Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-06
INCREASE OF SALARY FOR JUDGE
With Only Three Dissenting Votes
the Body Passed Ordinance Giving
Judge earham $500 a Year Add.-
tional-city Electrician Gets Salary
instead Of Fees.

most unprecedent dispatch by the
common council In regular session
lait nioht. Several maRten which
ttRs sxpectsd 10 cause Ill kinds OF
Aiouaasin went eAroush 20 quietly
81 QuSckly ut everybody In the
sounsfl 1laubsr. tncaud,ag tho mem
esGD tAsmDelvoA was Snprbed. end
Hrseidsnk Jones began to wear such
Q smile as 10 seldom seen on his coun-
tenance during q busy session.
Among other things. the body pass
ed an ordinance providing for an in
crease Of $500 in the yearly salary
Of the Judge OF the Corporation
Court, and agreed to fix the salary
OF the city engineer. which had been
causing trouble for six months. at
$500 year. And both OF these
thinge were done without talk.
The council met with President
Jones in the chair and the following
present: Messrs. Boiling. Cheadle,
Christie, Cox. Davis. Ford, Harris.
Zones, W. E.. Ketchum, Morgan.
spruill. w. A., spruill. w. E., Via and
Washburn.
From the Aldermen.
A resolution approprlating $3.50
to defray the expenses Of an INDECENT
family from this city to Lynn, Mass.,
passed by the board Of aldermen. was
unanimously concurred in.
A resolution providing for the plac-
inx Of q light under the Twenty
eighth street bridge at Warwick ave-
nue., passed by the board Of alder
men. was not concurred in after con-
siderable discussion. Mr. Davis. dis
cussing the damage done the property
along Twenty-eighth street by the
building Of the bridge. declared that
the city had deliberately robbed the
owners Of this property.
An ordinance granting the Old Do
minion Land Company a privilege to
erect q gasoline tank on the beach
near the foot of Twenty-fifth street,
passed In the beard Of aldermen. was
discussed at some length. and upon
Q motion by Mr.. Ketchum 1t was de-
cided to ask for a conference COM
mittee. Messrs. Cheadle and Nor.
gan said that the Old Dominion
Land Company some time ago oppos-
ed the erection Of a gasoline tank on
the beach on the ground that 1t would
BE dangerous.
Increase in Judges Salary.
The report Of the finance commit
tee. recommending the passage Of an
ordinance putting into effect an in.
crease Of $500 per year in the salary
Of the Judge Of the Corporation Court.
vas adopted without discussion.
motion to adopt receiving the requir-
ed three-fourths vote. as follows
Ayes, Boiling. Cheadle. Cox. Davis.
Fcsd, Harris. Ketchum. Morgan.
srrsili. W. A.. Spruil'. W. E.. Via and
WSshburn-l,: nays. Christie. Jones.
w. e. and Jones. d. SIS. When
this report was read. Mr.. W. +.
Spruil! moved that Judge Barham be
heard by the council. Mr. Morgan
objected. and Mr.. spruill then with
drew his motion and a vote was
tnken On the Ordnance.
An ordinance. reported By the
'nnance committee. fixing the salary
q the rodman and assistant In the
city engineers once at $50 per month
durinx the period OF work On street
paviuE vas adopted by a vote Of IL
70 :. 49,
An ordinance. reported By the nm
aace committee, fixing q salary OF
Sl.o5O . year for the city electrician,
ID lieu OF all fees now collected. was
unanimouxly adopted. Under this
Or6laance the electrician Is directed
@ turn In to the city all fees collect
"a BY him.
4 repos. from the building grounds
I'D night committee. submitting the
psans prepared by the city engineer
sor q 6re-proof vault. which II Is pro-
pcsed to erect In the city hall. vas
referred to the finance committee for
. report - to funds TO defray the ex.
psuse Of putting In the vault.
Mr. Ford, calling attention TO the
net that no salary had been fixed
eop the city engineer since ;hs pres
eas tern o. once began. moved that
this salary be axed at si.5oe a year
y support Of this motion. Mr.. Ford
rsGsrred to the s,ecial work being
49, By the engineer In connection
vsth the street paving. The rules
Vsse ssspcpled By unanimous vote
- pass wpon this resolution. and
vAeD Q vote oe The measure was
tSakes e vas carried bv vote of u
- I, only Persistent Jones vo'ins
-.
x o. . as&ioa by Mr.. Harris. Of
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