The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-13
NEWS GATHERED
rom S0UTHS|D]| [:
City Asscmblyit, Regular Session
Acts Upon Many "
Ordinances.
LOOK AFTER. NEW INDUSTRIES.
Resolution to Appoint a Standing
LOOK AFTER NEW INDUSTRIES
Resolution to Appoint a Standing
Committee to This Effect.
Personals and Briefs.
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I 11O2 Hill Street.
.rhe city Assembly met IN regulnr scs
eslon last night and transacted much
routine business.
Pres dcnt j. 8. Wakefield presided, anc
those present were Messrs. T. t. Taylor
C. c. Cook, c. c. Jones, p. j. roney
q. L. Petit. II. a. Lindsay, W.#D'
Ferguson, j. y. Roans md A. A. Ad-
Elns. Alderman Il. NJ Robertson, John
w. Moore, and II. T.. Patram, together
with City Attorney Charles L.. Page, we're
Interested spectators.
Tho Moore ordinance to compel the At
lantlc Coast Line Railroad to place gates
at tho Powhatnn Street crossing and to
keep q watchman there was passed with :
out a dissenting voice. TO many residents
Of the Fourth Ward this is matter that
lis Of vital interest. @
z Mr.. Toney offered u resolution providing
for the appointment OF standing COM
mittee OF five, three from tho lower
branch and two from the upper branch
OF the council, to look after the manu-
featuring industries that proposed locnt-
Ing In the city. Mr.. Toney. Mr. Jones and
Mr. Lindsay Weer appointed from the
assembly by President Wakefield. The
Board Will appoint two members to act
with these three nssernblymen. Undor mn
opinion Of City Attorney c. T.. Page the
rules will have to BIO formally amended
to make this committee n standing one.
Mr.. Toney reported for the special COM
mttec appointed to try to keep the
Stephen Putney Shoe Cornpanys plant in
the city. Mr. Toncy said that the COM
.mttcc had waited on the officials of the
A
direct had been gained from them, It was
the tacit belief that when the shoe COM
pany's plant moved to Richmond there
would be other Industries to take the
place, IN fact, Mr.. Hamilton, of the
railroad, said to the committee that he
had already received several conlmunk
cations from manufacturing establish
ments that wished to locate in Mnnches-
ter.
Mrs. Roak Dead.
Mrs. j. II. Roal, who was horribly
burned about the body and face on the
1sth Of April, while preparing breakfast
for her. husband, q lnotormnn on the
Manchester limo Of the Passenger and
Power Company. died yesterday morning
at 4:D o'clock at the Virginia Hospital.
where she was taken Immediately after
the burning. 55
The grlef-strcken husband has the
sympathy Of the METRE force of motor
men and conductors With whom no work
ed. He is very popular with them all ana
when it was first learned Of .ne serious
condition Of his wife his felow-worknen
came. to hts relief substantially,
The shock Of the death yesterday morn
ing completely unnerved the husband ana
tho relatives of Mrs. Faoals.
The funeral arrangements have not been
compile ted as yet. /. Al te5
To Open Bids.
mo snecIal clear water. committee will
meet Tuesday night and open bids for
the erection Of d filtering plant In the
city. There will be something more
than ten bids from concerns, represent
ing almost as many States, and Just VINO
the contract will be awarded to is IL
matter of conjecture
There Will be no executive sessions.
and tho lowest bidder for tho altering
plant will receive the contract
1T is said that several Richmond mon
are interested in tho erection of tha
for d concern that will offer bond and
security for the fulnln,ent Of any con-
tract made.
Personals and Briefs.
Mr. CA Raines, .Jr.. OF swansboro.
who 0DeruteU Oh ~ t'lG y ~ SihA
Hospital few days ago, is reported as
being much improved.
Select Council, Daughters of Liberty,
met last night and adopted the new by
f. laws
Mrs. Mary +. Markham, of No. $40
Markham street, who has ben sick for
some time, Is much improved.
Matte, tho eightecn-tnonths-ol daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John McCue, of No.
500 Bainhridge Street, is very III with
spinal meningitis. The child may be
blind IL 1t recovors from the present Ill
ness.
Mr. w. T. Carter, who has been In Bal
timore for the past few days, will return
to tho city this morning.
,rhe letter boxes IN the city are to DO
reprinted and Contractor r. L, Nicholas
started work on the job yesterday morn
ing.
The Ordinance Committee last night
considered for n short time tho chain
gang ordinance. This matter will lie
referred to tho Board OF Aldermen ut
It's meeting next week.
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