Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-11
THE COCKADE CITY.
IMPORTANT DECISIONS RENDERED
BY JUDGE HANCOCK.
Death OF a Venerable Lndy-Talk OF
nm Independent Tickct-Many Cam
dldates A Revival - Baseball
Painfully Injured.

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Painfully Injured.
PETERSBURG, VA, March 10.-(Spe-
cial)-Two very important decisions in
| reference to the relative interest OF the
| city and its individual citizens were
rendered to-day by Judge ID. A. Han
cock, of our Circuit Court The cases in
which these decisions were rendered in
volved the right OF the city to assess
| for and compel property-owners to pay
| their relative share Of costs for street
Improvements.
The first case decided was that OF Mr..
Joseph b. Jones and wife VS.. the City
ard W. II. Camp, Collector OK City
Taxes-a suit in equity to restrain and
enioln the collection Of a paving bill OF
$500. The court, in its decision, held that
under the ruling OF the Supreme Court OF
Appeals in a recently rendered opinion,
there can be no enforcement OF the bill
against Mr.. Jones, as there Is no pro-
vision In the charter OF the city providing
for proper notice to lot-ownerS for street
improvements. The Court accordingly
entered a decree enioinlng the collection
OF this bill and ordering the city 10 pay
the costs.
In the second case the decision was In
favor of a citizen VINO had sued the city
for the recovery of money paid for paving
bills.
DEATH OF A VENERABLE LADY.
Mrs. Sophia Goertz, wife of Mr.. Henry
Goertz, died this morning of heart-trou,
bic at her home on High street; aged
20 wears. She had been sick for severai
weeks. and her death was not uneX-
pected. Deceased was a native OF Ger
many, and had only been In this country
! about two years. She leaves several
children.
WILL THERE BE AN lNDEPENDb-'i
TICKET?
There are rumors Of a probable inde-
pendent citizens ticket to be put in the
field at the May municipal election. But
as such a ticket would be born under
Republican auspices and patronage, II
would hardly stand any chance or an
election. with united Democracy 10 op-
pose IL.
POLITICAL AND OTHER NOTES.
Twelve, or one half, of the members
of the Common Council, are to be elected
In May for a term Of four years. Each
of the six wards Will furnish two mem
bers. Ii is said that there Will be no
lack of candidates-at least in several OF
the wards. AS the Office pays nothing,
and as the Council are subjected to
good deal of adverse criticism at times,
1t is a mystery to a great many people
why the position should be so eagerly
sought after.
There will be two candidates for the
important office Of Chief of Police before
the new Council-the courteous and popu-
lar incumbent, Captain Dennie Perkin-
son. and Mr. Reuben Ragand, ons OF
the most efficient officers of the corps.
OF course there will be great many
candidates for positions on the police
corps and for others to be filled by the
Council and this fact may have some in
auence i'm the nominations to be made.
The police commissioners viii meet to-
morrow TO elect a policeman in place
the late Ezra Wells. from First ward.
The supposition Is that Mr.. Nj. j. Beck,
the substitute from that ward, Will be
elected to fill the vacancy. There are
many candidates for both the vacant po-
sition and the substitutes place.
Rev. r. T. Wilson, pastor OF Market
Street Methodist Episcopal church, began
last night a series Of revival meetings,
which will be held nightly. A large con-
RresatOn was pItrthI anu bAN"s '~N~N
was manifested.
Mr.. ]. w. Cole, an old and well-known
citizen, is confined to his residence by a
slight attack of paralysis.
Mr.. Samuel Brister an aged and re-
spected citizen, is i'll at his residence, ON
Halifax street.
The spre of Douglass Washington, on
Federal street, was broken into last
night. but nothing was stolen. The rob-
her was evidently in search of money, of
which he found none.
william Aldrdge, who died at the Sol
diers Home. in Richmond, yesterday, left
relatives and many friends and acquaint-
ances In this city. where he lived for so
many years. He was a good soldier and
a good citizen.
The several members of the Petersburg
Baseball Club, OF which Mr.. j. r.. Breen
is the manager, will all report here for
duty next week. The new club Will be
composed mostly OF strangers. but their
records are such as to induce the hope
that the Farmers will have one Of the
best teams In the State League.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
This afternoon Mr.. Green GOODWIN, an
employee at Stearne's satisfactory. in this
city was painfully injured by falling
from a freight-car standing on the side
track of the Norfolk and Western rail-
road Company, at the factory. The in
iured man was taken to his home, where
he received proper medical attention, but
the real extent Of his injuries cannot yet