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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01
STATE OFFICIALS PLAY
IMPORTANT PART IN
HANDLING PETITIONS
Heavy Penalties Provided By Law For Failure of
Clerks, Treasurers and Sherifs To Properly Per
form Their Duties In Connection With Call
ing of Statewide Prohibition Election

In connection with the circulation
OF petitions calling upon the governor
to call for the Statewide election on
the liquor question. there has arisen
also a question as 10 the practical
operation of the law as IT applies TO
state officials who may he called upon
bv it's provisions to take part in IN"
work Of handling tho petitions AMI
the voting lists after the requisit"
number of petitioners have hee-l Sc
cured
The text OF the enabling act pro-
vtdes very fully for the entire work =
ing of the election. but nasmuch AZ
there lis some interest manifested IN
lust how the varfous officers are -
act ard }ust what duties each has -
perfovra 8 somewhat full o'tline ana
text Of the act itself IS here given.
Provisions III law
In brief he law provides that there
shall he submitted to the clerk Of the
Circuit court Of the county. or of the
Corporation court Of the city If the
locality is a city, all petitions duly
signed and sworn tn. Upon receipt
Of the petitions. Il is the duty OF the
clerk to endorse upon the Rack ~
the petition the date 81 IT'S filing with
him. and 10 At once notify he Seere
tarv Of the Commonwealth 81 the
number of petitioners WHO have
signed the petition. The petition IL
SELF In not - be sent 10 ihe governor,
hnt each clerk is to certify u the sec
rotary Of the Commonwealth the num-
her ef signatures on the PETITIONS fled
with him.
T'rcasurers' Duty.
Another body of officials which Is
affected by the nabling act sre ~"
.reasurers Of the counties II Is the
INV ~ "a IN of these officers. at least
four months before the Tuesday sue
ceesing the Hrs, Monday IN Sorena-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01
FRANK WOODWARD
IS CHARGED WITH
RUNNING SWINDlE
Alleged To Have Obtained
Hundreds of Dollars By I'M
personating G vern ment
Officer

Charged With v7gperSonating a gov
ernment officer and thus obtaining
money from more than one hundred
Richmond people through small cStsHA
bonds running from $3.50 TO 50 when
they fled their application for a sup
posed government position RANK
Woodward, who recently opened an
office in the Park building, was ar
rested late last right and his Once
furniture and fixtures held as cFl~
dence.
The arrest was made by Detective
Sergeant Atkinson, after Frank ka-
son and John Irving two young Rich
mond men. who allege that they had
been led TO believe 1hey had secured
fine positions. became Suspicious anu
reported the fact 10 police headqnar-
tiers. --.--.
About II O'Clock last night Detec-
tive Atkinson walked into the Fark
building and began to question
Woodward. The man could give no
satisfactory explanation Of the bust
ness which he was supposed TO be con-
dtcung. and the arrest followed
Woodward was taken 10 the FIRST
police station and locked mp. Before
doing this. however. he asked 70 be
allowed to call an attorney, and he
was taken TO police headquarters, and
from there the accused man called
Attorney L. O. Wendenhurg and ask
ed that gentleman To call at the police
station SO that arrangements mig nj
be made for him to take up the
case.
Plan Early Departure
All of the neople whom Woodwa rd
had secured positions for could not
have been crowded into the small
Office which he had rented. They
were all told that they were to start
to work next Monday. After his ar
rest, the detectives located his board
ing house. AGA North Tenth street,
Here inquiries were made regarding
the man. Information was obtained
there that Woodward had made ar
rangements to leave Richmond next
Saturday.
Woodward. II turned out late last
night, after calling several office fur
niture concerns. had ordered several
hundred dollars worth of Office fur
niture and fixtures. Part of his equip
ment had already heen delivered.
When the place was raided last night
two new dictagraph machines. new
safe. two new typewriters and a new
steel fling cabinet were found in the
place Woodward told the police that
a stationery company yesterday had
taken out quantity OF furniture
which he had purchased from them
on account of the firms not agreeing
to extend him credit,
Imposing Name.
american Prison Association" was
the name which brazened forth in
large bold letters upon the door Of
the once occupied by Woodward.
Several hundred OF the blanks were
found. and upon these were printed
the fact that the Office was the south
ern division Of the above named con-
Germ,
Among the questions propounded
tConslnued on second Fage)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01
GENERAL ANGELES
REPORTED EXECUTED

