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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
Property Transfers.

Richmond--George w. Brown TO Clarence
Cosby. N,i feet on north line Of Dock Street,
$40. -, Il s,.' I
IN: T. Pon,berton's trustee to W. r. smoot.
Mes Isl Ct Firth Fl no sthea nI of Leigh street
Isabelle Lowry to Miss F. N. Lorraine. 1s9i
fec, on north linz otvsnasle street 1893 feet
Same to Ada Faira11b. 1914 feet on north
line Of venabie Street, 1ioh feet east Of a1osby
Street. 91.1.o. 81 Ut
Henrico-Phliip ]. Dag lcy and wife to John
Thompson. one acre on north line OF New Gem
t trad road about two niles cast OF Richmond,
Samuel J.. 7. waddll, clerk. to n: ". can
thoIns lsA acres near Glen Allen. Joining tho
for xe u and sold
estt so4 acres adjonins ,he lands 's Il oscar scar
.. o: Davis 10 ca,hertne G. Frost. n4 feet
on or norsh line Or Main Street IA &C feet west
!. T. Mallory q i. B. Tlgnor, oish. acres
adjoining the lands Of ]. W. Tignor and others.
acres about one and har miles from A Laurel j.
Va, being n part OF the estate of Joseph IL
u. B. I1gnor ana wife and Ann n, Melton
to to Joseph Tangl 81 acres chou, one aud q
half miles from Laurel, Va. sl.an
Wednesdays Transfers.
Richmond dtlAa lent q. Collins spe c.al
commissioner. to- OHIO O. Owens. Is feet
on Fine Street, northwest corner OF AL
bemarie Street, So, 400 s3
Chas. and Esther Elsner to Mollie ISa-
minsky lyt LIB feet on east line OF
Seventeenth Street. be tween Franklin and
Grace Streets $500 NJ vt.
Henry $. Wallcrstciu and wife to r. w.
O'Brie1. 70 ga feet on west limo Of Twen-
ty-s.Xth street, 1910 1-2-12 feet north OF
franklin Street, $1,000.
s. A. and Lucy w. Williams TO Thos J.. Z.
Perkins. u 20 feet on south line Of Cary
Street, 80 IL feet Yves st of Harrison Street,
81, 400. rs. a '
J, L. Allen and wife TO p. +. Ryan. 81
feet on north line of Park Avenue, 1874 feet
east of Allen Avenue, $4,925.
Jas e. Estes to Amelia Ullman, so feet
on north line of Monument Avenue 119. IS
feet cast OF Allison Street 50, O00
II. II. George. .Jr., and wife to city OF
Richmond. Va, 20 1-2 feet on south line OF
Clay Street. between Eighth an Ninth
Streets $500.
Henrico: Mary Ann Smiths trustee, to
Walter, As feet Oh south limo Of State
Street. southwest corner Of Erin Street.
$l,l0o Il: & al!
Thos. H. Carter to { VIM. Fl. |: Tyree, 8;
feet on porthl line Of Main Street, Sheet
west OF strawberryt tres It. rs e. 5i.;s1 s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
Real Estate Sales.

Mr.. s. p. Cowardin has sold to u. a..
LESS and Nat Frazer. for $l,6S16S, a
lot OF land ut Dckerson and Blake
Streets Mr.. and Mrs, cowardin have
also sold Mr.. I.ess and MIR. Frazer q
lot Of land, with buildings thereon, for
s1,Goo6o.
Mrs Mildred NJ. Dunlop has sold to
Jacob w. Wilbur of Brookllne, Norfolk
county, fifteen acres Of land adjoining
Highland Park, for s3.475.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
Will Coach Georgia Team.

coxcii r. r. Brown. Of the Washington
and Lee College who has been In the
city for the past few days has signed
n contfacr TO coach the University OF
Georgia eleven next season. Mr.. Brown
IS from Dartsmontli College and has for
many years been associated with foot
ball in the South. He once coached the
VARSITY team and two teams from tho
Virginia Polytechnic Institute have been
put into fine condition by iiis cxcclleIi:
work. ~. 1900.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
GRIT AFTER ROASTING.
Old Woman's Terrible Ordeal
Ends in Distressing Death.

