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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-23

md to hnttllc It's money 50 MS to pro-
stlucc this result, but II could lave been
produced, tild the fact could linvo been
inndc us clear us the liooi days SUN. Tic
people who have ratronizcl tile gus
works nnd the water &otks liayo saved
higher Tux rate. hiftl tfIe ptbflts. VI tllesc
Two plants have bGet pdpbiiels ~ tiiht
Hbcncnccnt end rnll,tr thar. q Tile ih,-
provcment OF the works which produced
them" tg3gt II.
"ln thcgnattur5 Of. managing city utili-
5ties.'' said Tic reporter, do sou think,
Mayor Mccarthy, that It is al ideal sys-
tenn to leave such affairs entirely III the
hands OF tic council, or would sou stly-
gcst Il commission? i,.5
Ought Not to 1tltcrfere.
Il do not1tlink tint any large body
Of men like the city council, or cvci,lsso
large a. body ~ ny A4F they " Conn tee
on Lght,{& ought pA.to2a ihterfefe with tn
the detnls! uhd'ps thegfnhtliidf e. ns \,
asemcnt Of f IL great plant like
this. These things should, III my opinion,
be left to the discretion aud Judgment
ana skill Of tho man ntistlie head Of
tho works. He should employ md dis
charge and pay every man III tho works,
and should have authority dlscrctioi1,.
control nnd complete sresponsibility . Tlie
interference of any committee or man
aging BODY should be MS little us possible
and Of very geiteral character. NY
own opinion Is that the fwisest course to.
pursue with fcrenccto 5nll sticl1 public
works rs require technical knowledge and
close attention, would be to place them
In tho hands or under the control of u
small, responsible commission and tho
head Of the department. But finally, TO-
say Commission Is only 10 open UP
new difficulties. For instancc Shall the
commission be appointed, or shall IT be
elected? If It is to be appointed. who
Is to appoint It: land If 1t is to be elected
who is to elect It? Further, who Is to
formulate the statute or the ordinance
which will confer upon the commission
its rights and It's powers. and impose
upon 1t its obligations, restrictions and
duties These are the things which loom
up as soon as the proposition for COM
mission Is made. who Is sufficient for
these things7' H
This is not an argument against the
sale or against the lease of the gas
works. but rather a protest against any
proposition to give them away. II the
gas works do not. and never did, earn
one single dollar. ! would still think 1t
wise to have management whose sole
purpose 1t was to supply the people with
kgns and 10 work for their comfort and
convenience rather than to lave man
ngemcnt with the single purpose Of maxi
ing money for themselves" 4
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THE ii SURGEONS OF.
CONFEDERATE ARMY
Will Hold a Reunion in New Or
leans. at Same Time ne. With
tsss Veterans.

The surgeons Of the Confederate army
will hold an annual reunion at New Or
leans at the same time Of the Con federT
ate Veterans and Daughters OF the Goenr-
federacy. ss sLt Il ~ & !. " Il, e 2 ,,a'.
While the nulnters are few IT Is a dis
tinguished gathering. comprising a3number
Of the leading surgeons In the South and
some who have settled in other sections.
DR.. G. w. p, Brock, Of Richmond, Is
tylcc-president and has been appointed
to respond to the, welcome address.
> About fifty members will attend and DR..
c. H.5Todd, OF greensboro, KY, the pres
ident. will preside.
Like the veterans the surgeons meeting
is independent, but will no doubt receive
many courtesies from the profession In
New Orleans, as has been the case else
where! = " I. 81 Il. 3 I. y \
"A few years ago at louisville, the
ladies; of the cltY prepared an Selegant
luncheon for the surgeons daily during
their reunion.
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TALE oF4THE CHRIST.
Hon. J, w Fairbank, Of Boston,
Delivers Interesting Lecture,

