Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-06
IN THE CITY HALL.
MR.. EUGENE DAVIS TAKEN SUD-
DENLY AND SERIOUSLY ILL.
MATTERS BEFORE The COUNCIL
Lending Questions to he Discussed
To-Nfght-JaiI scheme Criticized
Committee Notes-Ap Inve.tsa.t,o,
to he HeId-A Day of Divorces.

MI. Eugene K. Davis. Assistant Superin-
tendent Of the Water-Works, was taken
suddenly and violently I'll in the City
Hall few minutes after o'clock yes
terday morning
He was carried to the Office of Superin-
tendent Thompson, in the Fire-Alarm
Department, and put to bed. DIR. Davis
was summoned, and the nature Of the case
was so serious that the wife and children
OF the patient were sent for. ana later
another physician was called in consulta-
ton. The two doctors worked On Mr..
Davis for several hours, and It was not
until O'Clock that he was able to be
moved TO his residence
Mr.. Davis was resting easily at the last
reports and making very satisfactory
progress towards recovery.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.
The adjourned meeting Of the Common
Council tonight will be unusually in
teresting from the number Of important
matters that will have 10 be discussed.
There will be strong effort on the
part Of some of the most influential mem
bers TO secure an appropriation in accord
ance with the suggestion Of the City At
| torney and City Engineer for experiment.
ing in fltering methods.
Mr.. Gunsts financial scheme for build
ing new city jail will meet with strong
opposition. A councilman said last night
that the plan would not seriously recon-
mend itself, because Seabrooke's Ware
| house. which Mr.. Gunst proposes to sell
| 10 meet the expenses OF new Jail, is
| occupied and brings 70 the City Treasury
! 81, 800 year. one-half of which sum would
! serve to keep the Jail in thorough repair.
! The idea that modern jail can be built
| for $4,000, including the purchase of a lot.
IS ridiculed.
There will be warm debate tonight
over the removal OF the tracks of the
! Union Passenger Railway Company from
/ Franklin and Bank streets, and a num-
| Der of amendments to the resolution as
it comes from the Street Committee have
been prepared and will be offered. Hon.
3. b. Munford and Mr. Samuel REGISTER
will advocate the removal on behalf of
| the tenants and property owners on Bank
, street, while the staunchest opponents
will be the representatives of those cor
porations that intend to bid for the fran
| chise OF the Main-Street line when IL is
put upon the market at the end of next
year.
DOES NOT FEEL FLATTERED.
Superintendent Thompson, OF the Fire
! Alarm Department, is by no means fiat
tered at the action Of the Water Commit
| tee in recommending to the Council that
a position OF City Electrician shall be
| created.
For fourteen years he says, he has oc-
cupied that position. and Is so nominated
under sundry and various city ordinances:
He has performed all the functions that
could be delegated to such an official with
| out compensation of any sort.
The question of electrolysis. which pro-
voked the resolution TO create CITY
! Electrician, is not a new or difficult one,
! says Mr.. Thompson, since given ma
| chine, ii is no abstruse problem for any
| one to detect its presence or mark its
effects.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE NEWS.
The Committee on River I'm
provement met in the City Hall last night.
| There were present Messrs. Curtis (chair-
mani. Ferguson, Mayer, Crenshaw, ALI
son, Mosby, HARRISON, Christian, Dona-
! hoe. Mccarthy, and Ebel.
The report OF the captain OF the tug
was received ana filed, and the regular
monthly bills and pay-roli amounting 10
| 81 $50 Y were ordered to be paid.
Bids for supplying the department with
| steam coal were received, ana me con
tract was awarded TO the Richmond Ice
| Company at $2.75 per ton
! The flagship of the city government tug
| Thomas Cunningham, ST. was In
! spected yesterday by government IN
! spectors. Messrs Johnson and Nicholson.
| The hull and machinery Were closely eX-
| amined and found in splendid conuluoh.
The steam yacht Maud ana the steam steam
| tug Cobb were also examined and FOUND
TO be in frst-class order.
The Committee on Accounts ana Pfint-
| ~ Ia ia1 Altef
noon TO receive report from the newly
elected clerk regarding certain over
charges. IL is alleged that between the
dates Of January LIST and July Slst the
civ binders overcharged the sum OF SZV0'
The Committee on Cemeteries was call"
ed 10 meet at o'clock, but only Mr.
Miner and Mr.. Blanks put In an appear
ance and in the absence of quorum no
business could be transacted
IN THE CITY COURTS.
In the Law and Equity Court yester--
day divorce was granted in the SUIT OF
William f. Hafner against Sarah J. Hat-
ner. on statutory grounds.
suit for divorce was filed by Lizzie
Smith against Allen Smith Also, by
Annie Sickler against George Seeker
William Crump Tucker was appointed
guardian ad litem 10 Eulahe Z. Hasker,
In the suit of Hasker Administrative,
against Hasker and others.
The decree was entered in the case OF
Wyatt Charity and others against Mary
Dixon's Executor, appointing commits
sioner 10 inquire into cause, etc.
Joseph Jeffries (coloreD, In the Hust-
ines Court, was given six months In jail
ana fined IS for malicously wounding
Richard Simmons.
The case of c. NJ. Flanagan. who is
charged with assaulting Annie Carter.
with intent TO kill. was heard. Flanagan
crew Jealous of another man, and II was
alleged that when he found him in com
many with Annie Carter he drew knife
and drove him away, and during the dis
turbance cut the woman A verdict OF
guilty. was found and Flanagan was given