Especial to The Timcs-D ispatch)
sTROuDSBURG, PA, November g.
With her clothing burned OFF and flesh
hanging from her body like bark on an
dStree, Mrs. Thomas stott. aged seven
'ty-seven. walked u half mile to her homo
after being burned Mt brush heap, and
then expired. &
She was conscious until tho last mo-
ment, giving directions about her funera!
and bidding farewell TO friends and
neighbors.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
Henrico Circuit Court.

Judgments entered Yesterday
Ben johnson vs. W. 8. Yeager. for $50.
DEGREES entered yestcrday--Sunday. vs..
Sunday and ais. Moore and Son vs..
Cartwright.
Judgments entered Yestcrday--Commo on
wealth vs.. Lewis jackson. fine Of SO.
So. it.4
Commonwealth vs. James Robinson, ac-
quilted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
Results at Latonia.
(By Associated Press,

CINCINNATI. OHIO. November LA
tonin summary:
First race-G ADMINISTRATION News
4 (25 to y first. Wind Shield 20 70 j sec
ond Wizard King Is to j third. Time,
lei To- .s7iS b
Second .race-AIile and fifty yards--Bon-
nile Prince Charlie (cven) first, Katie
Powers (1Sto % second, LansdoWn (sN to
u third. Time, l:54 So.
Third race--6 furlongs-Ful!3s Sway g. to
p first Linwina 10 to - second, Winifred
. Lad 10 to y third. Time, l:sl 10. =, =.
Fourth race5-G MISUNDERSTANDING GO
kin e to D1third. Time: 1:oo
Fifth rncc--5 furlonss--Flooss S. 40 to
y first Pretty Nellie (G0 to u second,
Tarp x toa2) third, Time, "a.
Sixth race-NIIle and siNteenth-Iiorten
sIa q to p first, Harnak!s g TO 81 second;
Gllsicn Otto y third. Time. 1856 20
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
Daily Court K. ecord
Law and Equity.

DEGREES entered yesterday-D. jeanette
Vest vs.. Vest and ais, decree confirming
report of commissioner as to the sata
Of spndry pieces OF real estate.
Mr.. Q. Hill vs.. Addie Schaaf, &C.. da-
cree approving sale OF property sold here
under and confirming commissioner re-
port of sale.
salie II. Chalkley vs.. Chalkley, decree
allowing petition to be filed and the an
swcrs or sundry partiessto be fled here
In.
Catherine Iicsfcld vs.. Charles 2. Lies
field and ais. decree approving and ratify-
Ing the report Of Commissioner 3D. 2.
James and ordering Special Commission
or II. ST. John coalter TO mako sale OF
sundrS pieces of real estate.
w. r. Mopklar VIZ. +. O. Nfooklar ana
ais, decree confirming report OF commits
sloncr, pnrtitioning real cstatoejin King
William county, &c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
Pastor Jones Returns.

Rev. pr. NJ, Ashby Jones. pastor OF
Leigh Street Baptist Church, returned
to the city on yesterday from Martins
Vile, where hc has been preaching for
ten days He will occupy his pulpit
Sunday at both services
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03

BY direction OF the parties In interest,
who sell for q division, and for the pur-
pose of closing an estate. I will offer
for sale: at auction, on8the premises, on
55S "WEDNESDAY. NOV. sSTH, 1906,
AT ONE o'clock r. NJ,
the hove mentioned TRULY VALUABLE
PROPERTY, now occ GU
pied Fby7 sundry tenants, and arranged for
OFFICE purposes. heated throughout by
steam and has the usual corvenlences OF
such properties.
the market. and this should command the
attention OF the Investment public.
9s TERMS will be liberal.
For further particulars. see the UNI
,derslgned .c,rpDy
Auctioneer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
T.. w GLAzEBROOIS, f4
J& r. IL. SPEN CIj, s56
H 10 LANE STERN
Nov. ], ., 3. and est.
COMM ssioNER's SALE
Two Valuable Lots Of Land.

