Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-09
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
school. Board Meeting Free Bridge and she
street Railway Other Items.


street Raiiway-Other Items.
An adjourned meeting Of the City
School Board was held at the Mayors
Courtroom at $3.50 o'clock last night.
Present Messrs. G. A. Peple, W. W.
Pool. j. ii. Foster, w. L. Robinson, j.
c. Moore, John 0'Brien, ID. j. Weisi-
ger tclerk), Superintendent Howle, and
Professor f. Morrissette.
In the absence Of the chairman (hr.
r. G. d. Farmer), on motion Of Mr..
Weisiger, Mr.. Peple was made tempo
rary chairman.
Mr.. Weisiger, for the chairman,
stated that the business for which the
meeting was held was to receive the
report of the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings as to whether suitable
buildings could be obtained in which to
conduct the schools next session.
Mr.. Weisiger read communication
from Mr.. Robert Beattie offering to
rent the property known as the Burnett
building, or Hull street between Sixth
and Seventh streets, for the term Of
nine months. at sl3 per month.
Superintendent Howle stated that the
building owned by Mr.. Kahn, situated
on the southwest corner Of Tenth and
Hull streets, could be rented for $50
per month. Mr.. Howle also stated that
these two buildings would accommodate
the white schools, and said that he
would give his consent for the schools
to be taught in them.
The Building Committee, together
with Superintendent Howle, were au-
thorized to rent the above-named houses,
provided the owners Of them will put
them in a suitable condition for them
to be used.
Mr.. IIowle called the attention OF
the Board to the fact that Mary V. Ed
wards, who was elected teacher Of CO.
lored school No. 3, had since married,
and asked that the Board would decide
at this meeting whether or not she
should be retained as a teacher. A
committee from the patrons Of this
school appeared and presented a petit
ton asking that she be retained.
The matter resulted in her being re-
quested to resign. The committee ac-
cepted the action Of the Board and, by
consent, withdrew the petition.
At9:20 o'clock the Board adjourned.
Mr.. c. +. Moore, who has the con-
tract for the carpenters work in repair
ing the Free bridge, has force Of
hands at work getting the timbers for
the framework ready to put together.
1t was expected last week that the
bridge would be closed the first Of this
week, but not more than one sixth the
necessary quantity Of timber is in
place, and it is now probable
that it will not be closed until about
the 18th. The contract requires that
the work shall be completed within
forty good working-days from when the
bridge is closed. The iron-work Of
the bridge is to be overhauled and
tightened up, and new pieces put in
where needed. All, or nearly all, OF
the woodwork is to be made new,
and altogether the structure will
be in better condition than it has
ever been since it was built.
The iron for the track Of the stree,
railway between this city aud Rich.
mond has been shipped and will proba-
bly, get to Richmond to-day, and the
work Of laying the track will CON-
mence next Monday. 1t is probable
that work will commence at both ends
of the line at the same time. II
seems almost certain now that the
bridge will be repaired and the
street.cars running over it by the time
of the Fair. Hon. John Z. Taylor, to
whom the success with which this
scheme has met is largely due, has re.
turned from the White Sulphur, and is
now giving his personal attention to
making the arrangements for build.
ing the road as soon as possible.
The September term Of the Chester.
field County Court will begin nex'
Monday. This is a grand-jury tern
but there are but few important cases
TO be tried.
An important meeting Of the City
Democratic Committee will be held al
the Mayors Courtroom at 8 O'Clock
tomorrow night, at which full attend
ance is special desired and should b
had.
The feast which begun at the Contra
Methodist church Monday night viii
continue all the week.
Rev. j. W. Reynolds. Of this city
has just closed protracted meeting .
Gainesville, Cumberland county, il
which there were nineteen conversions
DIR. Wake, who has been quite un
we'll for several weeks, was something
better yesterday.
Rev. Thomas Reynolds returned Il
the city last night from Cartersville
where he administered the ordinance o
hantictn