Hon. John w. Fairbqnkpi Of Boston,
delivered very entertaining and lnstruc'-,
tive lecture yesterday afternoon on Ben
Iiur-A Tale Of The Christ" The lecture
was delivered In the Seventh street Chris
tinn Church, in which was gathered q
crowd Of about two hundred and forty .r;s
six men-men only being allowed, The
lecturer used tho well known book Of
General Lew Wallace as his basis, and
gave about one hundred stereoptlcon
Views OF scenes in the life OF Christ ms
portrayed by the novelist; Especially
the great chariot race, Ben IInr AS q
galley ,lnve. tho trial aud the erucihslon
,of christ, Mr. Fairbanlf iEnYe" " EaEY
good DESCRIPTIVE account Ss fhe. frnf|A9re3
or the story al helsWent sa'en4, mas
the lecture the more charin'ns anu nv
tcreating. l5J
Music was rendered by the male quar-
tet,e, which sang zone sWeety solemn
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DESIGN NOT SELECTED. .
Committee Hears Various Bid
ders for Silver Service Contract.

~
The commission. In charge Of the work
of selecting a design for the silver ser
vice which Is to be presented to the
battleship Virginia on behalf i.of the
State, had a conference ain the old hall
OF the House OF Delegates Saturdayfaf-
ternoon. The design for the service was
not decided on at this meeting. and the
commission will have q call meeting
some time this week. the day to be fixed
later By Governor Swanson.
Governor Swanson, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Elyson Speaker Cardwel. Attor-5
ney General WilliamA4A Anderson and
Adjutant General Charles ]. Anderson
are the members OF the commission and
were In attendance yesterday
Eleven bidders were on hand to show
their wares and make thoir bids before
the commission. and they drew lots MS
to which should tappeag flrst. They were
admitted ono alta time, and the door
was closed behind tho sturdy weight Of
they gave Illustrated talks on their de-
signs, whicl, were hung UP around tho
room. s, aft
The biddex, In the order In which they
appeared before the commission, arc
Kohler e. Sons, Of this city: Bailey.
Banks & Eiddle, OF Philadelphia; Mr.,
Sherwood, of Portsmouth; Colonel KEEL
lar, OF CharlOt tesville;&J. +. Spragne, Or
Newport News; Nowlnn Jowcry Conf
pany, of this. CITY; G. Lumsden & Sons,
Of this city; Harris Jewelry Company,
OF Norfolk; ID, p. Ryland Lyhchburg;
D. buchanan & sons, Richmond. HIN
Mr.. G. T.. I.auterbach, OF Portsmouth.
was the only ono on hand with tho real
silver He carried nm elaborate outlay OF
ware. and his bid Includes nfty.nine
pieces. including ~ handsome punch bowl
ali OF tho pieces to he lnlaid with appro-
pirate marine and historical designs
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IN MEMORIAM,

q . ~ t..--
1,rNnRrC,I<.-[n sad but loving relnens-
france Of our dear father, ". ], HEN,
,ipRIGK,I who died ono year ago. April
s2aS,lS13se Iat.
father, how We w n,iss you' e,,
yct Sin heaven we llopc to meet you
And Id with God and thee to dwell Il,
II thai far away distant graveyard. a
Where Tho trees their branches wave.
Lies our dear beloved father
In that cold and silent grave
HOW sweet the peace Of heaven must ..
ITO you who knew 80 well earth's pain,
But, oh how dark the world without you.
sin wc'i try not murmur-'twas your
great gain. aff4
Farewell. dear father, thy journey o'ers
Thy tirhd hands will toll no more,
Thy weary heud'is laid to rest,
But God is good, He knows best,
8r Ills DAUGHTERS, /.
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Celebrate Anniversary,

ChImborazo Conclave NO Wy l11-
moved Order of Heptasophs, will cee-
hrnte its seventh anniversary to-morrqw
49, its hall Twenty-hfth and Broad
Streets, exercises will commence at
me Committee on Entertainment con-
slst OF the following; +, r. But!er,
Henry Messerschmdt. Joseph 3, Welsh
Dr., William Fl. Parker, Henry 9. Clarke.
Joseph p, Blerno, tienry G. Pitts,
The committee has done everything "a
make this anniversary celebration sues
cess, and "a. good time is assured, as
Thero ~ill be 10 short address by yuage
,rint The 5prosranln,c will be rendered ~
some some, Of tho hest talent in the city, after
which efresblnents will be served, TO pe
followed by dancing.
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iAt the Hotels,

