Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-02
NEWS FROM THE CITY HALL.
Glesnings About the C~ourts-Com
mittees on Water and Light.

mttteeN ON WWteT uuu bhS"
Six motions were docketed in the Law
and Equity Court yesterday. Clerk WIN
ston reported to the Auditor that forty
seven suits had been instituted pefore
Judge Minor during the month OF Janu>
airy. Several important suits asains. ~
| city of Richmond are set for trial MON
day and Tuesday: The next term Oh t nh
court begins on the llth OF repruai'' -"
The Hastings Court yesterday adjourn,
cd for the term. The February. session
commences on Monday. clerk Lawton,
of this court. issued marriage ncenses
during the month of January to Al cou-
ples-2 white and 10 colored. A..
In the Chancery Court yesterday MIS-.
Pauline Thalhimer qualifed as easoi mer
The value of the estate Is about s9,vo. IN
January 276 deeds were admitted 70 re-
cord in the Office OF the Clerk OF uis
court. ,,pr
Justice John had an interesting case
yesterday in that OF J. james hoPe am
with stealing a keg Of porter aIe from
Barkeeper Sebastian Onesty., They were
sent on 10 the grand jury and committed
also as suspicious characters.
Toe Butler. charged with threatening
TO shoot a. D.. Blankenship, was jailed
for thirty DAYS in default of $500 surety.
lanes McMonaro. suspicious character
was sent down for six months.
Eugene Warner (colored), charged WIN
stealing a lot of coal from H.. T. Murphy
& SON. will have a hearing on the 9th.
THE NEW ASSESSMENTS.
The assessors of city real estate
Messrs. A. Y. Stokes. Jr.. John Enders.
and W. b. Newell-who have jusb com
perry in Marshall Ward. heard con-
plants yesterday In Room 16. City Hall,
from such citizens as regarded that tneir
taxes had been placed at too nigh a
but nearly all were satisfied with the
assessments. The assessors consider the
plan OF closing up the assessment OF one
ward at a TIM as much the peter pan.
have been assessed before the books were
opened. and much trouble and confusion
has been the result.
The assessors can be seen In Room 10
at any time to-day, and expect TO close
up the ward by tonight.
WOULDN'T TAKE MEDICINE.
Matte Williams, a colored woman who
was very sick at No. 471a north Sixth
street, was on yesterday removed to the
city almshouse. Angelina Cooper. with
whom the suffering woman nved. called
at the Second Station yesterday n
stated thai Matte was i'll and woulo
not take medicine, and she .tAngellna)
wanted TO know what should be done.
She asked mat the WOlndn Dc tdhch "
some place where she would be forcec
to submit 90 treatment. The Sergeant on
duty 'phoned for the ambulance and the
obstreperous patient, who was really in
a serious condition. was carried out TO
the colored almshouse, where heroic me-
thods will be adopted il necessary.
"Shoplifters" are reported to have at
tempted to get in some Of their work on
a w~eil-known Broad-street dry-goods
house on Thursday. They did not sue
coed in getting away with the goods,
and as they were women, they were nos
arrested.
COUNCIL-COMMITTEE MATTERS.
A regular session of the Council Com
mittee on Water was held last night
Messrs. Boykin. Trower. MAYER. Brock
tendent submitted amendments TO tht
CITY ordinances governing the depart
ment. which were adopted. These
changes provide that the pipe supplying
hot water from the boiler to the. hot
water faucets may be OF galvanized-iron
or brass, iron pipe may also be used or
nremises where water-meters have been
Set Plumbers licenses shall not be
granted to persons who, in the opinion o,
nuent Violations of the city ordinances,
should not be trusted with a license. nor
shall a license be granted to any person
Who shall thereafter employ such plumb.
ers In case of repeated violations OF the
regulations and requirements OF the ordl>
nances as to plumbing by any licensed
plumber, the Superintendent Is authorized
10 revoke such license.
RIGHT OF APPEAL.
Dissatisfied plumbers can appeal to tht
Committee on Water. and violators ar