Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-31
ACROSS THE JAMES.
A BATCH OF INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.
Street improvements to BE Made-Be-
pairs on the Water-Iine-The New
Ayenue-PersOnai, sc.


field-meeting yesterday on Fourteenth
street. 10 make arrangements to have
this important thoroughfare put in good
condition before the winter-weather
opens. The street is to be paved
from Hull for several squares lead
ing toward the Petersburg rail
road, and the culvert which was damaged
during the recent heavy rains has to be
fixed. The committee will do every
thing possible to get both Fourteenth
and Bainbridge streets in good condition
before vinter-weather sets in, 80 that th o
school children will not have to wade
through the mud.
II has been decided that on lower Hull
street where the road-bed is being filed
several inches there shall be sloplng
grade from the Danville railroad-crosslng
to the canal bridge.
TO REPAIR THE CANAL.
Eext Monday the wnter will be shut
off from the canal in order that some
necessary repairs can be mnde at the
hesf-gates This will necessitate the
stoppage OF the mills along the water
line for about two weeks. The break
in the dam near the Free bridge will
also be repaired, and while this work
| is going on new bridge across the
canai on Hull street will either be bullt
or the old one repaired. The Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company owns
the water-power, aud it is this company
that is doing this repairing. 1t Is to be
| boped that tho work will be done as
speedily as possible.
THE NEW AVENUE.
The work of grading the eighty-six-
foot avenue. to be made by the South
side Land and Improvement Company
from the corporate limits to Peedy
creek, where it will intersect with the
River road, is progressing rapidly.
Seventy-fve hands are now employed,
and the force will be increased as fast as
practicable. The avenue will be about a
mile and quarter long, and with -four
rows Of shade-trees and other improve
ments it will be beautiful one
The contracts for the iron bridge over
The Petersburg railroad at the intersec-
ton Of Cowardin avenue aud Semmes
street have been let, and these branches
OF the enterprise will be pushed with
yigor. The avenue and bridge will cost
the company, which owns about 500
acres OF land. in the neighborhool OF
fifteen thousand dollars.
The company cOntemplates building
street.car line from the Locomotive
Works in Richmond to Reidy creek
crossing the Free bridge, and dummy
line TO Chesterfield Courthouse IS strong
ly talked of.
MAYORS COURT.
in this court Yesterday morning NJ A.
Rightsell, young man who has beer
living here several weeks, was charged
on warrant sworn out on Friday by
drummer named W. W. Peete with Oh
tanning S25 from Peetes brother unde
false pretences. The complainant falle'
10 appear and the case was dismissed.
Henry Porter, q colored youth, wa
fined 81 and costs for striking Jane
Wesley Parkinson, white boy, with
rock.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Julian C. Snellings is confined a
his home by sickness.
Miss Carrie b. Meanley Of Rich
mond, is visiting friends in the city.
The wife OF Policeman Il. p. Smith
who has been quite sick for week o.
ten days, is improving.
A ball was gwen at Cersley's tall las
night by Messrs. William Holt an'
Frederick Wright.
This is the last day for securing dog
medals. Only l6S have been gotten on
50 far, against i53 last year.
Edward Epps, the colored man wh'
several days ago fell from the roof OF
house at Bon Air to the ground, Dis
lance of forty-fye feet, Is able to be q
his work again.
A meeting of the surviving member
of the old Chesterfield Troop will be he'll
on the court green here to-day for TIN
purpose Of organizing an active troop
provided q sufficiently large list of mem
bers can be- obtained. Several officer
from Richmond will be over.
1t is expected that there will be
large attendance at the Democratic mass
meeting to be held at the Chesterfield
Courthouse next Monday week court
davl to reorganize the party. 1t
hoped that every district will be repre-
sented.