Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-02
Common Council Adopts 0rdi-
nances Changing Methods
in Auditors Office.
B0DYsH0LDS LENGTHY
AND BUSY SESSION
Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars APP
propriated For Summer Normal
School-Nelms' Request For Special
Building Permit Held-up-Commit-
tees Tabling Matters Objected TO-

A. Ear as the common council Il
concerned. the much-talked-of repor
on the audit of the books OF Former
CITY Auditor j. w. Read by Specia
Accountant +. Stuart Blanton was ais
posed of last night. The finance com
mittee made its report. embodyinl
the report of the subcommittee which
was Published In substance in this
paper Yesterday morning. and accom-
panied by two ordinances authorizing
changes in methods in the auditor
Office. The report was reeeiYed ana
filed, and the ordinances were ADOPT
ed without division.
When the report was submitted
Chairman Ford. of the finance COM
mittce. made a brief statement TO the
effect that the work OF the account
ant had been carefully and conscien-
tiously done; that all the errors fohnd
in accounts hsf been corrected ana
that the books OF the auditor had heen
nut in balance and turned over 10 the
new auditor in good shape. As all
of the ccuncilmen had read copies,
the report was filed without being
read by the clerk.
One of the ordinances submitted by
the committee provided that the en-
ployes OF the various departments OF
the city shall be paid at the treas
urer's Office. Heretofore the foremen
IN charge of different departments
have drawn the money at the treas
urer's office and paid their men Inc
other measure required certain
changes in methods of keeping nc
counts in the office.
Regular Meeting.
President Jones called the council
10 order for the regular October meet
ing last night q few minutes after
o'clock. Mayor Marquis Jones openso
the proceedings with prayer,
The members present were: Chris
ale, Cooke. Ford. Harris. Hutcnens'
Huudley, Jones, w. E.: Nelson, hey-
ner, Spruill, w. A.; Via. West, Whit
ley and Jones, ID. S.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
A resolution from the finance COM
mittae approprIating s65 to cover cost
of repairs and changes at the city
stables was adopted without division.
Appropriation For Assessors.
A resolution appropriating $685.
with which to supplement the amount
paid the three real estate assessors
for this city by - state. was sub
mitted in the report Of the nnance
committee.
Chairman Ford, of the finance com
mittee, stated that the assessment
made by the three men appointed ioi
the stale is used by the city in levy
ing It's taxes, and il has been Gus
tomary for this and other cities &c
supplement the amount paid by ths
state. He explained, toe. that the as
SCISSORS had agreed to assess the
city's property. including buildings
bridges, paving, sewers. etc, anc
make a report to the finance commit
tee. The resolution was adopted
unanimously.
A resolution recommended by the
finance committee appropriating s29'
TO cover a balance due Alsop & Pierce
for a quantity cf crushed stone am
TO paw be bill of l. r. Timheriak'
for hauling. The resolution wal
adopted without division.
For Summer Normal.
With the finance committees re
port was a resolution appFopriatinl
$3.50 10 be used in defraying EXPENSE
OF tie state Summer Normal school
proposed TO be held here again mex
year. Mr.. Harris moved that the res
plution he adopted. and. on mo'ioi
by Mr. Nelson. $. Otis Bland. presi
dent Of the Chamber OF Commerce
was invited TO address the body OF
the subject Of he proposed appronTia
tier
Mr.. Bland said that the Chambe
Of Commerce had hoped that h coun
CT world appropriate $500. ~.
amount needed 10 supplcmf nj ~
amount provided ~ the state FOR ~
sursost OF ffo normal. He NJ in'c'
ruf the benefits 30 accrue % thc c.ty
directly and Indirectly. through M
Norma; rchccl. which p eXrf c;cd =
become a pcTmanen; Institution an
said that he fhceeht the chy ouch
to ccntrfhufs The $500
The Chamber Of Commerce zsr'
rart Of the Necessary moncy las
year. hut he did not think the bod
ourhi 70 Re called uDcn 10 bear pa
Ct the burden again this var.
vr. Ford explained that the men
hers II the finance committee IA
compromised On $3.50, some being :