The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-07
The TOWING CO.'S.
BARGES RELEASED
Franchises Of the Newport News
Electric Railway Revoked.
UP AGAINST A PROBLEM
The Recently Damaged Foundry TO lie
Restored and Enlarged 20 Twice
It, Sizc-Dcccmbcr Large hN-
port Month ut Newport News

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, Jan. o
s,or,st -rbc steam collier Santuii, ana
the bargcs West Virginia. 'Chdimet'e anu
Woodside Of the Atlantic Iranspoi i'''oH
Companys fleet. tied mp UNDER '"e az
tachment recently obtained py N"o
Knickerbocker steam IoWage Oohli""s'
of Maine. we're to-day released. ana are
again I'm service.
Two bonds OF $1,000 each were required
before this could oe done one was re-
ceivers' bond furnished the common
wealth of Virginia by the receivers Lu-
ward y. Meauy and Melville r. lhbans'
Jr.. with the National surety company
as security. the bond being executed Dy
r. NJ Nugcnt, attorney IN TACT Inc
other bond was given 10y the same par
ties 10 the knickcrb0cker Steam Iowage
company TO indemnify 1t in the trans
fer Of the vessels named from the re
ing Of city Sergeant Milstead back INTO
the possession of the company
FRANCHISE REVOKED.
The unexpected action Of the CITY
Council late last night in revoking the
franchises OF the Newport News ana
Old Point Railway and Electric COM
pany. as held under the two ordinances
rccentlv adopted. has caused e general
sensation I'm the city 40 one under
stands exactly why the action was taken
AZ this particular juncture, and about
the only thing that is understood about
the situation IS that the Commonwealth
Attorney urgently requested IL. repre-
senting that 10 was necessary I'm the sue
ccssful prosecution Of the injunction suit
against the street railway company.
II is realized that the city is now COM
mitted 20 one OF the biggest fights a
Southern municipality ever had on IT'S
hands. and the result is awaited with
a.
court proceedings. whatever they may
be. will occupy many months. possibly
over a year.
The people down here are almost unit
I'm backing up their Commonwealth's At
torney. and this suit. with its coincident
contingencies. will either make or break
that brilliant young gentleman. so fas as
his reputation is concerned.
lie is az present engaged in the fasci-
mating game of leading the city blind
folded along LEGAL precipices and "a mis-
step will be fatal both 10 himself and TO
his clients.
The remains of Miss Fannie Owens.
who died Wedn esday night were taken
20 Richmond this morning for intermcnt
They were accompanied to the train 10y
Messrs NJ. r. kcnzer =. w. Worrll
william Free. II s. Suuthers. j. B. Dal-
ba and r. a. Ennis pall-bcarars. The
TWO INlINf hiiNiilI"'Il'N ttIN i'''t-'''.
Richmond
LARGE ENTERPRISE.
The large foundry Of Caskcy Bros
which burned down a week ago. will not
only be rebuilt Immediately. but addi-
tions will be made amounting TO $l25om.
making II the largest brass and manga
ncse bronze foundry in the United states
The plant will be 500 by 900 feet. and the
iron foundry department alone Will he
100 by loo feet.
The concern will put in two new trav-
cling cranes ono Of fifty tons capacity
and the other of ten tons supplement
ing the three now already i'm use two OBJ
which are ten tons capacity and one, of
twenty-five tons.
Two hundred men viii be employed.
where formerly only one hundred found
work.
LARGE EXPORTS.
The first official statements Of the eX-
ports from this port for last year. place
their value az So. SOB Do The value of
the December exports was N.lNl22 maxi
ing the month with the exception of
March 1897. the largest I'm the history
Of the port From the present outlook.
January exports win 20 over Slon 0oo.
OF the December exports. England got
s. $50 GEO. Germany. sol i23. Netherlands
$3.50 100. Scotland. SOS 721. ireland. $23i.-
5iS. Belgium. Sl7l1S0. These are the prin-
cipal amounts. The remainder twas divid-
ed up among Spain. Bermuda. Nenczue-
Ia. Cuba. and British West indies