Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-05
MEASURE REFERRED TO
COMMITTEE On HEALTH
Lengthy Debate Over Contract for
Connecting EAST End City Sewers
With Mains Owned by messrs.
Powell and smith-Reeular Session
OF the Common Council.

Councilman w. c. Harris, OF the
Third ward, introduced an ordinance
in the common council last night re-
quiring water companies supplying
water In this city to furnish each
consumer with meter and to charge
tho consumers for only the actual
amount of water used and registered
b, the meter. This measure was Of
fered as a substitute Tor an
ordinance presented some time
time ago by Councilman Chris
tie requiring the water compa-
MES to furnish rs gallons OF water a
day at 81 per quarter instead Of $50
gallons of water q day at 81 per quar-
Ter and. after much discussion, Il was
referred to the health committee.
In making the motion to refer the
matter to the health committee, Mr..
Ford said that when the committee
meets TO consider the ordinance, OFF,
Gals of the water company should
be summoned before the committee
and be given hearing on the mat
ter before the council acts on the
measure.
Text Of Ordinance.
Following is the text of the ordi-
nance:
t'Be it ordained by the council of
the city of Newport News, that all
water companies supplying water to
residents of this city thpugh pipes
laid in the streets. shall provide and
install for each consumer or patron,
meter, which shall register the
amount OF water supplied to or used
by such patron or consumer; for the
use of which meter such consumer or
patron shall pay the sum OF one dol
lar for each quarterly period Of three
months, and In addition thereto shall
pay for the number of gallons Of wa
ter furnished to or used by such pa
tTon or consumer at the rate now
charged for the excess over an aver
age OF one hundred and fifty gallons
pee day per quarter.
FOR each and every violation OF
the provisions Of this ordinance, the
offender shall, upon conviction, be-
fined not less than Ave nor more
than one hundred dollars.
"This ordinance shall be and be-
come In force sixty days after its
passage"
Connect With Ivyton Sewer.
After a very lengthy debate. the
council adopted an ordinance direct
ing the mayor and city clerk to draw
up a contract with A. L. Powell ana
T.. Quincy Smith allowing the city
70 connect the sewers on Twenty-sec-
ord, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth and
1wenty-ffth streets with the IvytOn
sewer on Oak avenue upon the pay
ment OF $500 to Messrs. Powell and
Smith.
When this matter was first brought
up. Mr.. West moved that the matter
60 back to the highways and sewers
committee. but after hearing state
ments from Mr. Harris, City Attorney
Massie and City Engineer Pearse. be
withdrew the motion. Mr.. Harris ex-
planned that the people in that section
asked for sewers about a year ago:
that conditions In that territory are
very bad because of the lack of sew
ers and that the city should lose no
time in putting the sewers in
There was some question al first
as to whether or not Messrs Powell
and Smith were the sole owners OF
the sewer and II was on that account
that some Of the counciImen wanted
the ordinance rccommitted pending a
further investigation. City Attorney
fiessie said tina; Nessrs Powell and
Smith own the property In their name
and that he would thoroughly inves-