The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-12
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0U.THS|.0I|.E|| [:
City Assembly ii, Regular Session
Acts Upon Many
Ordinances.
LOOK AFTER NEW INDUSTRIES
Resolution toAppoint a Standing
Committee to This Effect.
Personals and Briefs.
Manchester B,,renu, Times-Dispatch.

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@H2 Tl Tfi2 11O2 It'll Street.
yliThc city Assembly met IN regular SOS.
Sion last night and transacted much
routine business.
President j. s. Wakefield presided, and
those present were Messrs. T. Z. Taylor
C.. c.! Cook, c., c, Jones, y. j.. Toney,
G. l.. Petit, II. A, Lindsay, w. D.
Ferguson, j. y. Roums and A. a. Ad-
Elns. Alderman u. NJ. Robertson John
~. Moore, and r. l.. Patranl togcther
with City Attorney Charles LII age were
Interested spectators.
Tho Moore ordinance to compel the Al
lantic Coast Line Railroad to place gates
al tho I'owhntnn Street crossing and 70
keep Il watchnan there was passed with
out dissenting voice. TO many residents
Of the Fourth Ward this is matter that
lis OF vital interest.
Mr.. Toney offered u resolution providing
FOR the appointment Of standing conf
mttce 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 1ocht-
ing In the city. MIR. Toney. MI. Jones and
Mr.. Lindsay wecr appointed from the
tLSSeIllDlS Dy NfuhCiiSiu. ~
Board will appoint two members to act
with these three nssenblymen. Undor MI
opinion of City Attorney G. T.. Page the
rules will have to be formally amended
to make this committee n standing one.
Mr.. Toney reported for the special COM
mittec appointed to try to keep the
Stephen Putney Shoe Company's plant in
the city. MIR. Toncy said that the COM
inlttec had waited OH the officials of tho
Atlantic Coast Line, and while nothing
direct had been gained from them, It was
the tacit belief that when the shoe COM
panys plant moved to Richmond there
would be other Industries to take the
place. III fact. Mr.. Hamilton, of tho
railroad, said to the committee that he
had already received several commune
cations from manufacturing establish
ments that wished to locate in Manches-
ter.
Mrs. .Roak Dead.
Mrs j. II. Roak. who was horribly
burned about the body and face on the
1Stll Of April. while preparing breakfast
for her. husband. u motormnt1 on the
Manchester line Of the Passenger and
Power Company, died yesterday morning
at 4D o'clock at the Virginia Hospital,
where she was taken Immediately after
the burning. 3. 5t.s ~ s.
The grlef-stricken husband has tho
sympathy Of the METRE force of motor
men and conductors with whom no work
ed Flo is very popular with them all anu
when It was first learned Of cne serious
condition Of his wife his tfelow-worklnen
came to his relief substantially.
The shock Of the death yesterday morn,
in:, completely unnerved the huspahd ana
tia relatives OF Mrs. iRoale
The funeral arrangements have not pech
completed as yet. 3. All 4s$
To Open Bids.
Tho special clear water. committee VIII
meet Tuesday night and open nlds ior
,ha erection offa Offering plant In the
CITY. There will be something more
than ten bids from concerns, represent
,nu almost as many States. and Just VINO
the contract will be awarded to is
matter Of conjecture.
There Will Be no executive sessions.
ana tho lowest bidder for the 1ilter1ng
nlnnt will receive the contract.
1t is said that several Richmond mon
are Interested III tho erection Of tha
plant and that they viii oyer a nia
for d concern that will offer bond and
.ocnritv for the fulnllment of any con-
tract made.
Personals and Briefs.
Mr. G. A. Raines, Jr.. OF Swansboro.
who WAS operated on W t''e W sue
hospital n few days ago. is reported as
being much improved.
Select Council, Daughters of Liberty
met last night and adopted the new BY
laws. ~
Mrs. Mary II. Markham, of No. SD
Markham Street, who has ben sick for
some time, Is m1cl, improved.
Matte, tho elghteen-tnonths-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs John McCue. or No.
500 Bainhrdge Street. is very III with
spinal meningitis. The child may be
blind IL 1t RECEIVERS from the present III
ness.
Mr.. w. J. Carter who has been In Bal
timore for the past few days, will return
to the city this morning.
Tho letter boxes In the city are to DO
repainted and Contractor r. /, Nicholas
started work on the job yesterday morn
ing.
The Ordinance Committee last night
considered for a short time tho chain
gang ordinance. This matter will lie
referred to the Board OF Aldermen at
It's meeting next week.
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