Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-25

lana then make the council make ~
tine detcit
| supt, Jenkins spoke briefly. saying
\ that il the council wanted to eai ou'
a the special departments in the H'sn
school and abolish the High senool
lcompletely. so well and go good
ffIowever. he warned them that suca
action would advertise the city to ITS
laiscredit throughout the country. He
Twas advised that no one had thongn'
OF doinx away with the High school
3fo,oco Appropriation.
Chairman West called the commit
tees attention to the fact that when
| the board came before the committee
last year for an appropriation TO sup
plement the school levy from the city
the committee had told the board 70
go ahead and run the schools and
that the council would make any ap-
Precipitation necessary to cover the de-
felt However, he stated that he did
not propose 20 be 4 party 10 any sneh
action iii the future. He moved that
The committee recommend $4,000 TO
cover part Of the deficit. which motion
prevailed. Mr.. Davis alone voting
against It.
Before this motion was put, MIR.
Ford stated that ne had plan where
by the council could increase the
school levy from 20 cents to % cents
but that hereafter the board would
have to live within this levy. lie
would net state his plan, saying that
1t could be taken up at the next
meeting of the ilnaIce committee to
consider the budget.
During the discussion of the school
matter, the trustees were taken to
task By seine of the committeeman
or asking the council for $4,000 TO
build the new school in the Second
ward and then borrowing $1,000 from
the state library fund TO complete
and furnish the building. This $4,000
must be paid back by the council.
Budget Considered.
Before taking up the school matter
the committee went ever the usual
ordinance appropristing money for
the various city departments for the
fiscal year beginning July l. 1910.
Although Councilman Davis moved TO
reduce each ono OF them, all of the
salaries OF tho city officers We're re-
commended to the council without
change.
Upon motion of MIR. Ford the ap-
preparations fer the highways and
the sewer department. which
have been separated heretofore,
were consolidated. In this de
partment. the committee recon
mended that the services OF a car
penter at $3.50 per annum be dis
pepsed with. The Incidental expenses
OF the two departments were curtaiisd
1850 to 1000. In the Are department
and water department, an increase OF
s2i5 was made for feed for the horses
cf the fre department. The extra
ordinary appropriation Of $1,000 for an
aerial truck and horses which was In.
Guided in the budget for this depart
nent last year was eliminated. cur
failing the expenses CT the department
ry total of $4,725.
Fewer Fire Hydrants.
The appropriation fer the city fire
nytrants was reduced from s4..O75 to
S5.675, Mr.. Ford reporting that the
city would discontinue the use OF all
hydrants between the blocks ON the
side streets and avenues. 40 change
was made in the departments OF build
ings and lights. but the appropriation
Ger street arc lamps was increased
from ss,6ls to $4,000, the Increase be-
ing made necessary by the insta,la-
don OF additional lights.
NO change wss made in either the
nealth or police Geaartment. but the
sinshcusc and poor department was
passed over until the next meeting.
The amount for the interest on che
emergency ard rssunding bonds was
reduced frcln $500 to $3.50. The
committee recommended an appropria-
tien Of S2ee for the band OF the North
Ind fire company
An appropriation CT sl,o09 fer The
erection OF a areproof vault for the
city hall vas recommended By the
committee under the head Of niiscel-
aanecus appropriations. This vault is