The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-29
THENEW ELECTRIC LINE
oUEsrERrTELD SUPERVISORS SET
TIE WTTH THE COMPANY.
No Longer Fiehting-Time Extended-sitc
Tor . Monumsnt-Cou Martiai-A
delicate Question Died In Texas.
NlNcHrsTrH BuRxAu RICHMOND TINES.
,tnf IL. .rnrrn RrATTlE BIOCK.


Supervisors OF Chesterfield county 10
the company proposing 10 construct an
electric line 10 Petersburg allows ths
company a strip OF land in the middie OF
the road not exceeding twenty-five Feet
except where II may be necessary IN
the case OF turnouts. sidns' s"i''nos'
etc.
The company is required to provide on
either side of the railway suficieh' rvsu
WAY for the use of the puolic as inc
Board OF Supervisors may require;
IL is furthermore required that 'i'e
grading shall conform TO thc grades Oh 'nV
road and IL the Board OF super slS"i
Change the grade OF the pubic rOals IN
comlany shah az their own eNPenHs
change the grade OF the re- way ana
anensver he county or other public
authorities having control OF the turn
nike shall Improve il by GraveilinS' mac
adamiZirg or paving the company WIN
be required 10 iuI rove that portion De
tween the tracks and two feet on eaCn
side. .,ou
The construction Of the railway sra"
begin within six months, ana the "ho'e
line shall he completed wltmh Two 800 80
and shall operate continually u''oNo
forced to suspend temporarily by reason
of causes beyond their control.
II is required that between the hours
~ A Nj and 10 T. NJ of every DAY
cars for the accommodation OF passengers
shall be run at intervals not greatVI 'i'"i
two hours along the whole llhe IN edon
direction. and shall stop on sisndi Il.
intervals not greater than one PROVIDED
that within two miles Of the cities or
petersburg and Manchester the cars snail
s,on when sicnalled at intervals OF one
fourth Of a mile. -
The company is also required 10 Iul
nish all reasonable means for Inc trans
portation of freight.
Major +. ii. Nash, counsel lot he
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad COM
many. is quoted as saying that that com
many would not oppose any further the
electric road: that President r. *.
Scott. of the Richmond and petersburg
Railroad Company. had notified him not
TO oppose the granting OF the franchises
10 the gentler/n interested in the pro-
posed electric tine to Petersburg
Major Nash, representing the Manches-
ter Railway and Improvement company
asked for an extension OF time Withln
which 30 complete their line mp HUI
street extended TO the Broad Rock roed'
The time was extended for twelve
months, and the least service that they
can render is one car every half hour
In either direction; but they shall at an
times. according TO circumstances, rtncer
a reasonable service.
Major Nash guaranteed that the ser
vice on the Midlothian turnpike mp TO
tho Broad Rock road would be the same
as is given on Hull street 1t present,
which is ten-miuute schedule.
This guarantee having been OBTAINED,
Supervisor Bowen consented to extend
the time for running the line UP Hun
htreet through Burfoots addition.
The board Of supervisors of Chesterfield
u,ill witness a trial of a new road ma
shine AT Midlothian on the 18th OF April.
II this machine proves satisfactory sew
eral Of them may be purchased by the
county.
The citizens Of Chesterfield are anxious
Ia have better roads. and the agent Tor
this new machine. who was at the Court
house Monday. says he has the very
thing the county wants.
The monument 10 the late DR.. Phllip
S. Hancock, which will be erected at
Midlothian under the auspices OF the
Hancock Memorial Association, will be
placed at Midlothian. where the Bucking-
ham road intersects the road leading from
the village of Midlothian to the Rich
mond and Danvlle depot
At the request of Rev. Or. W. r.
Hatcher, of Richmond, and Mr. George
II. Jewett. the board of supervisors grant
ed permission to place the monument at
the site above designated.
At Morrissetts store yesterday con-
vened a coIrt-martial TO try Sergeant T.
Parke Howie, OF the Chesterfield Troop.
The court was composed of Lieutenant
George b. Pegram, II. r. Harrison, John
L. Boisseau, Frank Blankepship and f.
l.. Davidson, all of the Ashby Light
Horse.
Private Davidson was judgeadvocate
and also acted as counsel for sergeant
Howle the regulations providing that
any soldier before court-martial who
has not counsel shall be defended by the
Judge advocate.
Sergeant Howle was charged with dis
obedience Of orders and disrespect TO his
superior officers. The specifications were
read and evidence heard pro and con.
After arguments the sentence of the
court was pronounced. ard the papers
in the case certified TO Colonel W. +.
Wickham for final opinion.
The sentence Will not be known until
Colonel Wickham renders his decision.
On the farm Of Mr.. NJ. Stein, near
Forest HIN Park. a granite quarry has
been recently opened and vein OF
granite, from which huge blocks forty
feet long can be quarried without contain
Ing a single seam. has been discovered.
The granite can be Bea0tf0lIy pOllShed,
as a specimen seen yesterday will prove.
Messrs. George A. Carter Il Co.. Of
Richmond, are getting ready TO start an
establishment near where the Belt Line
crosses HUI street extended. In Chester
field, for the purpose Of mining and manu-
featuring ochre and paints OF various
kinds.
There are eight persons mentioned in
connection with the postmastership Of
Manchester. All OF these were loyal sup
porters Of Hon. George ID. Wise, and the
question OF selection is rather a delicate
one with that gentleman.
Intelligence has been received here OF
the death in Clarendon. Texas. Of Mr..
w. n. Martin, a great uncle OF Mr.. II. +.
DuVal, clerk OF the hustings court He
age.
DR.. Edward Fowlkes a prominent cti-
zen Of Glover Hin district is quite ILL.,
In the mayors court yesterday morning
j. w Moore. who is charged with enter
Ing the house Of w. J. Henning. and steal
ing pistol, razor and other articles. was
sent on to the hustings court
negro women was touched for S for
creating a row on the street
The work OF rebuilding the Old Do
minion Cotton Mills has commenced.
Judge John II. Ingram has been in Nor
folk for several days.
HenrcO Politics
Henrico politics are warming up. The
Brookland Democratic Club held an en-
thusiastic meeting on Brook turnpike,