The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-07
FOUNDATION
STONE LAID.
Newport News is Asking for
Additional Appropriation,
NEW PUBLIC BUILDING.
If Congress Acts FavorabIy and at Once
Upon the Cltys Petition a Third
Story viii Be Added to the
Handsome Structure
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first stone FOR the foundation of the new
public building on West Avenue. be-
tween Twenty-ffth and Twenty-sl1th
Streets. was laid this morning. tho APP
proval Of tho soil tests having Just boen
received from the Treasury Department
by Engineer Grabill in charge Of the
work
Tho representative Of the contractor
says that the work on tho building will
be rushed from now on, and that II there
are no delays. which are unlocked for
now. tho building should be completed
easily Within contract time.
An effort ia being made to have an
additional 800 900 appropriated for third
story to the building. and tho matter has
already been taken up by the House. II
1t Is not acted on in very short order,
however, 1t will be too late. as some
changes In the plans OF tho foundation
will have to be made IL an additional
story is put on the building. II the
money Is not appropriated and tho
changes made before the work on the
Foundation progresses too far, 1t will
be too late FOR the changes.
ATTACK OF APOPLExY.
hfr. Monroe Morris. the city supe1in-
tendent OF streets, had an attack OF
apoplexy to-day while experimenting the
nue.. He fell to the street and ruptured
small blood vessel. It Is said that
the bleeding probably saved his life. He
was carried to his home. after an ex-
animation had been made by Or. Louis
Loeb, and after several hours no re-
covered consciousness. 1t was at first
given out that Mr.. Morris could not
recover, but It Is believed now that he
Will DO able to return to work In a few
weeks.
Harry Corrlgan. the negro who was tn
ken to Hanover. Pa, from here recently
to be tried on the charge Of attempting
to commit criminal assault upon young
wlltc girl. returned to tho city yester-
day, having been acquitted Of the charge.
Tine man Is employed In a barber shop.
He is son of the negro politician.
COAL FOR NORFOLK
Tho three-masted schooner Grace Van
anthracite coal for Norfolk. Tho coal ia
being shipped by a local company, which
has supply OF coal on hand which It
cannot dispose OF locally at the price It
wants for It. The coal will be retailed
In Norfolk Mt $3.50 per ton. tho same
price It would have sold for here.
The monitor Puritan and the training
ship Lancaster arrived here to-day from
Yorktown, whore they have been for tho
past week for practice. 1t Is said that
a large lot OF the apprentices which the
monitor has aboard will be put on the
cruiser Baltimore, which Is being repaired
and refitted at New York. The Balti-
more, It is understood. will go south to
join the fleet.
George chrysson. well-known fruit
dealer. was arrested to-day on the charge
OF selling cigarettes to minors. He was
acquitted. as the boy witness could not
tell who he bought the cigarettes from
CASE WAS ARGUED.
The hearing OF the case OF A c. Ho,1s-
ton. Richmond contractor. against Al.
w. Withers. OF Gloucester county for
$4,000 and interest for several years.
amounting to several thousand dollars,
was begun In the CIRCUIT Court to-day.
and will probably be finished tomorrow.
The suit is to recover balance alleged
to be due on the contract for the Academy
Of Music building In this city. which
was erected by Houston for Withers.
Major SOL Cutchins. OF Richmond. and
Colonel Marcus Jones represent the plain
tin, and the defense Is represented by
Mr.. E. r. Baird, OF Norfolk.
A suit for 5000 WAS instituted in this
Corporation Court to-day by George Les.
Ter against the Citizens Railway. Light
and Power Company. The plaintiff claims
that he was thrown from one Of the com.
pany's cars and seriously injured.