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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-13
pnoommend Publication Of State
LAWS by State Printer.
.rw MEMBERS ARE ELECTED.
washings0n Press Assoefot1on
sae3~ns to Reports 81 Ce0nfttees
-.usunfy Association Approved
u6.essssen Of Matters That la-
1000 the Fratevnity IN 0enersl
WsIeome 20 National Editsss.

thsrtseusn apnuxs meeting Of the
G.~Asn~ta0 state Press Association re-
- its business AZ 3 O'Clock yesterday
-c-.rAnw af the Third Avenue theater. The
s-~saIar order az business. as announced In
- Fpss- Inselligencer yesterday morning.
- fpIlcwei. the first item beng the re-
- q the committee on new business, TO
vatch had been referred the question as 70
sne1Aer the acts Of the legislature should
- n,,blishea In the state press. The re-
- a. the committee was elaborate and
.rssuily prepared. X Recommended ihe
r~hsIration Of al, stats laws by the state
s,4naSr. and that each publisher Of = news
1870 II fAs State be supplied with = num-
- q couies equal to the number Of the
.sners subscribers. The report WAS
adopted
~ ssme committee also recommended
- foruAtion OF county associations
fhsuuehott the stale. with q view to secur-
in9 70 publishers just prices for their work
d advertising and in commercial and pub
10 printing.
doSlca we're elected:
noGlyn: George ". Tuesday. OF the Yakima
Hersid. e. A. Dinsmore. OF the Mining
fecogd Seattle: vsneiander. Concord:
3 81. Freeman, Folketshlad, Seattle; Miss
kInH14 dekfS0s 11EfAs1s y lEU34uts anu rev.
3. n. 0owen, Herald. Seattle.
The Gloss Of tho session was marked by
several interesting discussions. prominent
anonx which was a running debate on the
~ metho1s 10 ssrure 3 thorough support
e fhe home paper. Under the head Of
syrhst Can Be Done 70 Extend the Circu-
lsttn a The Home Paper" r. w. d. Maya.
81 he Waxhiugson Independent. arsatgned
~ daily press for lis ssnsstionalisp- He
~ replied TO by r. b. Piper. Of the Post
Iafeil:ssncer. aud Frank Baker. Of the
Tacoma SfIn-
4 a Taxweii, OF Tacoma. entartained
- endtence with . racy speech.
The association held no session during
~ afternoon. most Of the members TAX
hg advantages of the opportunity TO visit
VARIOUS portions of the city by the ear
Ha1s The favorits excursion was that to
~ university. Special cars on the Third
ayeane line left the city hall at D. m.
an1 Atous sixty delegates rode out 10 the
senpus and were shown through the
grounds and buildings by President Graves.
1Aey enjoyed the trip. despite the rather
warm ride. and came ba1k with IN added
apcfec1Ation Of the state university.
~ e:p most OF the members OF thu as
sociatt0n gathered at tho railway station
70 srsst the incoming members OF the ma
roaai association. and afterward accompa-
nsed them to the lake.
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The prospecting steamer w. s ssra;tcn.
built ard equipped in this ETY.. has arrived
at Dawson. after ore Of the longest gold
seeking voyages ok record. From Ketxe-
e&s ssana 70 tae nse.russcIss OF tire Klrn-
dsGs sse made . scientific sysieusatsc and
persistent search for the yellow metal.
wsndfax her way up MARY Of the triaa-
sarsex % the gslasa Yukon. Tas hy-psay
voyagea ID the aff3uenss % TIE Ynkoc
we're gza3s In the Stra;;on's consort. the
Er~a:w5nnsr
The two beats are owned by W. s STRAIT
tom " A. Otis and James Casey. San
Francisco. Denver and Chsrsxe capitalists
being also interested financially instke ex-f
pe~isicE and IL veosure- Taere are about
t~&nsy men al tSiA csncxsxiag thA party.
TIE Ssrastoa crowd ascooAed Tie Kern
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Does Not want = Double Term.

Before JudNe Jacobs IN the Criminal
court yesterday came Roy Mason. who
four months ago was sentenced to the
penitsntiary for four months for petit
larceny He took an appeal at the time.
his appearance, he has been In Jail all the
time pending the hearing OF the appeal.
In the meanwhile he has practically scrv-
ed In the county Jail the term for which
ne was sentenced to the state prison, and
he now makes his application to Judge
Jacobs 10 release him for that reason.
The Judge took the matter under advise
ment and win probably announce his
decision today
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-13
TWO sCows WRECKED.
No Lives Lost, Though Several Pas
s~mgerA Narrowly Escape.

