The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-29
FROM THE CITY HALL.
Tvs or THE NEW H0WI2zER's
1RmoRr APrR0yED By ALI.
. detailed Description of the Structure.
twin be Ready by Next isil--oihcr
poInss at tho Haii-1ho Conrts.

~ Henry T.. Baskerville. one OF the
,efsfents OF the city Engineers De-
,artmcnt. has just completed TIE plans
a. DE ncw Howitzers' armory. which
,,1l be erected on the Spring lot property
y, north Eighth street, north OF Leigh
street.. after the old building has been
,orn down. The plans meet with The
snnroval OF the armory committee ana
me officers OF the Howitzers. and the
hnii6inc will be. when finished, the best
equipped structure Of its KIND !" 'n'S
state. .., -, ....,.
49,, hicks with a granite or brown
s,ooe front. for the first story, AMI with
~. course and copings Of Quarry-face
800 while trimmings Of terra Gotta ana
.,i,onized iron Will crown the top or The
,.~l5,r, The roof viii be OF slate, rest
,.~ Iva iron trusses and orders. The
..r,,c,,re win have frontage Of 10 feet,
Ia a. lin he rs feet inches deep, while
t.. t.tgb. g 10 be 90 feet and inches.
+, VIII consist Of three stories. The hrst
one 10 be l6 feet high and the other two
10 feet inches each.
In the basement Will be the boiier-room
and the kitchen both paved WIN bi'c".
ON the first floor Will be the Euh-rooIn'
II feet II inches by 60 feet inches' win
seven large double doors OF nara phe'
.rl.,. into the street. on the north
az bYilding viii he the quarter
's.,-,s -oogn and quarters for the band
90 ,be rcxt Tosr the drll-rOom will be
,,..ote5 p feet inches by 81 feet inches,
,,t,b n c0mpany-room In the northwest
c.rnor. The latter will be 50 feet inches
Nv % feet inches. and 100 lockers 10
hv is by. 81 inches. viii be placed around
che walls Galleries will encircle the
frIil-room in the third story OF three
sides. thereby making the drill-room p
feet high in the centre. The drill-room
fo0r VIII be supported by iron coiurars
and the gallery Will be hung from the
roof. leaving the entire drill-room clear.
there win be a recess provided in the
centre Of the east side Of the drill-room
ei feet long and feet inches deep. which
can be used for the construction Of a
stage for entertainments.
In fhe tower az the northcas. corner
there Will be a fourth floor containing
the ordnance-room, p by p feet Be
sides this square tower the structure viii
have three round towers on the other
corners. and also two small round towers
on the front Of :he building Al the walls
of the building win have thickness OF
about two feet.
Proposals FOR the construction of the
opened AT the next meeting Of he Com
rnittee on Grounds and Buildings. on Tues
day. May Sth. at $50 o'clock. IT Is ex-
pecied that the building viii be ready Tor
occupancy by next fall.
GOOD GUrss.
Mr.. James Hannah. one Of the jantors
in the City Hall, came within five votes
Of guessing the right number of votes
cast for Alderman r. NJ. Taylor FOR
Mayor at the recent primary. Taking
as a basis the number Of years which
he has spent in this country. namely
hfty-three. and adding 20 II his age, fifty
eight years. he guessed that Captain
Taylor would receive 5,S5S votes.
a record Of his guess was made at
the time by Mr.. Walter Christian. as
sistant clerk Of the Hastings Court.
COMMITTEES TO MEET.
The following committees will meet
tomorrow in the City Hall: Committee
on Police, at / p. NJ. in room No. II;
Committee on Streets. at +. NJ, In
room No. s; Committee on schools. at
J.. NJ, I'm room No. II; Cmmittee on
Accounts and Printing. at the same hour,
IN room No. 12 Committee on Claims
and Salaries. at z =. NJ. in room No. IL.
LAW AND EQUITY COURT.
The jury IN the Law and Equity Court
was discharged yesterday for the term
by Judge Minor The present term Of
the court will adjourn early this week
and the May term will begin on the sec
ond Monday in May
The following suits were instituted yes
terday:
j.. ". Torrance and others. who sue for
the benefit OF William Wingheld and d. G..
Barraud. against +. T. Ford; suit in
chancery.
w. A. Lambert & Bro. VS.. Edmund
jefferson. in chancery.
Lena Christman. administrative Of Lee
hanon Christman. deceased. VS.. the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
Damages. $4,000.
The following case was decided
The case OF James Leigh Jones, execu-
tor Of Mary Z. Jones, VS.. w. 6. Watkins.
Judgment for 81 900.
Since March 18TH, the day on which
the court was organized, there have been
l2 suits placed on the docket-6S com
mon law, % chancery, and 16 removed
cases.
CIRCUIT COURT.
4 charter was granted by Judge Well
ford In the Circuit Court yesterday TO
Household Friend Company, 10 promote
establish. and maintain the business Of
supplying articles Of special utility for
mouse NO4u1s tSIttltliy a. tHtillcdl COiu~
pound TO economize coal. The capital
stock is 10 be not less than $4,000 nor
more than $4,000. Its officers are: j. u.
Mosby, Richmond. president; John IL.
Sweeny. Harrisburg. Pa, vce-president;
Frank Nosby. Richmond. treasurer; the
above and John Quarles and J. c. VIII
Hams. Jr., directors. The principal .ofilce
will be IN Richmond. Va.
HUsTINos COURT.
The only case tried In the Hastings
Court before Judge 5. Il. Witt yesterday
was that of Henry Cole. who was con-
Victed OF petit larceny and sent 10 jail
for three months.
Thomas n. McNamee and William T..
Csul who stand charged with the muir
der Of Robert Lee Atwen on the night OF
December 18th OF last year. will be tried
I'm the Hastings Court Monday. May the
lith
The State licenses are now due, and APP
plications for liquor licenses should be
made al this term Of the court.
The clerk Of the Hastings Court issued
a marriage license yesterday 10 Julian
b. Barker and Miss Grace l.. Booker.