Galveston, Texas, June 3o.---Unoffi-
cial advicss reached here today TO the
effect that General Felipe Angeles. re-
Gently deposed minister OF war in
General CarranEa's cabinet. and later
commander in the constitutfonalssz
army, hid been executed by orders
of General Pancho Villa.
T.. Official advices from the Carrnnza
headquarters today state that General
Angeles has been dishonorabiy dis
charged on charges Of insu bordination
and treason.
At first he was removed from the
off1cial family OF the constitutionalist
government, and given command in
the army at the demand Of General
Villa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01
GIVEN
COOL RECEPTION BY
PRESIDENT WILSON
Irritated By Attempt To Catechise Him, Chief Ex
ecutive Terminates Interview and Withdraws
From Room-Opposes Mondell Resou-
tion--Ought To Be Settled By State

soiuteiv since the Baltimore plat, rm
was written.
Now. Mr.. President it was ex-
tremeiy kind Of you to receive this
deputation but we have reached a
point where We are not satisfied with
kindness and federation We want ac-
ton. We, therefore. ask you here.
President Wilson. 70 answer plain
question What are you going to do
now Ia this present session Of con-
gress for woman suffrage Are you
going to Use your powerful influence 10
induce congress to pass the brlstoN-
Mondeil resolution o.
President Replies.
The president, In his reply, said
You have asked me 10 state my
personal position with regard 10 the
pending naesstfFf It Is nay convection
that this It's a matter for settlement by
the States. and not by the federal
government. and. therefore, that be-
ing my personal conviction. and 1t be-
ing obvious tnat there are no grounds
on your part fer discouragement II the
progress you re making, and my Das-
sion being for elf-Government, ana
the determination by the great com
munitfes into which this nation IS or
ganized of their own policy and life.
| can only say that since YOU turned
AWAY from me as a leader Of party
and asked me my position as man, /
arm obliged to state il very frankly,
and | believed that in stating II ] ann
probably in agreement with those y no
framed the platform TO which al
fusion has been made
Undertakes 20 Casechtse.
The presid ant had hardly concluded,
when Mrs Dorr undertook to cate
chise him This cross-fire foliowe6;
Mrs. Dorr-~"May ask YOU this auese
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01
4 HUNDRED DEAD
N STREET RIOT.

Ia. June 3n.--The last sad scenes
Nays tragedy at Sarajevo are
king an impressive close. To-
! bodies of the murdered duke
aess lie in a temporary chapel
snarter deck OF the battleshtp
snitix, on their way ia Trieste,
~ are expected to arrive early
dAy.
Andred persons were killed at
~ capital OF Herzegovina, to-
sr0e riots between Mohamme-
i and Serbs. which grew ont
assassination of the archduke
40. The riots were followed
ftarfed BY the croats, when
npts to dislodge the Serbs
,foofs OF houses where they
rafu9e. failed. These Ares
arious directicns, and at last
here. were fears that the
HI De destroyed.
BIZ fiKhting lasted for sew
The authorities were ut
Ia cope with the riots,
1aw was proclaimed.
x1otlng Also In other towns
ina TO-DAY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01
NAVY GOES DRY.

New York. June Seat mid
night tonight the navy Of the
t,.itcd States went dry. BY order
OF Secretary Josephus Daricls. the
wiIc mess, which has heretofore
iaen one of the privileges of the
service. IL abolished. Wherever
United States warships were To-
night that order went into effect
An old navy ballad at last may
he sung in reality.
Farewell. old rye. tbs a sad, sad
word.
But alas 1t must be spoken:
The ruby cup must be given up,
And the demijohn be broken"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01
Four Iose Lives.