The HGnhoiats Dawson passengers re-
port that scow owned by q. r. Johnson.
81 Seattle. With eight or ten men. women
ani children. and farniiure cargo. struck
u psle Of arif,weoi thirty miles above
Dawson. and was wrecked Several OF the
passengers were thrown Into the river. but
they naAnaxed 20 cling sn the driffwooi
untii rescued The cargo was swept over
board ard completely destroyed. with
loss ss about S. on to the owner.
Aeaut the same time Ross Ecxers's SOW.
loaded With miscellaneous rnerchanjsse.
sank In the river twelve miles above paw-
sau
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Carries Lawyer ColeDsn and HIS
Cargo ~ Cats.

Cargo ~ Cats.
Steamer Resale sailed for Lynn canal
last night full OF freight and with fair
passenger Hist. A. l. Rnynd took an un-
usually large kiondike outfit and III. J..
Coleman. the wisconsin attorney mention
ed in yesterdays P0st-Inseiiigeneer had
aboard his douh1e-deck crate Of black
kipndlke rodent exterminators, to-wit. cats.
The Nugget Express sent In . special con-
ssgnment OF hydraulic msnaGg machinery
for .. p. Cooks. the Klondike representa-
tive OF the rich Rothschilds- Henry Nc
Cauley. rich KIondiker. who returned
from the north On the Rosalie, was pas
senger. but Ii IN bis intention to 60 no
farther than Victoria
The following are the Rosaiie's first
class pAssengers:
A. b. Terrfli. n. J. Coleman. J. r.
Staiey. W. Schrock. ]. II. Perry, Mrs. d.
Barley. Mrs. -. Ernst. o. p. Helm, Mr..
and Mrs. r. Frarrar. A. l. Rhynd. G. w.
johnson. Mrs. Dsbbie. James w. Lipcomh
Mrs. Hyatt. Nessrx. walfeDden. IAyinoy
and Bartlett. Henry AcCauiey.
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RELIEVED THE EGG FAMINE.
vining Stocked the Dawson Market
~ go Per Case.

r. II. vininx returned on the Humboldt
from Dawson. where he relieved the egg
famine and incidentally pocketed good
profits. selling what he had at SO per
case.
He also took In q lot Of doors. sash and
glass. articles very much In demand by
reason Of the IRE and consequent rebuild
ing. The doors Winning sold at from $50 to
80 each. and sash and glass proportionateiy
high.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-13

The McArlie police investigation eoin-
uagstse appeiatcd by the eisy council q q
not meet yesterday. Chairman McArsiic
found that the eoancElrnef composing ths
committee desired 10 take part an tas en-
tertainment Of the Material EDITORIAL As
ssciatson delegates, ard aec,rdtnsty post
.snrea the second ses<.on Of the commit
.en until tomorrow fzsernirg.
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Esther Savre. who lately lived az the
corner OF Harrison street and Queen Anne
avenue yesterday reported to the police
the loss Of "A quantity OF valua bic teweiry,
occurring yesterday, while moving her
household goods into a new residence.
She mentions a ssa gold watch. a SIS dia-
mcnd ring. an emerald ring. a geld watch
chain and a number Of stick nins. She
susaects TINT the property was stolsn.
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j. G. pfofY. the Pike street merchant
whose goods We're several weeks ago at
taehed by creditors on the ground that he
had been dispensing of his stock 10 defraud
creditors and had left town, filed an af-
tidavtt in the cause yesterday. stating
that he had not LETT town, but was az the
time engaged In trying to collect accounts
due him with which to meet his own ohii-
gatione He says he has no, defrauded
any creditor and had net money enough
to pay costs in answering this proceeding.
having to borrow Me same from his at
tprney.
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J. G. Faiier. th. travelling salesman ac-
etssssa ~ ire ernerz1ienert from l. prev-
fous 4 Co. wholesale cigar dealers. was
YESTERDAY arraignet sn Justice Cara s
court His bonds pending a preliminary
hearing acre liked at $50 cash. or $50
atth sgretses file had not obtained the
bond last a.xhs bat expected to do 80 al
any moment.
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kuk. prospecting ifs tributaries more or
ien extensively. but they found nothing
satisfactory. In truth. Casey asserted his
belief that gold - not 70 be found In that
section in paying quantities. On the ether
hand. he regards the Tanana. Ssxsy-Niie
and Kuskokwim n . most promising dis
tricts and 1t - the purpose Of the expedi-
ton 10 Try for gold ON the headwaters Of
the Tanana during the summer. The boats
viii BE- tied up ether * Fuet SeIkirk or
the mouth Of Sixty-NIle
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DONG DONG LAID TO REST.
Chinese Suicide D0rte0 In Wa
Ch0mg's Lot 1T Lake View.

