Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-21
IN OUR SISTER CITY.
>,-v. ITEMS CLEANED IN MAN
CHESTER ron OUR READERS.
Railroad Encronchmcnt md the
ucllr Isle Approaches Discussed
r,..,t street May lie ncpnvcd-Prr-
.onmI aud other Notes.

Tho street Committee held regular
n,.err. Monday evening az $50 O'Clock
r th, office ~ the CITY Engineer. Those
,r.,ent we're Messrs. Sims chairman ana
Morton. who went UP "a Cowardin avenue
AMI Scmmcs street. where they were n'''
hv Mr. Hart. 90 the street 'omn''' -
and Mr. O'Brien. president ~ the 'oui'"'
There the committee inspected the s''''-
lion Of the avenue and the oncroacnm'"'
II tho Atlantic-Coast Line thereon inc
matter WAS deferred by resolution ul''''
the next meeting u tho committee so as
to enable the city Engineer and the On
s.neer 81 The company o. determine Wv
tue line between the company ana "'
city.
The committee thcn visited ana inspect
ga the steps ana approach 10 Belle Isle
near the south I'm railway and me 'e'Hi-
nus OF C0warlln avenue. the engineer
was instructed 20 make the nee .sary I'M
provencnt % the pathway leading 70 the
steps also. 70 have guard-rails placed at
the landing 81 the same and the neces-
sary repairs 10 the steps at the lowest cost
possible
The city Engineer submitted an csu-
mate as 10 the cost % rcpaving hun
street from the tracks Of the Souther"
Railway Company near First street 10
Fifteenth street with spaw! paving TO he
So .sag2. OF this amount the street iaii-
way company would have to pay Ht'S'l7
and the sewer contractors Siii@ leaving
an actual cost Of only $i0oJlD to be pau
by the city.
The question q erecting a Confederate
monument 90 the soldiers Of Manchester
and Chesterfield who lost their lives I'D
The late war is being discussed quite freely
Ly number 81 survivors OF the war. ana
they an express the opinion that they see
no reason why such q tribute Of respect
should not be erected 10 tho dead soldiers.
T. Is expected that the Board Of super
visurs Of Chesterfield Will decide oneNt
Monday as 10 which Of the peutNners
they VIII grant the franchise to build an
electric road between Manchester ana
Petersburg This is matter in which
tle people are very mucn interested.
Mr. WyuIham T.. Gary. OF North Caro-
Hr.. who has been here on visit, re-
turned home Saturday.
4'rs. A. S. Atwen and daughter viii
epeul several weeks at Glover and Amelia
county.
sfAlrs INV ava WIZ Ntt0 ~ l+t fN.' $500
caliy ODD a few days ago. was better yes
ttrlay.
Miss Maud Pattegon, who has been sick
a. her home ON Porter street for several
weeks j. improving.
Airs Charles Sims IS summering at Dry
Bridge. Chesterfield county.
Mtssrs. John G.. Robertson and Stanley
Robertson, OF Forest Hill ana Mr. Ned
Robertson. OF Chester. left on Saturday
with their families for ocean View.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
Messrs \. :. Shroui. r. 81. Marksley,
tut Burgess Savory We're charged with
running their wagons on the street with
but a license. Hing Lee the Chinaman,
was fined $40 for keeping his place Of
business open on sunday.
Mrs William r. Beattle and son. Paul,
have returned 10 the CITY after a pleasant
visit 90 friends ia Charlotte, y. G.
VI lss Beasiey, accompanied by her cousin.
Miss Bessie Bcasley. % Petcisburg are
Isitlne their aunt. Mrs Ann VI. Robinson,
-or1er Fifteenth end sommes streets.
The Indications are that West-Enl Meth
.4i-t church viii take large crowd with
them % jamestown ou next Thursday.
Nr.s John Clopton is visiting Mrs. J. \.
krstz. at Broad-E0cll farm
Msssrs H. T.. Brown and W. W. Friend
4rf at the s.ashore.
Mt Robert :. Riycs has left for the
county where hs has gone for the benefit
II his health.