The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-12
CONTRACT FOR
RICHMOND FIRM.
Smith-COurtney Company to Do the
Wiring at the Norfolk Navy Yard
TALKING ABOUT RICHMOND YARD
Some Of the Unarmored Cruisers May
ba Built Hcrc-Changes i'm the Hos
p!tal Corps - New POstmasters
Namcd-PersOnaf.

inc smith Courtney Co, or Richmond,
was to-day awarded the contract for the
exterior wiring OF the extension Of the
electric plant at Norfolk Navy Yard. The
bid Of this Company was sli.s9647. The
contract for boilers was awarded TO the
Autman Taylor Company. Of Mansfield.
Ohio at s.. $50 and for the engines to the
Croker Wheeler Co., of Amfere, n. Y,
at si5.7s2.
THE RICHMOND YARD.
Col. VIM. r. Trigg was at the Navy
Department this morning in conference
with the Chief of the Bureau OF Docks
and Yards. about the work now going on
In his shipyard at Richmond. Plans and
drawings were examined. and some
changes were suggested. The subject of
building some Of the uHarmored cruisers
provided by the last session Of Congress.
at Richmond. was also discussed. Col.
Trigg left for home by the evening train
accompanied by Engineer Reed. of the
Navy, who goes down TO inspect the
shipyard
Col. w. L. Boyce Of Shenandoah coun-
~, has patented an automatic smoke and
cinder consumer on all machines that
use coal.
Mrs. Morton Strong and Miss Julia
Strong, Of Charlottesville, and c. h. S.
Grandy. Of Norfolk, are at the Ebbitt.
ARMY ORDERS.
Private James j. Boyle. Battery *. 9Th
Z. s. Artillery, at Fort Monroe, has been
dishonorably discharged.
Commissary Sergeant John c. Wolser
Fort Coswell, y. G., has been transferred
10 Manila. ..t
Privates Edward Hollenkamp and Chas
A. NARROW. Hospital Corps. Josiah Smp-
son Hospital. have been discharged.
The following named enlisted men Of
the Hospital Corps. hospital ship 1.-THE
Aid" Newport News, Va. have been
transferred TO the stations designated:
Hospital Steward Archibald Robbins
Fort Reno. oklahoma.
Acting Hospital Steward Joseph c.
Merry, Fort Mott y. J.
Acting Hospital Steward oliver +. Snv-
der Privates Ernest r. Trick. Joseph p.
Duquet. Louis W Jones. John Muench.
Robert G. Schutt. Harry G. Parsons and
Thomas Smith Fort Monroe.
POSTAL NOTES
Fourth-class posimasters were appointed
to-day as follows in Virginia:
Richpatch, Allegheny county. William
Carver; Sweet Chalybeate. Allegheny
county c. y. Hunter.
An examination for uOstofice clerk and
carrier will be held at Petersburg post
office May 9Th.
PERSONAL
Superintendent irwin Weislger. ~ the
James River Navigation Company. IS ia
the city arranging summer schedules with
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company.
Senator Daniel who has been attending
the sessions of the Industrial Commission.
Of which he Is a member and looking
after department matters. left FOR Rich
mond this evening.
Speaker John Ryan IS here to-day. and
will attend the sale Of government mules
and wagons al St Asaph's tomorrow
Secretary Joseph W. Button. Of the VIZ
here 70 act Al best man az a fashionable
wedding AZ Mount Vernon Methodist Epis-
cooal church high noon. tomorrow
Hon. William I. Wilson. president ~
Washington and Lee University. arrived
here last night and left this morning 10
attend a meeting Of the trustees Of the
Slater fund in New York.
r. G. Willis OF Richmond IS AZ the
Metropolitan.
other hotel arrivals are:
Howard: r. T.. owen. WarrentOu: NJ
G. willis. Fredericksburg: Mrs. L. NJ
B-Tpkwell. Charlottesville.
ST. James: W H. Mcdonald University
OF Virginia. Mrs. John g. Williams ami
Miss $ Williams. Orange. O Mcmillan.
Elizabeth City. y. G.: VI. L. owens. War
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