Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-06

that ii was proposed 10 give Contrac-
tor J. w. Davis the contract for paw
ing this block with the brick he has
On hand In settlement of his claim
against the city. Mr.. Davis explained
the matter at some length, reminding
the council that II Is holding Sl,VOo
of his money back in the sand base
matter and assuring them that IL he
paved this block and the council paid
him the 81 500 all differences between
, himself and the city would be settled
and the matter would be ended for
once and all time.
Moves TO Reconsider
Councilmen Whitley and w. A.
Spruin voted against the resolution,
but after Councilman Harris had ar
rived in the council chamber some
time afterwards, President Jones ask
ed one of them TO move to reconsider.
Both refused at frs, but later MI.
Whitley said that he would move TO
reconsider the action as he might have
something he wanted TO get through
, the council at some future time ana
several members might hold the mat
Ter mp. The motion to reconsider was
adopted and motion TO concur also
was adopted.
As soon as Mayor Jones signs this
ordinance the having provided for will
be started.
nv unanimous vote. the council
adopted an ordinance to require Il
license for the manufacture, storage,
soIe and use within the limits OF the
civ of combustible. explosive. or dan
.,rous materials This ordinance was
rorod nv Councilman Ford at the
Ios, roo,,lar meetlnp. is an exact copy
80 tho Richmopd ordinance and is de-
siened IN nravent thu owners of auto
mobiles fron storing pasolfne in tanks
a, ar neor their homes without having
,.ronar nernits 10 do so and without
notifying the chief engineer of the
hro dcnartment OF the presence of
,boeo tanks
r,. p,.,.n.
only eleven ineihoV,s vi ,ne 'V""c,'
were present wheh iresiueh, -, o.
ions called tne inee''ns 10 oiuei ~, "IS
were: Cneauie, 10y .iu,onon ,,, ~, -
Jones, Mllstead, w. y, op'uii' W, ~
sprul' via, "aliace, Wni'ieS az" mn
!. Jones. Messrs' fciioMs any no,
ing arrived iater' maN'"s 'n' 'oo"
members present.
Councilman Wallace opened the
meeting win prayer anu Ci,y Oein
NV ',"us ,n o,;,,r ,r,n ad;ourp-
'ne l"s. .e"'"' - - a,.,.,,c,- NJ
-. Gu "ioe.." a1
III, ,,,' Oou,'Nn ~, ,, communication
-, -. a.t,;na ,ho alton.
!, ON S'u'o' s ~ ,,,n oondi,;on Of
',un VI 'ae ooun' -, ona aoc,or-
.no s ,,'o, S '''' thorsht tho council
S ,,osIa,o stoos to have
"o'''" IN" rrrt,'iSad po,,,nr com
'ne oIe "n.',a To- cnn,ract nv repairine
p''s eNvSu'T 70 - ,i,s o,riration NJ
nc pa', "s ar.otao Thc r,avor
'nS ""ye"' SUD 80 ,hn na,,,ns
Ss'u ,"a' "e nsaned Tho navor
H,'O"'" ,..a', ~ tho oo,ncil :,
@lso 1s ~ onn,,o1 ronor, ne Former
or go =, po,,o, poyno,ds for tho fiscal
-, ad;na f,,v rho report was
sr ca las ara '
Tho oonnc;I unanimously concurred
:. s,,,,,ion an,hori1ing tho finance
80 30 ,urchase ont of the
no,n"' -, mo s,nt,ing fund of $40 600
~. - Nanort Na,ys A. nor con.
renS -
'''D
oe"o'ns 'e''"'' "e'"'
by vote OF eleven 10 Two une
,.or,,,iss,on 40 brild single story
frame dwelling house at the corner
of Jefferson avenue and Twenty
second street. Messrs. Cox and Eel
lows voted to grant the permit
Following a somewhat lengthy de-
bate. the council racommitted the re-
oommendation of the committee on