Dong Dong. the pioneer Chinese who
hanged himseif In the basement Of Quong
Tucks Washington street store Monday
Afternoon was yesterday carried to his last
resting place In Lake View cemetery. The
interment was made In Wa Chong's burial
plot. No funeral services were held and
the only mourners were two Chinese who
claimed TO be Dong Dong's cousins.
Other Chinese who were Dong Dong
friends In life sent their regrets when
asked to attend the funeral They said
they were too busy to come. Nevertheless
they nsade NJ 9neat little purse to pay the
undertakes.
Dong DOnGs scoupins carried out TO the
cemetery large basket of roast pig and
other Chinese delicacies which were de-
posted upon the grave and left there either
To propitiate evil spirits or TO sustain Dong
Dong's shade on IT'S journey TO a better
land.
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ANOTHER EXPLOSION vIcrIM.


A second damage suit growing out of
the explosion last March on the corner
OF Second avenue south and Washington
street has been filed against the city
This time It is Burns w. Beall. Of ST.
Louis, who asks for $4,000.
In the claim filed yesterday Beal states
that on March q. while temporarily in
this city. be was walking past Blakes
saloon, when. in the language OF the claim.
IAN explosion occurred underneath the
sidewalk on which he was then walking
and threw your petitioner into the air a
great distance. injuring him severely about
the head. hip, groin and legs. causing him
great suffering and expense and Gripping
him for life.
.'Your petitioner is informed and be-
lieves that the explosion occurred through
the negligent operation and faulty con-
struetion Of an engine and boiler under
meath the sidewalk. and owned and ope-
rated by one f. d. Van de Van. at the
sufferance and with the consent and ap-
prevail OF the city OF Seattle"
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BIG CINCINNATI EXCURSION PARTY


Eghsy-six Cincinnati excursionists VIII
arrive In this city, probably tomorrow.
They are en- route to Alaska. From this
city the party embarks on the Utopia for
Victoria. and after days sightseeing in
the British Columbia metropolis will take
the steamer City OF Seattle. July -. for
the trip north.
Following is a list OF the persons. near
IN all OF whom are people OF wealth. social
and political distinction. booked for the
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William Beiond proprietor OF the Mug
saloon. charged with grand larceny by
jesse Roberts. was yesterday brought be-
fore Justice Austin and gave bonds to
appear for preliminary examination this
morning. He was at Green River Hot
Springs when the warrant upon which he
was arrested was issued. but returned At
once and gave himself up TO the police
He and his friends are confident that the
testimony OF the prosecution will not be
sufficient to warrant the justice in holding
him for trial Ia the superior court
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Rideout Leaves Dawson With Han
areds f0r the New Camp.

Ri6eOut Leaves DAWSON VIVA huA-
areds f0r the New Camp.
The Humboldt Dawson passengers
say there Is no abatement OF the stam-
pede from the Klondike to the new Cape
Nome diggings. The river steamer Ride
out. towing q barge left for st. Michael
July l. the two crafts carrying total OF
go passengers, three-fourths OF whom are
Cape Nome bound. The Rideout adver-
tised a 80 and SIS fare to the mouth OF
the Yukon, and these rates quickly dis
posed OF all her passenger space. when
her managers conceived the barge-tow
idea
While many OF the big Klondike miners
are grub-staking men and few have dis
patched expeditions, they do not seem.
with several exceptions. disposed to go to
the camp themselves at least till more Is
known OF the district
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building permit was Yesterday sSaed
~ the Maars fnrHst n1ent COMPANY 10 lay
"A Stone foundation fer a brick easssiag al
Sit ta ga Madison street. The foundation
viii esss - 90
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'(r1Sp
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Snaps