Pursuant to decree of the, Circuit
Court Of Henrico county, entered on ths
18th day Of Oct, 1905, In suit therein
pending Under the style or Florence p:
Gary, guardian, VS.. Gary and ais. I will
proceed TO sell, separately, at publico auc-
Lion, on tho premises, on
TUESDAY, THE It'll DAY or. NOVnsa
1905, AT O'CLOCK p. NJ.
the following two vacant lots, viz: Lota
z and 8 in the plot of Brookland Park.
These lots have a frontage Of 80 feet
each and run back 1876 fent to an alley.
nnce In three equal instalments, payable.
&, u and 18 months from date, with inter-.
est from the day of sale, and evidence by
retained iii the whole Of the purchase
money Is paid; or all cash at the option
OF the purchaser. 81
HAMILTON ROGERS. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
Chancerv Court,

DEGREES entered ycsterday-+clement
Barksdalc 1atlrop, dualiilYl as ddminis-
traitor of estate Of Mary l.. Lntlirop, de-
ceased.
Mary Lee McGruder qualified AZ guard
ian of r. Il. 6McGrudcr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
HAMILTON ROGERS.
Special Commissioner.

~, p. r. Phillips, Deputy Clerk Of the
said court, do certify that the bond re-
quired OF the special commissioner Il BY
the decree rendered in said cause on the,
Given under my hand MS clerk OF the
said court, this LIST day OF Nov. q 1876. Z
(Signed) e. r. PHILLIPS,
@ Deputy Clerk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
NOVEMBER 307.H
FOR THANKSGIVING.
President Names Day for Public
Acknowledgment Of Divine
Goodness.
THE YEARS BoUNTlFUL CROPS
Chief Executive Calls Attention
to Delivcrances From Calana-
tics and Danger.
acc Asso.cIated prcss.l

WASHINGTON November 1.-The
President to-day issued his proclamation
na1nlng Thursday. November goth next
as a day for Thanksgiving. The procla-
nation follows:
BY the President Of the United
States of America.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03

f1HUS lEE'S SALE s,SS
STREET, @BETWEENs HULL AND DE-
.CATUR STREETS. MANCHESTER, Va
BY virtue OF deed Of trust, dated july
!: 1902. and recorded In. the Corpora ttonT
chester. Va In ~. 3. %, page 2S1, will
sell at auction (being required SO to do by
the holder OF notes, default having been
made In pnymenD J. on MONDAY. N ovem-:
Der s. 1905. at $3.50 o'clock 2. NJ, on tho
First. Lot fronting IS 10 feet on cas- y
line of Eleventh Street. between HULL and
Decatur Streets. and t5.ss5 4 8a,i a4 Ses
Second. Lot fronting, Sc feet on eas line
OF Eleventh Street. adjoining the lot first
mentioned. These two lots have COM
forf frame dwellings thereon IS tst s4
TERMS: Cash as to expenses OF sale,ss
taxes. 4 ( any be due, and to pay OFF .l4
note Of $1,000, with interest from july 1,3s
1906, till paid residue Il any. upon erns3
''''l0s S'' AUGUSTINE RoYALI,
Nov. Il. 2, 3. a and St. \
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
BY Sutton & Company.
Real Estate Auctionecrs.
BY Sutton 6: Company. NJ
Real Estate Auctionecrs. I'M
5T,RUsTEE's AUCTION SALE .!sSS5
WITHOUT LIMIT 81 RESERVE q F.33s
Building Lot in the West
End, Situated on Carter
Between Ashland and
Kemper Streets.

