Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22
HIS HOME IS BURNED.
RESIDENCE OF NR. rHiL. CoGBlLL
DESTROYED ny FIRE.
MERCHANTS DISCUSS LICENSE TAX.
Manchester Dealers Fear the Pro-
posed ordinance VIII Increase
Their Tnxcs-Committce to Make
Inquiry-W Meetings.

The residence Of Mr.. Phil. V. Cogbnl,
Commemorative Attorney OF Chesterfield
county. which is about one mile from
Chesterfield Courthouse was burned TO
the ground yesterday between u and l
O'Clock, the contents. consisting of furni-
ture and a valuable law library. being de-
stroyed.
The fire Is supposed TO have originated
from sparks from the chimney falling on
the roof. which was of shingles The house
Is estimated to have been worth about
5000. and the library at about $500. There
was an insurance on the dwelling Of about
p,2oO. Mr.. Cogbni and his wife were away
Rom home at the time
nc burned house was an old-fashiOned
one. story and half high. with the
dormer windows OF houses build long be-
FIRE the war. 1t was built by Mr.. W. w.
T. Cogbin. father of the well-known law
yer, who was killed during the war. 1t
came down from father 10 son.
MERCHANTS INTERESTING MEET
ING.
4 number Of retail merchants OF Man
chester met at the Police Court last night.
as published IN the Dispatch of Tuesday
they would. and held an interesting and
decidedly vigorous discussion of the pro-
posed new ordinance. requiring them 10
pay q license tax instead Of an ad valo-
rem tax. as before. Mr.. a. j. Dalfron was
called TO the chair, and mir. Charles Burk-
ert was elected secretary. The merchants
present We're Messrs. Daffron, Burkert, l..
L. Jones. -. l.. Toney, Roach. W. B. Plea
SAINTS. G. Nj. Harnish Arthur Il. McCroue.
G.. X. LeNier. l. IL. Hogan, Staples, and
III. G. Beattie.
The gentlemen went into an exhaustive
discussion Of the proposed ordnance. and
every person present gave his views as 10
It's meaning and the effect OF its operation.
Perhaps all present were Of the opinion
tia, they would have 10 pay more taxes
than they now pay. They hold that while
the members OF the ordinance Committee
may not intend that they shall pay more.
but that the ordinance which they have
recommended will make them pay more.
They think their open accounts and notes
VIII have TO be counted as capital. and il
80 they viii pay Si.15 per 500 upon paper
which they have never paid anything on
before. and which. in some instances. Is
not worth aaNtEing dKt It's face value.
That was the bone OF contention" and
where the cry was raised. If the Ordi-
nance does not mean that these values
shan be counted as capital, then they will
be satisfied They ala not know whether
II meant this or not. and were Of the Opin-
Ion that II could in its present language
be construed 20 mean II.
4 motion was made then that "A commit
tee De appointed 10 appear before The Or
dsnanco Committee tonight and asa that
bocy what they intended 10 say. iho mo-
ton was carried. and the following gentle
men were named: Megsrs. Daifron. seat
tie. Peasants and Harnish This com
mitiec viii make It's report back 10 the
merchants at another meeting TO be held
al The same place az $50 O'Clock to-mor-
pow pirNf
"ArD MEETINGS TO BE HELD
The City Central Committee. chairman
u l.. Ioney presiding. met last evening
at O'Clock and decided on ward meetings
az a means Of nominating one councilman
from each ward and q new City Commit
tse' The sneetings are 20 be held on Tuos-
! Gay evening, April 18th. az the usual
Fotng-places of the several wards. or az
places 20 be afterwards designated by the
|ecsnnlt;ce.
STUART LODGE.
stuart Lodge oi Odd-Fcllows held an