The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-05
NO FERRIES
ACROSS BAY
Again a misunderstanding
With Marine Engineers.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA. June 3.-Now
that the first step toward redistricting
the city in accordance with the new Con-
stitution has been taken, the politicians
Of the city are preparing to make every
effort to have the work rushed through
to finish as soon as possible. When
the senatorial and legislative primary Is
held In August the new City Democratic
Committee will be namedt and the poll
tlcians are anxious 10 have the city re-
districted before that time in order tina t
the committeeman may be elected from
the new wards.
The City Council has authorized the
president to appoint committee OF
seven, one Councilman from each ward.
to look into the matter and report on n
plan for the redistrlcting. This COM
mittee has not yet been appointed, but
the president will act within the next
day or two and the committee will prob
ably hold a meeting Immediately The
report will certainly be made at the next
regular meeting of the city fathers. and
It is possible that a special session will
be called to hear the report.
It Is generally believed that the num-
Der of wards will not be changed. but
that new ward lines will be made In or
der to make the seven wards equal. This
will change the situation in the city ma
will extend far up into the Fourth, and
other wards will be affected.
1t was thought yesterday that the
people OF this city would not be troubled
any longer by the strike OF tho marine
engineers. but to-day the situation is
Just what II was Monday Yesterday
the Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal Com
pany came TO an agreement with the
strikers. and the Sewells Point and Ivy
kvap,Ia ferry was nut in ion opaI,
opening up the route between here and
Norfolk, Late last night however, the
misunderstanding between the company
and the engineers arose again, the en-
gineers quit work, and the lines were
tied up again. The line is not In opera
ton to-day and the Chesapeake and
Ohio steamer Is handling all If the pas
sengers between here and Norfolk
The carpenters union held a big meet :
Ing at labor headquarters this morning
and organized building association.
This association will do work all over
the city, and Will probably give most or
the strikers who are not already at work
permanent employment,
Nine of the twenty-three contractors
of the city have signed the agreement
establishing s2,75 as the minimum days
wages for carpenters. and the union has
allowed the men to go to work for the
| nine. This action relieved the situation
greatly ana bmldlnS operations have
| been resumed In many places in the
| city. Whether or not the other contrac-
| tors will continue to hold out remains
| to be seen.
The Turks Head Literary Society OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
| held It's annual supper al the association
| tonight, The society will not meet
! again now until fall.
| 1t is rumored here to-day that the Old
| Dominion Steamship Company will lay
| up the Berkeley and Brandon. the Nor
| folk. Newport News and Richmond
steamers. on account Of the strike of the
| marine engineers,