Daily press. [volume], December 05, 1906, Page 2, Image 2

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COUNCIL TURNS ?01
RAILWAY ORDINANCE
IWers Think Hampton Roads
Company Should Oiler More
Substantial Inducements.
BOND ISSUE MEASURE PASSES
Freeholders and Voters Wit| Have
* Chance to Say Wether or Not
.$100,000 Shall Be Spent in Street
Improvement?Busy Regular Ses?
sion.
' A. bUBy mooting of the common
council lasted until nearly midnight
last night nnd then the hotly adjourn-1
ed without clearing Its calendar. The I
feature of the session was the tils
.nusslon of the street railway ordi?
nances and a loiter from Mr. W. .1.1
Payne, und tho directors of the Hump
tqn Roads Traction Company, In
which tho council was notified that
unless thoro was favorable action upon
tho measures service on the Hampton
JRoadB Traction Company would he
htopned this morning.
h All tho members wore present when
the railway matter was brought up
Tho ordinance providing for tho sale
of n franchise for a street railway on
Chestnut avenuo between Twentieth
' pnd Twenty-third Htroets, was laid up
. on tho table to awnlt action upon tho
measure granting tho Hampton Honda
Traction Compnny the right to stir
tender its franchise In tho city, dis?
continue servlco and remove Its tracks
and ot,hor property from the streets.
Tho latter ordinance was not adopted
and the former romnlned on the tnble.
The Ordinances.
The ordinances went to the council
With the recommendation of the high
-ways and soworn committee. The one
providing for tho snlo of the franchise
required universal transfers and pay- j
Jnar betwoen tracks and two feet on ,
either sido thereof, whether streetB
,op which tracks nro located nre now
in tho city or shall be taken In later. 1
'.The j Hampton RoadH ordinance re-'
quired the company to. restoro nil
Htroets now occupied by Its tracks to
their former condition, repair the
.West avenuo paving nnd pave half of
tTwonty-slxth street between Wost and
VirglwJa^ovonucB.
} ElgfiT Speak In Opposition.
?? Messrs, HarrlB. West, Kellum,
Wallace, Davis. Ford. Cox nnd
Christie spoke ngnlnst the
adoption of the ordinance. Mr.
Wallace said that ho had not bad
time to consider tho measure und
would llko to soo It laid over for a
month. ? Mr. Cox wanted cash Instead
r?t pnvlncr. Mr. Harri'1 said that no
thought the proposition a very liberal
pne excent that the people on the west
side of tho city were to get all tho
benefits, but that he could not be
biuffed Into anything nnd would not
consider the ordlnnnco after hearing
Mr. Pavne's threatening letter. Mr.
Davis thought n compromise could
bo effected by allowing the Hnmpton
Roads Traction Com pan v to stop us
lag tho Twonty-slxth street bridge nnd
operate Its cars over one of the other
bridges, Messrs. Kellum. West. Ford
ttnd Christie declared that the elly
waH not responsible for tho condition
of the Hamnton Roads company's fl- j
nances and that thov wanted the com?
pany to,give something more than n
little., paying on Twenty-sixth street
for , the privilege of surrendering Its
franchise.
Only Two "Ayes."
When a vote was taken fourteen
members voting against the ordl
This store is
the Diamond
headquarters
of the Pen in?
sula.
Diamond
Rings
from
$10.00
to
$350.00
An exception -
ally large
stock for the
Holidays.
|J.R.Sprague,
j ftaniifacturing
I Jeweller.
Home of Powell Trust
Company.
Pays 4 Per Gent, on Deposits
2711 Washington Ava.
nnnco, President Jones and Mr. Via
being tho only ones to vpto "tiyo."
Paving Bond Issue.
Ordlnancos authorizing n bond ls
Htio nf $loo,onn for pohnnncnt strcel
Improvotncnts and providing for an
election io determine wltothor or nol
the property owners and qualified
Voters want Iho bond Issue, was adopt?
ed, Prostdoill .lones and Mr. West vot?
ing in the negative. The election wP!
be held after It has been advertised
j for thirty days. Three-firths of tin;
i free holders and I lie majority of the
j qualified voles who are not free hold
ors must vole In favor of tbe bond Is
J sue to carry the election.
