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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20
PETERSRUliG.

pown-Ilousc Breaker Sentenced. ''''
:. r|tEGfThrrE, eye Va; Feb. 19 tspccial) )--rhe
nrand Lodge knights OF i'ythias OF Vir-
session in l'yth!un Castle Hail In Ihii
| Gilf, Tuesdny, evening. Tho address Of
WeIG9me "oi,i9l VIII he made by Hon; Charles i.
noilyr. mayor OF the city. ana will he re-
Spondcd to by Grand Chancellor II, Al,
4r5mS n4armSGIli o1 Of EG2nokc. afi@r when ,ho;
The banquet viii take place WcdncsJnv
ey;onnE at library Han
ne saw miii of Mir: JHmcs Harrison, in
n, nrg -" |IE rE or l"o algo, with all its machin-
| cry. The fire originated from the slnh
bil% The loss is aboul twelve hundred
upllafS. on which there Is no Insurance.
l,Sp"iy Sheriff John r. Parhpm served
notice th.s afternoon on MuSSrs H. T.,
!!tns. j. Winston Smith nud james H..
he Richmond. Petersburg ana North car
oiina i!i,ilrONd in this city, that the hIs-
t!hbS court vii! hc asked ten days after
| service oi notice, to appoint comm - ion
'FS 10 condemn so much Of their property
AS iH needed for the railroad company
w,,s w ''i,am har',r, nisht, suspected hnrglar,
aNSW"r ite charge Of bronkini; into and
roDb:NS TN" dwelling of Mr. Samuel sd
WSnra$, ,Sii,,l5, on Harrison street, and stealing
mere! rom various articles. Tie was :tc-
uHiicu on the charge OF burglary bat was
convicted OF the larceny Of i gold collar
button. III" property OF Mr. EGwar,ls
ANA was given six months in aii. Thrr.
- ihothSI chtrGs against Wright for on
t"filI& thc rcSidcnc" of Mr.. Hatcher Sew
ara, on Washington street.
tohrit liailcy, of NanchrStcr charged
Win stealing II horse from May0! Walker
o. chesterfield county, was arrested last
hH,Ai at ElHckStoHc 10y officers from Pc
icrSburg who wciit In pursuit OF him The
S("lch hprS" was recovered Bailey was
brought !i"Ir this morning ana cDnmittc ed
10 lh. 10 await The action Of the Mauchcs.
ter authorities.
Las: night Mr.. Samuel Tucker loft his
morse ana buggy standing i'll front oil Mrs
kttlc! boarding. house on East Tabb
street wh!l" he went TO supper. White a {
Su!l'f some unknown person took the
hu|Sy and horse and drove off with il
NoihihS more was seen Of the horse and
nuEEy until this morning, when they were
round on Franklin street, the horse bcint;
tied TO tree
Rev T. r. Hale, a hlstingu' shed pulpit
orator OF birmingham. ~ Ia. Is expected to
arrive IN the city tomorrow To assist Or
iinttlc III Il series Of meetings at the First
Baptist Church.
Rev. !. W. Roscboro. ID. D., pnstor OF
Tahb street Presbyterian church, will
haze for the subject OF .hS sermon TO-
morrow night THE BOOK Tested by E.x-
peri"hcc.' In his sermon DR.. Rosebro viii
nave something To say about the blowing
up OF the buttl" ship Maine.
Governor Tyler has appointed Cant. L.
H. MhrkS commissioner TO receive cuntrI-
buttons in Petersburg for the SUFFERING, Gu
bans. and he WIN make II public APPEAL TO
the people of this city tomorrow in their
behalf.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20
nIErI'UATIEs CLEARED AWAY
Ehr H"inc Will" Lying at the Hottou
or AuTnnn E7arhor He@artIcd ns
Amcri can TERRITORY.

