The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-02
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Despite Chamber Of Commerce,
Petersburg Finance Committee
Will Make Adverse Report.
OPPOSE PARK LOCATION
Many Claim That Proposed Site
is Not Central Vaughan
Inquest. AZ
PARK LOCATION
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Inquest.
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PETERSBURG, VA, April 1.-Thc
officers and board OF governors OF tho
Chamber Of Commerce appeared be-
foro tho city Finance Committee at q
special meeting Tonight to present
arguments In favor OF tho proposed
appropriation OF s500e to advertise tile
city at tho Jamestown Exposition The
committee, ut d recent meeting, decided
70 submit an adverse report on the
appropriation To the Council meeting
tomorrow night, but consented to re-
consider the matter tonight at the
request OF the Chamber OF Commerce,
(which is working hard for tic appro-
printion. and lis trying to secure al
least a. minority report by the COM
il,ittee In It's favor. Speeches advo-
eating the appropriation were made to-
might by President Wright, OF the
Chamber of Commerce; Secretary
C,arlcs, II. p. stratton, Bartlett Roper
q ma j. w. Seward, who went over
about the same ground covered at the
recent called meeting Of the Councilato
u consider It's claims i Is considered
very Improbable that the Council will
make tho appropriation, in the face
& OF an adverse report by tho Finance
Y Committee and tho opinion rendered
by the City Attorney, that the city
charter does not empower the Council
to do It.
Oppose Park Location.
Considerable influential opposition
las been aroused by tho plan TO locate
the proposed new public school build-
ing in Central Park. and both sides are
working hard. Opponents of the new
scheme Insist that a public park Is
no place for II school, that tho beauty
OF the grounds will be injured, and in
this instance that tho site Is not
easily accessible to children in the
quarter of tho city for which the school
is Intended. The nearncss OF big
negro public school is also urged as
serious objection because OF probable
clashes between the races. The mat
ter will be considered at the City
Councils regular meeting tomorrow
evening
Freight in Open Switch.
a southbound freight train on the
~ Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ran into
an open switch yesterday at Golfers
Siding. d short distance from this city.
The locomotive and two box cars
were turned over in a@ditch, and badly
8broken but the slow speed OF the
train saved a more serious accident.
md the tracks We're soon cleared, trhf-
tic being blocked only about half an
hour. Engineer Brent and his fire.
man had time to jump. the former
fl lcaping8 urinjured. but the fireman was
painfully hurt by falling on the rails.
and was taken4to the Home for the
Sick in this city. where he is resting
comfortably.
II is understood thai the signals were
against tlieScnglneer.
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great many hobos are going
trains on their way to the jamestown
Exposition. Railroad detectives are
arresting all persons caught .trespass-
# ing on railroad property, and satur-
day night five negroes and one white
man were taken from passing train.
by Detective Wright. Of the Baldwin
Agency, in the Norfolk and Western
Railroad yards here. They were pu
in jail. and will be arraigncd in the
Mayors Court.
Vaughan Inquest.
An inquest over the body OF tn,
son OF Judge ". II. Vaughan, Of st
Louis. held Saturday night, resultc'
the young man came to his death from
Injuries received by falling from
af freight train on the Norfolk and West
crn Railroad. AS has been previousl.
reported In The Times-D lspatcl
Vaughan fell under a moving trail
near Waverly Sunday morning, Marc
ED, and was brought here to TIL
Home FOR the Sick, where he die
last Friday. His father was prescn
Mt the inquest. and questioned til
witnesses.
Chief OF Police RaElnnd's report IL
the month Of March shows a total OF Is
arrests. 102 Of which were for violation
of city ordinances.
In Coleman to Resign.
Sergeant John ] !. Coleman. OF the polio
corps. will tender his resignation abol
April 18th. to become managcr$cf til
granolithic sidewalk work, contract Il
which was recently awarded by3tr Scit
to w. j. Rahly. Sergeant Colenlur n lla
been on the police force for nineteen year
ana has a fine record.
Old winter returned Easter Sundn
morning. just in time to eirectually pre-
vent any Easter parade, and keep il
doors all spring millinery and flower
but the churches we're crowded, and sp'
cial musical programs were rcndere
The afternoon prescnt ted the phenomena
OF a heavy snow-storm during whle
several peals of thunder were heard.
Death of Mrs. NoWotny,
Mrs Bette Nowotny. wife Of NJ
Frank Nowotny died about S oclot
a58 ieSN iib ~ - y ''i 'loi''S vi VIZ 4o't'l''
1 farm, near Brander's Bridge, In Cheste
fled county, after IL few days lines
i Mrs. Nowotny,N who was about thirty-h
4 years old, was n daughter OF Mr.. Geor
Parkinson, and of the late Mrs. Ma
\ ~ Parkinson, Of Chesterfield county. She
4 survived by her husband and six YOU
4 children, 55 = FL
4 Mrs. Mary Virginia Seymour died abo
4 12 o'clock to-day ut her residence in I
n village OF Swift Creek. Chesterfield cou
\ ~. Mrs. Seymour was about forty-h
Il years old, and Is survived by her hu
II f# band and five ldaughtcrs.
a Residence Burns.