The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-24
THE PEOPLE
STIRRED UP
3lTiinc1y Warning Of Mr.aTodd5
Makes Propcrty-Holdcrs
Bestir Themselves.
iTsHiE ROAD q U EslT.lo
Public Meeting to be Held SAT-
/ urday for Discussion Of the
Il WDk Subject-0 Other News.

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I; The .6xnneure OF tho onorationsaof the
land gfab6cts In HenrlcoG has III used,
acme what Of stir throughout tho coiin.
" and In other sections as we'll. At
least ono beneficial effect has resulted
from the publication. rho people have
been made aware Of the conditions pre-;
Svailing, and many Of them are taking
Immediate stops to look into the matters
pertaining to their taxes. Mr.. Todd said
yesterday that more people had been in
his office within tho past day or two
than at any previous time since lie has
been treasurer The ina,lirers are prop
4 erty holders, who have been aroused by
Mr.. Todd's timely warning, and who are
taking every measure to secure them
selves against the designs OF the specn-
lators. RI
Many expressions az opinion are being
heard, and tho delinquent tax law that
permits the transa ctions described Sum
day Is generally being condemnod.
4 rio road question il Hcnrico liz as
q suming a position OF paramount#import-
ancc, and d general meeting OF citizens
VII. DO held on. Saturday morning next
atEtl,e courthouse for discussion OF tho
subject. .35i-Sii Nj az x q /, 3l 6i 5.s.s. Il
For ma ~ years thu road fuS,d ;@ot the
$countyhha been a pool OF the contribu-
tions from the several districts, all OF
which latter shared alike in the distrl-,
button. AS a result OF this scheme y q
email district frequently received an al
lot1nent considerably in excess OF what
IT actually contributed, while Z large ,s
district has often had to content itself
with less Thus Br0okland, In round
numbers, contributes, say. Sc, 700; Tucka-
hoo 81, 100; Fairfield, $2,700 and Vartna.
1880, When the distribution Is made
each district, sharing alike, receives.
something over So 600. This Is more tlian
double what Varina actually turned 10.
and about half OF Brookland.s contribu'
tion. Z.
yHhen, Mr.. W. Saunders, tho new 81.
pervlsor from Brookland. contemplated
some Improvement In the very wretched.
roads in his district, he found no money
where With to set to work. An investig ga.
lion discovered for him the reason there
Il TOR and he promptly, had Offered IN the
Legislature a! bill permitting each District
10 use It's own road money This biil IS
now pending In the General ~ So
y yar,na has lot out a loud KICK declar-7
4 Ing that 1t can't got along On its $laIo0..g,
55 The meeting on Saturday Is for the purs
,scse or discussing the situation. There
is some doubt about the passage q the
d hi, byt tho Legislature. and 1t ~ "a e I
l;eved that br. 6aund ers Esswou ld accept
a compromise. At all events. the mat
ter will be looked into on Saturday and
an effort will be made to reach some
satisfactory adjustment.
a A new crir,e and a new criminal have
,cen located In Henrico. the land Of new.
things For some time past g. certain
cnt has been eating certain squads Of q
certain young boy In the county. Fer
sussion even with bricks and the Ike
was Of no avail. The cat was carried
miles away. but was always back bright
and early the next notwithstanding
sn,.ats. Finally the feline offender was
formally arrested and taken to jail.
where it was locked UP among the prts.
rners' section for one week. Its term OF
IMPRISONMENT expired a day or two ago.
The cat now ornaments the office chair
mt the jail-a sleek. black ana white
thing-apparently content to stay where
1t Is and forego the SQUAD broadcast for
1.-THE present.
suit was Instituted in Henrlco County
y Circuit Court yesterday by Edgar B.
English, attorney for John 3. Gayle, 'ad-
1ninistrntor OF Thomas s. Terry. de-
ceased against the Richmond. F'reder-
tcksburs and Potomac Railroad for $l0.-
600. Terry was killed by Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac train q
short while ago. N.
Charles Lisvy. a white man. charged
With lunacy. was arrested and locked
,Ip In Jail yesterday He made an at
tack on his brother, Rudolph Lisyy, on
the Charles City Road yesterday.