The apparent difficulty attending the
sending down Of divers 10 the Maine
was relieved if not entirely removed.
nE Il statement today by Senor du
Bose. charge d'amaires of tho Snanish
legation, that complete and harmon
ious understanding between Captain
S!gsbcc and the authorities at Havana
mad been reached on the matter of div
cra ana that the Spanish authoritiea
viewed the Maine as xtra-:crritori,I
that IS, part Of the sovereign territory
OF the United States, tho same rs \
United States legation situated in for
eign territory. With the Main" holding
!i7 status as cX! a-tcrritorial. all douht,,
as to work on the wreck arc removed
III" waters Of Havana harbor are. If
course. Spanish territory. ana some
confusion had been aroused by the ida,
that this jurisdiction ovc. the water;
ai,achG" also TO he wreck in its pres
ent helpless condition at the bottom Of
the bay.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20

1t is considered less drastic than tho
measure passed by the last House by u
votc OF lS7 to 81. Tho Involuntary features,
however. had but 16 majority. To-day u
motion TO strike ont the Involuntary fea-
lures was defeated by /, mn jority OF 3D.
The vote standing ayes. 15S: nays. I25
ElGhtecn Republicans voted against tho
b!il and twelve Democrats for It. The
against It. III .1I-7
To-day the bill! was considered under
tnc iiNe-ln.nutc rule for amendment, but
the rcndtn. OF the hill which contains so
pages. only advanced through the first sec
tion ana only one Important amendment
WAS adopted. 1t related to tho definition
OF u term in the bill and corrected an oti-
inittCd inconsistency. II was only by Il
SiiSht inadVcrtancc on the part OF tho
champions Of Mr.. Mahnny's Rcpubltcun
y. ND amendment to limit the operation OF
thc measure 10 TWO years that this amend
,lent WAS lost. 1t was voted into the bill
before ! o'clock, when the final vote was
70 be taken. under The order, but Il motion
10 reconsider was carried by n narrow
margin, the roll call extending beyond that
hour and the friends OF the amendment
allowed the muton to reconsider TO pre-
vail without a division, Intending 10 lot
the vote come again upon the amendment
liut ~ point of order was intcrpoSed To cut
oil TINS vote on the grounds that the hour
Tor taking the final vot. had arrived.
Some uehcaic parliamentary SparriRS oc-
CURED. hut the pCint WAS sustained by the
speaker. lIhd the friends Of tho amend
against tlip motion to reconsider, 1t also
would probably have bcCu sustained and
the amendment would have remained IN
the bill.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20
FRouAB,.T TIIH Hno0kI.YS.
Hnr Ship Arrived AT Ncw SGrn s.nSt
Night Supposed 10 He the
Cruiser Hroo!tiyu

New York, Feb. l9.-.AL 1910 to-ntsht
the observes at Sandy Hook rcpOrtCd {,
warshSp WAS passing there bound in.
and thar ii appeared to HIM to be an
American vessel
AT uO:2O tonight the observer ri
sandy Hook reported that the supposed
american warsh!p had anchored in the
bay.
l.atcr-Thc warship is anchored abow,
n half mile of shore hetw Ell ,phe point
~ the Hook and the Governs ent dock.
The observer says that she sipnds iE.gh
out or water and is well liGN:.d Il up.
she looks like a cruiser
The Sandy Hook observer saws that
the weather is so thick he can see very
iittic but he Is sure The warship Is not
:he Nizcaya, and from her general an
pearance he thinks ii to hc The brook
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20
cArrAIs ssGsrEE,S IMPRESSIONS
was "rifin. Letters in His Cabin
When the Awful Explosion Oc-


Havana, Feb. l?.--Captain c. y. Sic:s-
bee, of the battle ship NJ linc, in IN in
telY!eW to-day with ,he correspondent
OF the Associated Press, described in
detail the explosion which dos tyoyed
the great ship.
ON The night of the explosion" said
captain S.GSbec, Il had not retired. !
was writing letters. l find il imposSi-
Die 70 describe the sound or shock.
nut the impression remains of some
thing awc-inspiring, terrifying OF
noise rending, Vibrating. ail-pervod.
ing. There is nothing In the fornn.
experience of any one on board TO meas
urG the explosion by.
After the first great shock-I canno,
myself recall how many sharuor 10
donations ! heard, not more than tyn
or th:cc-l knew my ship was gone.
In such structure as the Maine. the
effects Of auch an explosion are not
for a moment In douh:.
made my way through the long
passage in the dark, cropping from sIds
10 Side TO the ha ,chway and th.nra
10 the poop. being among the carlics,
to reach that spot SO soon as re-
cogniZed the officers. ] ordered thu hi.sh
explosives 10 be flooded ana | ,b,n
directed ;ha; the boats available he
lowered 10 rescue the wounded or
drowning.
Discipline perfect in measure. nrr-
vailed. There VAS 10 more confusion
than can TO general quartess would
produce. not a. much
II soon saw, by the light OF ,hc
flames. that all my officers ana crrw
left alive and on board surrounded me.
cannot form any idea oc the time,
but it seemed five minutes from tnc
time ! reached the poop untl left.
the last man il was possible to roach
having been saved. Il must h9yn
been ihrea-Iuarters os an hour or
more, however from the amount OF
work done.
I remember the officers and men
Continued on Auth I,urr.
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Y. NJ. c. a. CONVENTION.
Twenty-Sccond Annual Session at Lynch
burG-lntcrestlng Addresses

