The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-24
FROM THE CITY HALL.
,o.RD or ALDERMEN CONCURs IN
JHE xCrioN or THE COUNCIL.
The Tunnel 10 be Filled in--Tour OF In
spec,icn Of Street comni,sse-Lzdies
Consulting About tho Bszsnr.

.,,,r I'm Of tho tunnel on north Eighth
..,.et and also in regard to the ordinance
,,,,h nxes the voting places fer the
,,mlne election and primary.
.-se following members answered to the
..u CAN. Mcssrs Allen. Bowden, Joseph
~. Cartcrs r. +. Davis. Gum Hard
oi.ke Nutcheg. Moore Mountcastle'
reeve Tanner Turpin. J. w. White ana
President Dickerson.
,,r Anen stated that MIR. Gray was out
a. the city.
Antr Mr.. y. r. August. the City Clerk
ga re.d the call for the meeting the
p,4rd concurred in the resolution pro-
sizing Tor the nlling IA Of the Eighth
street tunnel. Mr. Allen alone voting IN
Che negative.
rse Board then concurrcd in the adop-
ton OK the ordinance which ixes the Vo'-
s-g places ga she various preciLcts OF the
INHERENT wards.
Mr.. Allen explained that he had voted
eaninst the tunnel resolution for the
reason that ne Was I'm favor OF having
he tunnel brickcd up. that the city
might have an asset in the tunnel
me Board then adjourned.
TOUR or INSPECTION.
,,,.o Committee on Streets met In inc
ct,v Tg.u Yesterday morning ~ ~ eiV0S
I'd rroccedcd al once on theH Tour va
.-..ttor 20 consider and view the I'M
l.,..,,a,..s needed in the various paris
~ the city. Those present were Mess i,,
William II. Curtis chairman JOSH"
v. Carter Charles j.. Brauef' o. -
- S,ratton. Joseph W. 'fhoWSs' Jedu.9
-. "a Ro,,l White Of the commit
tee. Assistant Engineer >. H. D"'0'
clerk = H. Jacobs s,e,-,,,,
~ committee visited the diiterent
fs ~ the city and examined an
Lee for which street improvements n"u
80 aspod for. The committee decloeu
fo recommend that the work be Done 90
ar as the appropriation "oulu 'n .ho
..,redina and paving Of the streets III
mi ~ the grain elevator, on Teh'n
.roet south Of the basin; the pavins OIL
.srai eirrct from Ninth 20 Tenth suee,s'
,a coretrnction Of a bridge over 'he
~,ro mn said street SO as TO furnish
direct roadway to the Union depot ,ne
,naaina az Fourth. Firth and SKIN s'iee'S
m Fulton % tho General
,..o,,ittee on April Goth the diheren1
....rd committees will report the Noin
..tich they deem most necessary
n was also decided TO recommend ,ne
,-.9ine. of Fourth street, between Leish
and Baker streets.
LADIES IS coNrrnENcr.
,i.,,t n hundred ladies attended the
...irr- I'm the Mayors reception room III
m. civ Hall yesterday afternoon at
.t.cs which had been called to discus
r. nian Of holding a bazaar for me
,forn fund Of the First regiment next
month. The military was represented 10y
Cantains Anderson. Cunningham' Shache''
f9rl and other officers OF the resiplon'
,eho were ready 10 give advice anu rem
DIOR AN possible assistance go the lafdea'
Aftor some little discussion permanent
.--,,ization was effected. and the follow
t-~ omeers we've elected from the ladies'
present. ,..
airs C.. T. OFerran. president; Mrs, j.
t-..t.~ r,liveou first vice-president; MIS-
C..r urewrv. second vice-presiaent' Mrs
c..-~a Ben Johnston. third vice-presl-
d.rt Mrs Mamie j.. Werth, secretary'
Some more discussion followed ana ,iie
following chairmen Of the various laDies
were finally eiected
r0Ne oe Company a. Mrs. c. cray
r .faix. table Of Company y, Mrs
r.,l w CUNNINGHAM: table Of Com
r.rv q AIRS y. V. Randolph tanle OIL
c.mnarv ID. Mrs William +. Myers table
of company T. Mrs. Robert w. Courtney
t.ilo 81 Company T.. Mrs. 9. =. Wingoi
tabie of the Hospital Corps and non
commissioned stan. Mrs Julian Tennah'
tlne OF the Commissioned Stan' MIS-
Henry c. Jones. with Miss Hih as ater'
mate. restaurant and ice-crcam saloon
afrs George w Poe, with MesdAihe'
Hopkins and Arscli as alternates.
The crairncn of the various tables anQ
OBJ. officers were made the ladies' eXecu-
tive committee and they viii meet in
lilo reception room of the Mayors Office
tomorrow afternoon az . o'clock. At that
time IL rs hoped that the ladies will be
in possession Of lists Of an the ladies
who have consented to render assistance
on the various tables.
good deal Of interest was manifested
during the meeting in the coming event
Of the First regiment
B0Anp or FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
The Board Of Fire Commissioners held
its regular meeting at headquarters of
the Fire Department In the City Hal
last evening. ana transacted good dea
o. routine business. However. nothing
Of any public interest was accomplished.
ornrn Nfoeu,rfoN OF ISrErrsr.
Major Poe veste -day called the atten-
ton OF Mayor ElysOn 60 the arrest OF
Police officer Waiter Williams OF che
Third district. by Policeman Shields, on
Saturday nIElt, on cnhIbro OF D'll- Hi hlii
and violently resisting and striking and
threatening TO shoot. The matter viii be
investigated at the next regular meeting
~ the Board OF Police Commissioners
Of which body the Mayor is the presid-
ing officer.
Mayor Elyson left yesterday afternoon
for Birmingham 10 attend the conven-
ton OF United Confederate Veterans. Ia
lis absence Hon. Joseph T.. Dickerson,
president Of the Board OF Aldermen, Will
Doe IN charge OF the city affairs.
Detective Sergeant John Hall yesterday
arrested Charles Grandson (coored)
when the latter attempted to pawn a
hands0ms eun-case with Pawnbrohef
Jacobs a. 30 east Broad street. The
case bears the name OF ". Harris --,
Che last name having been partly scratch
"a out.
Sergeant Hall has also recovered Two
~ the pistols stolen from the window
NJ Mr. r. Stern. the pawnbroker on
Man street. or Saturday night.
The Committee on Ordinances viii meet
fnls evening at o'clock IN Room No .
~ the City Hail. 10 consider an ordinance
r.euiatfna the sale Of bankrupt and "fre
goods" under the auctioneers license.
Al merchants interested in the matter
are loyted 90 be present.
uvsriNas COURT.
Counsel On the CABOT case met yesterday
in the Hastings Court before Judge witt
ma ..rraI chat the trial bp set Tor