The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-13
BOARD ASSESSING
RAILROAD PROPERTY
Few Changes Are LIKELY to Be
Made.
SOME LAWYE Frs APPEAR
Not the Usual Array Of Counsel, How
ever-Dr. SouthaI! Back-Many
Telephone Charters-Capi-
toll News and Gossip.
SOME LAWYERS APPEAR

The chief business transacted In the
Executive Department yesterday was IN
the meeting of the State Board of Pub
lie Works, which held an all day ses-
sion in Governor Montague's office. His
EIce!lency presided, and Mr.. G. Lee
Moore was present as secretary. Treas
urer Hartman and Auditor Marye. the
other members. were also present Hon.
R. Walton Moore. Of Fairfax; Alex Ham
ilton. Of Petersburg, and State Senator
Lupton, of Frederick. were among those
who appeared before the board to rep
resent various corporations In which they
interested. The work of assessing
railroad and steamboat property was
taken up and much progress was made.
The matter will hardy require more than
week or ten days, as there will be but
few contests. There was not the usual
array of corporation attorneys at the
Capitol to appear before the board. as
it Is understood that In view of the
early coming of the Corporation Commits
sion, most of the present assessments
will stand for the ensuing year.
A great many telephone charters arc
coming In to the office of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth to be recorded.
Some of those received yesterday are as
follows: Merchants and Farmers Tele-
Telephone Company: Farmers Mutual
Telephone Company. of Prince William:
Farmers Mutual Telephone System of
Shenandoah county.
Other charters received are as follows:
Columbian Hydro-Carbon Company. of
Alexandria: Phoenix Fire Fighter Com
pany, of Norfolk: Consolvo and Cheshire
Company, Of Norfolk.
Dr. Joseph W. Southall. Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction. has returned
to the city from attendance upon the an
nual meeting of the Board of Visitors OF
the Deaf and Blind School at Staunton.
Dr. Southall is much pleased with the
work being done at the school and says
it is in fine shape. He will leave on
Monday to attend the board meetings at
Blacksburg and the Miller School.
A letter received yesterday from Sec
rotary of the Commonwealth D. @. Egg
gleston states that his baby is still quite
sick and it is for that reason that he
is still detained at his home. Assistant
Secretary Hankins is acting under a. tenn
porary appointment by the Governor IN
the enforced absence of his chief.
Mr. John p Goss. of the State Au-
ditor's office, who has been confined to
his room for several days by sickness,
has so far recovered as to be at his
desk again.
Attorney w. A. Anderson left
yesterday to attend the session OF the S'l-
irene Court at Wytheville. Tho court
will probably adjourn for the term by
July list. VS.
DR.. J. C. Gregory. OF New Kent is in
the city and was at the Library yes
terday. DR.. Gregory is we'll pleased with
the new Constitution and with its procla-
nation.
state Senator w. B. McIlwaine. Of Pc
tersburg, and Hon. Beverly r. Harrl-
son. of Amherst, were among the callers
at the Governors office yesterday.
Tho following notaries public have been
commissioned: j. B. Woody. Sulphur
AIines: John S. Harrison. Richmond city;
John Cox, Gate City