Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-05
TO CROSS THE RIVER.
JOHNSON & co.'s AxLE-WoRKS TO
BE MOVED TO MANCHESTER.
A Site 4oOxsoO Feet Granted bv the City
Free-Personal and Other
News Items.

called meeting of the City Couneu vi
Manchester was held last night.
The following members were present;
Messrs. Perdue (presidenD, OBrien, Hart
Weisiger. Beattie. Rolin. Faulkner, A. Z.
Jones. Browder. and Harris.
President Perdue stated that the OBJECT
of the meeting was to consider report of
a special committee relative to q site for
the Johnson axle-works on property owned
by the city and located on the line OF the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad beyond
Naury cemerery.
THE CONDITIONS.
The committee reported that the John;
son Axle Company desired o piece OF lana
400xS00 feet. the 400 feet to front on Maury
street AMI the 800 feet to front on the rail-
road. Mr.. johnson expressed TO the COM
mittee an intention not TO build the works
close to Maury street but back some DIS
tance from that thoroughfare. The offices
are 20 be on Maury street, and high fence
is to be erected there when the works are
established. It was The sentiment or the
Council that the works be located con-
siderable distance from the street, and MIR.
Johnson's proposition was in accord with
tlhs.
THE PROPOSITION ACCEPTED.
The Council took n recess for few min
utes. and after informally discussing the
subject adopted the following resolution
offered by Mr.. O'Brien: That the propcsl-
tion Of J. r. Johnson & Co. befaccepted.
and that the same committee (tbe special
committed he authorized to close the
transaction with proper restrictions, TO oe
agreed upon. and the President OF the
Council be authorized to execute all neces-
sary contracts or deeds.
Adjourned.
WAVES EXAMINATION AND PLEADS GUILTY.
j. r. Flournoy, the young man charged
with misappropriating the funds OF the
Tribe of Red Men and the Council of the
Junior Order United American Mechanics,
located in Swansboro'. was taken before
Justice Hewlett, Of Chesterfield, yester-
day afternoon for a preliminary examlna-
ton. The prisoner was represented Dy
Mr.. Frank NJ. Woon. of Richmond, and
Comm0nwealth's-A Attorney COgblll ap-
peared for the prosecution.
In one case the charge against flournoy
is felony and in the other misdemeanor;
In the former he waived examination and
had the case certified to the grand jury OF
the County Court. In the latter he pleaded
guilty and was sentenced TO thirty days III
jail.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. J. r. Herndon has returned from a
visit to Roanoke.
The Manchester assessors have nearly
completed their work and are now on Hull
street property.
Commonwealth's-At William Ian
caster. of Cumberland county, spent
Thursday night with friends here.
The public schools Of the city were
closed yesterday and will be again on
/ Monday.
MIR. William II. Carroll lost an interest
inc little child yesterday. Funeral from
/ the residence on ClOpton's Hill to-day at 3
Kew. DR.. J. Powell Garland will preach
at Fifth-Street Methodist church Sunday
morning at IL o'clock.
| The Richmond and Dauville Railroad
| Company are building new water-tank
on the embankment just above the rall-
road al the foot of Semmes street.
4 meeting of the gentlemen interested
in the organization Of l. subordinate chap
ter of Sexennial League WAS held last
night at the Office of Mr.. Lawrence L.
| Pool. in the Leader building.
Mr.. c. i. =. Carachristi left yesterday
for a business trip to Washington.
Most of the cases in the Mayors Court
Yesterday morning We're OF tritiing cha-
racter. Stephen Coles and Rosa Hart were
fined 800 each for misdemeanor and IN de
fault were committed to jail.
Rolling Hall, the residence of Mrs. Bon
ney. on the Petersburg turnpike, which wa
burned a few days ago, was insured to
50. 600 in company represented by Malo
/ Nash.
The stockholders of the Southside Land
and Improvement Company viii hold
general meeting at noon to-day to ratifJ
| the lease of the Richmond and Manches
ter railway.
Mr.. Spepcer Hancock received a tele
cram Yesterday from his Daughter, Mrs
Warv CLAYTON. who has been IN the South
for several months hoping the mild climate
would benefit her health and build up hei
constitution, saying that she Will be II
Manchester at o'clock this morning. she
is still inquite feeble health.