IN part execution Of a certain deed Of
fOct.s313, 1886, and Of record in 7enricoS
County Court Office D. B. 1872, It =, Is mage
pa, default having been made In the pay
sment OF portion of the debt secured
thereby and being requested SO to do by
the Beneficiary therein, We shall pros
coed to sell at public auction. upon tllss
premises on - n i4
571 AT 41-25 O'CLOCK P. NJ:
the above described building lot, fronting
So feet on the west side of Carter Street,
by depth of 100 feet. s
q. C.. H. SUTTON,
IDS. 81 Trustee
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03

Rlchmond--George w. Brown 10 Clarence
Cosby. Tla feet on north line OF Dock Street.
between Fifteenth and Seventeenth Streets,
slo:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
BY AUGUSTINE ROYAL & co.,
Real Estate Agents and Auctionee
OfTice, No :! 927 Hull Stree,
Manchester, w.

TRUSTEES SAL E
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-16
PROBE CARE OF CHILD.
Aid Society Investigating Case OF
ALLEGED III Treatment.

The Children's Aid Society sent Eli Trott. one
OF its agents. Kingston. N. J., yesterday, to ip
vestigate the reported i'll treatment by Mrs. Laura
wilmington Monteith of a child intrusted to her
hv the society. Mr.. Trott was expected back last
night. bringing the child. If the circumstances
warranted bus the child not received at the
temporary home Of the society in East 12th-st,
and Mr. Trotr did not return to his own home in
Mount Vernon. so far could be learned
The child is Pearl. the daughter Of Frank }.
Brewer. a Canadian and Mrs frankie James. OF
Rochester his divorced wife She was left with
the Children's Aid Society in 1902 by the father,
In February 1903 Mrs. Monteith, who had seen
the society's Christmas appeal. applied for child
and selected Peal Mrs. Monteith, according to
officers Of tbs society, mostly highly
recommended by an Official of Princeton Uni
versity and Peter B. Oiney, the lawyer, and no
hesitation was felt in turning Pearl over to her.
Mr. OIney said last night, however. that he had
no recollection of ever having heard of Mrs. Mon
teith, and certainly he had never giveE her
recommendation to the Childrens Aid Society.
Recently Mrs Monte!th has been accused Of Ill
treating the child. by beating her and in various
other ways by her servants and by boarders at her
place in New-Jersey- The complaints became SO
frequent and well defined that New-Jersey
officer was detailed to investigation, and the
result of some three months observations Mrs.
Monteith is under bonds await the action Of the
grand jury in New-Brunswick N J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-16
MONEY DIVIDES FAMILY.
-Four Members Sue One for Pooled
PROPERTY.

After forty years of domestic peace and COM
munity Of interests, the five brothers and sisters
who make UP the Monaghan home at Maspeth
Long Island, have at last found a cause of diff
ference which Will require decision of the courts
settle and threatens ensctually to disrupt the
family The group consists OF Alice Joseph
Patrick. John. Margaret and a niece.
On the death of their father in 1852 Alice the
Oldest child. took charge Of the household. She
was eighteen years old and her youngest charge
was two. One OF the girls married and died and
her daughter was taken in and is living with
the family. When this child twenty-one, the
family renewed the compact under which it had
been living and included her with the rest Alice
was made trustee Of the property of all. with the
provision that any one might withdraw at Will
All continued TO place their surplus earnings in
the common fund. Joseph put $41o0 in at one
time Alice invested this in real estate. until II
is said that she had accumulated between $1,000
and $40 600. She then took house by herself and
her relatives demanded that the property held IN
her name should be sold and divided She gave
John $4,000 and Margaret S. 400 but refused to give
up any more. saying that she was going to help
support her blind brother Patrick. The four broth
ers and sisters and the dead sisters child have
united in demanding an equitable division OF the
common fund and havs retained John b Merrill to
begin suit 10 force settlement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-16
DISCUSS COPPER THEORY.
Water7Corks Engineers adjourn
The Subzcay Tiated.