LNnclhurg. Va. Feb 19-To-day.s pro-
c"cdinES ui the twenty second annual con
Neu'ion OF the Young Mems Christian As
address on "Mental devClonI.Icn, Of .m
nloycd men" by W.M. Muller, Of WASH
lbs ton. -. G.: a discussion OF tile subject
TEST OF = college associations strength,
lrge ana ciiiciccy." conducted bv " I hr
Nair, Of the University OF virginia; an
hdirsit inh IS on o! ,mrempiatiYns pecular 10 col
irS@ HL'. by Rev Thornton Whaling,
H. -. Of LcNiIgtun: and an address nn
'iialiroad work" by j. T. Moore. ra lrnad
:s,oc2rnimry Of The international committee.
delegates by the students of RnnloInn
Macon Woman's College. The cuiivrnti0n
IS being presided over by Air L. i. Shcf-
,c-morrOw night. Meetings vii be con
Quoted ny delegates tomorrow at many OF
the city churches
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20
Washington, Feb. 10. 1888.

The interesting feature of the day'.
news ~ tho <,ry ,,o,,,r,,,,t
oo,i,, 80 '''e
VI 'hc SoNer''''leht 10 aloW
concurrent investigations of the cause
of the Maine disaster. fo. it's own part
MAKING an ;ndsnnndo,t ;,o,;., ,rra,,,,
- ,,
e i'' d. c'"'' VI inquiry aiEeauE ap-
pointed, while permitting the Spanish
authorities to make such ;nyesti....;o ;ons
~. .hc,. ,ia.,;.o -,,h,
So US ''!''-
nei'''' i'seii 10 haF1i men US TAR 10 all
and at the same time as calculated 10
develop the exact facts IN mnnne,,
,h,. con,d "a. y, ..,
was So0u "eai o. taik among
the officials Of the need of speedy relief
measures for the benen, of the families
or IN, ,.;,,t 49,
~
l'c Ec'Sur| fules the al!otments or
portions of pay to members; OF their
families mn,1n b,. ~, mo-, ,,-,,o ,,,,r;..,
~ .bo ,,. ~. :,
t'''''' S''i' - o"Ge' - Il
h"t uouptou mat Congress Will, as it
did in the cas-, of the Samoan disaster
provide for . yeo-,s nav ), ,ho r,,
lilies of tia e,;Inr. via AKA ~ ,,,rt,.
pos;s Tho diuicrItv horn,er is -.
such a measure cinnnt H., r,..sad = ;
once ANA meantime s,.n, ar tra Go
lilies of tho da,d ,,iln.s vii, bn ~ .r,.a,, +,
distress yrh .,thinrt h,. 49,, t,l.a,
up bv Mrs I,nn ami shn bo, n,iis,1 .,
meeting for Nnndnv IN initial, .bs
lnpvenlelrt. II hapnens that nv III.
rare chance of ~, ,Ine xnpriad chonro nr
.paymlsterc racfrtlv varx- 1ittIa nf ths
savings OF The Naine's soiInrs wenT
dow:ir~ III the '~vtsa;al 81 Ahhut-t vncl, !;
ago Paymastcr Lrttleiicld. of thc Maine.
was relieved by pavmnster nav. Tho
former came 10 Wnshin-,5n and has;
settled the accounts Of the shin I'M 10
the time he lcc.. The record shows;
that Pav,rne;rr Rny had ON hoDI in
his safe only about 81 COO in cash, prob
ably gold, ana a cheek fo, $6 900 which
of course is safe enough. without his
endJ. scmcnt. AGAINST loss.
Since ;hc vipontlneous combustion
theory has come 10 prominently to the
from; as accounting for the disaster,
Inc officials have been loollin" over tho
records 10 find a parallel cae:c, as near
as may be The na% ship New York
w;iei found to lie on fire March . 1896.
Smoke was issuing from hey main
magazine This was cleared of powder
safely, ana II W., found tha. the wood
work had been charrcd daaply. The
cause w5S moi at iirss percart!h!G, hut
it was soon discovered that an adioiu-
Ing coal bunker was burning. When
the bunker was opened, thr coal on
top was NOT hot bu. as the men dug
down into the mas, t. was found to be
red hot inside. There was no mani
fesiatIon- Of hca, on the top Of the
bunker, nor on any save the one s;Iia
next the mawa2iuc. yhlt startled ,bn
naval officers ana the constructors
made considerable air space between
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20

