Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-12
Aldermen Want Business Done
in Regular Way.
WELCOME FOR FIREMEN
While Refusing TO Extend Invitation
TO Association, the Board. Proposes
to Formally Notify Ladies' That
They Will be Welcome.

Both branches of the city council
have inaugurated the policy of refus-
ing 10 suspend the rules except in
cases of urgent necessity. A majority
OF the members of the common coun-
eli took a stand on this question ar
the last meeting of that body, and
last night the aldermen demonstrated
that they propoSe TO have business
transacted only in the regular way
unless excellent reasons can be given
for setting aside the rules.
The question came up en- a Tesolu-
ton offered by Mr. helms providing
for the payment OF $3.50 to Alsop &
Pierce and l.. r. Timberlake for GER.
tain stone furnished TO the city. Mr.
Nelms explained that this bill had
been regularly approved by the old
committees. but that the old council
went out of existence before the resO-
. luton reached the board OF aldermen.
No opposition was offered to the pay
ment of tie bill. but Mr.. Grimes in
sisted that the resolution take its
regular course. saying he did not be-
lievo in suspending the rules for any
thing. After some discussion Mr..
helms withdrew his motion TO sus.
pend the rules, and the resolution
was referred to the finance comiAit-
tee.
The board of aldermen met in reg
ular session last night with the presi-
dent, DR.. LOngan. in the chair and
Messrs Grimes, Jackson. Lash,
helms. Weston and Wheeler present
1t had been expected that the board
would elect a vice-president last
night but the session ended without
that matter being brought up.
Measures Concurred In.
The following measures, adopted by
the common council, were concurred
in:
A resolution appropriating $50 for
the use of the Fairgrounds Associa-
ton.
An ordinance authorizing a contract
between the city and A. l.. Powell
and F. Quincy Smith, under which
the city is TO connect certain sewers
with a main on Oak avenue owned
by Massrs. Powell and Smith. The
city pays $500 and guarantees to keep
the sewer main open.
An ordinance granting to +. c. LenZ
permission to run a sewer through
his property at Wickham avenue and
Twenty-fifth street and to connect
certain houses on Twenty-fifth street
with the city sewer on Wickham ave-
nue. through this extension.
An ordinance requesting property
owners to cut down cottonwood or
North Carolina poplar trees and pro
yiding that such owners as comply
with this request shall be supplied
with other shade trees at the citys
cxDense. Messrs. Lash and helms said
thew would oppose any measure re-
auiring the owners to cut down their
trees.
Will Welcome Firemen.
After considerable discussion, the !
resolution inviting the Virginia State |
Firemen's Association to hold its 1911 |
meeting in this city was not con-
Cured in. There was no division in |
the vote, the understanding being that
tn, body will adopt a resolution wei
coming the firemen to the city
Mr. Wheeler thought the city ought |
not TO 90 on record as opposing the
holding OF the convention here. MT =,
NeIms and Mr.. Jackson thought the |
council ought not TO mix in the SQUAD |
HES of the volunteer flremen. MI !
Grimes expressed the opinion that as
the firemen are coming here anyhow
there was no necessity for inviting |
them. and said he would vote for a |
resolution welcoming the association
Mr.. helms agreed to this suggestion,
and the resolution as adopted by the
lover branch was voted down with !
the understanding that a new one
would be introduced later.
. Captain Weston offered a resolution
defining the duties of the keeper oil
the changing. II was referred to the
Committee on highways and sewers