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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-20
Close Was at Considerably
Better Level.
MANY NET GAINS SHOWN
Trading Became Intensely Dull. and
Approached Stagnation at Higher
Level, Closing Heavy but
Nearly at Best
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, June 19.-After weak
Developed degree Of strength and closed
important sp ne " Stocks. The trad.
Ing became Intensely dull, and approach
range OF prices, and the closing was
heavy. but only slightly below the best:
The days dealing barely aggregated hall
aderab I e eongestlon Of eie operatlon in
Heading, the United States Steel stocks
and Atchison. Tho United States Steel
stocks were under pressure at the OPEN
before the trading began here, on what
was alleged to DO selling for tho New
York account
that the liquidation that has been going
on in these stocks is due to the needs
Of q corporation, and stock being SOLO
represented collateral for largo matur-
Ing loan. Support was forthcoming for
he steel syndicate underwriters was an
open buyer. Tho decision OF the steel
authorities to maintain the present schcd-
,ilc Of steel at this season and assertions
that large orders for steel rails for 1904
had been booked. gave an upward I'm.
potus. The common touched 80. but
closed at q IL; preferred closed at the
After a rally had set in for the stocks
tho second mortgage bonds were forced
down by considerable selling orders to
So. with a fractional recovery at tho last.
The coaers were conspicuous IN the
upward movement and the principal buy
ing OF them was attributed to a spccu-
lativc combination OF professional OPP
orators Rumors circulated OF very
May by Reading. while the upward move
ment was in progress. The rise cached 2
points in Reading. Atchison was also
In conspicuous demand, and was helped
nv fayora ble reports regarding crop
prospects In It's territory. The decline
in the cotton market was q favorable
factor for the whole list. So was tho
Bonds were dull and irregular. Total
sales. par value s2,2loco0. United States
bonds were all unchanged on tho last
call. -,
Sno cha ros a
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BANK cLEARlNGs.
Statement Giving Figures for Pr:n cipa
Cities Of the Country

CBy Associated Press)
NEW YORK, June 19.--The following
table, compiled by Brndstreet, shows the
bank clearings at a number Of tie prln-
cipal cities for the week ending June
18th, with the percentage Of Increase nnd
spending week last year. Sixty-four cities
are included III the totals:
New York 81 1865. 470, 10, increase 1879.
Chicago s172. COZ. 307, increase "a.
Boston $l23 102 ,315. decrease 3S.
Philadelphia sl24. 769, 0S1, increase 14.2.
St. Louis s43,531 $40, decrease 81.
Pittsburg 50,S39, $50, increase PAS.
San Francisco $40, ESQ, increase 1.3.
G entmors isS5ss ss increase Increase 9 it,
Kansas City lis, 054,94o. increase Ills.
New Orleans SIS. ESQ, 26o, increase 344.
Louisville s1O,es1 1888, increase 80.
Washington, $751; s07.
Savannah s3,545,S26 decrease ITO.
Memphis So, $50, 255 increase 242.
Fort Worth s2,769. 800. decrease l.3.
!. Atlanta s9,409,201, increase IL.
= Nashville 50, 062. 500. increase pol.
Norfolk S.l III a9 increase s.5.
Birmingham 1864 .9o5, increase 4oa.
Little Rock s796.35O, Increase 100.
Knoxville 81 SGT, 446, increase OIL.
Macon S645,000. decrease A.
Chattanooga S741,l21. increase 4S.7.
Jacksonville, Fla, s343,195, decrease 7.2,
Houston s9,4os. 49, decrease 1870.
Galveston $685. 900.
Charleston. s. G., ss44.241.
Totals, United States. s9,2oe,1So,537; In
outside New York ss4o7o9,s27, increase
Totals. Canada. ss3 e68. us: increase. 3o4.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-20
Second Week in June Saw the Turning
Point for the Better.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, June 19.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Evidence multiplies that the second
week OF Juno saw the turning point for
the better In crop, in trade and labor
matter. Improvement In these lines, ac-
CELEBRATED, by the weather. has begun
to be reflected In actual demand at the
West and South. and although. cool,
rainy weather is still n drawback, at
the East, many signs of Improvement are
noticed Northwestern advices are OF
course, largely FAVORABLE. and the same
Is true on the Pacific coast. Cereal
prices favor holders, not as heretofore,
because of feared crop damage, but be-
cause of expected increase from neces-
sity. Some drawbacks, are, OF course,
to be noticed. Iron and steel are weak
or Important but expected declined has
lnaterialized in lead. and cotton, owing
to manipulutive handling, has ADVANCED.
further complicating tho situation of
manufactured goods. Wool is steady ut
the East, while selling readily enough at
the leading Western primary markets.
Cotton goods are rather firmer, though
buying Is naturally only from hand to
mouth character and export business Is
lacking Mems wear worsteds are de-
pressed. but dress goods are IN good
shape.
her 165, against 1T In the like week OF
1902
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.HORRlD REPTILES
IN MANS STOMACH.
A West Virginia Merchant II
from a Very Strange
Cause.
(snccjal "a The rimos- Dlspatoh.)

