The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-28
TR|UMvIRS
0fN0 ! RI Q K.
They Visit Many Cities sto Learn
y til Rule as the Board Of 8SI
z Control.
LEARNED NEW Ne WRINKLES y (: 4 \. 1 !: =
Work [4: Progressing R'apidlly.on the. the.
a. New State Buildings Sat
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NORFOLK, " AZ, august "a M essrs. r.
Henry Jones, Robert Johnston and H,
Hodges. the triampirs OF Norfolk whose
so1rlolal reign in tho city commences sep-
tombor8 1st, under the official name. Of the
Board Of Control, hive returned from
their extended Western and n Northern
|Strfp,S taken forSsthe} purpose Of studying
municipal government. 4. It'll
They Visited tho following AZ clties:
Baltimore, Washington Columbus, Cleve-
land, Port rs Huron, Detroit, 81: Buffalo
and aE New York. 4s They spent from n
one III to If four days in tho iii various
places, ana were busy NIL tho time
looking into$tie details &of their schemes
Of government. 81 i555 gg 35 gg
rhcy were received everywhere with
the greatest courtesy and cordlnlty, and
were given every opportunity for inve IS
5tlgation Of their methods and thoEresnlts
achieved. Il They paid especial attention to
the study Of the street cleaning street
paving, garbage and water questions, and
came back loaded down with ideas ana
literature on these ma tiers ~ II IN
They were MOS fuyorahly Impressed,
perhaps, with$t the government of the Ohio
cities, but also found that Buffalo was
particularly well handled. & one man i,
tic latter place practically running tho
city, They found In OhioR&n very close
lrola ton betweens the State and cities
tho latter operating largely under q state
law with two boards, Instead OF one. a l
~ III proposed lere--;l Public Service
Board, OF three members nnd a II nblic5
Safety Board" OF two members, the lat
ter having control Of the police $and FIRE
VI }& S3t{ N. 5s AZ
35 The new paving material---reslnatc
creosotcd wooden blocks-Swas found Il to
be very popular In New York City; is. said
to be roiseless and more durable than
asphalt. It Is laid on q slx-inch concrete
Base. Il One OF the members OF the Norfolk
board spoke OF 1t to-day as the coming
pavement ~ Il N! 5j /.
IS; M r.. Jones was especially impressed VIII
tho water situatlon in Columbus ONO,
md comes back strongly endorsing the
Introduction OF water NJ eters. 3t55F
they founaa various syst ems In vogue
FOR the disposal OF Earbng ger n,n tories.
dumping nj sea, etc. ,Th ey8 found ma IN
some places there Is a heavy penalty upon!
the fouseholders who mix ashes and gar
.bago iiii a .45 II ..5s .ssslS
lSST heys foundSall the cities wide OPEN
8(throug, back doors) on Sunday, as the
saying goes. although Buffalo claimed to.
be a CLOSED" city on tia t day. In BY s.
;falo a fiile OF $3.50 is imposed for ca FRYING
IA concealed weapon. VII q 5 ~ Z
55g The State Buildings.
Work on the various state buildings on
the Exposition grounds Is progr essing very
l1npid 4s8S The Rhode lsland butldin IS Is
read for the roof he New 't' J ersey
structure has been advanced to the first
door joists; the foundation for tho Vtr-r
.ginia building Is about completedi and
the framing OF the Pennsylvania building
Ii early ready for the ra tiers.
Architects Mariner and L.eBaume, OF
st. Louis. will open bids here on septefmf
Der 10th for the Missouri State building
which will cost about $50, 900. will be
OF colonial style. brick yeneered, 6Sx XXI
feet In measurement, and will be wired
for electrical illumination.
The 3 Ohio State Commission will re-
lcclve bids until September 1th for the tn
construction OF Its building. The plans
anu specifications have been prepared by
Joseph N. Bradford. Maryland VIII ava "a
the contract for It's building next week,
ana will break ground for the building
September 10Th. Illinois is about ready
to advertise for bids for its building