The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-02
LAND AT CAPE HENRY
FOR FORTIFICATION
Condemnation by Government
Will Proceed in United States
Court in November.
MAY BE DECIDED BY JURY
George Pitcher Becomes City
Attorney, Succeeding Colonel
George c. Cabell.


Norfolk, Va, October 1.-The CON,
demnation of land at Cape Henry need
ed by the government for fertilization
purposes will proceed in the United
States Court here in November
Two methods of procedure are open
TO the government, one by condcmna-
ton commissioners and the other by
jury. The government will elect to
have the condemnation by a jury or
twelve freeholders selected from va
rious parts of this judicial district
which embraces all OF the counties in
the eastern half of Virginia. from Nor
folk TO Alexandria, including Peters
burg and Richmond.
| United States District Attorney D.
Lawrence Groner has not yet been ad-
vised from Washington to begin with
the proceedings, but expects these adj
/ vices at any time. The government
/ VIII notify him as to the specific land
/ II wishes to acquire and he will in
/ stitute the proceedings
Mr.. Groner said to-day that the con-
/ domination Will he brought either be-
fore the regular petit jury late in
! November or a special jury to be sum
moned after the regular jury has been
adjourned.
The trial before jury will be as in
any other civil procedure. The jury
/ Will be carried by the marshal 10 view
! the land and all evidence on both
sides will be heard IN court.
Appeal Is Possible.
When the Schmoele tract was &C
puired for navy-yard purposes on the
Portsmouth side of the river there was
first a condemnation commission The
I 1icgf
set aside and a jury then made new
award. which settled the case There
can. OF course. be an appeal from the
jury findings.
In the Fort Monroe condemnation
case there were commissioners. but
when the government some time ago
started condemnation proceedings to
acquire the Grecnleaf Johnson prop
crty on the southern branch of the
Elizabeth River, this was by jury.
Later the proceedings We're dropped
when the government sought TO assert
its right TO the property without con-
domination. The government lost and
the case is now pending. There will
likely beea jury condemnation later on.
The government has appropriated
$50, 600 for the acquisition OF land at
Cape Henry for fertilization purposes.
II the condemnation figures are more
than $4,000. then there will have to
be larger appropriation by Congress.
Heavy Coal Receipts.
Nearly 100000 tons OF coal were
Hampton Roads during the short
month ending last night. the exact fig
ures being SSS,465 tons.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
led with 430.?43 tons. the Nirginian
Railway following with 3O0,5sS tons.
and the Chesapeake and Ohio followed
with 256.934 tons.
The totals during September, 1912.
were: Norfolk and Western. 40i,0l6:
Chesapeake and Ohio, 2S2,492; Vir-
Sinian. 243.272. Both the Norfolk roads
made substantial gains over last Sep
The Virginian Railway during last
month eXcelled all it's past perform
ances, the road never before having
dumped as many as 100000 tons in a
month.
The dumpings over the piers here
do not represent the entire coal move
mcnt Of either one OF the roads. how
ever. each one sending coal 10 other
POINTS and both Norfolk and Western
and Chesapeake and Ohio hauling great
quantities West to the Great Lakes and
elsewhere.
At this season coal is being hurried
to the West in order to anticipate the
closing of navigation on the lakes.
which occurs soon after freezing
weather in that region ensues, but rs
appears from the above statement the
dumpings here are steadily increasing,
TO which the building of the Virginian
Railway contributed largely
Exports from Norfolk and Ports
mouth last month. according to UNI
official, but almost, if not quite exact,
figures taken from the customs house
books. are valued nj s964.s49. These
figures include bunker coal of the value
Of S151,6o6
Exports from Newport News for the
month. excluding bunker coal, the fig
ures for which are not yet made up,
are valued at S749,122. Apparently. the
values Of the exports from Newport
News and from Norfolk Portsmouth
differed little In total value.
a substantial gain over September,
1912, was made on this side of Iamp-
ton Roads. exports during September
last year being valued only at $735,243.
The export of coal from this port
to the Mediterranean is growing ma
terally. and during the past month
cargoes aggregating n trihe over 80
600 tons went out for Naples and Ge-
noa. During the month ninety eight
vessels sailed for foreign ports.
New City Attorney.
Attorney George Pitcher to-day be-
came City Attorney of Norfolk. sue
Pitchers first appearance in his Off
cial capacity was before the Mayor in
the cases of several police officers ar
raignod on various charges.
MIR. Pitcher has retained Attorney
w. NJ. Grant. who was the acting as
sistant City Attorney under Colonel
Cabell.
Messrs.* Pitcher and Grant will have
adjoining Offices on the fourth floor
of the law building. into which they
move to-day.
Mr.. Grant appeared for the city to-
Gay at tho calling of Judge Martins
docket in the Court of Law and Chan
Gerry, while Mr.. Pitcher appeared be-
fore tho Mayor.