An ordinance appropriating $l,OS'>
to i ay tiie salaries of two additional
policemen for the remainder of lue
fiscal year, wan adopted. President
.lones voting In the negative. Tho
measure- was passed by the board of
aldermen.
Fire House Repairs,
Upon the recommendation of the
finance committee the plans for re?
pairing' tbe fire engine houses wnH re?
ferred to the chairman of the fire t'e
pnrtmcnt nnd water committee nnd
the city engineer to bo ho changed
that the work enn be dono for $1,800,
tbe amount originally appropriated
for tbe purpose,
An ordinance appropriating $ar>o to
pay the salary of tbe engineer of the
puntping station for six months, was
j referred back to the highways nnd
sowers commltto'e.
j An amendment to the "public safe
I ty" ordinance, providing for separate
exits from each floor of theatres,
[churches and public halls, recommend?
ed by the mayor, was referred to tho
(irdlnance and police committee
j Various minor matters were dispos?
ed of.
Marine Notes !w
OJLftJLgJLaJLxJLSLO 0 0 0 P.JLPJLBJLgJLILg
Tuesday, December, 4 1906.
Arrived.
Steamer Cralgearn (Dr.). Edmonds,
Baltimore?to Rerwind White Coal
Company in ballast.
Steamer Monroe, Hulphers. Now
York and Norfolk?to Old Dominion
Steamship Company with passengers
and merchandise.
Steamer Dorchester, Johnson. Provi?
dence and Norfolk?to Merchants &
Miners Transportation Company with
passengers and merchandise.
Steamer Junlatn, James, Raltl
moro?to Merchants & Miners Trans?
portation Company with passengers
ami merchandise.
Schooner Horace W. Macombcr,
Gaul, Wlsvasset.
Sailed.
Steamers Princess Anne. Taplet,
Norfolk and New York Dorchester.
Johnson, Baltimore; Junlata, James.
Norfolk and Boston;, New Yorl
Simmons. Norfolk and Philadel?
phia..
Schooners l.aura I... Sprague. Wix
nni Plymouth; Sullivan Sasvin.
Small. Boston; BenJIman A. Van
Brunt, Curtis. Boston; James W.
Paul. Jr., Oilkoy, Boston.
Calendar For This Day.
Sun rises . .i.7:03 a. m.
Sup. sets .4:49 p. m.
High water_0:0(1 a. m.. 0:2f> p. hi.
Low water_'1:07 a. m.. 6:57 p. m.
TAKEN BACK TO PETERSBURG.
Young Man from New York Must Face
Bill "Jumping" Charge.
Joseph flow is. the young man who
was arrested Monday afternoon by
Chief of Police Reynolds as he stepped
off the steamer Pocahontas. was taken
to Petersburg yesterday by Sergeant
Coleman, of tho Petersburg force, to
answer to the charge of jumping" his
bill at the Chesterfield notel.
Lewis' wife aecompanfed him to
Petersburg.
J wish to announce to my friends
and patronH that I have accepted a
position with the Fashion Shoe Store,
where I will Jo glad to meet my
friends. F. A. LEATH. It.
For a sweet, wholesomo biscuit,
roll or loaf of bread use "Waseo"
Flour. 11-20-tr.
Popular Shipyard Official Tenders
His Resignation.
TAKES EFFECT ON JANUARY I
Has Been With Company for Many
Years and Was Made Assistant Sup?
erintendent of Hull Construction Af?
ter Serving an Chief Draftsman.
Mr. William 0. Foloy, assistant sup
orlntondout of hull construction nt tho
plant of tho Newport News Shipbuild?
ing & Dry Donk Company, has tender?
ed his resignation to General Manager
W. A. Tost to take effect January 1,
11107.
Mr. Folcy has been a resident of
Newport News for many years and Is
one of the best known men In the city.
Ho was for n long time chief drafts
mail at the shipyard, but several years
ago no was made assistant to General
Superintendent of Hull Construction
M. V. 1). Doughty, who was at that
time Superintendent of hull construc?
tion, lie Is considered by many one
of tho most able officials of the yard.
The cause for his resignation have not
been made public.
Mr. FOloy probably will continue to
make his home here for some time,
but he has not made known bis plans
for the future.
Mr. Joseph Weaver recently was
made nn assistant to tho superintend?
ent of bull construction and It is un?
derstood that he will assume Mr.
Foloy's duties when tho bitten- leaves.
