Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-02

"a chairman. raped for crder anu
| told Mr.. Fellows that he would ho'
| nemi, such language 10 be used On
tha floor of the council chamber. StN
eral amusing incidents arore "h''s
Mr. Fellows was speaking anu
when he finished nearly eF-
erybody in the chamber lnu"'se"
in laughter. by this time the hie''
ing had been reduced 10 a regular CIR
Gus and the spectators apparehuS
were very much amused by the pro
| ceedngs.
Fellows Motion is Lost.
After some further discussion. the
council voted on Mr.. Fellows motion
not 10 adopt the recommendation ina.
a retrenchm, nj committee he appoint
ed the motion being losf by a vo'e
of eight 10 four: Nays-Bolllhg'
Hutchena. w. +. Jones. W. H. Spruiii'
Via. whitley and Harris. eight; ayes
Cox, Christie, Fellows and w. a.
sInuill. four.
Messrs. r. |. Ford Of the First
ward: +. +. Christie. Of the Second
ward: W. +. Jones, of the Third ward,
and w. +. Spruill, of the Fourth ward'
10 COMPOSE the committee on re-
trenchmeri from the lower branch
The recommendation will go TO the
board o. aldermen at the regular
meeting of that body, and If II Is
adopted. resident r.. w. Robinson
will appoint committee to act win
the committee from the common
council
Cox Has Last Fling.
Conncllnen Cox and Fellows OF,
fered opposition &c several other mat
ters that were brough; up. chef
among them being the erection OF a
wooden addition TO the East End nre
house, and Cox had another hing 'us'
before came up again. Mr.. Cox con-
tended that there was no phone in the
city stables and he declared that one
ought to be provided at the stables
at once. Other members of the cOun-
al told him that the phone from
the residence of the superintendent vi
streets was TO be moved TO the
stables hut Cox wanted 10 take the
phone out OF the mayors office and
place that in the city stables. The
mayor Is nothing more than a pen
s.oner and now YOU furnish him Win
n telephone" declared the speaker
amid general laughter. City Clerk
Hldeins finally explained about the
phone for the city stables and the
matter was dropped.
Insurance Agents Oppose Tax.
When the license tax on fire insur-
ance companies was taken up by the
council. Richard W. Reynolds. of the
firm of Reynolds Brothers. and Sol
Miller, were granted the privilege Of
the floor. Both offered opposition 10
the tax on the ground that 1t would
work hardship ON the agents. They
declared that the agents would have
To make public reports on the amount
OF business that they were giving 10
each company they represent and that
other agents might offer some Of the
more Business than they
were getting and thus secure the
agency fer that company. Both ad-
vocated a fiat tax of from s100 to 5000
per annum. They declared that u the
tax is raised too high the insurance
companies will raise the rates as was
done several years ago when the IL
cense tax was increased
Mr.. Harris Elected Chairman.
In the absence CT President d. 5.
Jones and Vice President J. c. Wal
lace. Clerk Floyd Hudgins called the
meeting to order at 1923 o'clock. Mr..
w. c. Harris was nominated and I'M
snimously elected chairman protein.
Mayor Jones opened the meeting with
payer.
Mayor Jones communication rela-
tive to the inadequate car service or
the Newport News & Old Point Rail-
way e. Electric Company for the
workmen going to the shipyard was
read BY the clerk. The mayor recon-
mended that the city attorney be d.
rected to ascertain II the company IS
not violating lis franchise al rtsaro
t. the service furnished.
Appended TO the mayors letter was
a copy OF letter he wrote TO both
President W. J. Payne and General
Manager W. W. S. Butler relative TO
the service and the reply made by
Mr.. Butler. The mayor reported that
he had not yet received a reply IRON
Mr.. Payne.
Couldn't Control Circumstances.
Mr.. Butler sad that circumstances
over which his company had no con-
troll were responsible for the delay Of
the cars en- several mornings during
the past month. On February 16. Mr..
Butler said. there was an extremely
low tide in Hampton creek aud sufii-