The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0UTHS|DL
Advisabiity Of Building New City
Hall-Qucstion for
Discussion.
BUCHANAN UNDER ARREST
Young Man Alleged TO Have
BUCHANAN UNDER ARREST
Young Man Alleged TO Have
Stolen Roommatc's Money Is
in Danville Lookup.
Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch, I.
No 1l02 Hui Street

Among all classes in Manchester ut
this time the question OF appropriating
money for the erection OF II new City
Hall lis being agitated Members OF
the Ordinance Committee OF the Coun-
ell. who Will have to make n report
on the resolution by Assemblyman H.
r. Brown instructng them to prepare
such an ordinance. have been asked
time and again for their opinions re-
garding the feasibility of appropriating
$4,000 for new building and the
almost invariable answer is that the
matter will have to be thought over"
IL the committee does not see TT to
recommend favoraby an ordinance for
new City Hall it is generally under
stood that repnir work on the pres
ent structure will be ordered started
ut once. Several members of the Coun-
ell In favor OF condemning the
old building at Tenth and HUI Streets,
in which the Fire Department Is
quartered, and which also contains the
Offices OF the City Treasurer. the City
Auditor, the Commissioner of the Reve-
nuc and the Delinquent Tax Collector.
Walls Cracking.
The walls OF the Council chamber
are cracking, and at n meeting OF tho
Assembly some days ago one member
ia i'd that he was afraid to attend the
sessions. lest the plastcring should
tumble down on his head.
In the Council chamber is the Office
OF the commissioner OF revenue. Mr.
s. r. Owen works there each day. and
ehould the walls collapse he would
undoubtedly be injured.
In the event that the ordinance IL
reported favorably and finally passed
by the Council. the new City Hall will
stand either on the site OF the fire Do
partment headquarters or on the site
of the city Police Court, known as
the Market building, at Ninth and Hull
Streets. This building extends back
half square. and is to the south of
the Corporation Court house. Both
buildings are owned by the city, and
1t has not az yet been even suggested
which will be RACED II new hall Ia
to be erected.
Amount Increased.
Assemblvman Browns resolution TO
instruct the Ordinance Committee to re-
port a measure looking to the erection
of a City Hall originally called for an
appropriation of $4,000. Assembly
man c. c. Jones. of the First Ward, Of
fered an amendment increasing the ap-
preparation $4,000. and this was ac-
copied by the author of the resolution.
The amendment by Assemblyman
Jones, was by the way his last official
act. Fills resignation as member of
the lower branch from the First Ward.
was already before the Council, and
had not been accepted for the reason
that several committees upon which he
had worked, expected to meet within
a few days. Mr.. Jones has accepted
position as trainmaster for the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad, in Jackson-
Vile. Fla
Arrested in Danville.
Chief of Police Lpscomb yesterday
received a telegram from Chief Morris,
OF Danville. saying that George Bu-
chanan, the young white man. who ia
alleged to have stolen $l22 from his
roommate. Mr.. Gardner. of this CITY,
had been arrested there. The telegram
stated that the man had no money on
his person when taken into custody.
Patrolman Mike Moore will leave for
Danville this morning to bring Bu-
chanan back to this city.
Immediately after the disappearance.
rather suddenly, of Buchanan last
week, Mr.. Gardner discovered that all
his money-Sl22-had been taken from
his room He reported the matter
to the police. who notified the authori-
ties in other cities to be on the look
out for the missing man.
Great Revival Services.
E;fty-three conversions and several
additions TO the church by letter is the
res,,it Of the three-weeks' revival SER
,.,oaa that closed last night in Co
w, 800 .s,, A,,onme christian Church Ten
young men protested faith last night
Two others asked to BIO admitted to
membership in the congregation.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
c. E. Gilmore. OF Crewe. Va The pas
tor. Rev. G. o. Woodward, arising from
sick bed, baptized nine young men
who had become members of the church
within the past week or two.
Rev. and Mrs. Woodward will leave
This morning for Bells Valley. Rock
bridge county. to be at the bedside Of
Mr. lake Woodward brother of tho
minister who IS reported to be des-
nera+e,y III
The revival services that closed in
This church last night we're very sun-
cessful EacI, nipht the church has
haan a,,od tho aia,az every evening
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