The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-01
THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
,vsrRtSCE MEN OF TWO CITIES Ar
PE4R BEFORE the COUNCIL.
A Large Issue of Five Per Cent Bonds
Rccommcnded--Mrs Willie D. COLL
Iicr Asks for Alimony.

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OF general merchandise, was $SfAi'. o.
Value Of outward freight. SSO.bS'.
Alice smell tcolorcD was before United
'sfatcs Commissioner Il. A. Young to-
davs ON the charge OF selling liquor with
out n license. She was sent on to the
United states grand jury for indictment.
and was released on bail In the penalty OF
so.
Henry Hunt. a small negro boy. was
before the mayor this morning on the
charge of beinC the party who committed
a felonious assault on Mr.. Waverly An
thony on Inst Sunday afternoon, an ac-
count of which was published In this
cofrsspoudence. The injured man not
being able 20 appear. the case was con-
tinucd 90 tho Sd Of Al I'll. and the accused
released on bail in the penalty Of 500.
STREET RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS.
The Petersburg Street Electric Railway
Company are 10 make some very decided
improvements 10 their depot on the cor
ner Of River and Second streets. Plans
and specifications for the proposed Inn
provcmonis arc now being made by Ma
1or Harrison Waite. a well-known arch
fleet Of this city.
Captain Asa Rogers, secretary Of the
State Republican Committee has gone
10 Norfolk. where he's engaged in prepar-
ing and getting IN shape the list Of dele
gates TO the state Republican Convention
10 he held at stanton on the 23d IN
stant.
THE DOC-JONES MURDER CASE.
The Husfngs Court OF Petersburg,
Judge ! NJ. Mullen presiding. has been
engaged all day hearing argument on
motion for new trial for Matthew
Jones. alias doc" Jones (coored). who
was convicted Of murder in the first de-
gree his crime being wife murder. Judge
Mullen took the matter under advise
ment. but IL is not thought that he will
grant the prisoner a new trial. as he
told the attorney for the Commonwealth
thar i was not necessary for him TO
make any argument.
The County Court Of Sussex win open
tomorrow There are several parties
10 be arraigned for trial at this term for
rohheries committed along the line OF the
Atlantic and Danville railroad.
Mean temperature for March. A.4:
mean maximum temperature. 81: mean
minimum temperature. 81: rainfall and
melted snow. 1888 inches; snowfall, 1.7O
inches.
Direction OF wind. west: Cloudy days.
s. partly cloudy. y: clear 1s.
THE COLLIER DIVORCE CASE.
This afternoon Judge J. NJ. Mullen. Of
the Hastings Court. sitting in chambers.
heard argument on defendants motion
Tor alimony I'm the divorce suit Of S. X.
Collier vs. Willie J. Collier
The defendant denied all the charges
in the bin Of allegations. and asked that
the court allow her sufficient temporary
g'ifro'r f.~ hor -ugp3it AID 20 pay conn
sci fees
a motion was made by defendants
counsel that the defendant be permitted
20 see her child at such time and place
as the court might see TT. Plaintiffs
counsel objected. and held that the court
had no right 10 grant such request Judge
Mullen took this matter under advise
ment and VIII ~-1der his decision at
some early day. The Court will hear
further argument on he question Of ALI
mony on the 18th instant. The plaintim
is represented by Mr.. Alexander Hamil-
ton and the defendant by Messrs Reddy
tS Woon, of Richmond. and Hon. William
y. Mcllwaine. Of Petersburg.
COUNCIL MEETING.
The City Council met in regular month
Il. session this afternoon and did not ad-
Van until $50 o'clock tonight The re-
port of the Mayor clerk shows that dur
ing the past month fines were imposed
and collected fn the Mayors Court
amounting TO S6322 The reports Of the
city Treasurer and Auditor for tho month
Of March We're submitted by Mr. Venable.
chairman of the Finance Committee. The
former shows the cash receipts to the city
from AN sources % have been S12 2G8 50
and the latter shows the expenditures 10
have been Sl2. 2.4s3.f3.
no ISSUE BONDS.
Mr. Venablc offered a resolution au-
thCrizing the city Trea urer TO borrow
5000 for the use Of the city Treasurer.
The resolution was adopted.
The following was offered by Mr.. Ven
able.
'Jo the Common Council OF The city Of
Petersburg:
"The Finance Committee beg TO recon-
mend 90 the Council the issue Of fifty
eight thousand dollars Of . per cent
bonos. payable I'm forty years, 10 meet
the wants Of The Treasurer and present
herewith an ordinance In blank. the COM
pieted ordnance 10 be presented at the
May meeting, and ask that this request
be recorl q.
"Respec.Slly submitted.
IS. W. NENABLE, Chairman"
The resolution viii be acted upon at the
May meeur :.
An ordinance was adopted providing for
the closing OF New street. connecting St.
Matthew street and Shore street.
AHt N'AA'l dNoItta the louoWlng TcSO-
uton. offered by Mr.. McCance:
Resolved. That the thanks Of this
Council are due and are hereby rendered
20 Major II. ST. Sully superintendent and
the officers OF the Richmond and Peters
burg and Ptersburg and Weldon railroad
FOR their courtesy In transporting free OF
charge wood for the use Of the poor Of
this city
Resolved, That the Clerk Of the Coun-
ell transmit a copy Of these resolutions to
the officers Of the said roads"
THE INSURANCE TAX.
THE Council was addressed by Howard
Swincford, o. Richmond. representing the
Equitable Lifo-Insurance Company. OF
New York. r. A. Cary. Of Richmond.
representing the Northwestern. Of Nil.
waukee ". II. Cuthbert. Of the firm OF
Cuthoert Brothers. Of Petersburg agents
mere :or The Mutual Life-Insurance Com
pany. OF New York. W. NJ Jones. former
general agent OF the equitable Life-In-
surance Company. ar. W. r. Davis. rep
rcsent!ng the New York IlfC-Insurance
Company An OF these gentlemen ap-
peared before the Council 20 ask that
BODY 70 reduce the specific license tax on
lfe-insurance companies. as the tax was
TOO onerous. The tax is Sl25 and . per
cent. on premiums, After considerable
discussion the Council. on motion OF Mr..
Quicke, reduced the tax to $40 and one
sixth per cent. on premiums
Nlr. +. w Taiey. shipping clerk at
Mr.. David Dunlops tobacco factory. had
his lex very badly crushed to-day at the
factory vfffIa sho t..af...-