The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-18
NEWS GATHERED
FROM s0UTHs|DE
City Committee Agrees on As
sessments for Candidates
in the Primary.

| The meeting of the City Democratic
Committee was full of interest last
might.
Plans were perfected for the primary
Ito be held in the city on April 9TH. at
which time the Mayor, members of the
Board of Aldermen and City Assembly
| will be elected.
| In placing the assessments upon the
candidates the committee arranged the
Following scale: Candidates for Mayor,
4 S45; candidates for Board of Aldermen.
So candidates for City Assembly, S..
The committee decided that candi-
o'clock April LIST.
| 1t was decided that persons desiring
| to be elected to the State convention
should notify the chairman on April
| LIST.
City Wants Property.
| The Board of Aldermen last night
honoured with the City Assembly In
| the resolution providing for the pur-
chase of eighty-two feet of property
| on Ninth Street, between Hull and De-
catur, adjoining the Court Square. The
resolution provides that the city shall
offer the owner, e. Shields, the as
sessed value for the property, and also
/ pay him $3.50 for the remnants of the
Told Methodist Episcopal Church build
The city Attorney is instructed to-
begin condemnation proceedings If the
owner refuses to accept the PROPOSE
| ton. The idea is to give the city a.
i
| Hall is erected.
| A singular Incident connected with
| the proceedings Of the Board last night.
| was that after the resolution had BEEN
concurred in, the same body was neces-
| sarily required to adopt the report ofI
the Fire Committee In granting Mr..
snieldf the er 9wne fo Of the pr9perty
on the site.
Board of Aldermen Session.
| y resolution carrying with it an ap-I
! 500 came before the Board for con-
| currence. and was turned down. 1T pro-
| vided that he sum should come out of
| the appropriation of $500 set aside for
| that they would be willing to vote
upon it provided the money came out
Of the contingent fund.
| The appropriation. for the Manchester
| Kindergarten Association, as passed
by the Assembly, came to the Board
but it was laid over until the next
meeting in order tiat,several members
Knight familiarize themselves with tho
situation. This appropriation was to
come out of the contingent fund.
The ordinance. which provides that
any person going into the livery stable
business shall get a permit from the
Health Committee before being grant
ed license to do business was laid
on the table.
The Board concurrrd with the Az
sembly in the matter of disposin,; of
the lot in Hollands Addition, 40 feet,
to j. a. Trevillian. and empowered the
City Attorney to proceed with the mat
ter.
The Southern Manufacturing Com
pnny's request for exemption from
taxation for period of five years was |
granted. The concern is now doing |
business in the plant ut Eighth and
Perry Streets.
Repnhlican League Club Organized.
The Republicans OF Manchester. met |
In Leader Hall last night and perfected
an organization to be known as the |
Republican League Club. Mr.. E. b, |
flowle acted as president pro TEN. and
called the meeting to order, being |
later elected president, Other officers ,
elected were; Vice-Presldent, from
First Ward, 5. Wyatt Second Ward, |
Il, Gallagher; Third Ward, b. Mannell, |
and Fourth Ward, j, NJ. REYNOLDS: Sec
rotary, ~. X, Sampson, Tile club or
ganized with membership of thirty
five.
Mrs. Trent Dead.
Mrs Martha U, Trent, eighty years
i,f of l. Il