Messrs r.. ~. and w -. Mtccrn,w of
ButklnEbam.} are Ut tltr s1'!chi,1oild l!otc PC
ut NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. j. 8. McNtath.., Cape
Charles; II. 81 Tnrry. I'oydton;, J. NJ.
Greer, Chase, glty:, ~. =. Neavct
Jordan Norfolls. 3.Mt.,tcE y. Kelly Uni.
yerlity Of Virginia; $. IT, W.. i,urhsiilc,
1yncb,itg, and x. III Raincg Dnnvi,i ~
Fl rho Lexington Hotel register ms ~
Master nnd Ill. NJ. 8i5ridwell FrctiericRs-
'b,,g: i. W. Astons 1,owlintan.l aud Cupt.
Isl K. White, United states army
MR. 70. Cameron. Of, StnEville, NJ -,
a,c unrOny the guests mt the JeNcrson'a
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VETERANS QF
f0RNEW ORLEANS III: !! \: )
WillsMalsc 12ullson Last Through
Train iii 'l'hirtw-tNNo 8:
XII Hours.
Will Capture THE REUNION N
Mayor Mccarthy t. rs Represent present
City and. Captain Strattoi1san#
sts,tE the Veterans.

~ . 4 "a.
Cans 'retli,ionH. of United Confederate
Veterans and United Dh,ghte,rfs 81 = t,,:
Confedcrncy ut New Orleans VII ieaps ,, ~
4 Mos t OF tho 4 ladies' lott last night by
the same route IN order to nrr,Se ~ I,n Nf ~
t Hre raaa n t1me sf'R
tosthe t tvlsIttng d tfeegatcs tuesday.
THE train Which carries the veterans,
to-day will carry through slee ,1 n, nha
the quick tim" Of thIrty-two hours. !, Y
n'Eh rs Will be s New orlcan ms
Tuesday evening III time for snpp%e a -.
presentnt of the city Of KiSh'n ~ ~ ~
,n,n the qrana caP s 70 Gla tie St.
Charles Hotel, and tho general llead1u1anr>-
tors Of tic reunion viii be there -.
The virginans WILL , n99wIHverh house ses'i
rn ran have been made for their
accommodations.
Captain Stratton the Man.
70 Judge George + Christian was "a IN IN,
trusted the du Ct presenting ,,i, on 10 e exe
tepded BY the City Council and the Cham,
bel. of Commerce to the Grand camp 70
meet here, But unfortunately Judge Ch ais
tnnats detained BY business. ti.u ~. i,,' GtrS
Ton. who no vii address TIC Grand CANE
n extending cordial imitation OF ,o 70 he
Of the old Confederate CAPITA.
1t Is a natterof deep regret t tia - Ia a}-
Ia In r. c. Morton will not pc ape 20 ~ "
Morton MOS al Is III With pneumonia and he can,
not leave. He IS also closely Occupied u
forS lie Department Of Agricntu r. ~,
The sessions viii continue, through !, wee tho
nesday. Thursday and Friday, and , ,tno
meetings will be held In an auditorium
on on Royal Street in the centre Of the city,
an arrangement much appreciates a,n,, by tnt
citv shndgto 20 several miles 10 the audi
torium at the Fair Grounds. 80,
Judge John B. Gautt, OF JEFFERSON C, ,i
GINA, WILDE the orator of the reunion:
he veterans Tl pnra rds The be m adS
short, ns beflts hthe inflrmitics hat are
creeping on the little army OF heroes,
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items From THE
FR|A||TE.RNA.L WORLD.
metropolitan Lodge 81 Cdd-Tci-
lows to Celebrate Eighty
seventh Anniversary.
BENEFICIAL ORDERS ACTIVE.
Improved c)rdcrra.of{i,A 11:cpt'.a'sopl1l:s,
to Celebrate Chinborazo's
Sevc,,tl ,sAn,iivcrsaty.