The New -England Waterworks Association occu-
pied the morning session at the Murray Hill Hotel
yesterday with a symposium the use of copper
suphate in the publication of water supplies. The
statement Of the general problem was made by
DR.. George T. Moore. of the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington Professor W. p. Mason, OF
Troy. discussed the use of the sulphate to guard
against typhoid fever epidemics coming from I'M
filtered surface water supplies
The convention practically ended last night with
two stereopticOn lectures.
BY the courtesy of the marlborough company. a
special subway train was provided and at O'Clock
about rs of the members of the association and
guests left the Grand Central Station for
cursiOn over the road. The party in the
immediate charge of Deputy Engineer George S
Rice of the Rapid Transit Commission who is a
member of the association The made in
quick time the express track to I37th-st. The
party then returned the local track 59th-st
where all were plotted to the power station in
59th-st. President George Bowers, of Lowell. Mass
speaking the sentiments of all the visitors, said
the power plant a wonder of completeness and
the greatest in existence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-16
MOTOR CARS FOR FIFTH AVENUE.
Plan to Replace Old-FashiOned Horse omni-
buses with Electric Vehicles.

The Fifth Avenue Coach Company is placing on
trial for 5th-ave service gasolene-electr1c motor
omnibus which Will begin running on regular
.cbedule between washington Square and ssth-st-
within the next few days. fare of 10 cents being
charged 1t is now being run for experimental
purposes during the evenings.
In designing this bus the object sought has peen
to produce a vehicle that could be probably
operate5 with safety and dispatch through the
heavy traffic of the avenue
The motive power Of the omnibus is the design
of the General Electric Company, and consists OF
4O-hcrsepower 4-cylinder engine direct connected
70 a s-kilowatt generator transmitting current to
two A,au,nerA motors together with the customary
cooling system and other auxiliary devices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-16
STAND By HARBURGER.
Big Tim" SuIliUau Says, Tammany
Is Pleased znth Him.

The Hamburger forces at a grand rally, which
was held last night the Tammany headquar
tiers. No. a 2d-ave. declared that there is but
little danger Of Mas. the home rule candidate,
defeating the present leader at the primaries next
Tuesday Congressman Timothy D. Sullivan, Al
derrnaa Timothy D. Sullivan and Congressman
William Sulzer. the speakers at the meeting. de-
cIared that Leader Murphy and the entire Tam
many organization wanted the Under Sheriff to
crush the opposition in the district and would
help him do
Big Tim Sullivan was the first speaker. He
said:
never heard that there was to be a contest in
this district until couple Of days ago. What does
this fellow Mas want TO be a leader for? What
has Hamburger done? If a leader Is to be deposed
there is first a rumpus and lot Of kicking
never heard anything wrong about julius Har-
burger The organizatto wants him to continue as
Tammany Hail. Julius is here morning, and
night. and is always at the beck and call OF the
peopls of the district 1 here tonight because
hamburger stood by me a thousand times I be
lieve you are making a mountain out of molehill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-16

Offices
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No. T94 RTCad-st.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-16
CUT DEMOCRATIC LISTS.
District Fights in Brooklyn Taken
Before MAGISTRATES.

Justice Garretson. sitting in the Supreme Court.
Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. struck off 400 OF
the 1000 names on the Democratic enrolment in the
21st Assembly District in Kings County. This was
on the application Of Magistrate Furlong, who is
fighting to wrest the Democratic leadership Of the
district from James P sinnott the McCarren lead
er. Furlong declares that there 2.000 bogus
names on the rolls.
Justice Garretson will continue an examination
of the rolls to-day, and declares that he will sit
until midnight if necessary.
Yesterday morning Justice Dickey heard the claim
Of John H Delaney, who is trying TO defeat Henry
F. Haggerty. the Democratic leader of the 10th AS
sembly District and the close friend of McCarren
that 1050 names on the party enrolment of the dis
trict should be stricken from the rolls After
hearing both sides Justice Dickey said that he
would sign order on Monday striking I5S names
be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-16
HENRY WEIGH.

