The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-01
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A Petition to the Supervisors ',t Chester
Geld County Asking That the, Ssahs y
of Way he Grsntsd-oshss News.
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The board Of supervisors met ~ 'He7'
terfieid Courthouse. NATIVE 4 a. NAs'N
the Manchester Railway AVA s"sfs>'Nv'
mont Company's representatives ~~N'" ="
extension OF time % extend tNssf h'S
from Manchcstcr's corporate Ah''F "
Broadrock road.
Supervisor Bowen asked thAs sas sFtF''
cation be laid over until tas Ne>s f'e''
ing His grounds we're that tee NFsF@e
Ga Swansboro are r>cci,iHs SaSA user
ftreet-car service that eooS''N'"N"''s -
,he apnlication he deemed ncNcSSStN' Nv
so with Major Nash, as ne Was w,
anxious that his request h s'ah',N -
cnce hus II was unanimously NtN,N",N'
last Saturday was the time IN Wh''h NV
road was 10 have been comTie'vN'
rba services at the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
c-hrts,,an church tonight will De con-
Quoted by Rev w. H. Trainhem. -.
Miss Annie Lindenberg, OF feterSours,
,s visiting Mrs. j. Samuel PARRISH at
Forest Hill. =, p.ooo,cs
the brother Of Mrs j. NJ. Bronaus.A'
Jr y. L. Rransford. of Radiofd' WAS III
the city Sunday. Ao,,o
The great fox hunt, which was 10 nav
come off yesterday, was pcs'poheu vi
account Of the rain, much 10 ule "'saP
pointment Of many. as erdhd 'inie wac
oApected. ...tor has
heen aeitated by Manchester people III
regard 10 a street railway hne from mere
10 petersburg. Monday last petition was
nresented TO the board Of supervisors u
rhcsterneld. signed by the following
named gentlemen: 4. William PemDer'o, .,
and William H. Palmer Of RichH'ohn' !:
NJ r.. Talcott and George II. Jewett ol
chesterfield. asking the privilege Oh pu',u-
ing and operating such road Inc pcn'
ton reads as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of SUPERVISORS
of the County of Chesterfield:
your petitioners. William ii. Palmer
u. William Pemberton, T. Nj. X. 1alc".'
and George II. Jewett, In pursuance OF
the provisions of an Act OF Assembly ap-
proycd March Sd, 1884 TO authorize 'he
Council of the city of Manchester ION
s.r,lct and operate street railways, nav
ing app.ied under the provisions OF inc
first section of said act TO the O"y
Council OF said city for the rights an"
franchises provided for in SAID seclioh'
RESPECTFULLY represent unto your honofd-
bic body that they desire to avall mem
selves of the provisions OF the secohu se0
tion OF said act. and therefore pray thd'
fhev may be authorized by your f0nora~
bile body to extend their railway up n
the following county road of Chester
field. to-wit: over the road formerly
known as the Manchester and Peters
burg turnpike, from the southern corpora
ton line Of the city of Manchester at
Maury street to the northern corpora
ton line of the city of Petersburg at the
Appomattox river.
II is the purpose Of your petitioners
and their associates to construct ana
operate a frst-class suburban railway
10 be operated by electricity or other
proper motive power. They ask no pecu-
riary aid from your county or It's cltlzenS
as they expect TO have ample means 10Y
their purposes; whilst as matter OF
course they expect the enterprise 10 he
remunerative to themselves, they are
satisfied that the property of your county
and the comfort of its people will be
greatly promoted thereby. Your pc
tltioners thereby expect to promote the
growth OF suburban homes. truck farms
and diaries, and other agricultural and
manufacturing enterprises along the line
OF it's railway, and thereby add TO the
wealth and revenues of your county ana
people They expect TO establish parks
and other pleasure grounds along It's
line. and thus add TO their own revenues
and also to the pleasure and comfort OF
your people and beautify and adorn some
portions OF your county. They expect TO
encourage the building up and improve
ment of the intermediate portions of your
county, and to afford 10 your people easy
and cheap access TO the cities for then
selves and their products, and also af-
ford to the people of the cities easy and
cheap access to the beautiful and pic
turesque portions of your county along
the line of the proposed route. Whilst
your petitioners do not undertake to sly
that they are disinterested in this matter,
vet they submit that the more they pro-
mote the wealth and prosperity of the
county through which this proposed rail-
way is to run and the more they contrib
ute to the growth of population, and
the cheaper and easier they make the ac-
cess for the people TO and from the coun-
~ along its line. the greater will be the
travel and traffic over its road, and the
greater viii be the revenues derived there
from. They submit that there can be no
doubt that the county OF Chesterfield will
be greatly benefited, and they fail to zee
how Il is possible for the county to be in
quest.
Your petitioners pray that they be
granted for the purpose OF their railway
the right to occupy such portion Of said
public road as may be required for all
necessary tracks, switches and sidings
and turnouts or connections, to go unon
adjoining lands In order 10 afford facili-
ties 20 residents for shipping and receiv-
ing their products and supplies, or TO
give access 10 their own lands for their
own purposes, and TO erect and construcS
along its line all necessary depots and
other buildings for the accommodation OF
the passenger and freight traffic.
Your petitioners therefore pray that
the rights and franchises above described
may be granted them in accordance with
the provisions of the said second section
of said act, and that contract may be
made with them i'm the premises for the
purposes aforesaid as provided in said
second section Of said act. And they
will ever pray, &c.
WA. II. PALMER.
T. WM. PEMBERrON,
Il. NJ. X. TALCOTT,