Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-04
At Council Meeting Machine
Owners Object to Ordinance.
WANTS DOUBLE READING
Capt. Darling Suggests Measure on
Electric Light Meters-Reports of
Officer Are Read-Duil Session of
City Fathers.

Although the session of the Hamp-
ton city council lasted for two hours
last night it proved one of the dull
est meetings the body has held in sew
eral months
Probably the most interesting feat
ure Of the meeting was the sugges-
ton of Capt. Frank w. Darling that
an ordinance be passed compelling
The electric light company to give
double meter reading with each bill
that is to make the bill show the
reading of the past and the present
months The ordinance committee
announced that it is at work on such
measure and that the ord nance
will be ready for submission 10 the
council at the March session.
The automobile owners in the
council raised staunch kick
against the auto ordinance. as the re-
suit Of which the measure was referr-
ed back TO the committee on ordi-
rance to adopt an ordinance which
will meet with the approval of the
owners OF autos"
The most serious objections to the
new Ordinace We're the requirement of
taking out licenses by strangers after
beng in the city forty eight hours and
the feature that prohibited machines
running more than six miles
Oh hour in passing corners and
street cars when the cars were not
IN motion.
City Engineer Girard Chambers
sent a report to the council cover
ing the paving which the Newport
News and Old Point Railway and
Electric Company will have TO pay
the town for. The engineer says
that the road must pay for S,438
80 yards of paving ard ia lineai
feet or curb, which he estimates to
mean the sum OF s20,353.40. The en-
gineers report was referred to the
finance committee. which is authoriz-
ed TO take steps to arrange set
Element of the amount with the prop
er officials of the street railway
company
The ordinance regulating aUtomo-
tiles came up for its final passage,
but was referred back to the ordi-
nance committee for further action, in
as much as many Of the automobile
owners strenuously opposed several OF
The restrictions in the new ordinance.
An ordinance covering the opening
of streets for gas, water and other
mains, was brought up for its final
reading and unanimously adopted.
The ordinance becomes operative on
March !. \ communication from a
number of citizens asking that a light
be placed at the Dyke bridge in North
Hampton was referred to the commit
zee on lights for action.
Mayor Thornton r. Jones submitted
his report. which showed that hel
collected fines and fees amounting tol
$50 so in January.
Police Made SIS Arrests.
City Sergeant Walter E. Owens
sent his report for January to the
city council last night, which showed
that the police department made 90
arrests last month. OF the arrests
Sergeant Owens made 10; Night Ser
reant Leslie Curtis, 8: Officer r. ID.
Hope. 10: Ofilcer J. w Cunningham,
.: Ofcer Henry Curtis, Il; Officer
Thomas L. Watts, 3.
When Mayor Thornton F. Jones
raped the council to business the fol-
lowing members answered to the roll
call: Messrs. Frank c. Rees, c. v.
Spratiey, ". p. Isley, w. n. Tignor,
Frank w. Darling. W. S. Hudgins, c.
Y Holtzclaw. Edward r. Schrsudts
George W. Rowe. Thomas j. HaskiDs
and J. s. Wyatt