Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-02
REPORT ON AUDIT
SOON DISPOSED OF
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others fayorng $3.50. lie Thought
tbe amount recommended by the com
mittee was large enough.
Mr.. Nielsen thought the normal
school benefited the city very much
and was destined 10 become a great
institution. He Thought the appro-
nj iation should be $500.
Asked by President Jones what had
been his experience. as hotel pro
prietor, with the normal school, MIR.
Hundley said that ne could not MAKE
rstes low enough for the teachers
iaitendng the normal. bot he knew
that the visitors had helped the
boarding houses and benefited the city
| In other ways, and he hoped to see
the school come again next year.
President Jones said he was sorry
that he could not agree with the gen
tlemen who bad spoken, but that he
could not vote for more than $3.50.
the amount appropriated last year. He
was doubtful about the benefits to &C.
crue to the city.
| Mr.. Nelson moved as a substitute
that $500 per appropriated. The SUBJ
stitute was lost. four to ten. Messrs.
Ford. Jones. w. E.. West and Jones
: ID. s.. voting nay. The original res
olution, appropriating $3.50. was
adopted. thirteen to one. the president
voting nay.
A resolution sppropriating $500 to
purchased street sweeper and mar
ness, recommending by the finance
and highway and sewers committees.
was unanimously adopted.
The recommendation Of the finance
committee that an ordinance, incress-
ing the salary OF the rodman in the
city engineers Office to $50 per month.
be not adopted, was adopted without
division.
Several ordinances reported by the
highways and sewers committee au'
thorizing the construction OF add
tional storm water sewers and certain
street work. and making appropria'
lions therefor, were sent to the
finance committee.
/ To Bring Tracks to Grade.
An ordinance directing the street
railway company to bring It's tracks
to grade on Twenty-seventh street be-
tween Chestnut and Marshall ave
nues. from he highways and sewers
committee. was adopted. City Engi-
neer Pearse and Messrs. Harris and
Christie said that this street is in bad
condition because the tracks are out
of grade
An ordinance authorizing the high.
ways and sewers ccmmi;'ee 20 ar
range fer the laying of concrete curb
ling and gutter on Twenty-third street
between Roanoke and Chestnut ave-
nue.. was adopted.
An ordinance requiring all houses
located on severed streets to he con
nected with the sewer system, was
submitted 5v the finance committee
without recommendation. City Attor
ney Massie stated that the Legislature
had recently enacted a statute author.
izing cities to compel property own
ers TO connect their houses with the
= sewer system. On a motion by Mr.
: Harris the measure was referred tc
4 the committee for consideration in the
A, light of Mr.. Massis's advice.
"Freexino Out" Standard Oil.
An ordinance permitting the Ole
a Dominion Land Company to erect ;
. 5.oo0-gaIlon gasoline tank on the beach
at the foot of Twentyfourth stree
was submitted with the recommsn
J. dation Of the Are department sns
i water company. Messrs. Ford ans
,. Reyner thought the permit ought t.
| be granted, as Il was great con
venlence to the public to be able 4
c get gasoline on the beach. w. A
e Spruiil thought the Old Dominion
o Land Company was trying TO ~freez
i. out the Standard Oil Company, whicl
company has had tank on the beach
II He and Mr.. whitley explained tina
n the Texas oil Company has bee
IL given the privilege which heretotor
has hcen held by the Standard o.
Company Mr.. Harris. Presiden
Jones and others though, there wer
le a plenty % other pisces On the beac
- 70 be had BY the Standard OF an
other oil company. and that this We
e. & matter with which the council Ia
n nothing 20 do. The crcinsnce va
! adopted a. read without division.
A report from The FIRE departmer
sEd water committee. recommendin
y The acceptance OF David William
10 resignation as a truck driver and N
N. appointment o. ". A. Baker 20 n
the vacancy. was adopted witho'
division
Nr. Scius' Request Tabled
The buildings. grounds and hgh'
committee rcporfed unfsvorsbiy a
70 ordinance granting G. y Neims %
TO mission 20 erect 4 cne-story venecrs
On brick building &C Jefferson aven1
A.. Chairman Hundlcy stated that val
bis ccmmiti.e had reported unsaso
" ably urcn .he ordinance. he pcrscu'
cf ~ favored ~ passage because
d thouEht the building wou,d be cred
"a to no sverrc Mr. Whifiev spoil
nroarly IN favor q ~ or1insnC
declaring that the building prcpy-'
70 n b erected BY Nr. N~lus wou
81 be hcftcr thar tbe butidinrs aurrous
r. irx u. that ~csid have = prsss
he brick. plate glass front. ". A Spru