The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
LOS. is HEAVIER.
THAN EXPECTED
Insurance on News and Observer
Plant Amounts Only to
$4,000.
DAMAGE AMOUNTS TO $4,000
Expert Accountants Find $4,000
City Taxes for l9lO-ll
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Raleigh. N. c., April 26.--lnstead of
being $4,000 or $4,000, as believed.
| the insurance ON the building and
plant Of the News and Observer. which
were destroyed by fire Thursday.
amounted to only s3S.O00. it was learned
| to-day. The loss is estimated ut over
| $4,000. Secretary OF the Navy DAN
| iels, president of the News and OBJ
server Publishing Company, arrived
| yesterday afternoon and at once began
making plans for rebuilding. Tempo
rary quarters will be secured at once
and new plant Installed.
| sensational development in the
| Board Of Aldermen meeting last night
| was the report of Expert Accountants
Bernard and Goodpo that they find about
$4,000 city taxes for 19l0-l1 uncol-
lected. very large amount of this
being due by responsible people. also
that there was 81 ,062 in taxes collected
! by Tax Collector Jones for 1910 that
he had failed to pay into the city
| treasury until the past day or two
| when the auditing de reloped the de-
fciency. However, tnis amount had
| been in bank to his credit as city tax
collector all the time. The Aldermen
took steps to have the list of unpaid
| taxes rid of the insolvents, and force
collection on all collectiblc Jones has
been tax collector for eight years and
led In the primary on Monday for Com
missioner of Public Works. E. a
Glenn, recently deposed as city clerk
| for shortage in his accounts. paid to
| the Aldermen tonight Sl,396. repre-
sentinE all shortage expert account
ants have found against him to date.
Judge Carter. In the Wake Superior
| Court. indicted n complicated ruling in
the Tucker will case that grants the
general contention of the plaintiffs in
the main. but observing complications
that are expected TO make adjudication
through a definite decree very difficult,
if possible ut all. In anything like sat
! isfactory terms He holds that the
complaining lesatees have n right to
division of the Tucker property that
! is involved in the will of Major r. S
Tucker, and subsequently tied UP in
| the trust estate created by Mrs. Tucker.
but that they cannot disturb the trust
| fixed on her personal property, amount
in to- some $4,000. by Mrs. Tucker
along with that on the real estate
/ Under his ruling. the three plaintiff
I daughters can have their shares in the
Tucker estate that came from Major
/ r. s. Tucker and was involved In Mrs
! fuckers subsequent will assigned to
| thcm the other three satisfied lcCatees
\ leaving their shares in that under the
will Then the dissatisfied legatees
must relinqush their interest in the
$4,000 personal estate of Mrs. Tucker.
pending the residuary interest of the
satisfied legatees. in the event certain
of the dissatisfied leEatees die with
out issue.
! Judge Carter regretted that there
| had not been an agreement among all
the interests that the whole property.
real and personal. stand or fall IS to
| the trust issue in the decree OF the
court constituting the will of Major
! Tucker, and he intimated a hone that
such an agreement would be reached
| before the case was finally passed up
from his court to the Supreme Court
| for final decree.
| n charter is issued for the Knox Five
and Ten Cent Store Company, of Hick-
DRY. y. c., for conducting general de-
pariment store. including general dry
| goods and fancy goods, furnishings
| furniture and crockery, incorporators
being K. NJ. Knox, Minnie L. Knox and
others. subscribing $4,000 of $4,000
authorized capital