opposition TO the
recommendation of the committee
covering the bridge Appropriation.
Mr. Cumming declared that the bridge
will not be constructed from Bridge
street tc Collier street without costly
litigation. He asked that the bridge
appropriation might be passed by until
the litigation is ended. He advanced
the opinion that the litigation. II
instituted may tie up the entire $780,
900 street improvement bonds. he
declared he was not making any
threats. but admonished the council
that the litigation might be brought
in the United Staes courts. He urged
the council to defer action en- the
bridge by referring that feature OF
the report to the ordinance commit
tee.
City Attorney TaIiaferro was not
present to give the council An en-
hand legal opinion covering the many
points that the bridging Of Hampton
G.. eek might bring about.
Capt Frank W. Darling urged the
council TO settle the night by accept
ing the stree, comm"tee's report. He
did not believe any court would tie
up the entire expenditure CT tne ooho
issue because OF the $10,500 necessary
for tho proposed erection Of bridges
Councilman Rowe again spoke 10 his
resolution referring the proposition
back to the street committee.
Mr.. W. W. Woodward thought the
council could pass the bridge ord'-
uanrc without hiring n court COME u
over the bond issue.
After much more wrans'ing the
council voted TO accept the entire re-
PCT, CT the street committee
The ordinance committee will draft
the proper ordinances embracing tho
recommendations Of the street ccm
mittee 10 be- passed at an adjourned
mcc;inS Of the council.
A rCsclutiCn yax pasSed notifying