N1nnntoba Tribe No. 50, improved Or.
der OF Red Men, held II good meeting In
Lee Camp Hall last night, although there
was no special business under cOnsle.
cratlon. -Four visiting brothers from 9TH
crtBichinond lodges were present At the
nest meeting three members will be
gtycnhtlic last degree. The great council
VIII. initct Il t Portsmouth on the 10th Of
tNIn...l
t might be interesting to say. to those
who know little OF the Red Men, that,
their names md origin was derived from
members OF the Boston Tea Party who
dumped the British ten overheard. 1t
sprnng from much more ancient order,
however, and was tile result Of re-
orgnnizat LOil.
will entertain the members OF Division
No. 1, a. O. li.&sn mt their rooms next Mon
day evening April ed, at llibcrniln
social.
Metropolitan Lodge.
metropolitan Lodge, No 2eS. !. o. 6.
r., viii celebrate the cighty-scvcnth an
Eivcrsury OF the order In the lodge
room, Marshall Hall. 2501 East Broad
Street, Thursday evening" April 10Th, ut
$3.50 o. clock. The Committee OH Entcrtain-
mcnt has arranged an elegant programme.
consisting OF good talks by prom
inent men, music and Refreshments. IT
Is The desire Of the lodge to have a grand
reunion Of the members on this occasion,
and every mcmberais earnestly requested
L, bc present Members OF sister lodges
are also cordially invited. and apleasant
evening is assured iall Swho attend. Past
Grand, Brother Franka@L. Butter, chair;
meeting.
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shriners' Convention Postponed

Mr.. George j. Hooper, OF this city,
yesterday announced that the annual
convention of the Imperial Mobiles Of tho
Mystic Shrine which was to haye been
held In Los Angeiest Gal. from May 7h,
TO May 10Th, has been possOncd In
definitely, on nccOunt or tho recent dis.
aster In San Francisco. Mr.. Hooper IL
The local grand potentatc OF the MOBILES
OF the Mystic Shrine,
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Big Damage Suit.

Former Senator W. 4P., Bnrksdale Of
Halifax, liz III the city, having recently
returned here from i,u,enpuirs ros'r !;
,yitl, A,essrs, Montague and tngue III
y WI, Ig N damage suit In favor, of Ncssrrs.
Miller and Miller Of tits city. y s., t.
Idcwnter Railway Company. M l3 ~, KS,
arc satisfied with the outlook for their Ell
clients. having drawn first blood AT tie
preliminary trinl..N t.t a slet .4i 3e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-23

Robert w. Basket.

Especial to The Times Dspatch2 -,
T3askett. aged eighty-six years, a native
Of 'Fiuvannn county, Va. died at his home
in Fayette yesterday after an Illness to 9.
~ t,,na IL tobacco When that business flour
Of the largest slavehoders ~ the |, s snaa,
ana ono Of the pioneer ralsers OF ptoouo ~
ont flo iEf .Is553.E rIalF5 VA .,Ef 81. u.
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King Pleased.
(By Associated I2ress.)

J. ATHENS, GREECE. April 22,-slr
1,chelliot, the British minister to Greece.
gave a luncheon to-laysln honor OF KING
Edward. who, In the course Of the !unch-,
con. clattcd with Professor Wnshbusn.
of the American School Of Archaeology:
The King said he was delighted 20 ma
that the British and American schools
were working tremendously in the same
garden. and expressed pleasure with Ms
Visit 10 tho American School last week.
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The Plan Explained.
How 1t Would Work Out.

The result Of this arrangement would
be that for the mex. II years the bondsd
debt would appear TO he one million dol
lars larger than II Is at present. but
on the arrival of@thc maturties Of 1920.
1921 ana 1922 tho proposed Issue would
be redeemed by the new bonds to be Is
sued during those years, and no other
bond increase Intervening, the total Of
the bonded debt would he restored to
what II IL now, less s32l275, which Ia the
difference between the maturIties OF
those years and the proposed issue Of
one million.
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Funeral Notices.

funeral Of RICHARD r.
DAVIS. who died at his residence, 54
West Clay Saturday night, April elst.
at 1850 o'clock, will take place from
Calvary Baptist church TO-DAY (Mon.
day., April a5rd. at 8 F, Nj. Friends ana
lTent Hollywood,
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MUST NOT GIVE
GAS WORKS AWAY
go CContinued from First Iage)
Continued from First Page,>

that amount for any desired improve
ments."
FLOW did you arrive al the conclusion
that you could sell the lease proposed by
Mr. BemiEs. for a bonus OF iye hundred
thousand dollars" asked the reporter.
.By the simplest process of arithmetic"
said the mayor. III you viii follow
these figures you Will see that the gas
works leased on the terms offered by
Mr.. Beniss would earn not less than one
hundred thousand dollars Ho0,oDl0D a
Year for the lessee. Mr., Eemss offered
To do three filings: To furnish the city
With the necessary public gas; TO pay
the annual interest on one million
seventy-six thousand dollars sd,0lG.0DoD
OF the outstanding bonded deN al per
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DR.. Dcas Taking a Rest.

