The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-12
Richmond Annexation Committee
Meets Council, Which. Ap-
points Like Committee.
SCHEME FOR CLEAR WATER
Other Matters Before Cotlncil'
Funeral Of Mrs. P. T. Il
Anderson.

| ness and to receive the Richmond oon-
nlittec on annexation. Ii
Precedence was given to the visiting
committee so las not to make them walt
longer than necessary. The committee
comprise Messrs. James e. Cannon, chair
man: Marx Gunst, II. II. Pollard, Jr.,
and a. b. Blair,
Mr. Cannon took the floor and In
few words presented the purposes of tho
visiting committee on annexation. He
asked that a like committee be appointed
from tho Manchester Council to confer
with and be q Joint committee With the
Richmond committee, In order TO recon-
mend some ordinance or ordinances for
the consolidation OF the two cities, the
said ordinance or ordinances to be re-
fcrred back to the respective Councils OF
the two cities. The speaker took pains
to make plain tho fact that the COM
mlttces would not be bound nor any
action of theirs be binding on their re-
spcctiye Councils sfg4
1t was moved and passed that a COM
tmlttee Of flve-three from the Council
and two from tho Board Of Aldermen
be appointed. Chairman Wingficld APP
nointed from the Council w j. Bradley,
C, C. Jones and A. j. Daffron.
The visitors departed and the Courcll
resumed routine business. u
An amendment to the ordinance re-
lating to the building, repairing ana add
ing TO frame houses on Hull Street was
passed. The amendment Is stricter, lay
ing down that no frame house shall be
built, repaired or added to without first
q diagram being drawn. showing the
work to be done, and presented Tor the
npproyal of the city engineer ana the
fire commissioners.
Mr.. A. j. Daffron offered an amend
ment to the ordinance relating to the
keeping up and maintaining cattle, SWINE
goats etc. The amendment was 10 INC
effect that no animal OF the ABOVE de.
scription should be allowed 70 run run d
large on the streets. -ag x f.,
There was a stiff fight for the pas
sage Of the ordinance until Mr. Bradley
| finally moved that a general elcctloh pe
| called to determine the concensus OF me
people In regard to the prohibition OF
| sows etc., running at large on the streets'
and that the Ordinance Committee ne
requested to draw up some plan WHEREBY
such election could be held.
This matter has hong been a I Snp efro,,
for strenuous debate, led by a. j.; Danrop
on the affirmative and 9. z. Jones ,S on
1.-THE negative side Of the question:. MI:
Daffron pointed out that nearly ny, az ,,a ui
passed such an ordinance prohl6itlng ne
| running at large of cows, ana .that ~
! reflected upon the modernity or man
| chester
matter had been taken by Manchester
and that the passage OF such an !, orulm-
ance by the council Is much desired.
particularly by the business people OF
| the city.
On the other hand, Mr.. Jones main,
| tanned that such an ordinance would
work hardship on certain classes OF
people In Manchester VINO earned thelt
ing cows which live partly ny Tree pas
| turage on the commons of the city The
| remainder of the session was taken ur
! in transaction of routine Duslaess
Funeral Of Mrs. Anderson.
The funeral Of Mrs. p. Anderson,
who dtsd Thursday ovan,iS ~ Eiu
morning from Central Methodist Church.
| 1nternent will be In OnSwood. The scr
| wees will be conducted by Rev. r. NJ.
Tho pail bearers Will W: J. w. Del.
trick, Weldon Brands, 8. r. Owens c.
schaadt w III. Owens, r. r. Ellington
j. p. Jones and G. W. Atkinson. Mrs
| and three small children-Iaura, Helen
and Thomas Anderson.
Trial Yesterday.
John Boyden, who appeared yesterday
before Squire Chatham on the charge
Of stealing some jewelry from some ladies
In Forest Hill Park was honorably &C
fesscd to the stealing merely as joke,
and was not even present In Forest
Eli Park when the theft occurred
George Mimms. colored. who was shot
in the leg by Policeman Rodgers whilo
trying to resist arrest In Barton Heights,
was sent on to tho grand jury under a.
bond of $3.50 to be of good behavior for
one year. Mimms was willing enough to
marry Hazel Burton, the complainant,
but Mayor Maurice decided the case
should go before the grand jury.
Rev. Mr.. Hoge to Preach.
The pulpit OF the Bainbrdlge Street Bap-
fist Church will be filled Sunday morn.
Ing and evening by b. Lacy Hoge, Of
Georgia. His subject for II q; NJ VII
| be "Chrlstianity's Great Crime" AZ $40
| p. NJ. he will have as his subject, This Is
Not" Mr. lIoge will preach at the big
tent. corner Of. North Twentieth and
Grace Streets. at $3.50 +. M
Personals and Briefs.
Miss Fannie Faison and Mr. Ralph An
| gelle will spend the remainder OF the
| summer In Norfolk,
Miss Nellie Cheatham, Of No, 1908 Hull
Street who has been III with typhoid
| fever, is COnyaleScent.
Mrs: j. w Walthnll. Of Thlrteenlh
and Decatur Streets, is at Buffalo Llthia
| Springs. where she will spent two weeks.
Mr., Royal FNndley left. yesterday for
| a weeks stay in ATLANTIC CITY.
| Miss Eta CrOstic and her aunt. MISS
| Mary Green. are visiting Mrs. Wnso,
| of brakes Branch