BRANDYWIMN, ". VA, Juno To-
Mr.. Walter Slbert, OF the firm Of Trumbo
&. Sibert this place. returned from Har-
risonburg, Va, about ono week ago, where
he was taken III. having some symptoms
of fever. Since his return he has been
confined to his bed. being treated by pr,
Meyers. This morning he yonted what
has the appearance OF a white lizard,
Ii Is about five inches LONG and as thlcie
as a mans thumb. INC head IL Well
formed, and the eyes. which are OF n pink
color. are set In deep sockets.
1t is said that this IN the second OF Its
Lind since Mr.. Siberia alness. The
strange animal IL an animal It be, is
preserved in alcohol, and may DO seen by
any one Mr. Shorts still quito sick, and
It is thought that other reptiles of tho
same kind are In his stomach and wh bp
expelled,
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Visible c otton Supply.
lRy Associatal Press.l

NEW ORLEANS, La, juno 1O--Secre-
tary IIestcr's statement Of the worlds
visible supply Of cotton shows the total
visible 10 BE- 5314,5o9 bales. against a,47o.sSo
bales last week and 2.6Os,753 balos last
YEAR. or this the total OF American cot
ION is 1.2IO5O9, against 1.46l, $50 last week
and 1.70o,753 last year. and Of all other
kinds, including Egypt Brazil. india,
etc, 100000. against l,l09,00O last week.
and 9OS,Q00 last year.
or the worlds visible supply of cot
ton there Is now afloat and hold IN Great
Britain and Continental Europe 1,3.6. 600
against 1,51500o last year; IN Egypt, &c.
GOo against $4,000 last year, and IN tho
United states. $4,000. against 100000 last
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, JUNE 10. 1908.

ARRIVED.
Steamer Brandon Rhodes, Norfolk. merchan.
disc and passengers old Dominion line.
Tug Radiant, Baltimore, two barges OF oil,
Standard OIL Company.
SAILED.
Steamer Potahontas, Graves. Norfolk ana
james River landings. merchandise and passen.
GERS. Virginia Navigation Co.
Steamer Brandon Rhodes. Norfolk, merchan-
disc ard passengers, Old Dominion line.
PORT OF WEST POINT. JUNE 10, 1908.
ARRIVED.
Baltimore. Murphy. Baltimore, passengers and
general cargo.
baltimore. Murphy, Baltimore, passengers and
general cargo, li-
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Southern Earnings.

