The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-13
CARNIVAL A
.ORDINANCE
Norfolk Believes That Mayor
RiddiCk Will Veto Measure
q; OF OPPOSITION
The Trouble and Disorder Which Fol-
lowed Portsmouth Carnival is Cited
as an Argument one-fourth
Only to Go TO Hospital.

ny Especial to Tho Ttncs-Dspatch)
NORFOLK, VA, March 12-The gossip
4 about the Office Of the Mayor is that tho
carnival ordinance will be vetoed. One
man. speaking Of the intention of Mayor
& Riddick this morning, said he would be
willing to bet that the Mayor would dsap-
Il prove tho bill the minute ho sees 1t. The
II fact that the ordinance passed both
K branches Of tho Councils so smoothly,
and with so little notice., makes IT likely
@83thnt the same ordinance may be passed
over the veto. But that Is not certain
& because some of the members OF the
Councils nre already apologizing that
they voted for the ordinance under a mis-
3 apprehension. Ono man says the scheme
a Is purely q private enterprise, despite the
provision Offering twenty-five per cent
z OF the profits to tho hospital. The enter
prise is not run for tho benefit Of the
Z hospital, said one objector, unless the
+ names Of several Of our politicians have
( been changed. Many OF tho merchants
Il object to the carnival aud very few OF
FL the ci izens approve of@the show. They
4 refer to the trouble and disorder that rc-
suited from the carnival that disturbed
the. serenity Of Portsmouth rs an illus
tration OF the evil Of that sort Of an en-
terprise. However that may be-, the
Il Mayor Is expected to veto the ordinance
4 E INCREASED POSTAL FORCE. AZ
.5!55 Capt II. B. Nichols, the new postn1as-
n ter, will recommend an increase In the
number Of EN- ployes. The business has
Int mr. n ras
There will be a Recommendation for
6 three new carriers, one OF whom will be
6 q mounted carrier for the district 1nclud-
4 ing Park Place and Innlberts Point, the
new territory that has been added to the
NJ CITY. and consequently to the routes of
y the present carriers. There will beEai rec
Concentration also for an add tionol mail
II ing clerk, because the present force is
mot adequate for the increased business
~ Of the Office OF course, the arrangement
is already made for Miss Halle Waddy
Il to begin her services as finance clerk the
first OF the month at q salary OF l,2Oo q
year. There will DO some recommended
IL tons for Increase OF salaries among the
old clerks Of the office. These. Capt.
E8 Nichols says, are not determined yet,
sfbut III a short time he Will decide whom
to recommend for an increase on the
ground Of greater work and increasing
O efficiency. S
IN T1ID INTEREST OF SHIPPERS. Ii
S5; The Chamber OF Commerce will make
an earnest effort to secure the passage
! OF the Clayton bill by the General Assem-
& bly,, and will send a committee to
Richmond to argue before the SEN
4 ate committee next week. The ship
pers nre now at tho mercy Of the
p railroads for recovery upon lost or dam
"a aged freight unless they pay M exorbl-
tant rate. In event the Clayton bill is,
passed the railroads and steamship lines
will be compelled to change their bills
Of lading or the classification OF rates.
The Objectionable clause Is as follows:
"If the shipper elects not to accept the
q conditions on the back and face hereof.
y his failure to sign the acceptance clause
provided at the foot OF this bill of lading
4 will be accepted as notice of such inten-
ton and tho property will be at the
carriers liability. limited only as provided
q by common'raw, the laws Of the United
Y States and the several States in SO far
rs they may apply: and will be charged
The higher carriers liability rate as pro-
yided In tho classification with the mini
mum increase of ono ID cert per hundred
pounds. The cost Of marne insurance
will be added over any part of the route
on every bill OF lading at present
DIR. BRUNER's REvIvALs,
The revival services In the rreemason
Street Baptist Church are attrating Mt
tentlon. DR.. J. J. Taylor. pastor of the
church., Is assisted by Rev. DR.. Weston
Bruncr, who is pastor Of church in
Baltimore. and who will 500 nmove to
Richmond to take charge Of the Calvary
Baptist. Church. He is an excellent
preacher. and his sermons while not
radical, nre effective, and many con-
q versions occur.
Joseph G. Coleman. brother of Dan
q Coleman, of Portsmouth, was injured In
railroad wreck near DaDvlle Va. Tues!
\ day. Mr.. Coleman was seal clerk on the
Southern Railroad. ana was attending
to his duties on tho train when the
wreck occurred, He lost ono of his
arms. which was badly mashed
The party which Will make q tour OF
(, the South In the interest OF the inland
waterway between this city and Beau
fort N. &C.. will leave. this city on the
23d instant. This party Will be COM
posed OF Congressman John II. Small.
OF North Carolna; z. Forrest. secretary
OF the Merchants and Manufacturers
Exchange, of Baltimore. and w. H..
Lumsden. OF the Norfolk Chamber of
Commerce. The party will visit the
principal cities of the South, which will
be either directly or Indirectly benefited
by tho inland waterway, and Will en-
deayor to get their cooperation for an
appropriation from Congress Informa-
tIon of the possibilities Of Increased COM
merce through the sounds Of North Car
,lina will be secured for the United
4 States Board of Engineers,
NEW BELT LINE RAILWAY,
Judge Hanckel granted charter to-
IN, fho al |
pany, The company is authorized to
~-p,Irchase lands. construct mills, facto-
res, piers. and to do warehouse husi-
ness. The capital stock may be $4,000.
and the company may own loo acres
OF land The officers are Harrison Ball.
OF Manhanoy City. Pa; s, c. Seligman,
OF Tamagua, Pa; q. $. Briggs, Of Nor
folk; and a. J, Camp and Harry j.,
I,owenberg, The company Is formed
to deYelop property on the river front
of elizabeth River
NJ H. j.. Hodges. merchant. mas flied y
n.