Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-25
City's Water Supply Charged
With Sulphuric Acid.
CONCERNING THE RAILROADS
Proposed Chapel at tho stnte Prison
Representatives, Hunted UP by
Sergeant Mt Arms t, Answer u
"Cnii of the House,,-The New
Fish Law Introduced by MIR. Will
lIams. OF Darie.
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Raleigh. n. c., Feb. 24.-Col. Julian
s. Carr, of Durham. gives 5000 to the
Old Folks Home, which is to be estab-
lished here. 1t will be an enlargement
Of the present one and the inmates will
not be confined to Raleigh people.
To-day, the louu complaints about
the presence of sulphurc acid in the
city water continuing, the water was
drawn from the pipes. The water
company will have TO relay its pipes,
which have for ten years passed under
the sulphuric acid works. a fire in 1893
destroyed several hundred tons of the
acid and the ground is saturated with
1t. 1t is proving very injurious to
boilers. Its presence in the latter was
noticed three or four months ago. 1t
is the second time this has occurred.
the first time being in 1893.
THE LATE COLD SNAP
Mr. Charles l.. Hinton. very obser-
want sportsman, who has Il large estate
near here, WIS asked to-day whether
the late cold snap and ninetcen-inch
snow had injured the partridges. He
replied no. The snow here was as deem
as at any place in the State. so this
may be regarded as Il test Farmers
zen me that many little birds persisted
from the cold.
The funeral OF Rev. DR.. Bennett
Smedes. uctor OF St. Mary's School
was held here this morning. Bishop
Cheshire officiating. assisted by Rev.
John IL. c. Smcdes. of Washington. ID.
G.: Rev. DIR. NJ. NJ. Marshall and Rcv.
DIR. Pittinger.
ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA
RAILROAD.
About three weeks ago a bill was in
troduccd in the House TO allow the
Statc% interest in the Atlantic and
with carolina railway to be sold for
sum not less than $500 900. and giving
Inc private stockholders an apportu.
hlty. II they desired, to come in mt the
same rate. Now w. j. Edwards. for
merry purchasing agent of the Raleigh
ana Gaston railway, leads a syndicate
, Mnien oilers S"oo,ooo for the ro:N. Ed
Warus Is now Il banker at Sanford
n Dill was passed by both branches
or the Legislature yesterday TO allow
the RaieiSh and CASTOR railway TO
change its name. 1t appears that by
the terms of tile recent sale of the
ocaooard Air Line all it's divisions are
merged into the Raleigh and CASTOR
and the change of the lattcr's name viii
therefore cover all. The bill was
passed SO quickly. thanks to the in
huencc f&afennehan Cameron.
An eiicrt IS being made to induce the
authorities of the States prison TO
Duild a chapel at the penitentiary, for
me use OF the Sunday school For
twenty-five years several gentlemen
mere nave conducted the Sunday school.
NEW FISH LAW.
The following is n carefully prepared
SYNOPSIS of the new shell fish law tbill
introduced by Williams, of Dare):
Sec / provides for a reduction of the
tax on boats engaged in taking or
catching oysters in the waters of North
Carolina as follows: That the tax on
boats under custom house tonnage be
reduced one-half; that all boats sub
1ect 10 custom house tonnage shall pay
license tax of two dollars per tOM
1t further provides that no boat or
other vessel not the property of resi-
dents of this State shall be permitted
In any manner to be engaged in taking
or catching oysters from the public
oyster grounds or natural oyster beds
OF the state. and fixes Il penalty of not
less than five hundred dollars for the
violation or the same: and that no per-
son snail be permitted to obtain license
lor the purpose of taking or catching
oysters from the waters of North Car
oi.ii"' "tlcsS ne Snil nave been Il bona
nde resident of the State at least one
year prior to issuing the said license
1t repeats sections Il to 10 inclusive OF
chapter IL, acts of 1897, which provided
for chief inspector of shell fish. and
nm unlimited number of deputy inspec-
tors and in lieu of the same creates and
elects State Board of Shell Fish Com
missoners, composed of seven mem
pers, one or which shall reside in each
or the counties or towns directly en-
gagged in catching or handling oysters.
who are required 10 meet in New Bern.
N c., the 10th day after their election
and lay off the public oyster grounds of
the State into seven districts. one dis
trict to be assigned to each member OF
the Board of Commissioners and the
said Board Of Shell Fish Commission
ers shall have the authority to make
such provisions as they may deem nee
essary to carry out and enforce the
Jaws governing the catching and hand
ling Of oysters. and to see that no IL
legal means are used in catching oys-
tiers or shipping oysters.
The said board are also directed to
take charge of and provide for the safe
keeping of the States police steamer
Lille. and should 1t become necessary
at any time for the enforcement of the
laws governing the she'll fish industry,