Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-13

sometimes assemble near his home at
night and sing. talk boisterously ana
swear. lie had lived In this section
five years and had noticed no partic,s
lar change in coDditionsA
o. J. 6rittinshsm.
o. J. Birmingham testified that he
is in the plumbing and thinning bust.
ness in Newport News and has lived
In the Boulevard section for seven
years. lie thought II would be de-
srable to annex the territory to the
city in order TO give IL fire and
police protection. His house was saw
ed by the Intervention OF the city
fire department recently.
On cross-examinstion said he had
called upon the Newport News police
10 arrest nude bather in front OF
his home. The Majestic hotel, he
said, has the reputation of being a
very rad place.
Answering a question by Mr.. Mon
tague, the witness said he knew there
are disreputable houses in Newport
News.
A. /. Powell.
A. l.. Powell, real estate dealer and
banker, president of the Powell Trust
Company, of Newport News, testified
that he and his associates had de-
veloped the Ivyton and Powell
Heights properties, situated between
Salters creek and the present limits
of Newport News. He said that in
some instances the city line runs
through houses in this section. The
land at Ivyton cost $4,000, improve
ments about $4,000 and $4,000 or
$4,000 has been spent in building
houses on. the property. The Powell
Heights tract cost about S1l 600. i'm
provements on it $4,000 or $4,000, and
number OF houses had been built
there. Witness said he thought II
would benefit this property to be YAK
en- into the city. He said his company
had been obliged to reduce the rent
in some Instances in order TO allow
for the tuition paid by tenants 10
keep their children in the city
schools. The county has never made
any improvements in this section.
Questioned by Mr.. Batcheier, the
witness said that people in the city
sites in the outskirts because proper
" inside the limits was held at such
hIgh rrices. MIR Massie brought out
the statement that all property in
the city owned by parties other than
the Old Dominion Land Company
has beer built up more rapidly than
that owned by the land company. Wit
ness describes the location OF Green
lawn cemetery and said that 1t was
used practically exclusively by New
port News people.
Insurance Rates Higher.
He said the insurance rates In the
Powell Heights and lvyton section are
90 Green: higher than in the city on
account OF lack of fire protection lie
believed the difference in the insur-
ance rate would more than make up
the difference in taxes. The aggregate
bank deposits in the city, the witness
said, are more than double what they
were ten years ago.
C,pss-examined, the witness said he
thou, ht rents in the city OF Newport
News are about the same as they
were five years ago. He expressed
the belief that the territory east OF
Salter's should not be brought into
the ,ity. He said that three-fourths
OF lowell Heights had been sold and
that his compan~ had realized m5Te
than il paid for the property. There
are about 30 ho1ses in Powell Heights
on.sside of the city line. I'd about
S or 10 in Iyyton.
c. 6. Stone.
.. E. Stone testified that he does
business in the city of Newport News,
lIy.s at Paris, avenue and Twenty
ffia street sr+ =; justice OF the
rea,e in ia@ county. He deemed an
nexstion desnalIe in order to give
The 'erritory fire and police protection.
His neighbors have trouble getting
their children to school. Questioned