The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-06
Mr.. JOHN I. BOWEN KILLED.
The Well-KnOWn MancheSterian fOuna
Dead on Petersburg Railway Track
PROBABLY KILLED BY An ENGlNE
The Manchester Council h"'''s ="
mit,ees All Recommendations """e"S
the Eetrenchment committee
Death of Mrs. Julia Moore

-, H. SrrF,r. BgAglIr BLOCK.
M Holm n. Bowen. who resides on
rvorett street near the Petersburg roll
road met with an accident i"st hls"'
which caused Dis instant death.
M powen loft his home last night.
going on mo railroad track In the direc-
tioo of HUH street. His son Norman
loft nis father 40 home at o'clock Al
e.,s O'Clock he was FOUND dead his body
l,.,- across the track. This discovery
vss made boy Reeves cross a colorcd
Train hand in the employ Of the road
-yhHs 80 work assisting in Transferring
cars 40 this point near hun street
Mr. Bowens skull was fractured and II
IS supposed that Dee was walking along
the track and was struck 10y the tidln
ON hs head aud Knocked or lhe
track There WAS nothing to snow 'l"'
lie was cat above thc body but the oNl'e's
who had charge OF thc body wo"ld nol
lei him boz examined until tne coroner at
rived.
PROMINENT CONTRACTOR.
Mr. Bowen was about siXty-two years
OF aac llo was for many years "a prom
fncnf contractor and builder OF Mahche3-
ter and l one of beer Dcst-known ou1ens.
Ue un. ALSO a merchant for number
of yelrs. and did business ON the corner
of Twelfth and Hull streets.
Al the time OF Ibis death hc was tn the
,srnrrtrr business. bis shop being ON
Seventh near Hul streets.
sir. Bow.n leaves six children. Ills
sons are Thomas. y. Norman, ana WI
liam and his daughters Mrs. Ida G., the
vlfe Of Captain George h. Hopkins or
selrna n. q. and Misses Lizzie and Lottic
u. Bowen Ilc also has one brother, MT.
Lane Bowen.
THE moi EST.
coroner J. w Broadnax impaneilcd a
3ur,, consisting Of MCssrs. G.. ii. Sims. w.
n Hart. Fred. D.. Rollins, Robert j..
French. Juuius Lipscomb, and William NJ
Allen Tor the inquest.
An examination revealed that the in
iuries of the victim consisted OF the leii
arm being broken In three places l.ll
leg IN TWO places. "a deep cut IN the MP
and a fractured SKULL
The remains of Mr.. Bowen were turn
Ell over to his family and the jury adj
tourned until % o'clock Monday morning
al the Iich Constable's office, when
verdict Will De rendered.
THE CITY COUNCIL
The city Council held an adjourned
meeting last night. President Johh
O'Brlen was in the chatr, ana me mem
hers prsssn were Messrs. ". O. Rand
| lett. q. ~. Sims. j. x. Green Matthe"
Morton. NJ. a. Campbell. W. II. Hart ~.
4 g. Nelson. h. IT, Patram, aud w. III.
81 owens. Judge Wiliam T. Ciopton the
II fty Attorney. WIS also I'M attendance.
VI f.. John r. Jtz came in later.
The principal business before this meet
Dag was for the purpose OF taking action
non the report of the Committee on re
eachmont. The public is familiar with
,his report as the salient points nave al
ready been published in The Times
tOn motion OF Mr. Morton, the report
was received. and the Council took up ue
different sections ia rotation.
CARE OF THE POOR.
The first section WAS that "a Superintcn-
.ent of AlmshOuse be elected. who shall
ave uo connection with the cemetery, at
salary of not more than $3.50 per month
i 18th board. The present superintendent
the Almshouse receives q nominal SAL
4 81 and 600 cents per head per capita for
inmates of that institution lie is
20 superintendent of Maury Cemetery.
pee desire Of the Rctrenchment Commit
is o. have "a separate superintendent,
have him reside on the premises and
Fe ali food Prepared under his direction.
is matter was thoroughly discussed by
49, council men. Some of the members
ANAL nNNNrIIfN ANiIA tue NIllHNNN VA iAl'il'N
expended for the board was entirely too
much.
Mr. Hart spoke in defence OF the Com
mIttee ou Poor. He said that the poor
OF tAe city was better provided for under
the present system and al less expense
than they We're previous tO the opening
of the almshouse: that the committee had
saved from $3.50 TO 5000 per year under
the present system Of providing for the
0F Ipfuf Conn
mlffoe on Almshouss and Cemetery was
presented. TN which they recommended
that 30 was incXpcdieut to make any
change BOO the workings OF the two insti-
buttons at the present time, and IL there
should be amy change iu the manage
mont of the amshouse that il should be
ln't to the Poor Committee IL was then
decided TO refer 90 the Poor Committee
that portion Of the report referring 10
the change in the Superintendent of the
Aimsnouse. ana they VIII report back 10
tho Council ~ an early day
THE STREET WORKMEN.
The next recommendation of the Re
tronchment Committee was that "a Super
intcndent OF Streets Doe appointed al q
salary of $40 per month. Captain James
A. Lipscomb now fills this position. and
IS also Chief of Police and city Engineer.
The committee thought that CAPTAIN Lin
ecomb had more Go attcud to than he
could possibly DO. They were under the
suppression that the city would save
money 10y appointing g. man 90 take ex-
elusive charge of these hands. They
thought that Captain Lipscomb was not
getting more salary than he was entitled
TO- They did not wish 20 reduce his sal
AIRY. but they did think 10. in the bounds
az economy 90 employ "a foreman for "a,
city hands. who could Doe with them OF
all hours. and SEQ thHt they attended G,
their work while this subject was en-
Eaginr the lttc1iiCn OF the Council. 10 WA
hrorrht ont tl1f the ferti izcr from th'
cry stables was being aiken boy some ou'
W hout the knowledge Of tho street Com
mlucc. and used for their own plrposc
tho city receiving no benefit for same. Th
recommendation OF the joint committo
was received in which they deemed 4
ineNpedient 10 make any changes IN tn
. Police or street Dcnartmcnts
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The next recommendation was that IN
FIRE department Doe reduced TO fourteen
men. and that enc Of Them be statione
al the engine house az an times
Mr.. owens the chairman of the Fir
Committee. stated 10 the Council tina
his committee bad been discussing tn
propriety OF buying a carriage ana nors
and have "a man stationed az the mead
quarters at AN times. 10 wax decided {
refer the matter back 20 the Fire Gem
missioner8 with the request that the
report back 20 the Council AT this june
fure the electric lights On the chambe
went out and the Council was IN darkness
until kerosene lamps could Doe obtained
when the business was resumed
The recommendation I'm regard 10 q