The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-22
THOUGHTS AND THEMES.
GOSSIP GATHERED BY THE MAN
ABOU1-TOWN.
Mr. Miiihiscr Makes "a Discovery About
street Impro, emcnt o. to Autograph
cc.sitv Cor the Registration of Voters.

street tmproN emcnt - M Autograph
Letter Prom Grover tics eiand-The Ne
ccssity Cor the Registration of Voters.
The Committee on streets met in tho
Office Of the city Engineer. W. B.. 'ui>haw'
,csferla, morning shortly after o'clock
The object of The meeting was 10 consider
request which had been made by Nr.
Charles Millhiscr, for them 10 RECONSIDER the
action hv which Col. Cutshaw had com
mcnccd certain street improvements on
Marshall street between Tenth and Eleventh
streets.
MIR. Nillhi~er resides al the corner Of
Tenth and Marshall streets. and when allie
cations were heard 10y the committee ~ re-
..ad o. the grading Of The gutter and sidt-
walk Of the street upon which he h''~ h'
had favored the scheme, and the commlit''
orlcr.d the work 10 Dc done. Colonel cut
shaw does not do ANYTHING by halves. and
ne sci TO work 10 grade The sidewalk ac-
cording 70 the most approved rules NJ ciNh
engineering.
Then il was that Mr. Millhiscr saw what
grading the sidewalk meant and what nm
important matter street improvement was.
ur found that the lc,ci 0f the sidewalk
would hc raised between eighteen and TWEEN.
IA inches ON two sides uf his house and
that instead Of it, hcing an improvement
in the strict sense of the term. the Sidewalk
would l.e benefited and heaniiivd. but that
h> property would IN all rrohamlii. i"l
damaged.
Then ne applied 90 the Committee ON
~tD.et~ 10 r.~cint it, former action. and
then. loo. hc found out i'm quiet way what
AN important matter street improvement
was.
The committee. i'm body. and accompa-
MED lN Colonel tut~haw. visited the iocali-
~. where "A force of hands was M work.
viewed the character of tine contemplated
i4apFo' emrni. ANA nad an ihi'nhu tam
aboat the matter.
Mr.. ,rcnshaw. after awhile. called the
committee, Ia order. and Nr. BelNin. one Of
the Aidcrmauic rcrn' ~cniaine~ Ni Madison
ward. stated that when the improvement
was asked for 10 WAS moi known mat ~
would 50 seriously ane" the property along
The sidewalk. That some Of the owners
were poor. bat that Nr. Nllhi~er was one
.fihc largest tax PAYERS in thc city, and
that he thought. taking every thing into con- !
.iderafion. that u would Doe Wei 90 call % /
halt i'm the work. He said np possible re- |
Election could he made on Colonel cut
shaw hy such action. remark m when I
colonel Cui~haw smiled. and thai SIR. Will !
hl-cr wOuls bear ali Of the expense incl !
dental 10 replacing tire cur'ine putting /
Tho sidewalk into it, former condition. /
and.hc moved that this hr permitted.
II will vote aye ON Your notion said /
Mr.. Mmgfcid. "hut IL j. a bad precedent. |
and think 90 avoid a repetition If any |
Thing 81 this sort. That in future. when /
people .,>k o. have streets paved and gut |
tered. that they Dee informed what the grade
viii lr."
The committee adopted Nr. Eelyin'-
motion. Mr.. Crenshaw dissenting.
The Powhatan club is preparing io have
a Grand demonstration 0n tho 3l~i Of Drio-
lar. and invitations 90 distinguished Demo
4. ft.f.. II.fI. I..|I Il. ]
out The following autograph letter from
fx-Prc-ideni 1icsclaud h8~ beeu received
lv MIR. Preston BENIN. president of the
Club:
.BANGs. ~ITI~ON. TAYLOR a MCNTAcH.i
o. WILLIAMS ST.. NV pKk.
october l'ih. i~>H.
"Prcsioa Belrn. Esq. Prcsideaf. De-:
Dear >ir.-l ba,c just received your I'M
Nifation ON behalf of the IuWhatau Club. ol
Richmond. f. address the citizens oi thai
city on the political i~,uc- Of ihc day.
Il hops thai if j. mot necessary iu assure
vnu of my interest IN the success of the
democracy of Virginia I'm tine pending con-
te>t. nor Of my anxiety % ~crl the a,ccn-
f.ns, # Democratic principles every where.
Eut my engagements and obligations are /
such that have thus far felt constrained io {
decline all invitations of tine KIND Nnu c>-
tend. am confident that ! can rely upon
same course IN this case
w iih thanks for On" courtesy of your i'm .
sit0iioR. I am.
~lour- very truly.
"GE0vEE ,LENfLANp.' ;
II constant comparison % all The ole- O.
m,ut~ that are involved in the political =
problems of the day. or their agitation. can {
arouse interest and command admiration 81
this campaign viii De- success. "a healthy, "a
large sized political success. q
The motive forces of public opinion arr in o.
such active political action. That the Iroudcr
and loiiier purpose. 81 making meal ana
bread. has been forgotten Dos many. VII" II
can bat IN afford 10 idle. while yet 30 j. time T.
ioioil ID
That there j., need Of statesmen was never =
more apparent than NOW. hW that u would e.
1ake narnifyine glass and the power Of a
nonniide sim. aided 10y an electric light. to i
md many of them IA ihe MASSES - ihr 70
amateurs that spend their time n 'ap1Il if
idlonc~- Will" the few are ai work. is fact
that "a >led.c hammer blow cannot ii
crack. II would surprise fbc public a. p
know how many talking men have even. al
This late hour. registered. Ask az the Demo y
cratic hcadquaricr, and You will he aston 60
ishcd g. see the names oi men ~ hD have 10
De- waited upon and have their Transfers
brought 90 them. This is ail wrong. Get
N"i ''h7'iN' i'-'7'''' WI .'" ' ''' "
vote.
The inccndiarg tain of Republican speak
ar in This city. and the effect of the same ID
ulon the public mind provoked great deal ~
of comment upon the streets Yesterday. j.
some laughed at the bare idea of the time ID
ever coming. ~
when smoking streams of crimson blood !,
lmbrucl the fsttcned ground
in jackson Ward. or ANY other ward in this \
city. hut they were none the less severe iu
The deep condemnation they sci upon the
authors of words that would i'm the slightest
lead 90 the possibility Of such an event c
There were others who viewed the matter 90
ia sierncr light. and while their remarks 3
were reasoned with conservatism there Wa- !;
"A spirit of quiet determination thai WAS of
luminous and bodied no good io amy who =
should attempt to stir up strife. The action o.
of MayorJ. Taylor llly~on in giving official co
attention Ia the subject WAS every where
What that action viii bc. time
viii show. If opportunity affords.
II was a very graceful act ON the part of
" hitehHr~t 4 owen 10 show their apprecia- ID
ton Of the gallant behavior Of i've compa-
nic- of our lire department duriug the re- lw
cent lire at their establishments. w
The iremen Of the civ arr quiH and "
collection 81 good citizens. Il
they keep 80 we'll 90 their posts that The, lu
are rarcls seen or heard from until their On
.crsicc- are needed. and theu they suddenly DID
ind themselves the most popular SET Of 10
fellows i'm the city. Their duties are both ro
trduous and dangerous. and They go fear 81
cs.iy o. the discharge of theig. Nhiieiur-t 10
owen. in token of their appreciation of ~'
What the hrcmon did for them, made them
liberal donation. ana sent along with ID pa
letter expressing their sincere thanks. >;
md making special mention If Me>>f-. %
'illini and lIirschbcrg.
POLICE COURT