81 .600 A nest, honeiike place,
VsoNVV just Oh car line, o-room
house. all newly repaired through
out, nothing out of repair, nice,
level lawn, with Sewers, ete.s pane
ramic views cheerful and comfort
able, see IL. Take North broadway
ears to 1894 Tenth avenue nortAs
ask the conductor for n. ID. jones
place.
20 SAn 4 grand situation-al-
VO90VV mest . "graad hone"-
anyway, ~ fer . nabob few nahebs
have such . situatiOn for = hone).
Large 1O-room houae, spacious ape
pointments, net . dollars worth -
repairs needed yoa coulaa't build
- good = one today for any snch
money, yet we o1eR a with large,
highly improved grounds, at ea,6O0.
Car line adjacent. Cream nelgAbes-
hood.
GG03 slightly First Han hsilA-
VO6O ing lets I'm Twelfth ave.
nue. addition, close tns near e bual.
aesss near To high schools near uai-
verstty car lfaey save oar fare,
graaed, severed ana siaewalkeA
stre<ts, everything paid, abstrast -
every purchaser. ny the way, the
new consolidated street railway
francAise requires. . 1ine up Pho
street and through this addition.
what viii happen thens why. the
prices will temp ap. Nay now.
10 nNn Pike street corner.
VOsVOV Eighth avenue. Il win
he . money maker. Cane naiss tt.
It's strategic Iseatioa elinchss the
EAA nlln Fine central huss-
3QUtUUU lot. sAowias a. per
cent. net On this amoant-A seed,
safe tAing. First tine aavest1se1
for sale. Investigate.
HlES Mn A spie.AiA piece 81
VsOOVVVW business pPepestys
corners showing III per cent. net.
Hoases for $1,000. pi.2So, ei,00O
and a3.0Oo, ea car use. Fiss Aenes
On 0aeen Anae Hill. - a<atoa MAI.
ON First nalI, ana lets everywhere.
II you Ofe tutereote0 - reoA eSSose
come have . talk. We have = eorps
az competent aaa petite asstetaets.
and showing property We consider
10 tag On ~. % Il our pleasure.
whether we are ssccessssl IN meet.
tng the callers views sr not.
'JOhnDdyiis
4 Co.
100 SECOND AVENUE
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SOME ATLIN RETURNS.

A Few Claims on Pine Creek Pan.
ming Out Well.
r. r. Maitland arrived at Juneau July s.
from Attn, with the report that Capt.
Sperry had taken $500 worth of gold from
his Pine creek claim.
McCauiey's claim, on the same creek.
had yielded s7.oo0. and one pan ran ss7S.
Mcdonald on q below. on Pine, cleaned
I'D 500 as a result Of two days sluicing.
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STEAMSHIP Cits 81 Paehsss sailing
fer Saa Franc $40 ag July fsfa hAs been
g-asspaness aztg 8 N. and Will then carry
20 k'tetarts the members ~ the ieisG aste1
~ Nsssussal kssieors1i Association
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,Ar. EXCURSION.

gtsCTa CANAL EXCURSION.
stsHr.ser TSeSle leaves Csateralth deck ev-
cry Sunday a. n. returning 10 esfy -
n ~ EsuYsa r. y. ~
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IL - eOn1n8.
Every wiasawake naaa aAout town
knows @.
He sfeels II IN His beaea..
Yes,
We are 70 have . recaRrence %
old-tine real estate aetfvitys
Seattle real estate Il the best thing
An .searth line" there 10 a-geing.
Bay now.
We are not aaAressing the very
conservative" nan.
He will not buy now.
He will wait ana wait Ana talk
and lock On
And "try to Think
MT watch Aiml
when values reach top Agures Jest
see Ain joiA In the granA rush
"aown the center aisle" e invest
In '.most any old thing."
But, then, thas's HIS way.
Buy nowl Sell thea!
De In . estate 81 preparedness"
Most Of the oAeriass On the mare
ket are good.
Bat some are setter than Others.
Yea'n KNOW they are coed II ysa
see them saAeR
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THE Jeffries- Ff,ssimmons fight. Full
eleven rounds reproduced ~ Seattle theater
Thursday evening.
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THE watfrfr OYSTER &c Aas nsovee 20
sever s,ork Telephone Nasa s3a
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PORTRAITS Frames. AouidingR No
rsehsrw. 1871 Second avenue
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YOUR sssl<s ~. reach SIS destination n
pesss hy Nagges Exrr~sA
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Vzs !. sss sxearSssn % tsse Iowa today ncns
Low x s. 90 tAe Queen except
EATaG sissssG> Tia rsere a.nssay 81
III net DE su-Sent
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-15
TEMPLES OF EQUITY.
YESTERDAYS RECORD OF THE
VARIOUS COURTS.