Whether or not another assistant to
Superintendent Ferguson will be nam?
ed Is not known.
STEAMER SANTA RITA
DAMAGED IN STORM
VcsgcI Arrives at Montevideo With
Part of Her Cargo
Shifted.
A cablegram from Montevideo, Uru?
guay; under date of December stales
that tho oil steamer Santa Rtfft, Cap?
tain Connor, which put Into that port
i on November 20 with pa -c of her ear
' go shitted, has at the earliest possible
moment.
The Santa Rita was converted into
an oil carrier at the local Bhipyni'd
and recently sailed for San Francisco
via Now York, at which port she 1 aid?
ed a enrgo of explosives Dnrlug the
run down the coast of South America
the steamer encounteied severe
weather nnd sustained slight damage
as well as having her cargo shifted.
At Montevideo, COO tons if cargo was
jettisoned and 1.000 ton i of her cargo,
mostly carbide, was rostowr.d Iroiil be?
tween docks to the holds.
& Social-Personal
Miss Annie Hamilton left yesterday
for Wtlllnmsburg to attend a dance
given at William & Mary College
Miss Mary Put/el, of Richmond. Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. llolmos
MoMurran.
Mrs. w. Hi Redford left yesterday
to visit relatives In Richmond nn.l
Manchester.
Mrs. Clarence Porter Jones has re?
turned home after spending three
weeks at her old home at Rnonn Vista.
!m THEATRICAL ''is
"Sleeping Reauty and the Boast"
was presented at the Academy of Mu?
sic last night by an Incapable com?
pany, consisting of awkward men an*
corpulent, women. Tho reception giv?
en the production by the fair sized
audience that gathered In the play
house was about as chilly ns the at?
mosphere in tho house.
The costumes were old and rather
shabby and the scenery had apparent?
ly seen better days.
COAL FOR WEST INDIES.
Four Foreign Steamers In Port for
Cargoes.
Four foreign steamers are in port
to ldad full cargoes of coal for
ports in the West Indies. Two of
these vessels are now loading car
gees and the other two are anchor?
ed in the stream awaiting berths
nt the coal piers.
Several other steamers have been
chartered to load coal here for West
Indian ports this month and it Is
probable that the December ship?
ments will exceed any monthly ship
mcnts of the present year. ?
Bay View Went Aground.
It was learned here yesterday \hat
the whalebnck steamer Ba.- View.
Captain Cummlngs. grounded on Corn?
field Point, near New "London, Ct., on
December 1, She was later floated
uninjured nnd proceeded to this port,
but she had not arrived here up to .",
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Important Notice to the Public.
Mr. K. Millman was called to New
York by telegram to purchnso a big
lot of high grade sample clothing. He
left the city last night via Cape
Charlos. -It.
Retail Grocers can secure "Waseo"
Flour of the Wllklns-Dalby Company,
Newport News. Ilj20tf.
Dl Lyon's
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
Cleanses and beautifies tno
teeth and purifies the breath.
Used by people of refinement
for over a quarter of a century.
Convenient for tourists.
PREPARED OY
If it lsn$ Right,
We'll Gladly
Make it So j
That is our standing offer
on whatever you liny from us.
We warrant every article to
bo exactly as represented; if
it proven otherwise, we'll glad?
ly "make it good." There is
no safer basis on which you
can make your holiday pur?
chases in Diamonds, Jewelry,
Watches. Clocks, Cut Glass,
Silver, etc.
Make your selections now.
Wo will lay them away for
you until the holiday if you
desire.
ARRITT & CO.
Jewelers.
2909 Washington Avenue.
BUY CLOTHES RIGHT.
WEuTHEIlER & CO.
Will place on Sale
for this week only
l ill'sm
atGreatly Reduced
Prices
Satisfaction
Guaranteed or
Money Back
WEuTHEIlER & CO.
26th and Washington Avenue,
and 2206 Jefferson Avenue.
ABSOLUTELY PURE WHISKEY.
Physicians and others desiring an
excellent article are respectively re?
quested to give this whiskey a trial
on my guarantee,. Mellowed by age.
B. R. COFER, 80le Agent.
24th Street, near Washington Avenue:
Capital Dry Goods House.
-WASHINGTON AVENUE AT 30W STREET ?
The Store That Saves You Money.
