The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-24
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Three Bondsnen t. Appear for
. Mr.. Criddlc This
Morning.
COUNCILS [. LAST 'l''l MEETING ! n
iPostoffice Committee Organizes
and Adds Members From
Citizenship.
COUNCILS G.: U |. LAST MEETING 4 4 N


Br'ass No. T iils H Riip stsss,
NJ Mr.. Robert .. s Cridde, who was arr
rested wednesday on the charge Of en-
bezzlng $gio.74 from liberty Council,
Junior. Order, United American Mecha-
nics n was i still held III jail last d night,
UP to that time having not been able to
secure bail. e he stated lnat night how
ever, that he had secured three bonds
mon, who will 4 appear this morning to
70 his security. III Mr.. Crlddle would not
div,ilge the names OF his three friends,
nnd they could not be learned last night
RI The case wi il come Zip IN the court Of
Squire Chea tllntn5 this morning . It LIS
expected that d the Il prisoners counsel,
Messra Harry Smith and Erneast Wells,
Viii waive d re1iminary hearing and ask
thnt ia case be sent to the grand jury
81 Chesterfield ID, VII ere Mr. Criddle Is cons
fldent Of III acquittnl. Tho case in that
event cannot be tried before the Sept tenn
Der term, q which begins on the second 'lt
Monday. tss8 ~ Il u st .3 al
5ls Many friends Of Mr.. Criddle visited him
all through the day vest erdny and great
~ encouraged the prisoner, who seems 70
think that there VIII Z W -
In clearing himself Of tho charge " nich
rests upon his name. Il ~ u IA tsl,
Committee Meetings.
The Buildings and Land Committee ,1 met
last night for the last time before me
Fincomng Of the new Council .s n &$53
a Eaveral3s ,uuestio Ions Az wero brought up
among them being that Of seeing to u
that the yard OF the courthouse is cleared
and all thu trees trimmed OF dead and
diving limbs. The city engineer Will be
INSTRUCTED q to attend to- the ma ter
~ The attention Of the committee was
brought 4 also to the X fact that part o.
the fence was recent " Knocked down .1 gDyF
q runaway team. and that II was IN ne sts
$of imlnediat e repair.
$2 It was moved and sad opted that @ orce,
with the consent OF the county 1udge "A
be made do from the inHa tes OF the jail
and set to work iii cleaning the co urt-ssa
house grounds. IL. v
8I5 There was an INF ormal talk on the need,
OF ls q new Council cham Dor, or really
what should be Y q q regularly styl led City
D 81 r accom- Ions are hardly suited OF
dignified enough for the meetings OF
the City Assembly " and that the building
+ ID hardly SUI Is. r Downstairs are stored
many or the city records wi tn very little
aprecautionS taken for them, II ana 45in. tn re
event Of fire they would Y most & II Kelly
be destroyed 3a \.
10 There IS q gener raj feeling that the city
should have reg ularly constit led $C l!ll
Hail. and there Is some Ell keli ood St q q
the new City Council, which comes into
exlstence on thes first Saturday mig 1T tn
September, Will take up he Question.
with, probably, some result 4. ..i3 s
IL IL proposed that the d new bIi AZ
I'M the event Of Its erection shall contain
rooma for the City Assembly, the Mayor,
city officials and Fire and p ollce Depart
ments. a The present . Council chamber 3
liz recognized as being "a Yer ~ sma u
structure, and popular opinion for q 5 pe y!
ter building will proba Dy,S enc n g
defined moveln en- t., #S ss!f 81 ID. va
New Committee Organizes.
w The Postofflce Committee, recently
created by the Council. met for nrg IN
"a ton yesterday afternoon Sat 4 9, CLOCK
Mr.. d. IL. Toney was elect Z chairman.
Messrs IA Al Adkins, g; G. Zones. from n
the Assembly, and Messrs u =. "A a. bbott
and "a. w. Moore, from the Board r. 81 OF
Aldermen. &, ,s$s Y. \.
3 IL was suggested that the committee
appoint auxiliary me mbers ON among no,
some of the prominent citizens OF "a the aa
Iscity, the whole to forIn "
new posto flee, for which the Federal a
government recently made the necessary
ap tThap following additional $member were
annoInted: Mr.. A.. j !. afrron, Dr. JOE y.
Rucker, Mr.. r.. G, Broaddus and Mr.5} W.
e.. Garter. s 2a3s u, @ y
~ - 3tos tha nmendme OF the rule, re-
eantIv brought up before the City AS
seinhIv. crea ting an Industrial and manu-
n curing committee recommended tho
adoption Of the amendment: The amend
3ment 8wns originated by Mr.. .. IL ,Ioney,
VINO was glad to see that the Scomtmitt[eese5
met within views Il lS
The committee Is conn osed OF M : ~ z.
Realns chairman; MI a. IA. az 1ii A,t.,s,
Mr. 3 M, r robinson, 4, and Mr..
Moore. EN- a;S 3S5 WA VI
Bond Question Again.
The adjourned meeting OF tho City 90.
sembly, which was called together la e
Monday night to conalaer ~ ths
Roberts Manufacturing Company and 9
personal bond from Mr.. Y Roberts. presl-8
don't of the company, In lieu Of the tive1-
$ven = bond, which the company found im-
yn,ossihla TO secure through "a bonding
Company. will reconvene to-n MIG Il, mere
ia every likelihood that tho matter VIII
be definitely settled by the acceptance ne
az the modified contract offered by the
5Roberts Company, IT Is recognized that
there Is a too urgent iced and popular
dealre for clear water to allow anything
now to stand In the way Of It's accom- /,
Spllshment, % NJ 5 III
II was stated last night that tho stand md
ing ana reliability Of llne compan " as
given, by sDunn's and BradstreNtS q me
camille agencies, had been. looked up, and
been fo,nd satisfactory, 80 this will prob
ably remove the last objection, It .is @
,Hafo prediction that the matter Will TO- !,
night be settled satisfactorily to all.
Last Meeting,