Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-07

the adoption OF this resolution we re-
cord our sincere sorrow at his death
and bear testimony 10 his many vir'
tues. and
BE II further resolved, that a copy
Of these resolutions be forwarded 90
his family and spread by the clerk
upon the minutes of this body
A note from Mrs. Robinson was
read by the clerk Mrs. Robinson ex-
pressed the appreciation OF herseh
and family for the message OF condo
lence from the council and the beau
tifu! loral tribute sent by the body.
This note was ordered spread upon
the minutes Of the meeting.
Acting upon Instructions OF the
council. City Clerk Hudgins had the
wall in the rear of the presidents
desk draped in black. A frame bear
ing the Initials "E w. r." done In
gill on a black background, hung from
the wall.
In Regular Session.
The council met In regular session
last night and transacted much Dnsi-
ness In comparatively short time. the
meeting was very harmonious one
and there was comparatively little
wrangling and sQuabbling over meas
ures presented. President ID. ). Jones
was i'm the chair and those present
were: Christie. Cooke, Cox, Ford,
Harris. Hundley, llutchens. w. r..
Jones. Nelson, Reyner, w. A. Spuill,
Via. X. w. West and Whitley. MT.
Chris tie onered the opening prayer.
Construct Four Storm Sewers.
Resolutions carrying total appropri-
atoms of 5000 to construct storm wa
ter sewers on Thirty-second street.
between Huntington avenue and Hir'
ginia avenue. on Twenty-fourth street
between jefferson avenue and New
port News creek; on Twenty-seventh
street between the same avenue ana
creek and on Twenty-ninth street ne
tween the same avenue and creek
were unanimously adopted. These
resolutions in one form or another
have been before the council for many
months.
With President Jones only voting In
the negative, the council adopted a
resolution appropriating $i25 WIN
which TO pave the sidewalk in front
of the two vacant lots at Washington
avenue and Twenty-ninth street.
These lots are owned by George "A.
Scbmelz and the city will recover
one.third of the cost from him.
Pave Block In Essi End.
After brief discus sion. the reso-
luton from the highways and sewers
committee appropriating $l,2I5. TO
nut macadam paving on Twenty-third
street between Roanoke avenue ana
Chestnut avazne, was adopted by
vote. Councilman Whitley
testified as> to the frightful condition
of tina. block following every ram
storm.
An appropriation of SIPS to pur'
chase additional ground in Greeniawh
cemetery for the burial OF paupers
was PASSED after IL had been explain
ed that the city had crossed over its
line and encrouched upon the GENE
terry company's land.
BY unanimous vote. the counch
adopted a resolution appropriauhg
s225 with which to purchase motor
cycle and a bicycle for the police de-
partment. A resolution carrying an
Appropriation Of $50 for the mainten-
ance OF the police departments blood
hounds also was adopted without ais
sention.
improve West Avenue.
After hearing lengthy statement
from Councilman Ford, the council
unanimously voted to appropriate %
500 out of a special fund OF $4,000 10
repair the paving on West avenue
after the Hampton Roads Traction
Company shall have removed The Two
aasterly rails and most westerly rail-.
Subsequently, the council. under
suspension os the rules, adopted an
ordinance directing the Hampton
Roads company to remove the rails
as provided for by an ordinance
adopted in 1906. There was some OPP
position TO the suspension OF the
rules. but the motion to suspend was
carried. eleven TO four. Messrs. Chris
tie. West. Hutchins and ID. $ Jones
voting in the negative.
When the original measure came
I'D Mr.. Ford explained that when the
city gave the Hampton Roads Trac-
ton Company permission 10 abandon
its franchise 1t received $4,000 from
the company. but none Of the money
was spent on West avenue The city
holds check for $4,000 forfeited by
the old Hampton Roads Company. he
said. and the interest accruing on II
amounts TO $1,000. II is proposed to
take the $4,000 for repairing West
avenue on; of that fund.
I'VE have been holding this cake