Huntington, " Va, Iune %0,--Four
lives went out with the liQ3or trafflc
ia Mfngo county. this state, the deaths
# Henry Carlton and Hiram Prince.
- Saugatuck ard Aaron Meredith
aue Tom Boran, at Rose Siding, being
sscrfbed TO abnormal conditions.
growing our Of the closing days of
the licensed saloon.
Prince it is asserted uas eeiebrat-
ing the last day of NET West VIZ
g'nia' ard had big jug If moensl7ine
In hta. house Refasin e he arrested
wner Deputy sher.frs Maynard and
Carlton Of M'ngo county went to
serve q warrant upon him on a charge
of disturbing the peace. Prince opened
fire. on the officer instantly killing
the latter and seriously weund!ng the
former Deputy MAYNARD returned
Pr3nce's fire and the desperate was
SO seriously wounded that he died
later,
When The officers arrived at
Princes home. Deputy Sheriff May
nard reads the warrant through
window Efser listening to the read
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01

JULY : ExcUnstON TO WEST POINT
Via Southern Railway. Soc round trip.
s:t5 A. n. Bench Park new open.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01
TO VIRGINIA REACH WITHOUT
CHANGE.

Via. N0rfoAk aad Western RAILWAY.
Special train will leave Byrd Street
Station 10 A. NJ. Saturday. July 1. car
rying coaches through to Virginia
Reach without change or tranitsr.
t1.s5 round trip.
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hereby certify, under cstn, that CIR
cniated the foregoing petition. and
that I personally saw each If the
subscribers thereto personally sign his
name thereon. as il appears above.
and that eoch Of the said petitioners
Was legally qualified to sign the same,
to the best Of my knowledge and be-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01

The ehiel points u be cmphasire9
are that the lists Of the freasurers
must be II the hands Of the clerks
IN nexr Tuesday. and that the work
IF tha clerks. dating from that tlme.
Involves the posting and correction IF
the voting lists
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-24
ONION To URGE
HAbEhS CORPUS
FOR MOTHER
JONES
Uolol StlkD lDalG b h loll
Uati Sho Is AoalJ b lsavs
District i0 6oot-.1ase

WalscaburG. Colo. Ma~h 81
Mother Mary Jones. sonfia-si as a
military pssspacf In the .oun'y Jail
here. ~iii remain ~h~sr .hc is unicss
fs.ed by the courts ut released uppa
q promise 10 leave the strike s"rC.
according tn Adiusan, Gra-rai John
chase.
General Chsss. who arrived from
Drawer 'odsy. inspec'ed tho quarter,
where the S!.year.oid strike leader
:. lodged. issforc departing for Tria-
dad he Instructed coicaci v-rdsck-
burg 10 axain sisi, Mother jun~s
AMI Inform her that che would b- set
free at any time that she would asr--
to stay out of the strike district.
General Chase declared that the
hospital ward Of the counsy jai'.
where Mr.. Jones is imprisoned. ts as
Glenn and comfortable "a any quar-
'-rs available here Tot the purpsse.
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FAMILY ESCAPES
DEATH IN BLAZING
HOUSE; Loss $4,000
Fire Department Respeads 10 Call
and ftnds Hone Burning. chtl.
ds<n Have Narrow Escape.

