The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-29
TRANSFER THE LAB0RERS
FROM ONE CAR LINE TO ANOTHER.
A Communication From the City Railway
Company TO tho Street Committee-sev-
crai Important Contracts Awarded.

The Committee on Streets held their semi.
monthly meeting in the Office OF the City
| Engineer last evening. Chairman CapeTs
and Messrs Archer, Bshen. Brauer. II. j..
Carter. Joseph w. Carter. Curtis. Thomas
Turpin and Royal White answered t. the
roll-cal. There was large crowd Of con-
tractors Of this city in attendance. for 1t was
known that bids would be opened for the
furnishing Of feed for the city stables. etc.
for the next three months. for stone-paving,
ck-paying and other work in the streets OF
this city during the next year. The
following contracts were awarded 10 the
lowest responsible bidders Gradilgand paw
ing OF the alley betweenGrace andt rankin aud
Harrison and >hafer streets. a. j.. Phillips;
bar-stones, trap stones etc. on sewer has rs.
III. Byron. clay pipes, Warner Moore y Co;
cement l.. Wendeuburg The awarding OF
the contracts Tor the brick paving. stone paw
ing, Old curbng and for the furnishing Of
feed 10 the stables was left - the City En-
gineer 10 decide.
A communication was received from Mr.
Wyndham r. Meredith. counsel for the Rich
mOnd Railway and Electric Company in re-
gard TO a resolution referred by the City
Council IN regard 70 allowing the employees Of
tina Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works and the Chesapeake and ohio railway
shops 10 transfer on the electric cars from
Seventh street 10 the Main street line upon
the payment of one fare only. The COM
municatlOn states that the dIscrimina-
ton would be unjust. but that the
company would suggest the following
Let the Council grant us permission
TO extend our Seventeenth-street line and
connect Ii bv curve with our Main sTeet
line. We will agree 10 station IN additional
ngfa Of
streets, VINO will transfer nc that point all
persons desiring it without additional charge.
On motion of Alr. Thomas the matter was re-
ferred 10 the Road Committee tor report.
he usual number of bills were ordered to be
paid and the payroll was approved.
resolution was considered asking the
Mchmond Union Passenger Railway Com
psEy to restore the car Oh heseryoIr and Ash
land streets 10 Its former schedule. super
lntendent Wilbur explained that tue car vas
now run until Z. NJ, and twenty-one round
trips were made daily. lie was requested 70
make written report To that edect to the
City Council
A communication was received from Mayor
Euyson. on behalf OF the School Board asking
that a culyert lie run in the rayine on VII
liam street between Oak and Hancock streets.
50 that the filling up OF the street might be
continued, and IN this manner much needed
access be secured 10 the rear OF Union school.
decided 70 hear allegations to have the work
done at the next meeting OF the COMMITTEES.
After the transaction Of the usual amount OF
routine business the committee adjourned.
Lucky Thirteen.
Thirteen patrons of Alessrs. julius Meyer x
Sons establishment guessed within six sec
0nds as 10 how long the candle was TO burn.
This TACT was established yesterday afternoon.
when three newsgatherers and Mr.. Alexan-
der Meyer. a member of the firm, carefully
inspected tie thousands of tickets that have
been guessed on for weeks past. IL was $3.50
o'clock when Mr. James A. Gentry, OF
the State Clyde j.. West. of the
Dispatch, aud George b. Trueman. of The
Times. with Sir. Meyer. began the work, and
the boxes IN which have been deposited the
tickets were broken open. Then was ex-
hibited the many cODjectufes OF the MessTs.
Meyers patrons. for the conjectures ranged
from hale second TO the millennium"
Some thought the candle would burn min
uto while others wrote "a week Some
who had spent hundreds OF dollars in pur-
chases began their tickets with an hour and
made jumps which embraced months. Won
derful as 1t may seem there were guesses of
every size. but the following thirteen ind-
viduals guessed hfty-three hours. which
candle burned. that luminary having
occupied itself ftty-twn hours. fifty
nine minutes and fifty-four seconds
Aubrey Williams. 1913 east Clay; Bette Gill,
Ashland and Carter; Mrs. L. T. Gill; 2l7 east
Grace. Ella Lewis, north Moore; u. Lucas
Quinton. Va. 5. ID. Hammond 81 north
Iwenty-seyenth: Hanne Nelson 1928 east
Main: Matte b. Elicit, 423 north Twenty
ffth w, ii. Scott. 1925 north Seyenteenth
Edward Oummins, Tenth and Broad l.. l..
Roberts, Virginia State Senate William A.
IIardie. 32l north Nineteenth, and Mrs. G. y.
Tenant 400 Floyd avenue. Mr. Meyer
will write TO all of the above named
to-day. and they can signify now the
decision is TO be reached. II a majority OF
the number leave il TO the Messrs. Meyer for
their decision the latter will call the above
named newspaper men again together. and
the names of the successful thirteen will be
put in a hat, one Of the Young ladies of the
establishment viii be blndfOded and the
first name drawn from the headgear will
receive the furniture. The Messrs.
Meyer however, will leave the matter
entirely in the hands Of the thir-
teen guessers. After the thousands Of
slips had been examined they were gathered
into Il basket and put in the window where
the candle burned. The number Of tickets
in the pile will be guessed upon by any child
under fifteen years If accompanied By an
guessing will he awarded New Years day at )
=. NJ An advertisement in another column
gives a complete list OF the prizes and other
instructions
''Ihe Times" Has the Contract.
The Committee on Printing and Accounts
A. L -