Justice Tomlin presided in the Police
Court yesterday and disposed of the
following cases:
Emma Rankin, colored, drunkenness
ard lighting; fined So.
Matte Taylor. colored, robbery from
the person: dismissed.
Levy Jones, colored. lunacy; held for
Il commission.
Charles Stiff, colored. sick vagrant,
recently out of the pesthouse; ten days
in the Jail hospital.
Sarah Anthony, .colored assaulting
Emma Rankin. colored: fined $3.50
George Morris, colored. celonious as
sault; continued for ten days.
Andrew Upshur. colored. an old of
fender. stealing Il coat and vest valued
at 50. 40 from w. 5. HobSon, colored
six months in jail
The continued case of John Morris,
colored, charged by Mary Alice Doles.
colored. with breach of promise of mar
rage, was called, and on motion of the
defense. continued until Friday. Nor
ris was rebailed
GENERAL COURT NOTES.
Yesterday was janitor's day around
the Court House and Janitor Bunting
and his assistants were busy most of
the day clearing snow from the court
yard walliways.
Rev. Beverly d. Tucker. u. D.. quail
flied before Judge Hanckel in the Cor
poration Court yesterday as guardian
of Herbert \. Tucker, under Il bond of
$500, with John +. LAWYER. surety.
In the Clerks office the following
deeds were admitted to record:
George w. Dey J. w. Hunter and It.
r Borland. trustees of the Home Mu-
tual Building Association of Norfolk. to
said association, lot, improved, Kelly
street. corner of Brambleton avenue;
$1,000.
Adelia Mercer and husband to George
w. Duvall. a. b. and Michael Seldner.
lots and buildings numbered l63 and l65
Chapel street; $7.150.
Clerk Royster is detained al home by
sickness, but expects to be out in a few
days.
Clerk Bowden has received n letter
from Judge Waddll saying he will no,
be here until the present sitting OF the
Superior Circuit Court is over which
will possibly be next week.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-15
STREET CLEANING.
ASSISTANT STREET INSPECTOR
JACQUES DOES GOOD WORK

Assistant street Inspector Jaques had
thirty-three men at work cleaning the
snow from the crossings yesterday and
made fine progress. The men also
worked Monday, but their progress,
compared TO yesterday. was slow on
account of the severe weather.
Chairman Hofheimer, of the Street.
Sewer and Drain Board. was on the
streets yesterday and co-operated With
Mr.. Jaqucs in opening the crossings
and squirting property holders up to
cleaning their sidewalks.
An opening was made through the
snow from the Fire Department build
ing to Main street, so as TO facilitate
egress and ingress in the event of a
fire
People have responded with n rea-
sonable degree of promptness to the re-
1uirement of the city that they clean
their sidewalks. To-day is the last dav
of grace, and all who neglect to avail
themselves of it will expect summons
Thursday morning To show cause whv
they shall not be dealt with as the law
directs
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-15
VALENTINES DAY.
THE SNOW INTERPRETERS WITH
THE USUAL PLEASURE.

THE USUAL PLEASURE.
The snow. in great measure broke
up the fun anticipated by the young
folk in sending valentines last night.
ond likewise broke up considerable
amount of business that would other
wise have been done in the valentine
department of the book stores AS it
was, very little of the fun supposed to
rebound from polling comic caricatures
under front doors was INDUCED in. and
to-day the store keepers will occupy
the time in packing the cleft overs
for another year, and their daily mat
ines Will be that more propitious wea-
ther will hover over Norfolk on next
Valentines Day.
OF course, Il few of the youngsters
braved the cold and snow and reckless.
~ gave away the highly colored pen
ny pictures that usually create laugh
Ter in the household but it was one
sided sort of fun and didn't las, very
long.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-15

ing the net proceeds. was referred to
the Finance Committee.
"A resolution appropriating 81 sol Sc
Tor schools in Brambleton adopted by
the common Council was also passed
by this body.
The ordinance adopted by the Com
mon council regulating sewerage in At
lantic City Ward was passed. under a
suspension of the rules.
PUMPING STATION.
The resolution passed by the Com
mon Council appropriating S4,S75 for Il
pumping station for Brambleton and
the Fourth Ward was adopted.
CRANEY ISLAND HOSPITAL.
letter from Mayor Johnston in re-
gard 10 securing Craney Island fer n
hospital was read and this branch con.
Cured With the Common Council. and
on motion Of Mr. Cousolvo. Mr. Green.
wood was appointed on the part OF the
Select Council 70 act with committees
from the Common Council and business
organizations.
All property approved bills were or
dered to be paid.
NEW BUSINESS.
An ordinance granting 10 j. Il. Brown
and j. a. Kelvin the rights and tran
chises to conduct and maintain sub
WAYS in the city OF Norfolk was read.
Mr.. Pannill explained that under the
present franchise they have only seven
years TO run. aud that his company has
in contemplation important improve
mcnts and that k is Impossible 10 Dor
row money ON bonds for 50 shor, a
time. Therefore. lie hoped the ord
nance would he passed under Il suspen-
sion of the rules. without further ref
erence
The ordinance Was adopted ana the
Council adjourned