Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-14
mAPPENI,GsIN nANCnEsTER.
Petition Granted stirred Vp About
the flcctrtc-CarS-Pe &c.

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4 called meeting of the Street Com
mittee (Nr. James +. Bradley, chairmanl
wa7 held in the Council chamber ycstcr-
day afternoon at 6:}0 O'cioc4. 10 con
slider the petition from the Dunlop a
McCance Milling and Manufacturing
Company presented at tie meeting OF
the Council last Friday night and re-
fcrred 20 this committce. with power 10
aot, asking that they be allowed to build
a branch track from the Richmond and
Danyille Railroad Company's branch line
that runs down 10 the stOne-shcds
to their mills. There was a full
Attendance OF members Of the com
mittee and the franchise which was APP
proved 10y both the City Engineer and
City Attorney Was granted withouta dis.
s,eutlng vote. The company have Ob-
tanned from the Richmond and Ale
ghany Railroad Company and most OF
the other parties whose property IS 10 be
crossed the necessary permission, and all
that the Council was asked to do was 10
grant the privilege Of laying the track
within the city limits. This track will he
agreat thing, not only for this company
but forthe other rcstabiishmentson the wa
ter line. The committee adjourned to
meet again this afternoon 10 make an in-
speelOn OF certain streets where the
abatement of nuisances and other i'm
proyemcnts are thought necessary.
THEY WILL PROTEST.
The citizens Of Swansboro' will hold
massmeeting tonight at 8 o'clock at
Morrlssette's Hall 10 give public express
sion to their opinion concerning the ac-
ton Of the Street Committee OF the City
Council OF Richmond in imposing such
restrictions as to make IL practica
BILE for Mr.. Joseph Bryan to convert
his line Of street railway over the Free
bridge into an electric system. Mr..
Bryan had promised to give the Man
chester people electric cars by the lst Of
October, and he would have done il had
he been successful in obtaining permis-
zion to use electricity on his line as it
now is. He had contracted with the
Sprague Motor Company TO equip the
road bv that time and with the Richmond
Locomotive and Machine Works to make
the trucks which would have to be
used on bis ten cars, but he
will not change his motive power
if in order to do so he has, as re-
quired by the ordinance reported
by the Street Committee, to construct
track from Ninth street by Halls
foundry, up Canal street to Seventh, and
thence to Main, and to take up his
present track and put the street in It's
original condition. The Swansboro
people and those Of Manchester As well
will utter their most solemn protest, but
they do not blame Mr.. Bryan. They be-
lieve that this street railway should be
given equal advantages with the Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad Company
in the occupancy and use Of Ninth
street.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Ryland c. Williams, Esq, is in Balti-
more.
Miss Mamie 7. Lithgow is visiting the
Misses Gill. near Prospect depot, in
Prince Edward
Mr.. A. d. Shotwell and family were
expected home last night from a visit to
his relatives in Madison county.
Captain p. Il. Woodrum is quite sick
at his residence, on Ninth street.
Miss Pattie Moore, of this city, is
visiting friends and relatives IN Halifax
county.
Mr. r. G. G. Moore, who has been on
a visit TO his family here, left on the fast
mail yesterday for his place OF business
in Greenesville county.
Miss Lou Sublett OF this city, and
Miss Mary Turnbull. of Petersburg,
who has been visiting her, left yesterday
for Staunton, ard Miss Mamie Evans, of
Philadelphia, is visiting her relatives, the
Misses Evans, of this city.
Mr. s. NJ. Perdue ls still confined 10
his home, on cambridge street. by sick
ness.
Mrs. John NJ. Holt is quite sick at her
residence, on Seventh street.
The August term Of the Chesterfield
County Court begun yesterday. There
are no criminal cases to be tried at this
term. The most interesting them at the
courthouse yesterday was politics.
Governor Lee and Judge Elournoy,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth, have
been invited to attend the reunion of the
Chesserfelfield troopers tomorrow at
Mr.. David Moore's farm, on the War
wick road, three and half miles from
this city.
tn Jasne%Rfver valley.