The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-19
Hold Special Meeting.

President John s. Wakefield. OF the CITY
Assembly. has called a special meeting
~ that body to be held in the Couheii
obarhar tomorrow night. me opJec'
of the meeting is to concur III 'iie
Iution of the Board of Aldermen ~.
structins the special annexation coliii''.
tee TO make a detailed report Oh us uoii'e'
in Richmond. This. according 10 .i'e
resolution offered by MIR. hooker an"
nassed by the Board. Will nave 10 ne uo ,
ipsfore the Council will authorize the city
..ar,a,. Of Manchester to confer with
INC civ attorney of Richmond In drafting
= General annexation act to be presented
a. tho present General Assembly
pit there will be some complications
~ waiter how the lower municipal poay
acts upon the Hooker resolution. As
,e,,brsl,aa In Tue Times-Dispatch OF We'd
Issaav incoming. Mi Hooker did oiler
his resolution, calling upon the speciai
committee to make detailed report anu
eaying that the Council would never au
+bnriza any act of the Legislature until
this report had been submitted, pu. tie
BOARD almost in the same breath passed
q resolution that came from the Assem-
hlv. instructing the city attorney of Man
oheeter 70 act with the city attorney OF
richmond in preparing an annexation
hill. Looking at the case at TINS oale'
1t appears that If the Assembly concurs
a, ,ba action of the Board in demanding
a detailed report from the committee pc
fore any instructions regarding the pro-
posed act are given the city attorney, IL
will be a question which resolution W
follow One contradicts the other very
nlainly-the Assembly voted to send the
nitv at+ornev over and the Board con-
curred-the Board voted 10 wait until the
on,o,nittae reported, and the Assembly Is
asked to concur.
But the meeting Saturday night Will he
one that is expected to AFFORD enough
interest to the assemblymen and the clti-
zens who will watch the actions OF the
city fathers.
Sent to Reforlnatory.
James Carr the negro who some weeks
ago broke into Lee Latham's saloon and
stole so4 from the cash drawer, plead
guilty in the Corporation Court yester-
dny and was sentenced TO five years IN
The negro reformatory. Judge Clopton
dismissed the Jury and ordered the negro
sent TO the reformatory on account OF his
youth.
AT the time of the robbery the negro
was employed us po. CT around the sa-
loon, and one night he opened the window
and entered and stoel the money from
the cash drawer. He hid the money in
the carriage IN the stable, and there 1t
was found by Ofricr Mike Moore. who
made him confess.
Personals and Briefs.
District Deputy l.. r. Poole, of Hestia
Conclave, independent Order of Hepta-
sophs, installed the newly-elected OFF,
GERS at meeting of the lodge last night.
The condition of Mr.. Ben Baber, who
has been i'll for several days, was some
what better yrstrday.
Mrs, d. y. I3aber, OF McDonough
street, wife OF Engineer Baber. very
popular citizen of the city is suffering
with pneumonia,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. GILLIAN entertained
few of their friends at their home We'd
4 nesday night.
Joe Johnston Camp. Confederate Vet
erans, viii have a supper In their hall
tonight. Addresses Will be made by
several prominent Confederate veterans
OF the State Judge William L Clopton
will preside at the meeting,
The Infant child of Mr.. wand Mrs. u. II,
Wells is reported az being quite III.
Mr.. Louis Bishop. who lives at Th!r-
teenth and Hull Streets, who was very
painfully hurt while at work at the Rich