Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-21
RECEIVERS REPORT.
Actual Condition Of The Petersburg
Strest-RailVay Company.
FINANCIAL DEFICIT, $i7S,oSs.75.
Liabilities, s2ea.3ee.4o-Assets. aA7,e3s.f3.
various Items ON Both sides-Asyium
Road-Repnirs on Both Authorized.

PETERSBURG. VA. March D.-(Spe-
cial) MIR. Robert Gillian. who on the
I'm day Of February last. in the causes OF
the Mcclure Manufacturing Company VS..
tho Petersburg Street Railway Company
and the Farmers Loan Company VS.. the
same. was appointed by the Hastings
court as receiver Of said company. to-
day mpie an interesting report as TO the
condition OF the property. The Receiver
saws that the road having been reported
- In very bad condition. he employed
Captain 7. X. Dunn. an engineer. to make
an inspection OF the land. tracks. &c. and
report its condition and the probable
amount necessary 90 be expended to put
the road In thorough repair. Captain
Dunn reports that the sum OF si,j7s is
required for this purpose.
FINANCES.
Receiver Gillian also makes n state
r1cut showing the financial condition OF
.hc company. From this statement and
inventory the Receiver estimates the
liabilities Of the company TO be
So 800 a. and the assets 81. 239. lS--show-
Ink a deficit, including stock. OF S75.Oss.27.
Among the liabilities. as reported by the
Receiver. are the following items: State
taxes on rosd-bed, 1851 "a: taxes on real
estate. SiIS2 0S. deed Of trust on car-barns
S.l6l. due employees. $50. 50; judgment OF
Mcclure Manufacturing Company, s7SS:
Judgment Of Maple Manufacturing Com
;any. $3.50. one for supplies. material, and
Insurance. 1896 70: one George Beadle
the owner. SisS.so: past due interest.
81 l'1 81: first mortgage 6 per cent. bonds
5000. second mortgage per cent. bonds.
So -, stock. 10000.
The assets are reported as follows:
Tracks and overhead main line els
wlcsl. Siie52: Halifax-street line. SLOTS.
','s and barns $500; inventory, $26. 70.
'rHr Receiver further reports that ii will
he necessary for the operation OF the road
20 borrow the amount of money required
for repairs.
WILL BORROW.
Receiver Gillian also makes report TO
he Court In regard TO the Asylum Rail-
vsy Company. He says II will require
81 at > TO place this road in proper con-
clifton. and asks the authority OF the
court to borrow this amount. Authority
was granted In both instances TO borrow
PROPOSED INDEPENDENT TICKET.
The proposed citizens ticket for NUM-
clual Offices which was so widely talked
about day or two ago, seems TO have
collapsed Most OF the gentlemen whose
names were placed upon that ticket were
not consulted in the matter. and they
have since repudiated 1t. AS far as at
present appears. only three Of the present
incumbcnts will have opposition. Hon.
Charles +. Collier the Mayor. who is a
candidate for reelection. Will. il Is re-
ported. be opposed by Mr.. Finley Nell
walne Hon. J. NJ Mullen. the Common
woalth's Attorney. is actively antagoniZed
by Mr.. W. II. Jones. a popular young
lawyer. and Mr.. James b. Blanks, th9
Commissioner Of Revenue. has two OPP
pOnen;s in the persons Of Captain James
T. Tosh and Mr.. u. c. Eanes.
WIDELY REGRETTED.
The death Of Dr. j. Knox Thompson.
member OF the House OF Delegates from
Dinwiidie county. is widely regretted In
this section. He was an accomplished
physician. "A splendid man in all respects,
and a good citizen. whose loss will be Sc
verely felt
Rev. Fathers Wilson. OF Fredericksburg.
AMI Donahue. Of Newport News. are in
the city. and to-day were busily engaged
in the examination Of the pupils Of St
Joseph's Parental School Father Nc
Very. Of Staurton. Is also here. and they
three guests OF Father O'Ferrall.
Tho Aiayor this morsng committed TO
Jail "a white youth named Captain Itudd.
against whose conduct there are many
complaints. Efforts will be made to get
him in the STATE refOrmatOry.