The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-07
PRICE TWO CENTS:
B0RLAND'S BACK DOWN.
TIE REP UBLlCANS ARE NOT PLEAS.
EDAT TIE TURNIy AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Borlsnd Givss His Reasons In an In.
terview- Remarkable Thirst
for Litig alton.

NORFOLK. VA. Feb. 6.-Speeiai. Fol
lowing is the full text OF Mr.. Boriand's
letter to Representative Tyler. Of the
Second congressional district
Norfolk. Va, Feb. 4, 1896.
To the Hon. ID. Gardiner Tyler:
Sir,-This is to notify you that hereby
withdraw my notice TO you of contest Tor
the seat in the Fffty-fourth Congress or
the United States from the Second con-
gressional district OF Virginia, which was
served on you on the 2ith day OF Decem-
bcr in the year 1894, and all proceedings
therein are hereby abandoned.
Respectfully,
T. II. BoRLAND.
Captain Borland, who personally stands
high in Norfolk. has not been pleased
on account of the notoriety given the
case When seen ne said:
81 have been given great deal more
publicity on account of the election and
the subsequent contest for the seat IN
Congress than ! have deserved, but
will say this, that the only reason
have for Withdrawing from the contest
is a financial one. You know IL Is hard
matter TO raise money nowadays Tor
political purposes, and consequently tho
principal expense of the campaign and
the contest deyolvcd upon me, and / can
not see where | should be justified In eN-
pending the amount required 10 carry on
the contest successfully. have no doubt
that should / continue the contest, |
would be seated, but do not feel disposed
TO spend $4,000 to obtain a Ike amount.
These are my reasons for withdrawlng.'
The Republicans OF the district are not
pleased on account OF the turn IN aitairs,
especially since Colonel Lamb has taken
such "A conspicuous part In securing the
arrest OF election officers and proclaim
ing TO the world that he would see that
they went to jail Nobody here believes
for an instant that Captain Borland
would accept a seat I'm Congress unless he
was certain that he had been elected.
THIRST FOR LITIGATION.
The powers that control the municipal
affairs of Norfolk have displayed thirst
for litigation which amounts almost 10
Insanity In the case OF Captain NJ. j.
Vellines the courts have decided that he
was improperly removed. which was. In
effect, to say that he was due pay from
July 1st till the appointment or captain
Ladd. Nevertheless, his application FOR
SlS. the money due him. was refused
by the Common, or Prohibition, Council,
and he will have to bring suit 10 get his
money. The city will be mdlchted I'm cost.
which could have been easily avoided.
The same Council refused To pay the ON
of Dr. Charters, Coroner, which was al
lowed by the Corporation Court. and Is In
the nature of a judgment, ana say To
him that he Will have to bring suit. The
present municipal control Is certainly
friendly TO the lawyers, and are making,
big fees for them.
Mr.. W. r. Leggett has brought a suit
against the city to recover sl,0o0 damages
for loss to plaintiff by reason of delayed
condemnation proceedings, the city having
started TO condemn the plaintims proper
~, but, after eight months, abandoned
the proceedings
NORFOLK NEWS MOTIFS.
The Chamber of Commerce has-el3cted
Mr.. w. w. Vicar president In securing
his services the Chamber has been very
fortunate.
Norfolk now has public library. The
city has voted $50 to run the library
as a public institution till July LIST next.
The old Norfolk Library Association DO
mated their books 10 the city.
Norfolk has appropriated $4,000 for
Young well system that viii furnish 2.O0,-
900 gallons of water a day, and N,oe9 TO
purchase metres for pipes having diane
ter of three-uuarters OF an Inch.