Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-14
AN AlmsHouse IN MANCHESTER.
A COMMITTEES Directed to Secure n Site
street to the CsmeteryAP ersonaI. SC.

a Com ittee Directed TO secure n Site
street to the CsmeteryAPersonaI. SC.
An adjourned meeting Of the City Coun-
Gil was held last; night. tho following
members being present: Messrs. John
O'Brien chairman. George q. Ely. w. VI.
Campbell, A. W. Fabr, John z. Taylor. l..
Il. Morris, i. w. Weisiger, w. Il. Hart,
Matthew Morton, aud John Il. Utz.
The committees on Poor and Public
Buildings were appointed a special COM
mittee to select q site Tor the almsbouse.
and as soon as the bonds APPROPRIATED for
that purpose are placed they will 90 ahead
with the erection of the building.
Quite o number OF building permits
were granted.
Mr.. Davis. who has a brick-yerd on
fifteenth street, petitioned tho Council
10 let him have the clay in that street. Mr..
Davis has already used tho clay up to the
line Of the street. The paper was referred
10 the Street Committee.
After some informal discussion relative
10 certain contemplated improvements the
body adjourned. The next meeting of the
| Council will bo the special session for Fri
day the oath instant.
Mira. Burgess is critically i'll at her home,
on Hull street between Thirteenth and
| Fourtcenth streets.
The March term Of the Chesterfield
Court began yesterday. This 10 a regular
grand-iury term. and there liz considerable
work for that body. " IS expected That
me case OF Watson Perkins. charged with
| the murder of another cOlored man named
Pearson. will probably come up for trial.
The court will be IN session AGAIN to-day.
WAY TO THE CEMETERY.
Rev. l.. II. Thornhill's open letter TO the
Council, urging tho importance of an in
proved thorOughfare by which 10 reach
Maury cemetery, X attracting widespread
attention. The need of such an improve
ment IS recognized by all. Professor c. 5.
Maurice. who is now IN Baltimore, has
written a letter TO the Leqdcr, ~ winch he
very strongly endorses MI. Ihorhhlhs
suggestion. and adds:
"Tbe route he writes Of-frOm Hull to
Maurv bv way of Sixteenth street and up
| Maury 10 the cpmeterN-Wl necesSltate
the imprOvement Of eight or more squares.
Rnt If % street were selected higher up
! Hull f~trect-say one that wodld cross
/ from Hull to Maurv at "a point nearest 10
the gate NJ the cemetery-it would be
necessary TO improve only three squares.
| Uul1 street rs now paved and has n sub
stautiai walkWay 10 the corporation line,
| and there is a street at the corporation line
that can be opened and improved and
would need TO be improved but three
squares. 1t would probably be best 70 90
a square higher up and then cross three
eorares. for the reason that II would be
well TO have the street made the same
width as Hull street (6G feet, that the APP
| prOach to the cemetery may present O me
appearance
Several negro boys were before Mayor
! Maurice yesterday morning charged with
| plaving craps" They were fined ~
| each. Next THURSDAY the Mayor viii hear
several eases Of ordinance violation. These
are the cases OF people who have been
| hauling over the gravelled streets.
A very large crowd attended the Gospel
| meeting in Leader Hall Sunday afternoon
! ana the meeting was q very interesting
one.
| stitute teachers in the white schools OF
this city will be held at the Hlgh-School
building. commencing Thursday morning
at . o'clock.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Rev. ". II. Trainham preached 10 large
congregations both morning and night
SUNDAY at Cownrdin-Avenue Christian
church. After the morning service the
officers held a meeting and Mr. 1raInhan
was unanimously called TO the pastorate OF
the church. and the following committee
was appointed to arrange for a public
welcome to him: w. H.. Porter, r.. IS.
Brown. Moses Ferguson. Mrs. ID. A. Smell
lings. and Miss Mary BOhanon.
Mrs. William G.. Owens IS visiting rela-
tives in Washington and Alexandra.
Mr.. James f.. Bradley began yesterday
the work OF erecting five new stores on
the north side OF Hull street etween
Twelfth and Thirteenth.
MIR. Rosser /. Moody's little child is very
i'll.
Hon. W. W. Baker, of Chesterfield, was
in the city Yesterday morning. -,
Mrs. s. c. Bryan. who has been very Ill
for the past month, is improving slowly:
IL 800 I,nnnnl Whn hoe haan dA-
tanned at home bv sickness tor several
weeks, was out for the first time yesterday.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
The remains Of DIR. Turpin. who died
SATURDAY, night at his residence III this
CITY. were Yesterday taken TO Powhatan
county for interment. DR.. lurpin for
wears practiced medicine IA Powhatan
county. but came here a year or two ago
and located in SwansborO'. From there he
removed 10 this city and had been IN tee
bic health for some time. He married a
sister of MIR. Augustine Royal. and was a
brother of Mrs. John II. Hatcher. OF Man
chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Arlington have
the deepest sympathy Of many friends IN
the death OF little Mary Carter, their
Youngest child. who died Sunday morning
at A O'Clock Of membranous Group. The
funeral took place Yesterday morning
from the residence. on Cowardin avenue,
and the remains were taken 10 Petersburg
for interment.
The funeral of Mr.. Chastine D. Jackson
took place Yesterday afternoon from MS
residence. IN Chesterfield county. Mr.
Jackson was CT years old and was highl7
respected by all who knew HIM.
|sTREET-CAE NOTES.
II Is understood that the Hull-street cars
will begin III a day or two-proba0ly TO
morrow-to run TO Ninth and Main street,
in Richmond. where a transfer station viii
be established. The trOlley-wires are being
put M. and as soon as the corrections are
made at Seventh and Cary streets TIN:
branch of the line viii te used. and only
the Perry-street cars will go mp Seventh
street.
Mr.. Fisher told a DISPATCH man yesier'
day that lust as soon as PERMISSION was
granted by the Richmond Council 10 pul
IN a crOss-over at seventh and BroaC
streets he would run the Perry-street car
to that point and estaDhsh a trahsier-st"
tion there.
In speaking of the Midlothian roaC
MIR. Fisher said he was III no partlcG
lar hurry to begin its construction, II JUS
AS soon as the Manchester Council grantee
them certain privileges. he would OeS,,i
the work. II Is believed that TINS woni'
not only be q paving institution Tor tn'
4 COMPANY ~ EANRN
/, citizens of the county.
A DIsPATCH reporter was told YESTERDAY
that the company which contemplate
I building an electric line 20 fetersOuri
would aIsoerect a bridge across James rive
, to enter Richmond at Seventeenth stree
in the event that the bridge commissioner
; fail 20 allow them the privilege OF erossln!
the Free bridge. The gentleman also ct
6rmed that it was the intention OF blseom
peny 10 begin operations Just as soon a
, the Manchester Council grants 1t thl
franchise asked for last Friday night
THOUGH it asked TO be allowed tw'
|, wears in which 10 build the road. the work
3 he said. would be completed in less tim
than that. II is expected that the compa
nv win organize and elect officers Yer
soon. Several Richmond CAPITALISTS hay
expressed a desire to take stock IN tn
concern. IL is SAID one northern urn !
willing 10 furnish all the money, but TN
gentlemen interested here are not wiihh
1 TO diyulce the names of their associates.
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