Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07
DOCTORS AT WORK.
THE STATE BOARD HOLDS THE
YouSG FELLOWS NINE HOURS.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS TOMORROW
IL VIII Meet 20 Begin Consideration
of Railroad Assessments-T"xes on
Big Chnrters-virginia mt Paris
Capitol Notes.


From 0 O'Clock yesterday morning until
Z O'Clock al night i2s young DOCTORS
toiled away in the Senate Chamber an'
the Hall OF the House of Delegates. try
ing to put on paper enough of their know
ledge OF medicine and surgery te
satisfy the State Board Of Medical Ex-
aminers that they know enough TO war
rant their being licensed 20 practice med
iclne.
Five OF the applicants are colored. VIZ
p,nia. West virginia, and the carolinas
are represented Many of the faces are
familiar to the members OF the Doard
This is not the first time they have tried
IN mass and failed. For the examination
for license to practice IN Virginia Is saio
10 be more rigid than IN any state OF inc
Union.
The candidates were examined yester
day in surgery, practice, anu ine"iOa'
jurisprudence and hygiene. Ihere are
six more subjects upon which the young
fellows must be examined. Everything
viii be finished up at o'clock THURSDAY
might. Ii will be probably two weeks
or more before the result OF the eXaml-
nations Is announced. Heretofore, an
average OF about 60 per cent. mas passed.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORMS
The Board OF Public Works will meet
tomorrow at the Capitol for the purpose
of beginning the work. OF assesSihs .ne
railroad and steamship property OF the
State. -.
Tbe hoard has. within the past few
weeks inspected all the property where
improvements have been made recently.
THESE are chiefly at the terminals OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio, at newport
News. and the Norfolk and western
eeaboard AIRLINE. and Southern, at Nor
folk. The Norfolk and western mas peeh
engaged for several months on very
costly improvements, including tuhhei
near Pulaski, but these Will NOT De taheh
account of by the board until next year.
as they are not yet completed. ne AZ
lantic-Coast Line has completed extern
eve i,nnroyements on the line south from
Richmond.
with the exceptions noted there are
no other changes likely In the assess
ment OF the roads. 1t is understood that
the Chesapeake and Ohio and Norlolk
and Western will make no effort to nave
the assessment reduced. the southern
may ask for a reduction. Representa-
tiyes of all the roads will be gwen OPP
portunity TO appear before the poaru anu
q
has seen of the prosperity OF the
various lines. ii seems likely that there
will be little. If any, reductions In as
sessments Increases are more lkely.
THE board returned from an inspection
NJ the Atlantic and Danville Monday.
The assessment on this road may be IN
creased. The Atlantic and DanVlHe mas
made some improvements since last year
Governor Tyler who is ex-ofiicio presi-
dent of the board, will go 10 petersburg
tomorrow TO attend the funeral OF MRS
w. Brydon Tenant, whose husDahd Is
on the Governors stah.
BIG TAX ON CHARTERS.
Two charters were recorded in the
office of the Secretary of the Common
wealth. and upon each tax OF S6OO was
paid.
One Of the charters was that OF the
Washington Traction and Electric COM
papy. chartered by the Corporation Court
of Norfolk. The principal Offices are
TO be in that city. The capital stock is
10 be not less than 100000 nor more than
100000. The object of the corporation
is to manufacture. SELL and deal in rail-
road and power supplies. The officers or |
the company are: Samuel b. Lawrence, |
of New York, president Henry w. Havi- |
land. Of New York. vlce-pTesident; George |
E. Spencer, of New York. treasurer;
John 3. Summerfield, of New York. sec
rotary. These with James w. wilcox, |
Of Norfolk, are named as directors.
The other charter is really an amend |
ment and extension of the charter of the |
Low Moor Iron Company. which operates
the great iron furnace at Low Moor, In !
Allegheny county Among other changes
in this charter. is one increasing the |
capital stock 10 slOOO,OOO The tax on
this amended charter was also $500.
CAPITOL NOTES.
A Chicago newspaper draws the long
bow In describing some of Governor
Tyler's recent experiences in Habana.
The World of the windy metropolis, said
recently:
Governor Tyler, of Virginia. has been
visiting Habana, and was much i'm
pressed by a chicken hopping onto the
table when he was dining at a swell res
taurant and laying an egg beside his
plate and by duck which abghted on
the back Of his chair while he was sit
ting in his hotel"
The Governor did say that a frizzled
rooster hoped on TO the table where he
was taking breakfast in restaurant.
The egg-laying is an added feature-an
improvement-but not in accordance with
facts.
Commissioner Koiner, Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. stated yesterday |
that he is in correspondence with the |
Washington department with view 10
obtaining a representation for Virginia |
In the exhibit which the United states |
viii send TO the Worlds Fair, at Paris. |
next year. He is very hopeful of being |
successful.
Hon. Horace +. Crismond, of Freder- |
icksburg. for several years member Of |
the House of Delegates from that city, |
was at the Auditors office yesterday.