Below arc the estimated earnings OF
tho Southern Railway system for the
second week In. June, 1905
Southern Railway Company, eNcluding
iG; last year, $G5S,97o: inorease. $44,14s.
Southern Railway Company. st, Louis
Louisville lines-Thls year.. S4,sG last
year; S5S.GsS; decrease. $3,Si3,
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cream. fancy small colored. 1oTc.; small white.
loa.c. Egrs-steady; State and Pennsylvania.
patstossNFirm: southern. s275a3.5o; old,
s2T5M325. Peanuts-Easy; fancy lndpicked,
4IiI4hc.: other domestic. 2si M4c. CabboEes-
Firm at s1Q2. Cotton-By steamer to Liver
pool 12c.
CHICAGO. ILL. June 19.-There. was an
active trade in grain sto.day. and after show
Ing considerable strength early IN the c.y prices
Ike. lowed and September unchanged; July corn
was down 1isc.: September was on y fp1sc., nnd
September oats were A@sc. higher. while
September provisions closed unchanged to DC.
higher, q ,sa#t-
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The Boundary Decree.

Tho Attorney-G eneral's office III, has has had
Ties Wing along tho Tennessee Virginia
border copies Of tho decree Of the United
States Supreme Court confirming The re- re-,
twn states. The long standing oontrover.i
sy is now regarded as closed for all time
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MONEY AND ExCHANGE-CLOsE:
Money on call, steady; lowest. 242 IL;
closing, offered Q; time money. steady;
sixty days, 4a4 IA per cent; ninety days.
4 10: SIX months. 8 IL; prime mercantile
VIII VIII actual business IN bankers bills at
s4.ST.s5 for demand and at s4.sj.ao for six
ty day bills; posted rates. LIS l.2G4S
and sls8 1-2: commercial bills. SLs5; bar
silver. Sc rs: Mexican dollars. Al
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THE SECOND HOUR:
TIE CLOSE:
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va, June 10, 1909.

gTATE SECURITIES; Bid. Asked.
North Carolina As. G.. Ialo.... 1os, 80
Va Va. centuries, a3, g. and r.. o3% oih
RAILROAD BONDS;
A. G. L. OF Conn. Ger. Of Ind as. 30 o.
4, G, L. Il Consol TT 4's..... OF 03ia
central OF Ga Ry. Con. b's, 1870. lo4
Char. Col, and aug, Cd ~ o.. u!
Georgia, SO. and Fla. l045. ,..,. III
n, aud W. Ry. Pocahontas ESQ., no -,
h. A. L. Collateral Trust b's..,. lOl
Western ~ G. list as, c., 1Ol4..., us
RAILROAD STOCKS: Par .t
Atlanta and Charlotte. 100 15o -.
Atlantic Coast Line rfd; ioo loS los los
Atlantic Coast Line OF Conn. 100 40 200
Norfolk and Western com......lO0 6s d3H
eeaboard Air Line pfd........loo 3dfa -,
BANK AND TRUST co. STOCKS:
Broad-Street Bank .............25 90 -,
First National ....,,,..,..,.,1O 100 200 80,
Merchants National .,,....... 100 300 -.
National Bank OF Virginia. 100 1854 -.
Petersburg Saws. and lns, Co...,.2 20 u II
Planters National .............10 100 243n -.
Savings Bank Of Richmond, 20 -. 63
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is duet TO-DAY. The ony change in prices Is
Spanish nuts, which have dropped In price to
77,sc. Il bushcl. The prices are "a follows
Fancy. quiet at &c.; strictly prime, Ine;;
24t2Hc. Spanish. 77Isc. per bushel. B1ackeyc
peas, So 5 bag; black and spcckla peas. 81;
clay and rcd peas soc. Peanut bags In bales.
GS In. 1a.i0c.
PETERSBURG. VA. June io.-.pEANUTs--
Spanish new, market very firm at 77ihc.; sellers
asking more. Virsinias-Quiet at &c.
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Wall Street Gossip.

