Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-09

eight; twelve votes being necessary
10 carry Il. The vote was recorded
AS follows: Ayes Ford. Harris. w.
4. Jones. w E Spruill. Via. Wallace,
Whitley and II. $. Jones, eight: nays
Rolling. Cheadle. Cox. Fellows
Hutehens and W. A. Spruill. six.
When the vote was announced Mr.
Ford said that the council would have
To get together on the matter AZ the
budget could not be passed until the
appropriation for the police depart
ment was fixed. He declared that he
was sure neither faction would sur
render completely and that they
would have TO give and take.
Another Futile Ballot.
Councilman Cheadle moved that the
police department be given s26.7So
for the next fiscal year and w A.
Spruin seconded It, The motion was
lost. eight to six: Ayes-Bollmg.
Cheadle, Cox, Fellows, Hutchens and
w. A. Spruill. six nays-Ford. Har-
ris. Nv. f. Jones. W. Z. SpruIll. Via,
Wallace. Whitley and ID. $. Jones.
Mr. Cox said that the council could
not make any headway under tine ex-
isting conditions and he moved that
the council adjourn. There was
strenuous opposition 10 this motion
and no one offered second to II.
Mr. Cheadle said that the council
ought TO go into the matter of fixing
the license taxes. He declared that
the tax on the express companies
should be made $4,000 a year and
several of the spectators applauded.
I'VE ought 20 get from the express
companies what they rob their pat
rons Of" said Mr. Cheadle.
Purchasing Committee.
The next matter taken up was the
ordinance creating n purchasing com
mittee of the council. This resolution
came from the retrenchment commit
tee and. like many of the other rec
concentrations of that committee. IT
met with opposition. Mr.. Boiling
| said that the purchasing of hay and
| feed once every three months was
| false economy. He was opposed to
purchasing feed in the manner pre-
scrbed by the ordinance recommend
ed by the committee.
Superintendent of Garbage r. n
Harris was heard on the matter OF
| purchasing hay and feed He said
| that when the dealers bid on a three
| months supply they allow for any
| rise in the market which they may
then anticipate. He pointed out that
only a short time ago he had pur-
chased corn at % cents less on the
ton than the dealer selling him mad
paid for it. The dealer. he said. an
ticipated a fall In the market price
and that he had rather have the
money at slight loss than TO have
| the corn on his hands with The mar
ket down.
Affected Big Saving.
Mr.. Boiling said that the books OF
the auditor win show that under the
present system of buying. the city has
saved more than 1000 annually in
the purchase of feed.
Mr.. Cox moved that the resolution
Dc tdDicu anu MI. oOlllnS StCOnutu
the motion. Councilman Ford said
that the points brought out by Nj
Boiling were very good ones. but that
there were some good features tc the
ordinance and he believed that II
should be sent to the finance commit
tee and there revised. He then said
that he thought it would be a good
idea to refer the matter to a special
committee to be composed of one
member from each OF the standing
committees OF the council, and he
offered motion to that end. This
motion prevailed without dissention.
An ordinance appropriating $500
with which to purchase two mules
for the sewer department was unani-
mously adopted.
Widen Maeadam Road.
Under a suspension of the rules,
the council adopted a resolution di-
recting the city engineer to cover the
center of Twenty-fifth street from
Chestnut avenue to Salter's creek
| bridge eighteen feet wide instead OF
sixteen feet as heretofore planned.
and providing that the necessary ad-
ditional cost be paid for out OF the
Third ward unexpended paving funds
\ The resolution also provides that a
small Gusntity of stone be stored at
or near the city stables for the pur-
pose of repairing the macadam road.
the cost Of which shall be paid for
out OF the appropriation 10 the street
| department for incidentals.
| Recess.is Taken.
After this resolution had been
adopted. Mr.. Ford moved that the
council take a recess OF ten minutes
so that the factions might get to-
gether on the cut in the police de-
partment This motion prevailed
| without division and the body ad-
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