The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-25
MEETING BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS
Special Committee of School
Board Gives Out Nothing.
BILL PASSED IN LEGISLATURE
Judge c:op,on and NJ. D. 1. Tonsy Appeared
Before the Body-oihsT Items
Personal and Otherwise,
Iren Msncacs.c1-
a1aalcacste- Bureau, Richmond Times,


: l,ool,s of The former clerk OF the board,
n IL FITZGERALD, met last might, but dlu
,,nf give out anything 1or puahcsaol.
g'his committee has been at work now
for more tkan a month, a;fd an 1hclr lisl
report to the board there was 1ou''i d
shortage OF SG,22 Wjlel, this report was
made It created quite q sensatloh' t'lu
for a time The public demanded that aiiey
ierow WHO was responsible for the loose
manner i,. which the books were i.cpL
Captain OBrieE Was president OIL tiis
heard for u number of years, as Term
Of cfiice covering the time that INC sl.o. =
asc WAS found in The accounts OF .he
clerk Dir. O'I2riec was requested -
make some statement for the i,ueiic' ous
l,c declined at cacl, time, finally saying
HAT after the final report of The commit
Tee went 10 tic beard lc would say
something for publication
The conlnaittco last night met Eehind
closed doors aud Just how mitch more
VAS found out is u matter OF specuia-
ton.
The most of UIose sccn In reference 10
Tho matter last night sind that they were
al the opliiicn that the shortage would
scach 5000.
The members Of The committee arc
Nicssrs. /. NJ. Na,nlaliy, Shotwell alld
G 1Srjen.
a,hc .schoo, Board vii! meet Wednesday
3.ort of this committee viii come up.
The committee appointed 10 take some
steps looking 10 the arrest OF The fugitive
clerk Will do something after 1l:e report
OF this committee 10 Tic board
CNANI-iOTSLY PASSED.
Zen. u. L. tony, the ipembcr from
Manchester Of The Legislature, IL, whose
lands the liz offered ri The last meeting
o: tie City Cnuncj! Icy Mr. Wakefield,
asking fer Il charter for II free bridge
Il. be CONSTRUCTED across James River
1star Mayo's lad Inc pleasure Of seeing
The measure unanimously approved by
The Committee on Towns. Counties and
Cites ycstcrai:.., This bill asks that the
City Council Of Richmond cooperate
with the Manchester Council aid erect
p free bridge across James River near
NaSots. The charter allows the power Of
condemnation. The bill will so on The
calendar OF ihc House Today, and Mr..
HaIicy Will use every effort for its final
:3Goptioll Judge Cicpicp. City Attorney
OF Manchester, was 3nvited Sc appear be-
fore 1aae committee yesterday, and made
one OF his Convincing speeches, which III
:. measure had good effect
WILL BE IN COURT.
The Police Court this morning Will DC
attended. Yesterday having been a busy
day with the police. Captain LipscouB
arrested three Negro Women and two ne
drunk and dispTdcrlg. Daniel isowlctt, u
white man. was found drunk on the street
l1n was taken to the station Charles
White fcolored) was summoned to appear
before The court and give some eN!,lana-
ton for driving cart on the sidcwatt::..
at Fifteenth and McDonousn Streets.
Several gentlemen of Tie city who were
witnessLs5 OF the :lerolc Decd of MT. Tom
Burke at II recent fire in negro house
on Hull Street. Hicn Mr.. Burke rushed
I'm the building and rescued 4 little ne
gro baby, Will present AR. Burke WITH
medal il Il few days.
NO ACTION TAKEN.
There We're three members Of the Street
Cunmittec-Messrs Utz. Broaddus and
l.. ~. NunnaIly-at the meeting which
Was called for yesterday afternoon at the
corner of Thirteenth and .ScIl3neS Streets.
The purpose Of the committee was 10
jeoh at the premises. and also hear the
remarks of any resident Of that section
as to the welfare OF the street. There
MAS = petition, signed by fifts'-two resi-
dents, asking that The street be made
better, presented TO The committee. After
looking AT all The proposed places FOR
improvement the committee decided TO
adjourn without action, and meet in Il
few days IN tie chamber, when all the
members will be present, and decide upon
what Will he done
WILL WE'D TONIGHT
Ono Of The pretticst home marriages or
the season Will l,c scinmnizcd To-
ni-..t u: The homo of t!ne bride, No. III
NrSt Fifteenth Street vixen AR. George
T. !itsmlcit viii lead 80 The altar Miss
1Irncstinc Merritt, one of the llrcttiest
,,,h.,s lacics i'll Manchester.
Tic marriage comes AS II surprise 10
their ,.tary friends. Tho ceremony s.iii
he performed IN the porior of the bride S
home l.g, tiae liev. Il. NJ. MaXt.v. pastor
of AshurY II. l.. Church. in al3c Nest
lind of Richmond. Nr. Arthur Merritt
brother o. the Bride. Will be the best
NAN.
Miss Merritt is the daughter OF the late
Mr.. j l. Merritt rnd has n host OF friends
ia ,hc city. Mr. Hamlet is a valued
.anrioyc OF the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company in Richmond aud well
hncwn liz Maaciscstcr.
The happy ycGns. couple Will reside at
40! West Main Street. Eichmo7a.
MI. TONEY MAY RUN.
The fact thai number o. men llar.
.secn to see Mr.. u. J.. Tnnoy, The repre-
sentative in :,:e Legislature IRON Man
ohcsicr. and urged him to enter The con-
lest for the mayoraltr, vas the sole topic
Ter discussion il The city yesterday.
NT. rcnry WIS seen !E regard to tho
matter but said that lae could not say
definitely what lie would do IL the case.
MIR. fancy has :uade seed representa-
Tive in The House and has & host or
fris,n,:. who worlG like 10 see him the
Mayor OF Manchester. The condition Of
Captain A. c. atiilisson continues uuiEo
rcrjous and Ills friends are anxious as
to l,;s recovery. Mayor Maurice IL can
vassing among his friends, who assure
him that they VIII Stand by him in the
fight and that he is The man wautcd for
the place. Just what AR. Torcv VIII do
canno, yet be said. hut if he does decide
TO enter the contest there will be more
interest manifested than there has been
before.
For the City Sergeant there ara nov
seven candidates III the fed and a ,roba-
biiity OF Two more. Those men arc ac-
lively Interested and no: voter III the
city will escape them. It is 4 hard mat
ter to pick the winner among the seven,
they ali being popular mon, and it seems
that the man who has The most personal
friends will take the Office.
HAD BAD CONNECTION.
Manchester central, of the telephone
exchange, had Troubles CT its own yes