Especial to The Times Dispatch) .
NEW YORK. June 1o.--Atser an irregular
extent BY the decline in London, There was very
stse sompa and and the attitude
OF the leading tradets.snas not very clear.
UNITED STATES STEEL.
The Kecnc brokers were supporting United
States Steel at the opening to Offset the effect
o decline ~ ono inc sebssnc Woa
be announced had some Influence. although tho
clause about purchasers now o aiming the bene;
tit OF further cuts In prices. In the opiaion OF
the street. practically gave the case away. II
such cuts we're probable. Il wns asked ,.r why
nominal scale ID prices should DC cstapllsheo.
READING RALLIED:
Reading rallied we'll. and seemed TO have
friends among The Waldorf'Astoria contingent
MARKET VERY DULL
After It's opening rally tns market become
maternity It was admitted that raids did not
dslodgc long stock in any quantity, but ON the
other sIsss f or ha thsa was 70 rf S
ip prices. Commission house business was al.
most nominal Wormser was active In Read
lnc and bid 1t up with some success.
COLORADO FUEL RALLIED:
Colorado Fuel rallied and seemed to have
cd mainly on the return the Gould interest cx-
rected to get from Its action IN meeting the re-
think that the Osgood faction has declined TO
have anything to do with such matters.
THE SECOND HOUR:
The market held we'll In the second hour and
was probably helped TO some extent by tho
strength In Reading. Tho London selling was
heavier than was expected but was upon the
whole we'll taken. Floor traders were disposed
to follow advances where there was aggressive
buying, but upon the whole wcrc rather doubt
mi as to the ability tn continue amy movement
Of Importance In 30 narrow market.
THE CLOSE:
The tone all day and at the close showed an
Improvement over, Yesterday There was net,
DAYS on account OF the announcement that no
change had been made in tho price schedule.
Thcro was dlnlnution In the volume Of bust.
moss. aud tho commission orders were we'll dis:
tributcd In buying AMI selling. Tho principal
movement of money indicates that the banks
have cuiDed on tho week 1891 400.
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. y. c.. June lo.--SPIR1TS
TuRPENTlNE--Firm Mt 41c. receipts, 107
casks. Itosin--Nothins doing: receipts. 239 bar.
rolls Crude Turpcntine--Firm Mt Sl7633 and
S3.2t. receipts, 8 4bnrrcls. Tnr--Flrm at S1.65;
receipts. I Barrels.
SAVANNAH GA. June i9.-TUHPBNJINE--
Firm at 47c; receipts. $50 casks: sales. b2S
casks. fosinFirm; receipts. 900 barrels;
sales, 3.44s barrels. exports. 2S2 barrels
CHARLESTON. S. CT June 19.--TuRPEN-
TINE--Stcndy at 48Hc.; sales. 20 casks.
Rosin-Steady. Sales, $50 barrels.
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corroNsEEp OIL MARKET.

NEW YORK, June lO.---Cottonsced oil was
stesdy, but with less demand from shorts. Prime
crude oil was steady. I. o.. b. mills, 81 "a a2c.;
new crop: prime summer yellow. AN abe. OF
summer yellow. 37l37t,c.: prime white. 40c.;
prime winter yellow, 48c.; prime meal, S21G
% 70 nominal.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond, Va, June 10, 1908.
QUOTATIONS.
CATTLE MARKET.