A Special Sale Today of
Woman's Stylish Long Goats,
$80.00 Values, for
Those Coals an- In Die now est plaids, and also In plain Tan Ker?
seys?They are made in the very latest style and are our regular
$10.00 Coats; reduced for to?
day to .
$7.33
Women's new Tailor-made Dress Skirts; $5.00
values for .
$3.88
W O M B N 'S
. Suits,
for .
TAILOR-MADE
$15.50
WOMEN'S $30.00 TAILOR
rle.sui,s:.$20.00
comes only when the
Eyeglass Clips hold tight*
when you smile or.w
,you frown
All are Satisfied
Who wear Hull & Hull's pre?
script ion glasses with so easy
mountings. Why not give a sat?
isfying Christinas present to
your frleuds.
HULL & HULL,
Optical Parlors.
121 Twenty-Blxth St., Opposite P. O.,
Newport News, Va.
Until further notices the N.
N. &. O. P. Ry. & Electric Co.,
will receive freight for Pino
Reach, via Ivy Ave., Newport
News, at their Freight Depart?
ment, Hampton; also, at their
freight office, Newport News,
Va., beginning at once.
Nov. 2C. 190G.
THORNTON F. JONES, Agt.
l-2G-tf. Hampton, Va.
DO YOU WANT A GOOD WATER?
Newport News Va.
MR. JOHN W. READ, Agent
Palmer Springs Lithia Water, New?
port News, Va.
Dear Sir:?For several years I have
personally used the Palmer Springs,
Lithia Water and have prescribed it
in my practice with a great deal of |
satisfaction and pleasure. In stom?
ach disorders it is cspoclally good and
as a healthy table water I do not know
of any better.
Yours very truly,
B. ROSCOE GARY, M. D.
Mr. L. H. Read.
Palmer Springs, Va.
I have used your Lithia Water for
sciatica (rheumatism) and hnve never
failed to get relief from its use. it is
flic best remedy I have ever seen. I
cheerfully recommend it to any one
suffering from this trouble.
W. M. COOPER.
3104 West Ave., Newport News, Va.
Palmer Springs Lithia Water Co.,
Newport News, Va.
This Is to certify that I have used
Pnlmer Sprinfjs Lithia Wator for
chills and fever and it made a speedy
cure. C. E. JACKSON,
Warrenton, N. C.
NEWRORT NEWS BOTTLING CO.,;
Agents.
Bell Phone. No. 333.
11-21-8U-W.
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rMladrlphla, Pa. "IIa llrat.rhrr Arft?' Only (Irr. ,
taaa HprflalUI la Aoar-rlra. flaaraatae? to rara mho \
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Uitrctn.Urnaan;. b>nit for "JlonL," ml. all,aipoalnz nrrf
An Old Grudge.
?Eve was excluded several thous?
ands years ago from the Garden of
Eden, and now she Is excluded from |
the Cnarlton- Library of Worcester.
Mass. That "is - ox post facto with
a vengennce.?New York Tribune.
Waiting for Charter.
The schooner 'Horace W. Macom- ]
L.er arrived In port yesterday from
Wiscasset.,to await a. charter. The)
schooner has been employed In the
coastwise conl trado out of this
port for several weckB.
Union Dental Co.
Twenty-sixth Street
and Washington Avenufti
Offer special prices until Jan?
uary 1. 1907.
Gold Crowns . $4.00
Gold Fillings.$1.00 up.
Sets of teeth without plates,
$0.00. Nothing in roof of
mouth to interfere with tongne
or taste, and will not drop while
eating, laughing or talking.
We Stand For Clean Linen
may vn
CALL FOK
Your Laundry
or
FAMILY
.VA8HT
HOTEL
WARWICK
LAUNDRY
Phone 10. Cor. West Ave. A. .:4th St,
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Health
Food
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Ch Dig ? for ann?iur?l
dlichirgM.loAainmatloni,
Irritation? or alearatloni
of mticoo? matnbracAO,
FklnlMi. ?nd not Mttlb.
cent or poliooottii.
?old by UruiciiU,
or Mot In plain ?r>VT*r,
hj ?lpreiii, prepaid, tat
? I.00. or 3 bottlnSl 71
circuits mm* *b ?M?iy>
Baker & Vaughan
BANKERS and BROKER8,
20 Broad Street, Now York City.
?Stocks and Bonds.?