The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-16
RAILWAY STOPPED
FOR WANT OF WATER
Bay Shore Electric Line Aban-
dons Traffic to Ocean View.
GAMBLING HOUSES RaIDED
Norfolk Follows in the Walk of Rich
,nond in Breaking Up Places Where
Games OF Chance Wsre Cons
ouc,ea-Scnoiars vaccinated.
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NORFOLK, VA, Sept. l5--It2e Bay
So. e...e,.3t. halfway 10 ocean View
b.s sionpeu The Norfolk County water
Company cannot supply the water, and
,ts own gang wells are exhausted. Here
,oforc gang wells have always supplied
sufficient, water, but when that gave out
and the temporary wells the company
,rovided were beginning TO spoil the ma
c.Incry. the company mace hNe years
contract with The Nortoih County water
tor,pa1y for water TO run the boilers.
mir. Groncr. the manager, says the Nor
folk county company supplied small
stream, for twcI.ty-four hours. That was
insufficient and as the city water works
Is not allowed TO furnish water outside
The limits. the road was compelled 10
stop.
cdy. Either they must apply 10 the CITY
Council Tor special permission TO use city
water or bug g condenser to use sa!s
water from Tanners Creek
Meantime the ocean View traffic Is
stopped, and the city traffic of the road
hes not begun. The company VIII 80 to
work Immediately with the double track
4 IN ocean View and the extension 10 Tan
ners Creek.
CRUSADE AGAINST GAMBLERS.
The first batch OF gamblers cases came
ND in the Police Court to-day. There we're
warrants for Tobc Mapp for running a
gambling place on CRANKY Street and
against Frank Mckinney and iiozier fof
running a crap game in Main street near
Church.
In the latter place, according to Officer
Rose, there WAS Il crap game running at
two tables Judge Taylor, appealing to
officer Rose. had him tell the features OF
the game as al. expert, and compilmented
him on his knowledge.
t.naries J. Owens explained that the
games were among his friends IN ms
rooms As tncl were thiltY-fiNe men ne
had aonie difficulty in explaining sats-
tacto,ily 10 the Judge why so many per
sonal friends were there Mt That parucu-
lar time Then the attorneys showed that
the game that was played was not u gam
bling game according to the supreme
Court. but the Judge could not accept
that view. He fined Mckinney and Hozier
500 and costs and two months in jail
The case of Tobe Mapp was costinued
He conducts email place Roulette IA
bles and all KINDS of expensive gambling
apparatus we're found there 1t was stored
at the station house. with the under
standing That Mayor Riddicll Will see that
il j.; destroyed Tote Mapp is we'll con-
liected and he Will be defended in the
Corporation Court
ACCOUNTING CHILDREN.
The opening Of the schools has encour-
aged vaccination The children cannot en-
ter the public schools without showing
evidence of successful vaccination. Tie
office OF the health commissioner is sub
ject 10 applications Of from twenty to
a,ty Children at time. AS their parents
do not come with them, the children. prin-
eipally girls. come in lunches OF ten and
twenty al a time, as il The whole lot were
t,nne5 away from the schools at once.
Meantime the work of yaccinating the
citizens IS progressing rapidly.