Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-21
ANNEXATION CASE
PROGRESSING NOW
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

1 j. y
mon council OF Newport News, testi-
fed that In his house furnishing bust
ness he had frequent dealings with
the people living across the city lines
| In the counties. He said that he ire
4 Quently had TO fi'e contracts at war
wick court house, but that this put
him TO no inconvenience.
Mr. Read asked whether Il was
fact that there was friction between
the common council and the school
board in Newport News. Mr.. Massie
objected to the question and the court
ruled il out, but Mr.. Cheadle already
had answered in the negative.
| Mr.. Powell Fsvors Annexation.
| w. Lee Powell, yice-presldent OF
the Powell Trust Company. testified
that he owned property on I've ave
nue.: in Dawson city. In Powell
| Heights and on upper Chestnut ave
nue.. He favored taking this section
| into the city because il would give
the section better fire and police pro-
lection. better schools and better
streets or roads. Questioned by Mr..
Massie. the witness said that practi-
cally all OF the people who live in
the territory proposed to be annexed
work in the city of Newport News,
and have TO pass over the streets OF
the city going TO and from their work.
> Mr.. Massie brought out the fact that
the witness or he and his associates
In business own property valued at
approximately $25,000 to $4,000 in
Dawson City; $1,000 on Ivy avenue:
!. $4,000 or $4,000 on Chestnut avenue
extended, and $4,000 to $4,000 at
Powell's Heights.
Mr.. Read questioned the witness
closely as to the condition of the
: streets in the city of Newport News,
other than paved streets, as COM
pared with the county roads at
Dawson City. Mr.. Powell said that
the streets of the city were in fairly
good condition. Mr.. Read wanted to
know If the witness remembered the
famous damage suit case in which a
child actually was drowned in a
hole in a street of a city
Questioned by Mr. Read. the wit
ness said that Dawson City was a
settlement consisting OF fifty or sixty
houses. worth from 5000 and $4,000,
D occupied by a good class of negroes
7 1t was brought out that the territory
between Dawson City and Point
Breeze and that between Ivy avenue
and Salter's creek, is used for truck
! farming purposes. Witness stated
that there are many vacant lots
between Madison and circuit avenues
in the city. He said that there are
r large number OF vacant property
) north of Fittieth streets suitable for
building purposes; that there are prac-
ideally 10 houses between Virginia
avenue and the railroad. and that
north Of F0rtieth street avenue on
Huntington avenue there were a great
many vacant lots in the business sec
ton.
As to Business Houses.
Mr.. Cumming handed the witness
map showing in colors the improved
property in the city OF Newport News.
T excepting in certain section. and
3 ased whether or not it was accurate.
D Mr.. Powell said that as far as he
could say from memory, the map was
correct. Mr.. Cumming asked if he
was not a fact that ninety or ninety
five per cent OF all the business
: houses in the city were located on
Washington and Jefferson avenues.
oil Witness thought this estimate was
:. too high: he did not believe that more
( than rs or SO per cent OF the business
houses were located on these avenues.
Then. questioned by Mr.. Cumming,
the witness named Roanoke, circuit,
Huntington and Chestnut avenues. and
: Twenty third, Twenty fifth. Twenty
eighth and other streets. parts OF
which are occupied by business
houses. Mr.. Cumming questioned the
witness closely concerning the char
Q acter of buildings at Powell Heights
G the route OF and method of operating
O the private sewer at Parrish avenue
a (which empt.es into Salter's creek
and as to the bridge over Salter's
creek at Twenty-ffth street. construct
: ed by Elizabeth City county, and the
new road leading to Hampton from
iTwenfy-fifrh street extended, also
> constructed by the county. The
proximity to the new road of the
George wythe and other schools was
drought out by questions BY Messrs.
r Cumming and Montague. Replying 10
3 a question by Mr.. Cumming. Mr. Pow
a ell seid that he supposed there were
more unimproved lots than improved
lots in Newport News east Of Jerer.
: son avenue.
; At this point. about l o'clock the
I court adjourned until 2 O'Clock for
, lunch When court recoEvened. Mr.
+ Powell vss recalled to the stand
II Afternoon Session.
; Answering a question by Mr.. Mas
! sic. Mr. Powell said that the Dawson