Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
BIDS WERE OPENED
FOR PAVING urrt
STREET TO ne AWARDED.
Chairman Pool Does Not Think His
Committee VIII Resort 10 This
pleasant Events Last Night-Per-
sonaI and Other Manchcstcr Items.

ocIeiit1 |hui an ADJOURNED meeting TO
Dee held this evening at O'Clock Th,s
conclusion was reached I'm order % ,,,.a
Captain Lipscomb. the City Engineer
opportunity to so over the several b,as
and tabulate them.
Bids for this work. which will - -
Hull street. from Second TO Fiftcent,
were received from Messrs. p. McGro,
nagan. Peter Donald, AIittendorf ord
Charles Gasser.
The city Engineer presented his ro-
port on lills and expenditures which
WAS approved, and referred to the Con-
ell. as was also his report for the fiscal
year
The matter OF paving Tenth street
from Hun as far as the rear OF tho An,
ditors Office was brought forward ana
discussed at length, but action was do
ferred until the session this eyo1T7---
There were present at this moet,,o 90
the committee; Messrs. c. II. Sims
.,n1lIiii NJ a. Campbell, Matthew
Morton, W. L. Hart. and w. II. Owens
The Finance Committee OF which NJ
W. w. Pool is chairman. met in the
AUDITORS Office last evening M o.oo
a
o'clock. There was considerable buslnose
of Importance TO come before his
meeting, but its session confiicted with
that Of tho Street Committee and the
hody adjourned over TO Tuesday eve
ming.
SALARIES AND THE KNIFE
me committee on Retrenchment. Of
which Mr.. w. w. Pool is chairman viii
meet on Monday night. to consider fur
ther the subject Of curtalling the citvs
expenses II is safe TO say that the
meetings ana work Of no committee in
years have been watched with more in
terest, or more closely, than that of This
branch Of the Councils work.
The salaries Of the CITY officials will
hardly be reduced. They should not be:
Tor IN my opinion, not one Of them is
receiving more than his due" were the
words used by Mr.. Pool last evening.
There viii. very likely. be changes i'm
the disposition Of some of the Offices.
where such is needful: but this will
scarcely effect the salaries of those who
now are their holders" said he; "but
more about this later"
DELIGHTFUL FLORAL TEA.
The young ladies of Meade Memorial
church, gave a most enjoyable floral
tea last evening az the residence of
Mrs. NJ. G. Turpin, on Porter street. The
pariors were handsomely decorated with
evergreens and cut-flowers. and a varied,
but very attractive musical programme
was rendered.
Refreshments were served by a band
OF young ladies' among whom were
Misses Minnie Weisiger. Florence Hol-
land, May r. Robinson. Maud Potter.
Minnie owens and Mamie Weisiger.
These ladies are endeavoring to raise
funds for building a new house Of wor-
ship, and by the many present last eve
ming, who patronized their pleasant en-
tertainment. IL would seem that the
cause was a worthy one.
HONOR HER BIRTHDAY.
The members OF Mrs. w. w. Lear's |
Sunday-schOol class honored their teach |
ers birthday in a most gratifying |
way last night They are devoted, and |
wei they may be. to this lady, and at /
nightfall the whole class came together, !
bringing a handsome chocolate service as |
slight token OF that devotion
Several young gentlemen, whose pre- |
ference for this particular class is well |
known happened" I'm before very long, |
and an evening Of passing pleasure" fol- !
lowed. At 8 o'clock refreshments were |
served. and the picture Of this bevy Of |
bright maids. amid decorations of green |
was one Of cOsey hOmelikeness and beauty. |
The members of the class are as follows: |
Misses Bessie Bevill, Annie Lumpkin, 1
Leila Roach, Rosa Wilkinson, May |
Lipscomb, Mary Pool and Mabel Owens.
WHERE FIRE IS UNQUENCHED.
An old man, one who has overstepped
the Psalmist's allotment Of years, slept
in the statlon-house last night, and |
though the cell was bare and cold to
10 xr~nr him This
Of days before the war
is named Armistead Thomas, and I
Thoroughly under the impression that he
Is on fire He has been known 10 be, on
several occasions, a rather inconvenient
parsonage I'm the street. and has a trick
when the word fire" is mentioned in
his presence Of thinking he Is at the
place where most people had rather
hear about than go TO. and immediate
" begins TO divest himself OF al the
clothing which he happens 10 have on.
THIS morning he viii be sent TO the
aimsbouse and assigned TO the furnace
room where. IL IS hoped, he Will forget
I'm time that ne was ever uncomfortabiy
warm.
At REST IN MAURY CEMETERY.
The funeral services over the infant
l,odv Of Viola Bowles only child Of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac r. Bowles, and whose
death occurred at the parents home,
on Seventh street. Thursday night, will
take place this afternoon al 2:5O O'Clock.
The exercises will be conducted by Rev
j. o. Babcock, OF f1ith-Street chutch'
ana intorment will be in Maury Gene
terry.
The Little Workers Of the Presbyterian
cb,,rch will have a valentine Tea" at
IN residence Of Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald,
Monday. the 18th instant. Refreshments
win be served free by the little misses,
but they expect each person TO make
silver offering at the door.
WHERE HER FATHERS LIVED.
Br. and Mrs. William r. Price. Of
Baltimore. are the guests Of Mr.. III. c.
Nelson. Of Decatur and Fifteenth streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Price were married
Thursday evening I'm the Monumental
City, and are even now on their wedding
trip -,
The bride was Miss May Murrel, and
IS the grcat-granddaughter Of Mr..
beverly Sizer. who, In ante-bellum days,
kent the Sizer Hotel at the corner OF
FIFTH and Hull streets. She has many
relatives In this city. who are descend
ants from Manchester's earliest settlers.
DID NOT INVESTIGATE
The investigation OF the shooting Of
isaiah White, which occurred I'm Chester
acid soon after Christmas, was not gone
MO yesterday morning, as was expect
a5 squire Jones. Of Swansboro', VIII
near the case next Friday, II Isaiah Is
we'll enough TO appear I'm court. AS
result Of the shooting, the negros arm
was amputated several weeks since.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
rho condition OF Mrs. S. 4. Loyal con-
tinues critical l.,
Mr. p u. Clarke. of Beach. Va, is In
The city. e.-,.,.
IS In Baltimore. -, J.,