Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-08
DAY AT THE CAPITOL.
NEWS NOTES FROM THE OFFICES
or STATE OFFICIALS.
HILL Be TAXED In NORFOLK COUNTY.
hoard of Public Works Orders
Lambert Point Property Taken
from Norfolk City Lst-Education-
nj Notes.

The Board Of Public Works was in ses-
sion at the Capitol yesterday. giving at
tention TO routine business.
The board has entered an order TO the
effect that certain floating property OF
tho Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany at Lambert Point be taxed in Nor
folk county. instead of the city of Nor
folk. The board listed the property for
taxation in Norfolk county. The COM
pany recently sued TO have the board re-
strained from taxing this property, say
ing 1t was registered in Philadelphia, and
subject to taxation there. The court held
that as it was owned by a Virginia cor
poration it must be taxed in Virginia.
The property was of the value of Sllj,OJ0.
The Board of Public Works thought
Lambert Point within the corporate
limits OF the city of Norfolk, but was as
sured by the authorities OF Norfolk coun-
ty that ii vas wholly within the coun-
". and was requested by them TO have
the property taxed in the county.
An unusually large number of corpora
lions have recently been formed in Vir-
ginia, judging by the number Of charters
fled with the Secretary of the Common
wealth. That with the largest capital is
the Virginia Iron, Coke, and Coal Com
pany, at Pulaski. Its minimum capital
Is $4,000. the maximum $lO0JO,0OO
THE GOVERNORS NAIL.
Inquiries regarding the cattle quaran-
tine; letters of invitation to deliver COM
mencement addresses, and requests for
money form the bulk Of the Governors
mail at present. He received three letters
begging money yesterday. The writers
never urge any claim, except extreme
poverty. y Lunenburg woman was the
writer Of one extremely pathetic in char
acter.
A Nelson county man has written Gov
nor Tyler. asking him TO offer reward
for an incendiary who has recently been
operating extensively in that county. He
says a detective at work on the case has
very nearly caught his man, but needs a
''little bit" more money.
DR.. w. +. Drewry, Superintendent Of
the Central State Hospital at Peters
burg. was to see Governor Tyler yester-
day. and invited him TO attend the May
meeting of the Board of Directors. The
Governor will go, if possible.
A great many callers visit the Capitol
daily TO see the Trentanove bust of Cen
eral F1tzhvgh Lee. which was placed on
exhibition In the rotunda this week.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
The Department of Education has ar
ranged the list of instructors for the
summer normal schools, but will not
mako the names public at present.
The review course at William and Mary
College. open 10 all male public-school
teachers of the state free of tuition fees,
will begin May Sth and close June Sd. All
female teachers can take advantage Of
practically the same course, of the same
length. and on the same terms at the
State Female Normal School, at Farm
VILE. A ten-weeks' review course for the
benefit of public-school teachers of the
State is now open at the University OF
Virginia. There are no fees.
CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY.
Captain Ned Williams. of Portsmouth.
who is the Ancient Mariner of the eleva-
tor at the Capitol. celebrated his sixty
ninth birthday yesterday. Everybody
who rode with him and knew he was Just
at his sixty-ninth milestone expressed
an earnest wish that he might live to
reach the Tooth Last night captain VIII
liams celebrated by taking supper with
half dozen young ladies.