JOINT INVESTIGATION POLITELY DECLINED
The Request of tho Spanish Governs
mcnt VIII Not no Adhered to, Rnt
Will Afford Them Every Facility
TO investigate ON Their Own Nc-
count.
Washington, r,b. %. 1cas.

Secretary Ions: and Assistant Seq
.ctary Day. ,f ,h,s st,,o par,r,r.
10,
'''e' -" win 'ne lreSioeh'
''i'S morning which lasted nearly an
hour. Mr.. Day read n cabIc-r,,p rr,u
CousuI-Gcpnro, oo ;, ,,a,
-' "' Law "'"' tI"'S-
nm,,,a.,., ] .H",'' l'"rl me spanish
'i'' '''tS IN o"ha that the spanish
''''ci"'S DC permitted TO join with our
own people i'll making an inves;iga-
49," mo '''e cause ol Inc disaster to
the Maine. The matter was discussed
at considerable length ana the con-
c!uSi3n was reached that while this
S.'i, 'orviineht IS willing to afford the
SiH,.Sh authorities all reasonable
-, iof conducting an invcstiga-
;'".'. stt IL IS thought best the fret
,,,, sH"it ne made by our own
i'''S.3.o''tts' Thm ra,'',S:
wreck nr ,hn nr.i, :" GHu!','HS me
p.nor,man,' La, e"S.'uu ., '"c Stale
lowing message frnm ~ Gn,,s,i ~ tnG io!,
Lee. ''o'' Co''S"!-''ehrrai
havana February Is, 1898.
NS"'Staht Secretary Day, Washington:
SgShce hcrins to-p,orrnw viii ,1i,or.
sent him from the United Sfntos tn
recover all bodies Still lor, in vrcrl. az
Alninc, rs well as personal cn.cc,s Of
oiilcers and men and whatever else
can be obtained that way. After tII,t
Is completed the Spanish Government
would Ike to unite with ours in hay
ins pottom "i snip and harbOr in vicin-
IVY !o!htiy examined.
o'shep LEE
The following is the answer sent.
WaSbinutOr u r, III ;, ,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20
Madrid. February is, 1898.
President Mckinley, Washington:

IS'7.'F -'rVINITIIPy, NUsEIHSt tUH.
ier Majesty, the Queen, has Just
sent one of the gentlemen OF the royal
household to express t;hrouga me to
A"ur EXccllcncy her profound sorrow
ana sympathy IN the accident which
mas beflilen the United steamer Maine
at Havana"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20
BANKRUPTCY HlLLrsssEs
Involuntary Features s.nuo Nnrr,,y
Hnio:iiS Democrats GcurruIl,
opposed fhc i;iI;.

