Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-04
Specially Equipped Boat to
Run Across Roads.
PENINSULA CLUB MEETS
Local Organization Goes on Record In
Opposition 20 Proposed New Tax
Law, and Suggests Schedule That
Would be Acceptable.

Newport News Ks likely TO become an
every day affair in the near fture. AT
the meeting of the Peninsula Auto
mobile Association last night the conf
mittee on transportation made an In
teresting report to the effect that the
Norfolk & Atlantic Terminal Com
pany has decided to put on a steam
or equipped for carrying automo-
biles between Ivy avenue pier and
Sewall's Point. The machines VIII
be transported without removing the
gasoline. AS there IS q splendid
macadamized roadway between Sew
ans Point and Norfolk. the trip TO
that city from here by automobile
will be a pleasant one when the auto
carrying ferry Is in service.
The hoard of governors of the au-
tomobile club met last night at the
Hotel Newport and elected Dr.. 5. W.
,Hohson. Or. w. f. Greasy and +. G.
Lenz to membership in the organiza-
ton. Immediately after the. directors
adjourned. the club was called 10 Or
der for its regular session, with Vice
president L. g. Maneille IN the chair.
Oppose Proposed Bill.
The club went on record as oppoS-
ing the bill pending in the Legislature
taxing automobiles one dollar per
horse power per year. A motion was
carried. recommending a graduating
tax of S. per yeJf on machines CT
20 horsepower ara under; SO per
Z year on machines OF 20 TO S5 horse
power: SIS per year on machines OF
35 to 30 horsepower, and 800 per year
on machines of so horsepower and
over.
The club also went on record as
favorirg a reciprocity license law,
whereby visiting machines are per-
mitted TO remain in the state for thir-
ty days if carrying the license tag OF
Il state recognizing the Virginia
| license.
Ferry Across the York.
Mr.. Rouse brought to the attention
of the club the fact that Yorktown
man is seriously considering the es-
| Establishment of power ferry for Gu
tomobiles between Yorktown and
Gloucester Point. The secretary was
/ instructed to communicate with the
gentleman in question and assure him
that the club will arrange tourns
through Gloucester within reason
able time after the proposed ferry is
established.
The secretary was instructed TO
send to the secretary treasurer of the
Virginia State Automobile Association
the assessment for membership in
ment for membership In the American
Automobile Association. The club
will be affiliated with both of these
organizations in the future.
II was announced that Mr.. Todd,
who lives on Todd's road, connecting
the Warwick county road with the
| road to Hampton, proposed to have
I the road in question shelled II $50
is raised by subscription. The club
! authorized the payment Of s25 toward
this fund as soon as the road is she'll
| ed.
Mr.. j. A. Massie was delegated to
| appear before the committee Of the
legislature 10 which the automobile
bill above mentioned has been re-
. ferred.
The road committee was instructed
into the advisability Of taking steps
toward improving Twenty-seventn
street between Oak avenue ana
Salter's creek.
Those attending tn emeetirg were;
L. B. Manville, w. r.. Barrett, T. b.
Donnie, f. Donnie, ]. B. Weaver, Nal
win Weaver, ]. A Massie. w. II. L.
Kent J. II. Greayes, w. y. Woodfin,
F. c. LEM, W. r. Ayiett, W. E
Rouse, 5. W. Hobson, ". l.. Cooke
and p d. Thomas.
The meetings Of the clue viii be
held at Hotel Warwick hereafter.