Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-06
NEWS OF CITY HALL
INDICTMENTS Found by GRAND
JURY OF THE uusTINGs COURT.
BOY HURT BY DOGS BRINGS SUIT.
Newport News Land Company Case
nciug Argued-Committec TO Meet
This Observation-Disclosures Mayor
writes TO Captain Taylor.

The April term OF the Hastings Court
commenced yesterday. True bills OF In
dictment for felony were returned by
the grand jury as follows:
Arthur Allen. house-breaking; Robert
Alexander, malicious cutting; Charles
Banks. malicious shooting; w. Il. Fogg,
highway robbery; Walter Jenkins, house
breaking; William II. Morton, house
breaking: Virginia Miller. malicious as
sauit; George Patterson. malicious as
sault: Fred. Powell. malicious woundmg;
Samuel Rucker alias Samuel Price break
ing into railroad car; Thomas suter.
house-breaking; Lucy Smith alias Indian
Lucy. malicious assault; Arthur Scott,
house-breakng: George W. Toler, for
gerry; n. +. Turner. embezzlement; James
Thomas, breaking in railroad car.
In the case Of Joseph Gains not true
bill was found.
Argument IS being heard by Judge
Lamb OF the Chancery Court in the suit
of wallen and others against the New
port News Land Company Messrs. L..
o. Wcndenburg and G. X. Pollock APP
peared for tho present officers. and
Messrs c. s. Stringfellow and J. II. De
Saussure represent the old officers, or
defendants. in the case
THE ALEXANDRIA SUIT.
The suit Of the Board of Supervisors
OF Alexandria county against the city
Council OF Alexandra and Charles T.
O'Ferrall. Governor. has been docketed
in the Circuit Court Of Richmond.
The supervisors Of Alexandra county
are asking for a sale and division OF the
proceeds OF two lots IN the city Of Alex
andria. This property II is alleged. was
decided by certain parties 10 the county
and corporation Of Alexandra for their
use forever on one lot is situated the
county courthouse. and on the other the
Jail. The City Council OF Alexandria oh
jects 10 the sale Of The property, as de-
sired by the supervisors.
Mr.. 4. W. Armstrong and Mr.. Richard
W. Johnston represent the supervisors;
Mr. Samuel G.. Brent the City Council.
and Attorney General J. Taylor Scott the
Governor The case will probably be dis
posed Of to-day.
WANTS PAY FOR HIS INJURIES.
Suit was brought in the Law and Equity
Court yesterday by Daniel Bower. who
sues by his next friend, etc. against NJ.
Kelly for $1,000 damages. This action
grows out of the injury Of Bowler. lit
tie colored boy. sustained from two bull
dogs belonging 10 Mr.. Kelly, who keeps
a iunk-store near the corner Of Twentieth
and Main streets. The boy was terribly
lacerated by the CANNES.
Judge Minor yesterday granted Mary }.
Steward a divorce from her husband.
John Steward (colored), upon the ground
OF desertion.
Martha ". Gordon Instituted suit in
this court yesterday against Ada Beadles
for $50 damages.
OTHER CITY HALL NEWS.
The Council Committee on Retrench-
ment and Reform will meet again al s
O'Clock this evening TO complete its re-
port 10 the City Council II has about
finished its work upon the salary list.
and may be abe TO get its report 10
the Board OF Aldermen next Tuesday
niEht
There will be a meeting Of the ComYit-
tee Oh Cemeteries al o'clock this eve
ming.
resignation as engineer OF Engine Com
pany No. 8. which will be acted upon a I
the next regular meeting of the Board or
Fire Commissioners on Anri l2th
Captain Cunningham is stirring. up
: those who have not as yet paid their
license-taxes. April S0th is the iast day
upon which these assessments can be
made. or business carried on. without
liability 10 the penalty provided by the
city ordinances.
MAYOR AND INFRINGEMENT.
Mayor Richard NJ Taylor is still as
firm as ever in the belief that it is wrong
for the CITY Council TO cut the salaries
Of only a few city officers and cave the
others untouched. He has proclaimed
himself To be In favor of reducing the
compensation Of all. since the city's finan-
cial affairs are in such shape as 10 re-
Quire retrenchment.
His Honor recently wrote to Mayor
Collier Of Atlanta. with view Of ascer-
tanning exactly how that city accom-
plished its recent work in this line To
this letter the Gate City's Mayor replied
ATLANTA. Ga. April ?. 1897;
"Hon. Richard NJ. Taylor, Mayor of Rich
mOnd Va:
Dear Sir,-Replying to your communica
ton OF the 30th, the reductions made In the
salaries Of the city employees. fell mostly
upon the departments of Police, FIRE,
Public Schools, ana Sanitary, and such
EMPLOYEES of the City Hall who were not
protected by charter limitations. Under
our charter. the regular city oficia could
not be reached, for the reason that their
salaries had been fixed previously Tor
their term of office, and under the law
could not be reduced or increased during
the continuance of their time. In round
numbers, the reductions IN salaries ana
wages will amount TO about SO,UD per
year. 1t would be impossible for me TO
give you a list of parties affected, as IL
won d require roster Of all public-schoOl
teachers, policemen, nremen, ana en-
ploVees of other administration depart
ments Of the city government. Would be
glad 10 furnish YOU any additional in-
formation desired. Very respectfully,
&C. \. COLLIER. Mayor"