Tfappc.. "a ta.Ir burnins
house al i""s iuy-siai street
outside the si,y limits ssostiy
before thr-- a'pi.rk thi. mort.
Ing. the family as ~. ~. Avis
srss,~s. from sh. blazing sisu.s.
urv alive and uahut, after tho
front and hack PORTIONS of the
root had crashed inward. 4 few
minutes more and the family Of
five would have been butic,! IN
der . biasins MAS at iimi,crs.
Til. one story house occupied
by the Asi. family is owned by
a ranchman named Wilcox.
The family was awakened by
the cracking OF flames. When
Avis sought to run out the iron,
way the door fell with . crash.
Running to the kitchen hc ~a.
blocked by a fall of the attic
floor. ~ side way the FAM
lily made their exit pulling .
few aiticlcs Of furniture with
them. The place was almost en-.
,irriy destroyed. with th. fur.
ni,urc. rn,aiiins a ioss and dam.
age estimated at $4,000.
The fire had been raging for
an hour or more before the fire
department, was notified. The
reflection Of the flames attract
cd the attention OF a ncishhor
who tcicphonci the fire station
and the department quickly re-
spondcd with horse and motor
apparatus. The roof had fallen
g. and the house was mass OF
flames when the fire boys
reached the scene after hard
run over bad roads. To reach
the scene the department had
to cross rickcty wooden bridge
across an arToya southeast of
the cement bridge on the Euslc-
willie road. This bridge will not
hold the weigh; of the heavy
auto truck so the truck was left
on the other side and the horse
drawn apparatus taken over.
The fire tht. morning en-
,hasi,ed that the work Of the
fire department would be facili-
ta,ed II a strong bridge would
be nut in where this wooden
structure now is. This bad
bridge is a handicap for the fire
department in fighting fires To-
Gated where the Avis house is.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-24
SENATE READY FOR
REPEAL Of PANAMA
CANAL TOLLS

Washington. u, e.. March a.
senator Characteristic Mas pr-y.ntei
from speaking to-day ON his sesoiu-
lion To repeal the tolls exemptions oa
inland waterways granted by the
rivers and harbors bill of 1854, SEN
as"r Thomas objected To .onsidefa-
ton of the resolution and II went
over until tomorrow. after being re-
terf-d to the commerce committee.
Mr. Chamberlain. one Of III. opton-
eats of repeal of the Panama oils
exemption. introduced hI. resolution.
he explained. I" make the practice
Of tolls Tor American ships uniform
ON all American waterways Il ,ron-
is1s Ia b-ooEi- an -i-m.n, in the
'aaamA debate.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-24

candle power tunEsten lamps, Two
hundred lamps will cost $50 u year
each and the same price Is effective
for all aditionai lights ordered ex-
eept In the last year Of the contract.
The li;hi committee agrees to
furnish free Of charge lights for the
city hall. library. fire station. pump
Ing station. water works shops for
one year aud lights nj XII carsoa
Park dariax the sammer season Of
June. July. August and ssplen,ber.
Their. MAS much discussion reia-
tiN. To III. lighting scheme In the
council last nixht and Genefai Nsn-
ager =. T.. Mood or the light company
Was present and explained the pros'ss-
sition, Mason and Patterson de-
sisred they we're not ready To vote On
III. proposition without further eoa-
alteration and their votes were re-
corded sxsinsl the resolution.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-24
STAND FIRM FOR LAW
AND ORDER" IS PLEA
"'' Of COVE GOVERNOR iiMMOMs
Waat. to Witkdrav Troops From Strife Dis
trict bat Will Make all Efforts to Maiataia
Peace and Order.

Denver. Cole. March :t.-pur.u-
ant To preparations for the complete
withdraw Of the Colorado National
Guard from tn" colorado coal fields.
where a strike ha. been In progress
since September "a. 1914. Governor
T. NJ. Ammons today issucd a state
ment in which he says tha, the
open defiance to the state In its cf-
forts to rr.,orr md maintain order
ia one of the vital questions In the
strike situation.
lie rcitcrat.s previous declarations
tina, every possible cffor, has been
made to cffcc, zettlcmcnt but with
out avail: that the militia was or
ictcd to the strike dtstricts relative
a. a matter of duty" that the con-
tiict was so bitter and the violence
10 great that ali the strength of the
national xuari vas required to keep
even a scmblanre Of order" that
more than half million dollars were
required for the work and that the
TROOPS will be srnt home as fast a.
1t CAN be done safely Most of
the troops already having been with
drawn.
The governor declares II can find
no law under which can force a set
tlemcnt OF the strikc.' He appeals
to every good ritiscn to stand open
ly for the enforcement Of law. In
view Of the fact that the strike si'u-
alton now Is about to be turned over
to the civil authorities. and appeals
to the newspapers to Carefully in
Iuirc into their truthfulness' before
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-24

