Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-29
SWEEPING STREETS BY
DAY MENACE TO HEALTH
Or. Jefery Declares That Thorough
fares in Newport News Are the
Filthiest He Has Ever Seen-'New
Stormwater Sewer to BE Con-
structed-Additional Paving.

Though the city council cOmnlt'Sc
on highways and sewers refused iaS'
night 10 recommend 70 the council an
ordinance directing that the paved
streets OF the city be swept at night
ms cad of by day. Mayor Marquis
Jones and DR.. Aaron Jeffery the city
health officer, have not given up tneir
fight for night sweeping and tney
probably will 20 over the head OF
the committee in the matter. Mayor
Tones declares that the streets must
he kent clean and Dr. Jenery con-
tends that they should be swept NJ
night.
While the committee voted to lay
the matter on the table. the vote was
not unanimous. Chairman Va ana
Councilman Harris being the only
members to vote on the matter.
Councilman Hundley and Alderman
Wheeler thought that the streets
should be swept at night. Mr.. Humid
ley advocated particularly the sweep
ing of washington avenue late Satur-
day night. so that the thoroughfare
may be clean on Sunday instead OF
being in a very filthy condition as al
present.
Dangerous to Health.
DIR. Jeffery made strong talk DO
fore the committee urging the night
sweep.ng. He said that sweeping IN
the day time was dangerous 10 'ne
health of the community and that at
best the sweepers did not get tne
streets clean by day because oil 'he
many vehicles standing on the streets.
He declared that the streets OF this
city are the filthiest OF any city ne
has ever seen and that the councn
should furnish the men and ma'eriai
to keep them clean,
Chairman Via. and Councilman Har-
ris opposed the night sweeping on the
ground that the chain gang could not
be used at the work at n GIT UNDER
the state law and that the cost OF
night sweeping would be too great
The highways and sewers commit
tee held a very lengthy and busy SEES
sion last night Chairman Via was
in the chair and Councilmen Hundley
and Harris and Aldermen wheeler
and Weston were present.
To Relieve Overflow.
After a brief discussion. the COM
mittee recommended TO the council
the appropriation OF $500 with which
to build sewers from Jefferson ave
nue. and Twenty-fourth street. Jener-
son avenue and Twenty-seventh street
and Jefferson avenue and Twenty
ninth street TO Newport News creek
to relieve the overflow of water at
those places following heavy rains.
The committee also recommended the
construction OF a sewer on Thirty
first street from Huntington to Viz
ginia avenue to take care Of the over
flow Of water on Huntington avenue
at the intersection Of that street
when there are heavy rains.
CITY Engineer Pearse recommended
that the committee have two Of the
dirt streets Of the city treated with
preparation known as "giutrin,
and IL was ordered that Forty-sixth
street from Washington avenue 10
Huntington avenus. and Twenty-third
street from Roanoke avenue 20 Chest
nut avenue be treated with the prep
aTation. The city engineer explained
tina: the "glutrin" hardens the surface
OF the streets and gives better I'm
ish than hat obtained by macadam.
Citizens Want Relief.
Following the reading OF a petition
of the property owners OF that sec
ton and the statement Of enc cs the
residents. the committee recommend
ed to the council a resolution appro-
priating 1925 with which To curb
and gutter and macadsmize Twenty
third street between Roanoke avenue
and Chestnut avenue. The property
own-rs along hat street claim that
when the city graded the street year
ago the thcrouxhfsre was cut down
two feet and that :; is utterly impass-
able after arms fhcy also claim
that Il is washing their sidewalk 3
down and lowering tnc value Of tncir
property.
z. NJ watt. J. W Robinson and e..
C. Epes. merchants on Washington
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