NEW YORK. June 10.-BEEvES-- Steers.
$G75M7.50. Calves-yeals. $5QD7.50 City
dressed veuls firm at SIC. per pound. Sheep
and Lambs-Quoted at S6.1507.50 Hogs
State, S0.70.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. June l9.--Seaboard, AZ
Line common. 2la; l22i.: DO. preferred SSh . m
Line common and preferred, not quoted.
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CHICAGO. ILL, June 1o.--CATTLE-steady,
5@lOc. higher. Good to prime steers, s5a5.iO;
sows $l.GoG4.5o; heifers: S2.2o1I:s5; calves;
and butchers, S505@ 90. Sheep and Lambs
.Shcrp-Steady at 25c. higher. Lambs-stcady at
25c higher, Good to choice wethers, $i.509
5.25; native lambs, $0.T5.
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middlins gulf. 1890; sales. 200 bales.
cotton on,ct. middlnr 1910: net receipts,
900 bales; gross, 800 bales; sales, loo bales;
stock l6o, s04 bales. ~. ,,oo,nts
zoe stfl .o1 Export Z. to Great britain
to the Continent, lai bales stock "a s6ll bales 3,
c at all 10 psaa BRIAN
bales; to France, 1,7a6 bales; to the Continent
Set receipts. 7.sao,Ss, bales; export to- Great
Britain, @78os7 7bacs; to FrSnce; ISo'lI -
bales; 10 the Continent, 2,To,ool oaiesi "
Japan 49,, lO8 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, June 1o,-,eor TO; a1m.
spot cotton market, remains quiet, but hFm'
prices uatns from GSints Il
points. soon after tho opening OF the local mar;
Hs prizes ss se.au sSd tRS
gains OF points on June, July errn,,, August
{ up while All OF the new crop positions I'M
pe Cotton futures hrm June; l"sS hid; I ME-
1a.44; August, 1as4@iSSS; ssp.smG%sr, l a7IM
dis 49, p ossasa e7ao January, o4do7o
Tho following are, tho, total net receipts of
cotton At All p oSa all snSs sspSs eM orleans s
salts AS soo5ea No;tslk y ?o1
S6,D7 5bacs: boston a177l bales; ., Newport t.'s
nGws; ils'al 7haies Fcrnandina als4
baes nsac so51 bales ss ,s Por pa,c a!'s sSn
Trautlsca s5ii7 ples por Mava p 1rs
bales; Laredo, 1900 bales, Total, 7'osoeSl
bales,
The following statistics OH tie movement w., or
cotton for thu week ending fridny June ly IN
we're compiled by tho New York COTTON TX
change: ,,, ,r mort receipts
l7sss Bales last Year 900 bales o 9yer n an
10 mills and Canada, this year; TIng Mss es
iimaied this year 900 bales Inst yssr III IN
Year Ven ESQ bales last year. HISS bales "a
brought into io, ss 1sur i0f 7H ss4 N bales
cTU9 ,ear bales
land to mills and Csuaas this yssa ntbara NH
tskinss %estimatedl tLis year. lol7Qoo bales
last year. LIES e9o bales, LOSS 1st last Year
a44o bales Brought into sight thus as tar year
season. this year, lo,Gll,oot pu'es' '"'' 'NN''
10 2l32S0 bales.
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Cash quotations were as follows; Flour.
FIrmer. No. . spring wheat. 7I41sc.; NO. .,
7saT7isc.; no. 9 red, .7G7s @7ITsc. No. corn;
4o a5le. Nc; 2 yellow 4aS a ,sG,su No ~ =
q white. 4odI4Ic. No. 2 rye. 5ac Good feeding
barley. 45Gioc; fair to choice mailing. 5oG52c.
No. i naxseed 81; No: ! northwestern; $la;
barrel, SIT; lard, per 100 pounds, ss.soGfs.s2h:
short ribs sides Ioosel So 2oGa;S5 dry salt tsl
Sides fboxedJ, $002hde.75. whiskey. basis OF
high wines sl.8o. Glover, contract grade, 6es
sii.6om1l.75 Enthusiastically; creamery. 100
oic: dairy. 1915 01Shc. Chcese-Steady Mt
iioiiMiiibc. Eggs-Easy at mark, cases inelnd.
cd, 12h@13Tc. Receipts--Wheat, 2d,I0o bush.
Hogs 20, 900 head.
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Dry GOODS MARKET.

