Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-15
CITY HALL OUTPUT.
NEWS AND GOSSIP CLEANED m THE
BIG BUILDING YESTERDAY.
Epps's Resolution Practically Desd--Items
from tho Courts Committee
Meetings, Etc.

A great many people seem not 70 under
stand the exact status OF the Epps rcso-
luton at present. 1t Is practically de-
funct. On February 10Th the Mayor APP
proved the original measure providing
for submitting to the people at the fol-
lowing general election the question OF
eiecting the City Engineer. City Attor-
ney Superintendent OF City Gas-Works
Water-Works. and Almshouse. by popular
vote. This resolution also instructed the
City Attorney, In the event that ma
jority OF the voters OF the city favoren
the election Of such officcrs'by the people
TO prepare and present to the Lesisia-
ture bin cmbodying such a change In
the charter OF Richmond.
1t was subsequently, learned that Judge
Witt. OF the Hastings Court, was OF Inc
opinion that this question could not Dc
submitted To the people in TINS genera
election, which will be held on me iour'h
Thursday in May. He thought such an
accessory to the regular election might
yitiate the result Of the whole contest
when the fact Of the Judges opinion
reached the ears Of Mr.. Epps, the patron
OF the measure. he. on April ith, onereh
another resolution requesting the Mayor
TO request the city Central Democratic
Committee to bring the question before
the public In the primary just past. inns
proposition WAS defeated 10y vote OF
ten ayes and fourteen noes.
At tho next meeting Of the Common
Council. Mr.. Noble offered a resolution
providing that the proper officers request
The Jude OF the Hastings Court to order
a special election at the approaching gene
raj election. submitting this measure 10
the people for an expression OF th'ii
oplnion thereon. This evoked great nci'
Of discussion. and the Council AT in'"-
night. adjourned without having taken
any action The matter stands III inns
shape at present
CABOT CASE CONTINUE ED.
The second Of the cases against Sey-
mour S CABOT was called in the Hustiies
Court Yesterday. Owing 10 the Idct ,na.
MIR. Meredith, counsel for the accused hi'
q trial going on In the County 'oui y
the investigation was continued u"ui '"'''
9TH. 49,, ,oor
cot fcr trial on yesterday, but "a the
o,s, dav of the May term had 10 be posi-,
,oncd until next Monday, the cases VIII
have 10 be fixed again.
LAW AND EQUITY COURT.
The Law and Equity Court has at last
GOTTEN into It's new quarters. on the fourth
N,or ~ tho new City Hall. There WAS 1t
,.rgn attendance Of lawyers upon the
eassion of this tribunal yesterday Tue
FIRST day OF the May term. The fohoWihB
ar. the Jurors for the term: X. l.. frdE-
scr Po,yhatan 5. Binford K. j. GauIdIhs'
John NJ. Noting. Robert y. Noi'hch'
Thomas i. Pollard, Robert - Sneau'
George T.. Bowden, John BOILING 'onn
y Heath. John r. Saville. James T.
va 8 r Christian, John l.. Grubhs.
" y Isitzeerald, ". NJ. Smithie. T.. =.
1oasin 4 n BraXtOn, T.. j.. Hobson, ana
g. y. Wilson. ..,
THE following entlemen We're adInitt'd
70 practicc law in this court Yesterday
II T. NVickham. Il. II. Cardweil, W. H.
c,arlas Georc, A. Jones. +. II. c. CabeH'
= 4 /, Smith. and Allen G. Collins.
cuits were instituted in this court yes
tcrrlay as follows:
Mary L. Meredith vs. George E Craw-
ford and Others Suit in chancery.
Newport News Street Railway COMPANY
NC Tn. Newport News. Hampton ana
od Point Development Company. suit
in chancery.
Thalhimor brothers entered suit in the
CIV circuit Court yesterday against Mary
l.. Ford. Damages. 500.
Tho name of the National Manufactur-
ing and Trade Association was changed
70 The American Manufacturing anu
Trade Association"
MIR. MAYS. GAS INSPECTOR.
A called meeting OF the Committee on
Light was held yesterday evening IN the
the office Of Superintendent Adams: Inc
object or the session was to appoint an
assistant gas inspector TO fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF the iate 'oh' ~
Knowles. Those in attendance were SUB
chairman Grimes. and Messrs. DAVIS
Mann. and Taylor. The applicants for the
posi,ion were Messrs. X. Il. KNOWLES
John X. Molloy, Jr, ana W. D. Mays.
The committee elected Mr.. Mays. VINO
&c . resident of Marshall Ward, ana mas
for twenty years been an employee at
the Lower Gas-Works. go,
The committee approved Dill Oh
Ncssrs Talbot & Sons for $1,000. TINS
va an instalmcnt on the work of con-
structing the new purifiers for the plant.