The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-24
WANT A NEW CHARTER.
NEWPORT NEWS BUSINESS MEMS
ASSOCIATION WIZ ASK ron m.
a Hot Temperance Crusade Is Oh for Phos'
bus-Tree Delivery Meets with
Another Delay.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, Sept. 2a.-spe-

! NEWPORT NEWS. VA, Sept 3.-Spe-
! cial.-At the next session Of the Legisla-
/ ture the Business Mems Association Will
/ ask for a new charter for this city. This
/ Is rendered necessary II the city IS to en-
| ter on "a series Of imprOy cments wnich
I are contemplated.
A hot temperance campaign IS on the
tapis for tine town Of PhOebus. Com
ucuclug about October 1st, a series OF
/ evaucelistic meetings win be held. ana
| simultaneously citizens movement VIII
/ DE inaugurate1 looking towards the Sc
/ curing OF a strict enforcement OF the IL
| Quor and gambling laws.
Nj Aaron Marx, OF Norfolk, IS giving
| the merchants at old Point Comfort,
which Is a Government reservation, a
great deal Of trouble Mr.. Marx has been
! for some time an applicant for permission
I TO engage I'm business AZ that place as a
ship chandler. but for reasons which have
not been explained. the Government au-
thorities have not granted his request, and
consequently q controversy is in progress
between the merchants who look with
disfavor on any new competitor entering
their field, and Mr.. Marx
NO MORE ROOM.
The merchants say that the business es-
! adjustments already there are ample 10
meet the requirements Of the reservation
for many years 70 come. In this they are
supported hy many distinguished people
Of sound Judgment. II is evident. how
ever that somebody has succeeded IN
catching the ear or the Secretary OF the
Navy. for Lieutenant Defroe. OF Wash
ingt0n has recently visited Old Point,
calling upon several Of the merchants al
ready I'm business there.
The object Of his visit was 20 acquaint
himself with the facts surrounding the
4 ri 49, Ia
Secretary OF the Navy.
The Hampton Electric Light and Power
Company has sued the city Of Hampton
for S25 900. 10 recover damages. which the
plaintiff alleges was done 10 Ire property
I'm 1892 During that year the City Coun-
ell concluded that the company in question
was not fulfilling its contract in that It
was not furnishing the candle power con-
tracted for in ifs contract with the city.
After repeated warnings II is alleged. that
the city authorities ordered all Of the
company's polls cut down. At any rate.
Robert Massenburs, who has then town
sergeant, chopped them down. leaving
nothing but their stumps TO tell where
they once stood
The property thus destroyed "a said
by the plaintiffs. TO have been worth
$1,000
BARS TO FREE DELIVERY.
james II. Ndlulft uOelollce IL
spector OF Washington. y. c.. arrived I'm
this city yesterday for the purpose OF as
sirtng Postmaster Fred. Read IN the
work Of laying ont routes and making
other preliminary arrangements for the
establishment OF the free delivery system
OF mails. When. however, he learned
that the streets were not named and the
houses not properly numbered he in
formed the new postmaster that this reg
ulation was one OF the most rigidly in
forced Of any I'm he Department and that
unless the names were properly posted on
the street corners and the houses num-
bercd as required by law. he could not
go ahead with the work.
He was Informed that the Common
Council now had the matter in hand and
that everything will be properly fixed by
the time set for the system 10 go into
operation. which IS November 1st.
Congressman George d. Wise Of
Richmond. viii shortly open "a branch law
Office I'm this city. Mr.. Wise will spend
n portion Of each week here. In his
absence the office will be I'm charge Of
W. Tanner Otey, a young Richmond at
tOrney