Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-03
PETERSBURG AND VICINITY.
fUBLIc SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

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,corre-pondcnce OF the Richmond pispa'ch.I
PETERSBURG, October 2. 1888.
The demand for public-school facili-
ties is increasing each year, and the
Common Council is always ready TO
meet it. Last evening the Council
made an appropriation for the purchase
Of site and the erection OF SCHOOL,
house on Halifax street, in the upper
portion Of the Sixth ward, for the ac-
commodation Of the children in that
section. And so in the last two or
three years several school-bouses have
been erected in various portions OF the
city.
The cash receipts in the city treasury
during the month Of September amosnt-
ed to s42, ,642, and the expenditures for
the month amounted to s47 $50. Over
three fourths of the latter sum was
paid out in interest on the clty's bonds,
which has lately matured. The ques-
ton Of taxing such Of the bonds OF tho
city as are not specially exempt from
taxation has several times been dis
cussed in the Council, and was under
consideration again last evening. The
legal right to do so Is admitted, but the
propriety Of the city taxing its
own securities is doubted, and no
final action has yet been taken. Mrs.
4. y. +. Wilson is the owner Of the
bonds given by the city for the pur-
chase of the farm on which the Central
Lunatic Asylum was built, and It seems
that she is the only one who has ever
paid taxes on bonds. The Council will
probably refund this tax. Last year 1t
was found that about eos, 900 Of out
standing bonds were taxable, and an
effort was made to bring them under
the tax.law. but the holders could not
be found, and tie matter was dropped
as one that would not serve to help the
credit of the city.
There is no change to-day in the con-
dition Of Judge L. VI. Mann, who is
critically i'll with diphtheria. The
grayest apprehensions are felt as to his
recovery.
Judge 5. s. Weisiger, of our Circuit
Court, is also very much indIsposed,
and it is feared that he may not be able
in consequence to hold the fall term OF
the Circuit Court of Dinwiddie county,
which should commence next Monday.
1t ss at this term Of the court that the
trial of Holmes Il. Puryear, charged
with the murder Of his young wife by
poison, is set. There are also NAM
Der Of other interesting cases on the
docket.
Mrs. Mary j. Wills. venerable and
much.esteemed lady. died last evening.
The remains Of Miss Maggie Wallis,
flrmerly Of this city, were brought
here last evening from Hampton Tor
burial.
Two or three correspondents Of
northern Republican papers, among
them the New ! York Tribune, the Phlla-
delpha Press. and Cincinnati Com
merciai, were in the city yesterday.
The Independent colored Republi-
cans will hold meeting to-9i hit to
hear addresses from the Democratic can
didate for the Senate and other speakers.
This club is steadily increasing in mem-
bership.
Major Daniel had large crowd to
hear him yesterday at Sussex Court
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The question Of the Democratic Con-
ventioD. soon to meet, making but one
nomination for the House of Delegates
and allowing the colored Independent
Republicans to name a man Of their
own choice for the second seat in the
House, is being widely discussed here
and meets with much favor.