Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-28
NEWS FROM THE HALL
YESTERDAYS EVENTS IN RlcHMoNp's
BIG GRANITE STRUCTURE.
Wafchmcn at Railroad Crossings--s Street
Committee and sewer Contracts--
Proceedings Of the Courts.


Messrs. Allen, Bahen, and Boykn, OF
the subcommittee appointed by the Com
m!ttec on Grounds and Buildings to look
into the necessity for night watchmen at
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway cross
ings on Marshall and Brown streets.
performed that duty yesterday afternoon.
These gentlemen met at the Broad-street
depot at o'clock and went over the
grounds, where II was alleged watchmen
were needed. They found that watch
man was stationed at both the poin's
named from 7 A. NJ. TO Z +. NJ. Inc
subcommittee were also informed tha'
all the fatal accidents In that sec''on
OF the city have occurred OFF the crosS-
ings and at such places as Waterman
would be unable to protect. Ihe fai'o"'i
tracks out Seventeenth street are useu
very much as n public highway ana any
number OF men could not easily prevent
casualties once In while. The suo-coih-
mitteee will formulate their report thiS
afternoon In time for the same 10 DC p'0
sented a, the meeting OF the general coin-
rnittee at $50 O'Clock this evening
THE NEW CENTRAL SCHOOL.
Furniture for the new Central Schooi
has been ordered, ana Will soon DE pun
IN Mace when this is done the buiid-
Ing VIII be formally turned over to tue
CIV Board of school Trustees. 1t is now
expected that the new structure VIII De
readv for occupancy by May Isl. me
Jeff Davis mansion. now used as tne
Central School building, VIII theh NC
turned over 10 the ladies of the Com 10 -
crate Memorial Museum Association. me
latter organization Will at once pesHl w
work OF fitting up the house LOT enoi
purposes A special room is to be aSslt"cu
g. .,ch ~ The southern States. a large
number OF the relics have been Secureu
by the ladies. and these will form q hu-
cieus for the museum, which VIII Ne
the most important Of its kind IN inc
South. o,
STREETS AND SEWERS.
There will be an important session TINS
evening commencing at ( oCloch VI wv
Committee on Streets. Among the MAJ
TORS To arise will be the awarding OF 'he
contract for the repairing Of Eighth street
north of Leigh and the restoring VI W
tunnel under that thorOughfare. FOR 'hlS
nurr,ose the Council has Appropriated
$1,000 Bids for the work VIII be received
hv the committee this evening. 1roposals
for tho construction OF the sewers WIZ
also very probably be submitted to-hlsht'
Among the culverts for which contracts
win probably be let are the followlhs'
4 &C. inch sewer in Harrison street from
broad TO Bacons Quarter Branch, ana
on Broad from Harrison TO Lompaiuy >
and 2Ox2O-inch sewer on Hanover sTtVl
from Lombardy to Walnut Ohis system
of sewerage is intended 10 properly Dram
the annexed portion Of Lee DISTRICT
sewer In Marshall street from Nine
tenth street to ShOckoe creek 90 inches
In diameter; in Twenty-ninth street from
Marshall TO Clay street lGX2i inches: IN
Randolph street from Ashland to Beverly
street l6 inches in diameter; In Beverly
street west OF Randolph Is inches IN dl-
ameter; in NJ street near Twenty-eishth
street l6x2i inches, and sewers win a
diameter Of u inches in Twenty-nihth
street from Clay to Leigh street. in
Twenty-sixth street from Marshall to
Clay street. and in Beech street from
Floyd street to Grove avenue.
Considerable interest has been shown
on the part Of contractors in these pro-
posed improvements. and quite number
OF them have called at the city Engineers
Office during the past few days in order
10 familiari2e themselves with the plans
and specifications preparatory TO the sub
hitting Of proposals.
CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES.
The Committee on Water at its monthly
meeting next Thursday evening at
o'clock will give out the contract for the
furnishing Of the supplies needed by the
department during the present year. Pro-
posals will be received in the office Of the
Water Department until noon on that day
These proposals call for hydrants, gate
valves of various sizes, quantities of iron
pipes from 1 inches TO SO inches In dame
Ter. stop-cock boxes. brass work of va
rlous kinds. digging Of trenches, and
paving l,>,,.,,.,l.
The following lawyers were admitted to
rracticc in the Court of Law and Equity
Yesterday: Messrs. John Il. Minor. George
Alnslie. :. :. T. Patteson, Edmund Wad-
am. Jr.. and George j.. Hooper. Jr.
In the case Of the Williams Lumber
Company against II. l.. Smith an order
WAS entered authorizing the sale OF GER
tain property levied on under an attach
inert.
The following convicts were given addi-
tlcnal sentences Of five years each by
Judge Wexford Yesterday. the cause be-
INK their second convictions: James Nor
gan, james Braxton, and Milton Haynes.
The case of r. Il. Chaiiin e. Co. against
+. y. 11ullltE wac i'hibNtd w NliS ltN
Law and Equity Court.
Right Rev Augustine Van de Nyver
was admitted as a citizen of the United
States.
The only criminal case tried before
Judge S. Il. Witt in the Hastings Court
yesterday was that Of David Brown.
charged with breaking and entering the
house v of Mrs. Ethel Rice with in
tent 10 commit larceny. The accused was
acquitted. The remainder OF the day was
taken up with the disposing of civil cases
on the docket.
The new term Of the Chancery Court
will begin next Monday.
A COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED.
A communication was received yester-
day morning by Sergeant John r. Hall
from Detective Ragland, of Petersburg
notifying him of the arrest in that city
OF John Jores alias Robert Boss alias
Robert Williams. the negro counterfeter
who is alleged TO have operated recently
I'm Richmond.
When taken into custody by the Cock
ade-City detectives a complete counter
feiting outfit. with which he turned out
the bogus coins, was found in his posses
sion.