Judge \. ". Msiteaari. this morn
ing sustained the motion of Attorney
y. ". Clark and dismissed the ease
brought b, u, 4. cnssam 1" purge
the AEaiisr election lists. The mo-
lioa sas made upon the grounds that
the soars had ma jurisdiction in the
matter. Attorney Clark held that
tho statutes under which the action
~ss bsoa.hs applied 10 cities hasias
= populsiioa nj five thousand Ut n"s-
and in this eoal-nIion he -ss upheld
by tho court
According . the p~iiiioa fii-i bf
NJ, Coseam ~ stated he haa made a
careful essaai.s,ioa sha f"and oh
the registration ilsl the nasn-s -s 3.
r-opi- ~ha .-f- not e.lisrns OF the
csised States os Of the to~n ot Asni-
lar sst asked that they t- disGrsn-
chased before tho cominx election
.hi.h ~iii b. held April :. II" -
s.~oui~ sasn-i are all residents of the
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with the labor members aud make an
appeal to tn" country on the rcfus-
al Of officers to act against Ulster.
Colonel John sc-icy. .ccr.'af, nf
state for war. today promised ii the
house of commons that he would to-
morrow lay on the table al material
and written documents watch ~.
said would clear up the whoir rnys-
terry OF tn. rocrn, crisis among the
Officers Of the army in Ireland lie
gave this promise when he was .skcd
by a member TO confirm or deny Tho
statement that a written rssuraaC-
had been given to Brigadicr General
Hubert Cough that the troops would
no, be used to force home rule on
Ulster.
There certainly will be no dissn-
luton OF parliament until the home
rul" for ireland has been passed '
This statement was made to The AS
sociatcd Press today by John Il. Rod.
mond. the leader of the Irish Nation
alist party. Mr.. Redmond added
that the second reading of the bill
would be taken up by the house of
commons on March 80 and that the
bill would be proceeded with until II
became law,
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-24
COURT DENIES Petition
TO PURGE kbv,,;ss::'>' k,; s:> ~..
REGISTRATION LISTS
Jsdse McHesdrie Dismisses Case Filed BY
Co..sm and Sustaias Motion Of Atty. f. ".
ClGrk. Court Says "No Jurisdiction"

Axuiiar tent colony and are s,Fik-
ers
According ,o the Lac as Interpret
-d in the district sours shis nofnin. s
no further action san be taken un-
der the Law. for the ptrsins of .i-s-
lion lists. a. Asuiisr is a city o: less
than five thousand population, The
.iiis-as Of Axuiiar. har-,-g. arr iy-
t-snin-ei the residents OF the 'rn,
.oioay. Who are not ri'h-ns Of the
town. much i-.. OF the rni,.i States.
shall not have voice in the manage
meat OF the eitJ og participate in ths
.omins sty -i-stioss Th-y siii
probably resort so saaafs.nps pro-
.--ainss oF s-su,v r-iisf b. an Ia
jansiions
Th- atsorn-ss .ha hrtlshs the
.A.- stated .hi. psFntrs 'Ets matter
.saia nss bs .sgrs.Ei ta; dill Mt
stats uhs, fors. the ass SesHh -
be brsush, ss4,s ,ss-
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-24
HOME RULE NAY CAUSE
Dissolution OF BRITISH PARLIAMENT

london. March ci.-Di.eoiution
OF the British parliamcn, may be
haatencd by the events Of the last
few days. according to the opinion
generally expressed today in political
circles. The surrender Of the gov
eminent to the officers Of the army
Who declined to scrN" against the VI
stermcn Ia said to he particularly
significant in this connection.
The Irish Nationalis,s. IL Ia said.
will not accept home rule with I'll
ster permanently excluded. while the
government has found It impossible
10 compel Ulster to come under a
Dublin parliament.
II In argued that the only way out
Of the difficulty is to hold general
election and apparently no one would
be surprised if the government dur
Ing the second reading OF the home
rule bill next week should offer to
dissolve parliament on condition
that the home rule. the Welsh disrc-
establishment and the plural voting
bills be passed.
The dissa abstraction Of the rank and
file OF the Liberals with the govern
ments treatment OF the army offic-
crs is another factor which is likely
to hasten a general election. Many
radicals would like to Join forces
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-24
RocneTTE SCANDAL
INVOLVES NOTABLE
FRENCH DEPUTIES

