The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28
A..PPOElA'I
DIVERSION.
The Scheme Entirely Unique iii
IIarbor and River 1ln-
provcnlcilt.
THE TlDEWATER SURVEY j I I !
Two Corps Of Surveyors Meet.
in Dinwiddic CountyThc
Grays to Go Into Camp.

Especial to The Tirles- Dispatch)
PETERSBURG. VA, August 27.--Mr r.
N. r. Patteson, secretary Of the Chamber
OF Commerce, has by its direction written
letters to all tho scientific papers in
the United States inviting them to send
representatives here to inspect the plans
for the Improvement Of the Appomattox.
River according to the diversion scheme.
Mr.. Burton, chairman OF the River ana
Harbor Committee Of the House OF Rep
resentatives, has said that these plans
are entirely new and different from any
thing he had ever seen In tho line OF
river Improvement.
Some ceremonies Will be held at the:
beginning OF the work here next month.
Senator Thomas s.. Martin VIII be s1r-E
|syited to attend and Will be the special
guest Or the OCCASION 8,t5.5
81 The entire city feels that It owes him
an Obligation for his active and well well
directed work in behalf Of tho improve
ment. S$$ 81 s$s8l Il s
HOSPITAL IAfPRO Y1AiDNrs.
The new operating room and the new
wards which the city and tho II ONO Tor
the Sick owe to the liberal benevolcncs
built When these large and handsome
|improyemcnts to the Home for the Sick
have been completed, Petersburg will
have E thoroughIy equipped. well fur
nishcd hospital ample in size FOR III II
her needs n Z. I'll 5sstf'.8.
Several handsome priv to resi- dences q, arc
being built here. and the building con-
tractors report that they are very busy
and have d great deal OF work In view
Two surveying part les, one from y the
east, and the other from the west, Who
arc said to be surveying for railroad
known as the Tidewatcr Railroad d run
ming from Roanoke to Tldewat ter, came
together last Thurs day on liam e y
tAIcKenney's farm IN Brunswick county.
Beyond the facts of the ac tiYity Of 7 heso.
surveying parties in the surrounding
counties nothing IS known here OF II tho
plans OF the promoters #of 4 the enter
prise ss
QUESTION or 0EoUoRuA1:ii
Mr.. j. (! j. Williams was recently elect
ed by the board of MI overseers Of n the
poor s NJ superintendent Of the aims
house for the ensuing term OF tive
years i 81 s}Sl
.lThe board I. consists Of twelve 4 mem
bers, six of whom were for NJ Villiamss
and six for a NJ n J hseph Carte q
AZ yyilIia1ns's friends were strong IN the
Common Council, s3 which aut horized n the
tlpresident OF the board to- ast AL deciding
/ vote to break the deadlock.
Mr. Carriers six friends abs ented them
selves from the meeting ut which n r.
|Syyilliams was elected, and 4 they y now
claim that no quorum was present at the
election. {s Ss 81; nj, $S
The controversy may be referred to-
the courts or to the Council. &
The preparation for the en- campment OF g
the Petersburg Grays. Captain a. r 4
Moody comnlanding,$nt Ocean View during
the later part Of Sep temb er, Ad jutant-g
General Nallo has sent the company az
full supply v Of she tier tents, cartridge
boxes, waist belts, galvanized buckets
tent pins and other supplies. II
Chief Of Police Ragiand has received
q letter from oxford, N. c. stating that
Zone Clanson. he meg arrested here
by Officers Beck and A ridges on az peace
warrant, is wanted In Oxford on a charge
sofs larceny. Clanson has confessed, and
says that lie is willing to return With
out a equisition. ,s "a: