The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-12
Boundaries Of School Districts
Are Questioned.
Mr.. BRADLEY MAKES HOT TALK
Saws Board Has Faildd to Act in Every
thing-Mr. Nunnally's Name is Left
Out by City committee-Per-
sonai and Other Items.
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ter before the body, rather the most IN.
...reatfnc one, was the boundaries OF lhe
4 school districts. Whether the rehstTlct-s
in cof the wards would necessarily aiecl
The boundaries OF the school distrlcis
came lp. and was discussed, the Couh-
cil finally deciding to appoint a commit
zee 10 see the Board OF Public instr uc-
zion and ascertain what power the Schooi
Board has in the matter ana 10 appea i
= before the Board and suggest what shouio
Oe done
According 10 the opinion of the City
Attorney, Judge CIopton, the school DIS
tricts arc not changed by reason OF the
ward boundaries. The law on tho SUD
< 3cct. as read by Judge Clopton, says the
School Board shall have power to pre-
scribe boundaries of school districts, SUD
3cct to tho approval Of the Council AS
the board has not prescribed any oouh-
fiarics as vet the question arose as 70 the
,-ir},f of the Council to act III the matter.
Mr.. Bradley contended that by reason
Of The change in the ward boundaries. anu
allowing the school boundaries 10 remain
The same, Fourth Ward would pc cut OUT
of ono representative in the board. when
Told that the School Board had not acted
Al the matter. Mr. Bradley said: They
have failed to act in anything. de con-
tended that the members of the School
Board were elected by the Council, anu
had not done their duty in oyery respect
and he thought the Council should take
some action. At the next meeting Oh the
Council he intended to ask Tor co1n.nlt-
tee TO wait on tho board and determine
how much authority the body had. Judge
Clop.on said IL any member of the board
had failed to do his duty the grand jury
was the proper place to which 10 lake
the matter, not the Council.
The question Of RENTING taxes on the
property of Mr.. Morris on Cowardin
A,,ay, faIOraD Div. ItlS
members discovered that taxes had been
assessed on the property for a frontage
on Nineteenth Street when II dld not
touch the street by thirty-six feet. On
motion the taxes were ordered to be re-
funded.
NEW CONCERN COMING.
Mr.. Johr E. Utz, president Of the body,
had a communication from the Barbour
buggy Company, of South Boston, in
regard TO establishing manufacturing
7louso here MIR. UtZ has been in COM
1nunication With the concern for severe II
DAYS, and it y through his efforts that
The concern will come here. a committee
composed of Messrs UE, Nunnally and
Teams was appointed to confer with the
BUSINESS Mems Association and offer the
best Inducements for the bringing to the
city of the plant.
The erection OF an oil tank on land
lying in the lower end Of the city by the
Standard "<aS gam -
1cI,rcd TO the joint committee on Fire anG
Buildings and Lands. Mr.. Reams read
1, petition from about sixty residents OF
the section i'll which the tank Is pro
posed to be located. asking the Council
not 10 allow the erection of a tank at
all. These two committees will nave
power to act. 1t is thought they VIII
allow The erection of The tank.
The paving of cambridge Street from
f,owardin Avenue TO Twentieth was on
motion OF MIR. Bradley referred to the
Street Committee. The ordinance re-
ported from tho Finance Committee, IN
fcgard TO the City Engineer notifying the
Btationmen OF the Fire department oi
all holes in the streets and when they
were closed. was adopted. AIR. r. c.
nsroaddus asked and received from the
body an exception i'll the collection OF
delinquent taxes from Mr.. s. L. towlkes
The work of paving the street in front
of the new Central Church was ordered
io be done at once. Porter street Will
Ire paved from Twelfth TO Thirteenth.
tl,he total cost of All the work on this
street and one other paved with Mall
chester brick, Will be $Ii3o2
Mr. J. S. Wakefield made Il report from
III, :spccial committee on The bridge ques-
ton. 1t was received.
Those present were: Messrs. j. Il. Utz,
r.. c. Broaddus, J. G. Saunders. w y.
bradley, j. S. Wakefield. a. w. fahr,
N. ID. Reams, J. n. Abbott and L. NJ.
Nunnallv A 1iotc was received from Mr..
Waseriy Nunnally telling OF his SICK
ness. snAi
MIR. NUNNALLY DROPPED.
BY 4 vote OF four 10 three, the lily
Central Committee last night declined to
permit Mr. Wavcrly Nunnally to entcl
tho primary The committee met in tbs
MAYORS Office in called session. The Pc
1ition for the admission of Mr.. Nunnal!!
was presented by Mr.. "A. j. Gallagher,
who made a good talk fer him. The Pc
1ition was signed by the three candidate
who without him, would have no oppo-
sition. Those voting TO allow his name TO
be on the primary ticket We're Messrs.
Gallagher. Lum and BEDFORD; those op-
posing him were Messrs. French, String
er,, Ferguson and Cousins.
1t Will be remembered that the reas On
for the petition to the committee was
Nj. Nunrally's being taken sick on tho
day Tho list for The primary closed.
Some cf his friends, seen last night, said
they would run him independent OF the
primary. Whether this Will be done or
not can.lo: now be told.
Messrs. J.. S. Wakefield and j. D.
Reams Souncilmcn from the First Ward,
expressed their disapporyal Of the action
GOOD PERFORMANCE.
Freeman and Wilson, amateur performs
Z ecs of Richmond, took the large audience
ut Leader Hall last night by storm. Their
performance. "a Disconnected Wife" was
well received. Miss Dolores Christian as
Gisted them in the sketch. These per-
FORMERS will appear in "Jamboree'' /,
given by home talent at the Bijou Thea
ter. on the 23d and 9th.
The singing OF Miss Gertrude Allen was,
as usual, received with a round OF ap-
plause. A good performances will be put
on Tonight
Mr. MAURICE DENNTEs.
]. In regard to the anonymous card placed
On tho street Wednesday morning. pre-
sumably by some enemy of Mr. D. l..
T,orey. candidate for the mayoralty, Mr..
Maurice wishes It said that he has been
TO Mr.. Toney and expressed himself as
exceedingly sorry to see such a card print
: I'D. and that he knew nothing OF it's or
igin. Mr.. Toncy refuses to be interviewed
b ON the subject.
llis friends are working for him but the
harder. and say the card is doing good.