The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-12
BUSY SESSION
OF CITY COUNCIL
Dr.. W.. P. Mathews Elected President
of Board of Health.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Interesting Service of Presbyterian
Church To-NIorrow-Mrs. w. w.
Friend Slightly Improvcd-NIan-
chester Briefs and Personals.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Bureau, Richmond Times,

The meeting Of the City Council held
last night was one before which many
matters of Importance were brought and
disposed Of The committee recently APP
pointed to consider the matter OF a change
in the city charter reported favorabJy
upon the proposal, which the Council
adopted, and instructed the City Attorney
to draw up an ordinance embodying the
desired changes. This question is one
which has been asitated some time. and
Il. year ago was defea ted in the Council
This change in the charter will imply
the creation of a Board Of Aldermen, the
investing of the veto power in the Mayor
of tie city, and many other provisions
yet to be decided upon. It is probable
that the question will be submitted after
being prepared to q vote of the people.
The next matter taken up was toe cleo
ton Of q president and four members
of the Board of Health. This precipitated
rather an unexpected turn of affairs. in
the election of DR.. William T. Mathews
to the office of president. to succeed DR..
Lawrence Ingram who has filed the
position for several years. DR.. Mathews
name was E:t lin nomination by Mr..
Wakefield, aga DR.. Ingram by Mr.. Pool.
~ recorded vote resulted in the election
OF the former by I. to 3, members voting
follows: For Mathews-Jones. Wake
field, w. Nunnally, Campbell, Fair, Utz
and Bradley; for Ingram-O'B rien, Pool
Hart, l.. NJ Nunnally, and Abbott.
The following were elected members OF
the board: First Ward. E. S. Jones, Sec
ond E. G. Hill; Third, E. II. Butty;
Fourth. j. 3. Rudd
THE CAR LINES
| The ordinance partly considered at the
last meeting of the Council governing the
operation of the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company in the city. was next
Nv ~, =,
| of the special committee framing the
| ordinance, offered a resolution to the ef-
| feet that this ordinance be laid upon the
table. the old committee discharged, and
| a new one appointed to draw up another.
! This action by Mr.. Nunnally was prompted
by the fact that the ordinance his com
| mittee had submitted had been amended
! by the Council in regard TO that sec
| ton touching the cash fare on Mayo
| Bridge
| The gentleman, in offering the resolu-
ton. stated that ne thought it useless to
90 to the company with the ordinance
| in its amended condition, and that ne
| thought the matter should be begun anew
| by another committee, which committee
| might be able to get more out OF the
| company. This resolution was vigorously
! opposed by all members. save those on
| the committee submitting the ordinance,
! and was defeated by a vote OF Z 20 o.
| The ordinance then came up Tor con-
| sheraton, but on The motion OF Mt.
| Wakefield vas referred to special meet
! ing of the Council 10 be called for the
! purpose.
MI. Waverly Nunnally introduced an
| ordinance governing the speed OF street
| cars in the city. which was referred to
| the Ordinance Committee.
TIE petition of Charlotte Blackwell tor
| the refunding of enormously paid taxes
| was referred to the Finance Committee.
! THE ordinance granting a franchise TO
| the. Virginia Electrical Development COM
| pany was adopted by unanimous vote
| MRS. F'RIE.->-I BETTER.
Mrs. w. w. Friend, who was thought
! to be sinking rapidly yesterday morning,
! had a slight change for the better last
! evening, and her physicians now have
| some hope of her recovery.
BURNED TO DEATH
| Elizabeth, the little i-year-old chlid OF
! Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Mccormack. OF
| Eighth and Maury Streets, was fatally
| burned last evening, receiving injuries
| from which she died at an early hour
! this morning.
The child ana her little brother were
playing with small torches in the
| yard, when in some way the
little girls dress caught fire and be-
fore she could be reached by any one
the flames had envoloped her entire
body terribly burning her head and
shoulders.
F;;y wrapping the child in the bed cloth
ing, the flames were finally extinguish-
ed. but not until too late, as 1t was re-
allied at once the injuries would prove
fatal. The family physician was called
and such relief as possible was given
the little one. Mr. Mccormack is an
| cmploye at the Southern shops, in this
city.
The remains were prepared for burial
by Messrs Morrisett & Son. and the fu-
neral will take place from the home this
morning at $50 O'Clock.
IN THE KLONDYKE.
CAPTAIN B. NJ. Robertson has recently
received a splendid photograph of his
son. Bernard kobertsons claim in the
Klondyke. The picture is of the claim
while being worked, showing the ma
chinery and each man ut his post. MI
Robertson has been in the Klondyke three
years, and has met with some success,
He writes as though he will return to
Manchester some time during the sum-
mer.
UNWILLING TOMORROW.
The unwilling of the tablet to the mcm-
DRY OF the Rev. W. A. Campbell, D. D..
placed in the First Presbyterian Ch1irch,
viii take place tomorrow afternoon at
4 o CLOCK. kew Neil =. l.. io4'
a personal friend OF DR.. Campbeiis, VIII
make the address.
BY some mistake, notice appeared IN
some of the papers last week 10 the et-
feet that it was to have been unveiled on
lust Sunday; the unwilling was 10 nave
taken place two weeks ago. but owing
to the death of two members OF the
church, whose funerals took place from
the church at that time. it was found ne
cessary to fix these exercises for future
time Tomorrow AFTERNOON has l1here-
fore been fixed a the time for tins event.
TO- KEEP THE PEACE.
Willie Driver appeared IN the Ponce
Court yesterday to answer the charges
Of trespass and assault which have beer
held against him for several weeks. He
was fined $40 and required 70 give bond
for six months in the amount OF s1cO
The fine was paid. and the bond given
by a. NJ. Pollard, of Richmond 1t will
be remembered that a few weeks ago
Driver entered the depot of the Seaboard
Air Line and assaulted William Billiard,
PILES CURED WITHOUT THE
KNIFE.
Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protrading