The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-05
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Young Frank Lee Smith Meets
Death By Drowning While
in Bathing.
NO ACTION ON NEW BRIDGE
NO ACTION ON NEW BRIDGE
AS to Vaccination Of Babies.
Has Eight Converts-Oil
Wagon Upset.

Wagon Upset.
| Manchester Bureau, Times- Dispatch,
| No. ll12 Hull Street
A sad fatality occurred at about .
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when young
Frank Lee Smith. the fourteen year ola
son OF Mr.. David and Mrs. Rebecca +.
Smith, OF No. 112 West Fifth Street,
was drowned in the James River.
From what could be learned OF the acci-
dent, 1t seems that the boy. win TWO
others. Lennie Rudd and Writ Neal. was
in bathing just below the old cotton lao-
| tory Unaware of the depth Of the water
he dved off an old barge floating near
into about six feet of water. Fle came
to the surface twice and then disap-
peared His companions could do nothing
for him and could only run about IN ago
nizcd frenzy and watch their playmate
drown. The dead boy could not swim
and was unable to help himself. re
was found and recovered lated IN the 81
ternoon by Mr.. Will Ferguson, who found
the boy on his hands and knees In about
| two feet OF water, the tide having gone
| out All efforts at resuscitatlon we're
| OF no avail, as the boy had been dead FOR
| some time.
| their family laSL JUL uti q , COZ CO.,
! from Franklin, n. c., where the body
| viii be taken this morning over the Sea-
| board Air Line at $50 o'clock. The
| family now consists Of three boys and
one girl The father Is an employe al
the Southern shops where also. one OF
the older boys has secured employment.
Bridge Ordinance Postponed.
In the meeting Of the Ordinance Com
| mittee last night the question of the
bridge ordinance, which has in mind >-.e
construction Of free bridge on the site
| Of the present Mayo bridge. came up and
| was postponed till Thursday night on
| account of the enforced absence Of the
| City Attorney, Mr.. Chas. L. Page In re-
| ferring to the matter last night Mr..
Ernest Wells counsel for the Virginia
PASSENGER and Power Company. stated
that he had not been In formed OF the
fact that the company had been ap-
preached on the subject OF paying the
interest on the bonds and also paying one
and one-half per cent. interest annually
for sinking fund.
It may be stated further. on good au-
thorHy, that the proposed scheme Is con-
sidered by the railroad officials as ap-
surd. The Passenger and Power Com.
nany is In the hands OF the receivers.
and il it were financially able to guar
antce OF itself to pay the interest on
| the $4,000 worth OF bonds to be Issued
and the other 1-2 per cent annualin-
| terest, the matter would have to come
up before the United States Court for
endless argument on both sides. The
| company at present pays three-quarters
OF a cent per passenger for Its right of
way over the Mayo Bridge II may be
that the engineers Of the proposed new
bridge are counting on an increased pas
senger schedule to pay the Interest on the
$4,000 OF bonds. but it is not believed
that this would also be sufficient to pay
1-2 per cent, annually to create slnk-
Ing fund which would pay for the BONDS
when they fall due.
Gave Him Police Authority.
Another matter that came before the
attention Of tho ordinance committee last
night was as to the advisabilIy Of cloth
| ing the new sanitary officer with police
| authority. The matter was decided Ia
yorably: but first a proposed ordinance,
! which has been in the hands Of the COM
| mite for some time, that the sanitary
| officer be appointed from the poles
force will have to be killed. For this pur-
| pose the ordinance was referred back
| to the Council without Its approval, !
remains now to pass another ordinance
| increasing the police force to another
| man.
Or. NJ Pierce Rucker, chairman Of
| the Health Committee, offered n lengthy
| ordinance to enforce vaccination OF ba-
bes at three months of age and then
again at later period. and to enforce
the vaccination OF all other people. The
| ordinance contains provisos that all those
suffering with illness or with constitu-
tlonal weakness should not DO yaccinated
until their health allowed it. The pro-
posed ordinance excited much denurring
| and opposition on account OF the baby
! clause. one of the members Of the COM
mittee saying that he would never be
| able to look any mother In the face II
he should vote for the ordinance. 1t
was decided to refer 1t back to the Coun-
ell with the recommendation that u De
printed and copies be given to every mem
have the PAPER put In brlefer and moro
comprehensive form
Oil Wagon Upset.
0w,ne ia the breaking Of one OF tho
rear wheels of an oil tank wagon be-
longing to the Richmond OH Company. an
independent oil concern In Manchester,
1 ono of their wagons was overturned az
| Fourteenth and Decatur Streets yesterday
! q fternoon, and the driver, Mr. J. Z. lr-
| wing, narrowly escaped injury, AS y Was
: he received few Injuries. but fortunately
none of them were Of serious nature.
Only a little oil was lost, and another
wagon was Immediately sent to the
acene. The oil was soon transferred 70
the sound wagon.
Has Eight Conversions.
IN tha nrotracted meeting which Kew
| MI. g, o. Woodward. pastor OF cowardin
Avenue Christian Church. Is conducting
at the new tabernacle. at the head Of
Porter Street, there were eight converts
/ last night, The tabernacle seats about
! eight hundred people, and last night
,here was an exceptionally large crowd
in attendance. An especial programme
was rendered. Mr.. L.onnie Mitchell ren
dering "Will There BE Any Stars In My
Crown?u and "Tell Mother III Be There"
Mr. ". j. Morrissette assisted With his
cornet. Mr.. Woodward preached from
the theme, 1.-THE EAGLES Nest" showing