The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-16
South Richmond Bureau.
The Times Dispatch.
1920 Hull Street

gil lo2O tlUil Street
Phone Madison iI5
The case Of Moses Davis, alias Moses
Jackson, the negro man held on the
anarge Of atiacktnE young white
yesterday in the Chesterfield county
Circuit Court and continued until to-.
dsy !, J verdict will probably be
commonwea i a"I Ag gi9IH nig tirer
is pressing the case. There is soma
Talk Of sending the negro to an asylum
a lnslsad ~s ct The nenitentiary as he is
This move will be fought by the Com
,nonweaith.
The man fed the scene Of the alleged
Waits, Of Chesterfield county, after
several days. a preliminary iiearin.,
R Ra5jn stven !, ne Negro he5ors Squire
Rise in Realty Values.
Real estate men and others inter
ested IN land on the south side of the
riEer report q decided rise in property
values over here since the annexation.
some OIL the figures given yesterde by
z prominent real estate operator are
remarkable. and there seems TO be a
corresponding activity in the market
y marked feature OF this increase in
real estate values in the Southsiclc is
That II Is not confined 10 any particu-
lar portion OF the ward, but is seen in
all sections
one Instance quoted of lot bought
= lev years ago for. $3.50 and sold re-
Gently for slice. is hardly q fair Illus
Immense Jump taken by land this
side. Another lot on upper Hull street
recently purohassd for $4,000 brought
2. BID OF $4,000, few weeks ago. Other
remarkable as these two.
Nearly every one before annexation
conceded that real estate values would
be raised by this move. but few were
as optimistic IS the actual results have
shown.
Want Better Bridge Lights.
The councilmen from Washington
Ward are the recipients of many COM
plants from their constituents in re-
gard to the inefficient lighting on the
Free. Bridge. The matter has been re-
Council, and 1t was explained BY the
city engineers that the constant lar
iing OF the structure mads good gas
lighting Impossible
The Southside people ana the Coun-
ell representatives ara clamoring for
electric lights on this thorouehfare
since il has been said that nothing can
working order. Some move will short
y be made TO bring the matter UP in
me Council in order that better pre-
TRANS who are forced to use this
means OF passage nightly.
Councilman recently pointed out
that the need for better lighting would
closed and the Tire traffic TO and fro
thrown on this bridge
Some protection from possible foot
pads should be furnished. it is ar
sued, by the city to the workin&
who live on the sol,.. SIDE Of the river
and are forced to walk over this struc-
lure in almost total darkness The
present lights are few and far enough
between, but not more thnn half OF
them can he kept burning.
Prepare to build Church.
The plans which have been accepted
by the building committee OF the
Stockton street Baptist Church prom
iae that this congregation will soon
Justly proud. Now that the plans have
, been drawn and adopted. It Ii expect
Ell that the work OF construction will
bc~in shortly.
The new edihce is to he raised o., the
lot owned b,'the church on tho
viii be oommodious and modern in
every detail On-Ite night nfter the
burning OF the old church In Novem
Der the members OF the congrc "a tion
rebuild on more elaborate scnle was
adopted.
i building committee was Appointea
and set Immediately to work. and has
been steadily backed by every mem
Der Of the CONGREGATION. 'rhe pastor,
in his efforts to make tho new churci,
{. reality.
ucRin Dog Catching To-Day.
The city dog catchers begin their
operations to-day and al! dogs without
medals vii! he cantured and removed
from the streets to the city pound
Full warning has been given owners
bySA ssistant City Treasurer Bronaugh
The wagon Licenses are not being
taken out very rapidly. and wagon