Or, ~, A. Deas the county coroner,
left saturday for Newport News, where
he expects to remain for q NOUN. IN II
Ills absence his place will be flllcd by Dr.
She ppard. So ..l--- --.. l..E-A
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cent; and to expcnd seven llnhureu W.
rty Thousand dollars III Improvements o il'las
He then agrees toray of at t'l t; emu AZ, ~
MI, iha siEop0po1 10 be expended III I'M
movements. These two items I, to be pa =,
Il. tic end of thirty years n ~, ll 70
ono million eight hundred a nm twenty ~ y,
six thousand dollars ,o. y. any ~
thjrty.two thousand dollars tsR 'Wo % M
vested ANNUALLY at 4 per CENT, would pay
On the whole amount at tic end Of tl'e
thirty years Therefore. tile following
brief statement viii represent what MI
Bemiss proposes to do or to tlnuer' '
annually: 5t5,
TO furnish to the city, without
cost gas TO the amount or. -','z9VV
TO pay the interest annually az tj
tile rate OF per cent OH VI ~, ~,
5 0160Dpo.. ...4'..a.............. to'oVNV0 0'
70 provide nttsinking fund suili-
cient t0p,mpi s1,Sys.os1. C1hat Nlie in'li
end orstllirtytychfs, tWhftlr 'ls'e II aSicoo'V'
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club Cases Friday.

The social club cases nppca led from
tlc Police Court will nll be called before
Judge Witt OF the Hastings Court, next
Friday They may not all be. disposed OF
then, but his Honor will call them on that
Int
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Mr.. Miller Here.

Hon. John B. Miller, former member OF
Tie House from Rnppahannock county.
is in the city, stopping with his. son on
West Avenue.
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COUNCIL FIGHT
[. .|SN.EA.RL||Y|| OVER [: 4
Municipal Campaign Will End
5lvitl, 13attlciof Ballots Thurs
day If This Week.
WHO HAVE No OPPOSITION " { l:''' [ . \
this Foqrtgpppa!c Class lass Will N s't : Bc
Put oil Tickct-Littlc Gem
cral Interest.

While II cannot DO truthfully SAID mat
there IS CONSUMING public Interest III the
municipal primary to be held here next
Thursday, yet It is fact thht owing 70
fights for tile two branches OF the Council lfll
in several Of the wards, there IS Il good
denl OF local interest.
Tho committee In their plan determine
ei not to print the names Of candidates
upon the official bnllot who have no OPP
position. Therefore the following are
now the nominees to succeed themselves
to all eintcnts and purposes:
Treasurer. Jas. b. Pace; aldermen. 8.
II. Cottrell and Willard Fillmore Seay. Of
clay: aldermen. Marx G,lnst, Of Monroe,
ana Barton Fl. Grundy, OF Henry.
4 But there are stiff fights for seats OF,
the board In some OF the other wards.
Indeed In ali the others, the incumbents
lave opposition.
+ Starting out with Lee. there are three
strong men out for the two seats 10 be
filed. Alderman VIM. j. Gilman Ia stand
ing, for re election, his colleague, Mr..
Jno. B. Minor, whose term is about to
expire having declined to enter again.
The other two candidates nre Councils
man r. Fl. Elicit and Mr.. H. c. Riley.
Messrs. Gilman. Elicit and Rely are all
strong men, and nre popular With their
Deoplc, SIS
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Have Been Neglected,