DRY GOODS MANKET.
NEW YORK. Juno 1o.--Thc dry goods market
Is now more nearly on the basis OF new asking
prices than ut any time since quotations be.
gan to advance. Openly quoted prices fin many
cases were admittedly rrohlbltivc when made
two or three weeks ago, but many OF them arc
shows no signs OF weakness in any direction.
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NEW OFFICERS.
A letter from Mr.. George A. SchmelE,
Of Hampton, recommending that some
city in the State be named as q par point
for all exchange, was read and retcrred
to tho executive committee.
The committee on nominations re-
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EAST LIBERTY, PA. June 1o.-cATTLE-.
Steady. Choice, $5,4o@5.b0; prime. s5.l5d5.35:
good. s4:s5a5. HogsnLower. Prime heavy.
yorkers and pigs, sG.45 q $50; roughs, S4l5.75.
Shecp-Steady. Best wcthers. $4s6M5; culls
and common. S2Gl3; yearlings, $3G5,50; veal
calves. S1d7.25.
CINCINNATI. o., June 1o.---noGs--Actire at
s45OGIG.25 Cattle--S teady ut S2.60I5. Sheep
Dull aud lower mt 2.20@4.2o. Lambs-Lower
and dull at $4.25M7.n5.
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TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond. W, June 10, 1908.
The quotations OF the Richmond tobacco mar
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

r,,,.,co t,oct island aud Pac 4s. 105
c. o. q and and ST. Louis gen. is......... p15s
cntoa.o ,rarrinn, 4'a ............. 50
Ss5sSsde "A sai H. se, tssas sssss
Eria nrtor lien IA INSTRUMENTATION. DO
Eric General 4's ............,............ $40
TSrt WORT! 9s nS PES pSHser cry 1sA
T nrisyiIIo and Nash Unified 4B........ 10l
Honns,ian con gold observation-disclosures 1913
Ta ninan contra, ia ................ 1914
Mexican Central list Inc. .............. 2oss
M Siis Nv kan and Texas 4.s.......... e7h
Missouri, Kan. and Texas POS. ....-... ~ ~
New York Central gen. 3R s............ 10 ~
Nnrthern Pacific 5's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1919.
Snr,nern pociHc a's ............... 71A
Nortnik onI western CON As .......... 0sHs
noadinr General AZ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 07Ss
81. l., and Iron Mountain con. 5's...... Ill.
e. fnuis and san Francisco 4s.......... 981a
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
Petersburg. Va, June 10, 1903.

PEANUT ASp PEA MARKET,
NORF'uLk, VA, June TO- -Ihe peanut market
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CONDITIONS FAVORABLE

Totals, Canada. $50, 1858, us; Increase. 80.
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BUSINESS failures for tho week num-
er los, against 1T In the like week OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-01
MAY DIVIDE THE EXPENSE
Mayor Bookwalter Heads a Delegation
of Northwest indianapolis Cfti-
zens Before Commits sioners.

Marion county and the city may join in
building the bridge over Fall creek that
citizens OF northwest Indianapolis are ask
ing for. Yesterday Mayor Bookwalter
headed a delegation of citizens that ap-
peared before the Board of County Com
missioners to present a petition urging the
county to build the bridge. The commits
sioners did not look with favor on the re-
quest that the county bear all the cost Of a
new stone structure, which would approx
mate $4,000. and the mayor made a sug-
gestion that seemed to be pleasing to al!
concerned.
He suggested that, since Northwestern
avenue has to be Strengthened before the
bridge is built, the city do the Strengthening
and build the approaches to the bridge and
that then the county go ahead and build
the bridge proper. The commissioners, dis
cussing the matter informally, were in
clined to consider that proposition fair. The
mayor was asked by the commissioners to
instruct the city engineer to draw up plans
for the strai ghtening of the avenue and for
the approaches to the bridge, after which
the petitioners for the bridge will be asked
to come before the commissioners for an
other hearing.
Former Councilman James Munro and
others who are interested in the movement
are pleased at the prospect of new struc-
ture before long. They believe a COM
promise will be reached by the county and
the city by which the citizens will get all
that they are asking for.