Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-18
Alderman Wheeler Fire and
Water Chairman.
A PECULIAR CON | tS !
Councilman Cooke Elected Ordinance
anC Police Chairman Unanimously,
With Two In Race-Couneilman
1undley Heads 3. G. & L.

Three of the new city council com
mitteIs organized last night aud GOT
uOwn to actual work. Alderman D..
W. Wheeler, OF the Fourth ward. was
elected chairman of the ctanmittee
on tire department and water and
Councilman T. J. Hundfey. OF the
Fourth ward. was elected chairman
of the committee on buildings and
grounds. The selection of the chair
man OF the ordinance and police com
| mittee furnished about ths most pa
culiar contest in the history ~ the
council committees. Alderman NJ. IA.
Lash, of the First ward. and Council
man +. A. Cook. OF the Second ward,
were the candidates. Mr. Cooke.
whose name was first called, voted
for himself and received two other
votes in succession. When Mr..
Lash's name was called i; was evil
dent that he was defeated and be
voted for Cooke Alderman Wheele-,
! the fifth member of the committee.
did likewise and Cooke was unani-
mously elected. Mr.. Lash not receiv-
ing a single vote.
The committee on buildings and
grounds was the first to meet. COun
cilmen Hutchens, Christie ana Hunt
ley and Alderman Weston were
present. After disposing. of numer-
GUS bills. the committee d"cided to
recommend that the council rebuild
| ing the fence around the stables.
| Superintendent of Cabbage Harris has
been endeavoring for many months
| to get this appropriation through the
council. but has been unsuccessful.
. Building Permits Recommended.
The committee recommended that
lC. b. helms and w. j. helms be
| granted a permit TO erect a single
story brick building on Jefferson ave
nue.. The ordinance was offered in
! the common council this month and
was sent TO the committee. The
committee also granted J. W. Dun
| ton permission to move building
| from Twenty-third street between
| Roanoke avenue and Chestnut ave
nue. to another block.
Bids for fuEnishing wood and coal
for the city hall were received AMI
| that of J. W. Courtney At So per Ton
for coal and 81 per cord for wood
was accepted.
| When Clerk Floyd Hudgins called
! the committee on fire department ana
| water. together all five members were
present: Christie, w. l.. Spruill, E
II. Ford. Grimes and Wheeler. The
committee approved a number of bills
and accepted the resignation OF ID.
lB Williams. driver of the Lew aerial
truck in the fire department. w. A.
Baker was recommended 20 take his
place.
| Amended Ordinance Turned Down.
| Following a somewhat lengthy dis
| cussion, the committee, by a~vote OF
| 3 TO 2. refused to recommend to the
council an amended ordinance con
corning combustibles, explosives or
dangerous materials. The amended
measure was offered by Councilman
! +. w. West and was designed. as Mr..
! West explained, to take away from
| the chief of the fire department the
| authority TO say where gasoline tanks
and receptacles containing ether ex-
piosives are to be located and piac-
| ing the matter in the hands Of the
| committee.
Councilmen Ford ana Srruill op
posed the amendment, willie Mr..
Grimes spoke in its favor. Mr.. Chris.
tie wanted the council to have the
right to pass on the placing of the
| tanks On the first vote tie matter
stood a tie, but Chairman Wheel T
decided the matter by voting against
| the amended ordinance. On motion Of
1 Mr.. Ford the committee recommend
ID 10 do away with the paying OF q
fee of 81 for the permits.
Erect Gasoline Tank.
] After some discussion and after Ru-
1 doIph Kent had been heard. the com
i mittee recommended en- ordinance
giving the Old Dominion land Com.
| pany the right to increase the size
of the gasoline tank at the River
Road and Twen;y-fourth street from
a l 900 gallon tank TO a 600 gallon
\ tank. Mr.. Kent is the LEGAL agent
!. o. the Sun Oil Company. Of Philadel
/ phia.
/ Superintendent ". c. Ritter. Of the
State school for deaf. dumb end blind
/ children. was granted permission 70
/ tar the city fire alarm system in East
End and connect {; with an alarm
box located in the State scSool All
Of the teachers and inmates OF the
4 school are deaf and dumb and It is
NECESSARY 70 install the FIRE aiarTn boV
50 that ;he FIRE department can be
notified in case OF fire \; the school.
or5insces Are Tsblec.
Besides the payment o. ills very
.iiffse business was transacted by the