Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-30
Jefferson Avenue Situation viii
be Reliered.
DRAINS NOW lNADEQUAlE
Highways and Sewers Committee
Recommends Appropriation After
Hearing Many Thous-
and Dollars for Mules.

After rather brief discussion of
the matter, the council committee on
highways and sewers last night unani-
mOusiy recommended TO the council
I that 1850 be appropriated TO build an
adequate storm sewer az twenty
ninth street and Jefferson avenue To
carrY off the water which PUSHES to
that corner following every hard rain.
plans for the sewer. which were made
by City Engineer Pearse. will be
sent to the council along with the
recommendation.
City Engineer Pearse proposes TO
dig a sewer in the middle of the street
to extend from Jefferson avenue to
Newport News creek, 200 or more
feet distant. He says that the trench
can be dug and the pipe laid by the
street and sewer forces and that the
cost to the city will be small. IL is
proposed TO connect this main sewer
With the two culverts at Jefferson
avenue and Twenty-ninth street and
drain of the water as fast as IL flows
| to theScorner.
| Many Complaints Made.
| Complaint after complaint about
! the conditions at this corner after
every rain has been made by the
! citizens living in that section and
! practically every member of the coun-
ell has been approached and asked
10 have conditions improved. All OF
the committeeman heartily approved
the plan last night and several de-
. tiared that the city must make i'm
: mediate preparations for draining OF
the water.
Upon the recommendation of City
Engineer Pearse. the committee last
night adopted a resolution asking the
council for an appropriation of $1,000
, with which to purchase four mules
for the street department. Mr..
Pearse said that nearly every mule in
The department is practically worth
less and that he is seriOuly handi-
capped in working with the animals.
Two of the mules have been sick
Tor sometime and one probably is
permanently disabled. Superintendent
e Garbage r. II. Harris was directed
/ 10 sell the disabled mule as quick
ly as possible.
Wouldn't Increase Salaries.
from the street sweepers and
teamsters of the street department
asking for an increase of y cents an
hour in their pay. While the COM
mItteemen were inclined TO grant the
increase, they decided to pass the
matter over for a while because this
IL the first month of the new fiscal
year. For the same reason the COM
mittee turned down a resolution in
creasing the salary of the foreman of
the chain gang from $50 per month
4 to $50 per month.
| At the request of the city engineer.
the committee directed the clerk to
draw a warrant for SIS for Edward
Ronamosen. negro laborer in the
street department. who has been
helping the police 10 catch dogs.
/ Councilman Harris again brought
mp the matter of connecting the East
End sewer with the Powell Heights
sewer system. On his motion, the
, clerk was directed TO write CITY
Attorney Massie asking him 10 make
This report on this matter to the coun-
Gil Tuesday night The matter was
referred to Mr.. Massie with instruc-
tons 10 draw UP contract between
the city and the Powell Trust Com
pany. Inc
The committee accepted the bids
o. the Poarch Lumber Company fo1
two car loads of sewer pipe and A.
l.. Nelms for 81 900 feet 'of oak tim
Ter at s22 per loco feet.