The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-19
WANTS SR|PYARD
NEAR PETERSBURG
Northern Men Seek to Lease
swann's Island OH the Apo
mattox for This Purpose.
TO HAVE THE NEW SCHOOL
Board of Aldermen Concurs i
Resolution Preparing for
Purchase.

PETERSBURG. VA, September 49,
AT a called meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen last evening president
Carter r. Bishop who presided. stated
that gentleman from Wilmington,
Del. wished to lease Swann's Island.
on The Appomattox, over from the city.
for the purpose of establishing ship
yard, on motion of William Koenig
the matter was referred to the Public
Property Committee.
on motion of Major A. r. Moody. the
Board Reconstructed its recent action
in refusing to concur with the Coun'
cil's action of August 9Th. ordering the
payment of the purchase price of the
property at Jefferson and Wythe
Streets selected and purchased by the
Board of Public School Commissioners,
acting under resolutions passed by
both branches of the City Legislature,
for the purpose of building new pub
lie school The members of the School
hoard we're accorded the privileges of
the floor, and after the reading of a
lengthy communication from COM
mittee OF that body. setting forth
the facts that its selection and pur-
chase of the site for the new school
building had been authorized ana ap-
proved by the Council and Board of
Aldermen. and that the erection of the
much needed school house was being
DELAYED only by the iatter's refusal
10 concur with the Councils order that
the purchase price be paid. Mr.. VIII
liam 3. McIiwaine stated that the title
to the property was perfect and the
eity's interest fully attended ~.
is Concurrcd In.
Alderman Poole then moved that the
School Boards report on the subject
- I'D nd "a
the Councils order for the payment
of the purchase price be concurred in.
which motion was passed by a vote
of ayes to no: Mr.. Harris Donnan
being the only opponent. The site of
Tn. new school al Jefferson and Wythe
Streets was purchased for $4,000. and
embraces two lots The new building
viii be an up-to-date school house
of the best class and Will be used
for the children NOW attending East
Ward School, which VII! be then USED
for colored pupils.
The garbage ordinance, as amended
at the last meeting of the Council,
proyiding for the disposal of garbage
maintenance of clean streets through
out the city, was concurred In BY the
Aldermen.
Preparations for the horse show are
booming: the grounds are nearing cor
melton. and so large has been the de-
maud Tor boxes that a contract for the
erection of twelve additional ones mas
been made. Entries for all, except the
farmers class, close to-day, and to-
tai of between three and four hundred
will probably be reached. numner OF
horses from other places have aiready
arrived. Mr. Robert jackson, OF hes
wick Va is In the city and Will ride
some Of the best hunters and Jumper!
In the show.
Suit Against City.
A thousand dollar damage sui
against the city was to-day entered II
the Hastings Court by Messrs. Bernard
and Townsend and Hamilton and Mann
counsel fog Mrs, Alice Rogers. Tn I'm
plaintiffs declaration was not filed, M
it is understood that the suit Is base'
proper sewer, the city has allowed
Dry Branch, running through the lot OF
Jefferson Street, belonging TO Mrs
Rogers, TO remain an intolerable nml
sance to all residents in that vicinity
In the Mayors court this mornint
several butchers, who were fined s.
each about Two months ago for VIC
lating a city ordinance by maintaining
slaughter pens within the corporate
limits, and within two hundred yard
of residence. without obtaining tn,
consent of the City Council and of the
residents concerned, were given an ad
to remove their pens After the firs
hearing of the cases when the fines
We're imposed. the butchers appealet
to the Council. but that body refused
to remit the fines or to take any &C
ton on the subject.
Fined. for Stealing Brass.
". II jennings, "a mechanic. who Il
from Manchester was fined ten dollar
old brass while employed by tn,
Etratton and Bragg Company to re
model pipes at the Seward Trunk ant
Bag Company's factory. W. j.. simon
son, who was working with Am. salt
that he had been employed on sucl
work only short time, and was una
ware that he was doing anything
wrong. Simonson was discharged
Jennings testified that lie had been do
ing such work for nine years. and tina
II was an established custom with me
chanics where he had worked TO picl
UP the discarded brass from their jobs
Died In Short While.
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