Henry WEIGH for twenty-seven years Clerk OF
the Court Of General Sessions and Deputy Clerk OF
the Criminal Branch OF the Supreme Court. died
Thursday afternoon at his summer home III Red
Bank. N : He was sixty-two years old. His death
was the result complication of diseases, fol-
lowing nervous breakdown. His home in this city
was at No. Is East 127th-st-
Mr. WEIGH was & student Of criminal law. He
7-as so well informed on those subjects and higher
court decisions that the often sought his adj
vice. He prepared the appeals OF many famous
CARLYLE Harris, DR.. Buchanan. DR.. Kennedy, MoH-
neux ard Patrick =
General Sessions Assistant District Attorney
Townsend and Abraham Levy made short ad-
dresses eulogistic Of Mr. WEIGH. Judge Foster also
spoke and ordered that the speeches be placed on
the minutes of the court as mark OF respect 10
Mr. Wech.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-16
CAN'T BUILD RESERVOIR.
FIRMS CONTRACT VOTD.
Cross RiUer Work No7C Permanently
Enjoined.

Justice Bischoff in the Supreme Court yester-
day handed down a decision making permanent
an injunction against the Aqueduct Commission
ers and the contracting firm of Macarthur
Bros e. Winston, of Boston, to prevent fur
Their work on the Cross River Reservoir under
the contract which was awarded to the Boston
firm on June 20. The injunction is obtained in
a suit brought by Frederick Walters q tax
payer. in the interest of Bart Dunn. brother
Of ex-Sheriff Dunn. who an unsuccessful
bidder for the contract
Allegations OF fraud and collision In the suit
are declared by Justice Bischoff to be unfounded,
but he holds that the contract was illegal be-
cause it provided for payments to the contractor
at unit prices according to typical cross sec
tions of work to be performed without limiting
the amount of the work showing exactly
where the work was to be done. He says in his
decision:
With these provisions in the contract It Is i'm
possible TO hold that the commissioners have
eonnned themselves to the powers vested IN
them by the statute. AS guide to and measure
OF the expense to be incurred-its absolute and
necessary Office according to the scheme of the
act-this contract is practically worthless and
serves only a measure OF the scale Of COM
pensatioa to be received by the contractor in
his dealings with the commissioners. to what
ever extent the latter may deem 1t advisable to
subject the public to expense. This the statute
not only fails to authorize, but is distinctly and
expressly aimed TO prevent
John C. Wait. counsel for Walters in the suit,
said yesterday that the decision OF Justice
Blschof might be used to attack the contract
for thu big Croton Dam. now nearly completed.
which was drawn on similar lines. Any tax
payer might sue if the decision holds, to pre-
vent the city from paying to the contractors
the 100000 retained as security for the faith
full completion of the work.
Corporation Counsel Delany said yesterday
afternoon that he had not decided whether or
not he would appeal from the decision of JUS
tice Bischoff. There is question Of delay in
tract TO the Boston firm, although it was under
cause it was believed the Boston firm had the
TO rush the Cross River Reservoir to compile
ton within the prescribed twenty-siX months
Notwithstanding the temporary injunction
which Justice Bischoff has made permanent, the
Boston firm has gone ahead with portions OF
the work expanding about $4,000. An appeal
might mean tying up the work for a year, while
the city is badly in need of the increased water
storage the reservoir is intended to give
On the other hand, if a, new contract is drawn
to comply with the law as outlined by Justice
BschofT, there would have to be readvertlSeo
bids and another competition, in which the Bos-
ton firm might not be successful. In any case
the decision Of Justice Bischoff means delay in
the completion of the reservoir, which will hold
about S.0O0000000 gallons Of water.