Washington, Feb. 1?.-Aftcr four t!ays Of
ConSidrrhiion the, House today passed Tho
hahNftinicE hill reported by tho House
committee on judiciary al suhstiuIjc fu,
the NGlson bill, passed by the Senate 1t tho
extra session las, summer The hill is
known rs the henderson bill ana contains
both voluntary and Involuntary features
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20

Continued On eth Page.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20
Rc Sure You Arc Right

And then go ahead. BE sure you get
Hoods SaTsnpariiln ana you may conf
ana sive YOU appetite and strength.
HOOPS PILLS act easily ana promptly
on the liver and bowels. Cure Sick head.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-17
PETIT SELLS OUT TO SIRE

Offer of $1,000 Reward Does Not Bling -
Light the SKissinE Real Estate Nam
Several persons called yesterday at the ofico
OF George Robinson. counsel for William Cal.
houn. in the Bennett building, as the result Of
an advertisement which appeared In o morning
paper Offering 81. 900 for the discovery of, the
whereabouts Of John Petit, deador alive. Some
merely came for further information az to the
terms on which the money would be paid. while
others thought they had located the missing
man $1,000 worth. The descriptions given did
not tally with Pettit's. however. and n sinfor-
mhuon OF value came to light,
II was ascertained yesterday that Henry b.
Sire has purchased the stock OF John Petit in
the Petit Realty Company, amounting to
about one and a half million dollars IN Face
value, and that the Bennett building was after.
ward bought by Mr.. Sire for 81 and other val.
qable considerations" The decd transferring
the building was signed by ]. Corwin as Presi-
dent Of the John Petit Realty Company. Law
yer Waiter X. Grimm. the attorney FOR the COM
pany. said that. owing, to Petite absence. the
say nothing about ,Corwin. whose name has
recently. Although Petit gave DR.. Waite an
absolute power OF attorney before his disappear
anoe. It H. hot likely that such large TRANSACT
lions could have taken place without Pettit'0
knowledge, and the. belief u growing that DR..
Waite and others In his confidence know where
the millionaire speculator Is and are it eoms
munication with him. ..-.-.s .-F1- : ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-17
WILL GIVE NO AID TO TRAMPS.
The Women Of Nut1ey, N. j., Form a Home
Protective Association.

The Women of NutIey, N. j.. Form a Homo
Protective AssociAtiOn.
NUTLEY. N. J.. Aug. 16.-The women OF this
place and Franklin have organized the Ladies'
Home Protective Association. and viii carry on
q vigorous crusade against tramps. A circular
has been issued in which attention Is called to
tho large number Of idle men who are to be
seen In the township. The circular says that
while tho men are apparently in quest OF food
and clothing. their real object is to steal
whatever they can. In order to discourage
ciety have agreed not TO feed or give
clothing OF any kind. Or allow y to be given at
their, doors. unless the applicant ig recon-
Essex county. Each member also agrees 10
notify as far as possible other members Of the
ever the tramps solicit food or clothing at their
doors. The members are confdent OF Kidding
the township OF the tramp nuisance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-17
wooDSs TASTE FOR HOBO LIFE

The Murdered Youth Ran Away from Home
Periodically to Become y Tramp.
The father Of young Frank ". Woods was in
Newark yesterday and arranged for the re-
moval Of his murdered sons body to his home
In Baltimore. He said that Frank was less than
20 years old and was the Oldest of six children.
The boy was good except that he frequently
ran away from home. but never stayed way
more than three months at q time.
He left home on Saturday. July 20. without
saying that he was going to be absent over
night. That was the last the father saw OF him
alive. Thepoliee have arrested another prisoner
besides. Dwyer upon suspicion Of knowing
something about the shooting. He Is entered
on the blotter as Harvey Johns. but the officers
will not say why he has been arrested except
that he was once a companion OF Woods. Dryer.
who was arrested on Monday, wrote out q state
ment OF his relations 70 Woods.
He knew him q couple OF years ago and met
him again at Q tramp camp at Waverley early
in August and tried 70 persuade him to go up
New York. State to pick, hops. Woods
Monday for q day and o halt that he worked In
the. Newark Sheet Metal Works, Dwyer said
that he left Woods on Saturday night, and they
parted to beg In different sections OF the city.
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4 SF1NDLER arrested.