81, Is true that the gas works have
been neglected and allowed TO ruin down,
but that was not the result OF ignorance
or of the lack Of earnings by the plant.
II was rather the result of an effort on
the part OF the city to spend Its earnings
where the greatest good would result,
If the earnings of the gas works and OF
the water works had been applied d.
roctly TO the preservation and the I'M
provement and the uncncumbnred owner
ship of these plants, the earnings would
have been amply SUFFICIENT 10 have made
these Two plants the most complete and
efficient in this country, and would, ~
addition, have discharged every dollar
that either or both OF them has ever cost
The city did not choose to keep books
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ind ,',Tnoush rhy Sins 30 As
Scarlct." Il
81 Next sunday tic .nddrcss Will be sic z.
lvcred by fleS. NJ. Ashby Jones, THIS
z To be Ills last lecture lis the pastor of
(,niynry I3uptjst Church. Fai
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DEATHS,

WARREN.-tDied al tie residence OF his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ~. Warren. 3ls
East Leigh Street, o. &. LUDWELL
WARREN at :35S r: NJ. to-day.
Fun eral notice later n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-23
A COOL MILLION
FOR. THE !. STREETS.
Mayor Mccarthy and Council
man Gilbert Il. Pollock Have
Apparently Practicable Plan,
ISSUES OF BONDS. NECESSARY
Both Know Of City's Resources
ard Indebtedness Fave Faith
in Scheme.

Chairman Gilbert *. Pollock, of the
streetpCommittee and Mayor Mccarthy
have conferred recently ontt the subject
of permanent street Improvements ana
they, being familiar with the condition
of the sinking fund, have worked out
the skeleton of plan which they think
will enable the city to make an in1me-
diate expenditure Of 100000 for this
purpose. @
Mr.. Pollock Is chairman of the Com
mlttce on Streets and member Of the
Finance Committee. while His Honor is
ex-ofcio president of the Board Of Sink
ing Fund Commissioners, v and former
special accountant of the city
They are both. therefore,, well posted
on the subject under advlsement.
BY reason Of the operation of the
sinking fund Of the city as 1t is now
managed, the city will be able, commence
ing with January ! 1920. to redeem in
cash every outstanding bond of the city
as 1t natures The bonds maturing In
1920 amount to $3.50; those maturing
in 1921 famount to- s463,o5O; and In 1922
the maturities amount to s5S6,5o5. making
a total maturity In these three years
OF s1,321 ,275. AS these bonds mature they
can DO paid In full by the commissioners
Of the Sinking fund. and tho city will
have the choice between. this absolute
reduction of the debt or the issue OF
new bonds for a like amount.
Will Use Opportunity.
IT is reasonable to suppose. and 1t Is
highly probable, that the opportunity 70
issue this amount of bonds for Improves
monts will be used.
toe, Al
sity for Immediate and expensive i'm
provements, some think 1t would be wise
to arrange a plan for The present utiIza-
ton Of this amount Of money for street
improvements. II such plan could be
devised and this amount of money ex-
pended at once. or as rapidly as IT
was practicable to spend It. the people
womd have the advantage OF the for
ward movement they would produce now
instead OF waiting ID years. The cost OF
the immediate use OF this money would
be simply the annual interest which 1t
would involve.
The Plan Explained.
Simply stated the plan would be about
as follows:
TO issue and sell bonds to tho amount
OF one million dollars to run until tho
maturity OF the bonds already mem
toned above, and about Ms follows: $780,
coo TO run II years, 100000 to run 10
years, and 10000 10 run 16 years; then
provide that upon the redemption OF
the maturitics OF 1920, 1921 and 1922 bonds
for 10000 in 1920, 100000 In 1921. nn'l
$4,000 I'm 1922, with 81 years to run, shah
be sold and the proceeds applied 70 the
redemption of the short term bonds men
TONED above 10 be issued nj once) for
street improvements.
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Personals and Briefs.

The City Assembly will meet In called
session tonight, Bids for the erection 81
n pest. house win be opened and the mat
= ter attended 10 AT once.
atcenth and Hull streets will be conducted
all this week for tIle benefit OF Oak Grove
Baptist Church. Half OF the proceeds
viii go 10 the benefit OF the church.
Miss Annie Fitzgerald, who has been
visiting friends in Washington has re-
turned to the city.
Mrs. r. T. Daffron and Miss S, NJ DAT
from. OF Philadelphia, are visiting Mrs.
A. j. Daffron, No. $50. Porter Street