The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-16
'N|ENSGATHERED
FROM S0|uT|.H||'5 !. ID [.
Bonds to Be Issued for the
Erection Of the New Filter
Plant.
BUILD NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL q
Committee Gives Authority to
- School Board to Go Ahead.
81 Want to Keep Principal:

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Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch, ls
y ~ - No. 1112 Hull Street.
The United States Mortgage and Trust ll
Company, Of New York, represented IN
I richmond by Mr., r. a. Lancaster, J !,
was awarded the contract last night Tor :
the engraving, lithographing and ce err
.%inr Of the $4,000 worth Of city ponds
that are to be issued for the ereoti s
& 81 the Manchester filter plant. The Big y
was for 500, and this is the amount ln =
CITY will pay for the work. q, !.
mi rsha bonds will be in the hands Of the
"a ,;tvi treasurer within short time. ana ana
e ~ 1nIy 9Th the bids for their purchase
a .,,;,l Ia Ionened by the Finance Comm tee
ST. Z ancnster. of Richmond, VIII io1-i
,so "a the bonds Immediately to New 6! ORR
"a 'wiI have them. certified. Ihey VIII
2 "a ratnrned here and certified to by Inc Inc
/; .itv llofticials. Later they will 80 BACK 10
Z New York and then return here.
City Attorney Charles l.. rage ~ tie
N meanwhile is drawing the coht .7 -,
tyvean the city and the Roberts rieet
company OF Philadelphia w!llch -
Ssract he filter plant, and this co ' re.
ts.., ~ 10 forwarded to the filter manufac-
t,,r,ng company and will be signed per-
'gi,ans before the bonds are Issued. No q,
viii begin Immediately on the piant any
r me bonds will be sold at once. IN =, lac,,
IA ~ not believed that the city VII sell
Esanv ono OF the bonds out OF Mahcl'e7trs'''i'
1,r ~ Inc banks would take the en-
5.I.aflnt four per cent. thirty four-ye 'l
& hnnds III this time. 1t Is saidN also ina
4 q veil known lady Of Manchester y vi ~,
anxious TO acquire several thousa l W.
lars In citytbonds,. Four per CENT, ~
$taxable b6nds Of Manchester are equi y,
lent to about six per cent stra's ' -
,Tha advertisements for the sale OF inc
hontls of the city will appear alone ~
Tbe Times Dispatch and IN the ~. DIV -
b T3nyar resolution to this effect oeilis
3 unanimously adopted. i u,ere
j5Trrhe members of the 5comhl .I'l = y.
+ !, .ss,reed that The Times-Dispatcn was. tns
fiaaatnr naper Of tbs State, ana'sl i, !, =,
.,,is ,,aper'and In 1.-THE Bond Buyer,
ananrinl organ, Of New York suillc'e -
advertisement would be given O ny
nroposed sale of the bonds.
Busy Session.
Mr.. Lancaster appeared before the
.a,nn,t,ee and stated the proposition Oh
.he United States Mortgage ana ifu ais
Sannony OF New York. Other BIDS .or
Ne i,thographing and engraving OF ths
honds we're from the A, Hoen company
& ns Richmond (for lithographinI alohe',
1be Virginia Trust Company and INV
Columbia Trust Company.
THE members OF the commute nv ~, !"
4 ,,a,,, h,,sy session and were In the Council
& ma ,n5,ar until II o'clock, Those present
r,era Messrs. w. B. Bradley. J. Alb
Y Mott r, r. Tillery, b, NJ. Robertson
y ~ d. Toncy, ]. D. Reams. A. a. ADKINS
~ 3 Rudd and ]. r. Perdue, The Visit
u ane 5rounc!lmen were Messrs i. y. iay'
K snr 4 n. Hooker, and Messrs. L., M
Nunnally, Charles l.. Page. Q, L. sharp
w RI. owen and q. ". Payne. Ihe
latter two we're from the School l'oaru
S7sr. Owen. of the Schol Board, appeared
With Mr. Payne, as representatives iron
Az b buildings and Land Committed OF
the hoard, TO ask for hnthoriy iron
Inc Council to use the city lot at Eleventh
and Bainbridse Streets for the purpose
~ aYectinp new school thereon. The,
.,so asked that the Council grant tnt
arthoritv to the Board, as provided fol
hy the statute OF 1898. to issue bonds t
tha amount of $4,000 for tho erection q
a school building. The, requests wer'
granted and the new school building !:
If an assured fact
ID Alderman b. NJ Robertson. Of .h'
Fo,rth Ward, offered resolution asking
j 1he members OF the School Board to d.
Iii within their power TO retain Pr!ncipa
II. Fitzgerald who for nineteen year
has been principal Of the school. ant
Who last week was elected principal 0
4 school In Richmond, Mr.. Robertson
sayored the School Board Increasing tn
salary OF Mr.. FITZGERALD, in order to hol'
him In the city II WAS worthy tribute
tp7,aid to a man who has filled the positio,
OF principal for. almost two decades. am
who Is known and beloved by almos