The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13

amount uf money ava liable for str,e 9s,l
s aIJ g y knld 'h
S tf s siciee ac wafi oly
sNn l9ey ys Sc y e5p 6s f t" do I Hs
more more ahd Tier Il to walt It'll next Year
rseelys e,,, en9 ,,ahf n iho
epa 81 hnlpr re mna peIh y ea,i 5t tho
Following DO lone: Lot u II the y.
ton be giVei,, ills yenr 4 ORC ward, a i1I
Sd go93SS roas Sn
proft intol 10 ft1ol her aud I ,,.,.,
Ihs3 d ,s same tha so,rso 81 tIhdle
herself It'll hat she may ~.
ana Grace Strcots ind IN turn take, ~. Up
Streets because theys ARD tiiaSn,ost lnpor.-
tnntR the 5nnl,uvcd eets 1T the city,
i may add. Int II I've oil neither s treet.
nor do ~ q dollar gof property ~ Gl
Asto the manner Of Sfxing these streets,
let US have asphalt. = hear niiS obieG..
ten already hils Ssp ,ki
ter, Gnnd This oD.jcctioh IS more or less
,t,uo. 3 But hero Is a solution. On en e,
side OF the street tneXtE to the sideWalk IN
g;l"carriage toHtinvel 7on.S1n$ middle Of
the street have d double carriage way Of
cobble stones. which drivers can use 4, ~
winter without fear of tlei, Horses f,ll
i s II 8 con TT ell nj ct her TICS
and with success. should like TO see the
ancient ordinance enforced that heavy
carts DO prohibited from using these
streets. 3E4aE i8a,gii II atf ~ III ,5.GYi
10 stand still is to 80 backwards. Rich {,
nlond must either awake. and exert her
self ojkeep nbreast Of the times, or sbe
Will lave no cause 81 TO onpatn II s shy
ff an pf9yperiy pfbs ot e
needed railroad facilities with the Norsli.s
which should DO of great. benefit. 70 soll
city. 18th tho new double track from ON
shnllBlLEbe said that 1T Is easier 10 get to
Richmond Than to get about in Richmond
afterHyou get there? 1T seems to me that
Il XII (.failtEetf' 81 Commerce cOuld well af.
ford to take This alter under careful
's 4 II KfsftcHMoNDER.
A Card From Judge Woods.
Editorfof The Times Dispatch:
Il sir,--I regretted very much to see N
your paper a few days ago q reference !, 70
the conduct OF some OF the soldiers willie
here on the day of the trial Of the negro
Williams. This was, perhaps, nlore@of IN
inudverence than otherWise. XXI *, Il
OF the press Of the State to give no more
publicity this matte, than what It feels
Is absolutely necessary In Il the discharge
Of its duty to the public. StsS
+ After tho trial was u over T expressed \
tho opinion (and to that opinion still
ADHERED that 1T was greatly to the or cdi!i
of[Virginn9t that her chief executive could !.
upon short notice call into service SO
largo Il body Of soldiers, and yet have
among them SO few acts Of disorder.
III Is true there were some few cases Of
drunkenness among the soldiers, and con-
sequent disorder, but 6whcnNlt Is rernem-
bered the troops travelled az $of. the pre-
out in bitter cold wind and frequently
a binding dust. after arriving here. with.
out anything to- eat Until II clock, and
that there We're 500 or more OF them u u -
men that these instances. We're so few.
Taken as d whole. s the soldiers con-
Quoted themselves Vi as only gentlemen
should, and because Of this our home press
make no reference to these acts Of dis
order on the part Of the few. rather than
run the risk Of saving something which
might be construed into a reflection upon
cial who has had any connection with the
trial Of this man. from chief cXecutivelt to
humble private must come In for his
share Of criticism. and the soldiers.
suppose the critics thought were having
It tco easy. AL it 3 ls3l HUI 9. ,9
III myself have been much misunderstood
ard In Il a Il few instances 1nisrepresented.
but shall let it all go if 1T Will In any
way help to- put this FWnOle ll1loEtulidte
affair behind %us. Too much has been
said already. s5iy IS ~ t
If Colonel Anderson feels that he must
punish these offenders against the mill
out giving to 1t a publicity which can
serve no good purpose. wanted to say
this mucll5in behalf Of the gentlemen. OF
the military. as Il fear. an Injustice has
been done them. taSen as a Whole.
IS Respectfully, v
al JOHN w. WOODS.
4 Roanoke. VA. March 1st. s. Il
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