Paris. MaFvh :t.-tDais iiAsthoa.
formrsiy bs-mi1s. lsslifyisx today
b~fos- tho rosnmissrr of tho ehssnis-s
al deputies Investigating tho siiess-
ten that state ministers had iafiu.
rhe~+i the yuss ioa~tnrnt of tho trial
III tn. suiadi-s. Henri Rorhctlr. de-
eiAs-d lha, h- had M, supplied aas
doruns-ais tn tho t1xaso.
lie said h- he'd sos iskea say Part
in tho campaign ssAiass Jus~bh Gait.
isas, Wk-a he heard shsi csinsstr.
editor ot tho t,xssu. isi~sd~d 10 pssb-
iish i,sp-r. isjussous 10 the public
~-ifssr. hr pleaded with csim-sis
ne, 10 pabtish th~m. and received .
prun,i.- that IL would not b. aoa-.
frf,--a ring issd~s~ smoas Sa-
women rsi.oa-ss In tho ~. i.ssAs~
t-aiteatiasy sho protested saAinss
sv--isi privileges ss.otd-i To Nra-s
csiiiaus. ~-r- pisr-d Is. isnissSoa
cells today as = pastshheat.
Mn-. caiiisax. Who APPEARED In .
.oaaitine al -sisvm- fatigue today
rallied impslieatiy fos her husband.
lhs former mialst~s of flsaae~. wh~o
he arrived ~ the tsu. lnas eussss-
-ass ssssseA.
MY fear nf in~ eassrausaees OF
tho patiieastoa of snspr al The PET.
,Ai- correspondence Ia the trsnso led
To m, assassination of Gassoa Cal.
meSis" Mm-. caiiaus told the exam.
inias mAxissfsss today.
Z also had hc-a .i~rp.ed With the
Ida that my husband might he dsss.
On to commit the crime she aid.
and - I decided 10 do IL mysvif. -'
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-24
NEW york MllIIA
NOW OCCUPY
SCENE OF STRIKE

bspas. y. V. Nar.h si-t-.---
"a. an srm--, camp today. the s.s.
-n'y fourth regiment Of militia hsy.
ins been ordered out s' the r-Yu~s,
Of Sheriff E-~k-r. -h.<c f.rv- -as
unable 4" handle rio,ins .,rik-rs at
the Goaid Coupler works yesterday,
A special train which ga. held up
Yesterday. come through from Nuf.
tsio I" the plant today under military
protection. Ono n,aa va. killed sai
several ~-s- tniur-d yesterday.
crcaps u the strikers and ~ MIRA.
ihss-r. gathered near the main .a-
uanc" ~ the coupler work. to-day.
but ai.g-rsrd when ordered to i-a,-
hS ih" officer in charge. The quickly
rcas-rmhi-'i at another entrance.
There COMPANY u had to use hayo.
nets freely before the crowd would
.ra'tcr. oa- man was wounded. lie
was taken away by his companions.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-24

The Western tnion Telegraph
Company and the Postal Telegraph
company have been ordered to re-
move their poles on Main and Com
met ciat streets within sixty days.
resolution adopted by the city coun-
Gil las, night authorized tho city at
torncy to notify these companies to
remove their poles In order to facili-
tate the placing Of ornamental light
ing standards on the main streets for
the new lighting system.
The city will proceed to purchase
from the library board a tract Of ~
acres Of land known as the Woo,lruff
tract and secure an option Of 1ur-
chase on an additional 100 acres
owned by the board adjacent to
Monument lake. At the meeting Of
the council last nigh; a proposition
from W. p. Dunlavy, president of the
board, was read offering TO sell the
Woodruff land at price not to cN-
coed SO an acre and the 100 acres
on the same terms. The water COM
mjttee recommended the purchase OF
the smaller tract and that an option
he taken on the larger piece. The
city also received and reviewed the
annual report OF the librnry setting
forth all receipts aud expenditures
and all information COMPLIED by the
librarian, A. J. Floyd.