Wa Collecting Money, He Said, for tho Sick
and Wounded of the S~oventy-frst.
Thomas Bracket. S5 years old. OF 400 East
Forty-eiGhth street. went through East Rftieth
street yesterday soliciting money. a. he said.
for the sick and wounded men Of the Seventy
first Regiment. At 13 Beekman place, which
Is q part Of East Ffftieth street. Policeman Oas-
sidy arrested Bracket and took him to the
Yorkville Court. Lillian s. Krack OF IS Beck
man place. appeared as complainant and said
her grandmother had given 10 cents to the
man on his representation that he was COLI
Letting for the men OF the Seventy-frst.
The policeman handed to the Magistrate q
paper which showed that Bracket had coll
lected about 81 90. He was accused Of getting
money for charitable purposes under false pre-
fences, he pleaded guilty. and said that he
was collecting the money for his sick mother.
1t gives me much pleasure TO hold such q
mean individual as you are for trial" said the
Magistrate. He is a wretch who would swim
die in the name Of our sick soldiers"
$500 bail for trial
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SAID HE'D FIND HER BROTHER
Elfteon-Year-0ld Girl Accepts the Aid OF
y Stranger and Ii Saved by the Police.

FIfteen-Year-0ld GrI Accepts the Aid Of
= Strange and Ii Saved by h Police.
Frank Lean. an Italian. IS years old. was be-
fore Magistrate Steers in the Myrtle Avenue
Court In Brooklyn yesterday charged with alb
duction. Katie Manion. aged Is years. tho
complainant. was sent by her stepmother, Mrs.
Ella ManIon. from her home at Rutherford.
N. j.. on Monday to locate her brother in
Brooklyn. Lean. who says he IL . trackman on
she left the train and escorted her to brooklyn.
promising TO aid her in finding her brother;
the gil says. he proposed that they should get
married. He finally took her TO Q houee In
Canton street. where he and some friends Of
followed by Lean. who. a. she charges, snatcbed
her pocketbook. She made. an outcry, and Q
ton. Lean was locked up when she told. her
story. and che, was placed In the care OF the
tnnfiOn-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-17
WANT ASPHALT IN SIXTH AVENUE
Dry Goods Dealers Petition the City for q
New Pavement.

Dry Goods Dealers Petition the City for n
New Pavement.
For along time the merchants Of the great
shopping district In Sixth avenue have wanted
to have their part Of the avenue paved with
asphalt but have forborno TO apply for q new
pavement because Of the loss Of trade and in
convenience to traflo incident to the recon-
struction OF q t~horouRhfare. Now that the ave.
nue. IL torn up owing to the Metropolitan Trac-
ton Company introducing their underground
trolley system. the Sixth avenue merchants
have united in a petition to Commissioner
Heating that an asphalt pavement be laid be-
tween Thirteenth and Twenty-third streets as
soon as the work on the trolley system shall
have progressed far enough to admit Of It. The
district embraced In this territory Is said to
represent q greater combined retail trade than
any other equal extent OF thoroughfare in this
signed by the large firms in the district:
"Ps " R.t e. &C. y aG 3, % S2s + N! 1sdTs1 Ss oO"~f''''"'r
I'VE. the undersigned, residents and tax
payers Of the borough Of Manhattan Of the city
Of New York. respectfully petition you to pave
thirteenth and TWenty-third streets. with
asphalt paving, for the following reasons:
limits designated above, Comprising what is
popularity known as the Sixth avenue shopping
district Gs N IL one Vor q t the most Ossd t%9p DGfT ut II tbt the
sands Of our citizens and also by thousands of
visitors, most OF whom are women. This dis
trict has a national reputation. and the under
signed have invested millions OF dollars there
in the establishment OF retail businesses, the
throughout the country. 1t is eminent1y fitting
that this famous th~oroughfare should be made
as attractive as possible. so that It may not suf-
fer in comparison with similar localities in
other leading cities.
Second-Asphalt paving would insure
~thoroughfare In q perfect condition Of cleanli-
"Third-Experience with asphalt paving on
this avenue between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets has completely demonstrated it's
practicability and its advantages over granite
"F~ourth-Asphalt paving is as cheap as
granite paving. and especially suited 10 a
thoroughfare TO which women and children
have daily recourse and on which private car
riaRes are constantly in use.
~"Ftfth.-The Metropolitan Street Railway
Company is now introducing the underground
electric system on this avenue, and the street
undertaking the work petitioned for. Any In
terruption 10 the traffic on this thorouRhfare.
after the. present pavement has been relaid.
will involve q serious loss to the undersigned.
and you are therefore respectfully urged to
take such steps as will make 1t possible t9 lay
railway company shall have sufficiently pro-
crossed to permit thereof.
Trusting that the presented, to
you will induce you to consider favorably. this
petition, we remain yours most respectfully.
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