Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-10
is NOT PASSED UPON.
THE HULL STREET PAVING TO BE
RECEIVED LATER ON.
OTHER ITExS PROn MANCHESTER.
street Railway Company Tenders
the City d Bridge, which the Com
mittec Rejects - A Boys Arm
Broken-PersonaI and Briefs.


A. Campbell (charman). Mathew Morton.
w. T. Hart. and ]. r. Green. Judge
William l. Clopton, City Attorney, and
Captain James A. Lipscomb. City Engi-
neer. were also in attendance. The
question Of the Hul-street paving came
up, and was lengthily discussed by the
members. Messrs. Armbrecht Mid
dendorf, the contractors. were piled with
a number OF questions concerning the
work In general. and especially about
the causes OF the giving away between
the street railway tracks. 1t was sug-
gested, and then a motion was made to
that effect, that no action be taken at
all at present, and this motion prevailed
The committee then went into the dis
cussion OF the ACCESSIBILITY of purchasing
a stone crusher. and IL was, upon motion,
decided to authorize the City Engineer
and Chairman Campbell to correspond
with furnishing-houses to ascertain the
terms and costs at which crusher could
be bought. These gentlemen were also
instructed to receive any propositions
for renting the city such machine that
might be offered.
DON'T WANT THE VIADUCT.
Then came up an ancient and travel
worn matter-the viaduct of the Rich
m6nd Railway and Electric Company
over the Richmond and Petersburg rail-
road at the foot of Cowardin avenue.
The railway people constructed this via
duct and endeayored to give 1t to the
city. This was some years ago. and
ever since then the question of whose
property the viaduct is and to whom 1t
ought to belong has been vacillating be-
tween Council and committees of many
kinds. However, the city has never re-
ceived this gift from the car company,
and so the proposition was received yes
terday afternoon by the Street Commit
tee again making the offer of this neces-
sary and valuable piece of property. But
still the company's offer was rejected,
and its generosity not met half way. A
resolution was carried to refer the pro-
position to the Council, with the recon-
mendation that 1t be refused. The COM
mittee believe now that the viaduct Is
much In need of extensive repairs, and
that to accept 1t would mean a pur-
chase at a considerable cost.
HIS ARM WAS BROKEN.
John Whitfield, a boy about Is years,
son of Mr.. j. T. Whitfield, OF this city.
fell from his bicycle on Main street, in
Richmond, last evening and broke his
left arm Young Whitfield is employed
as a messenger by the Western Union
Telegraph Company. and was returning
TO the office when the accident occurred.
The Richmond ambulance was called and
the broken member set, and the lad left.
He then came to his home on Ninth
street, this city. He was resting more
easily last night. though when the ac-
cident occurred he suffered greatly.
BLOODHOUND ON THE TRAIL.
The bloodhound "Brough" which was
introduced into this section by Mr.. Ira
Anderson to catch the wary thieves who
have disturbed the peace of many
howell of chickens in and around this city,
has been the means by which one at least
of these maynard fellows has been
caught. The imprudent fellows who
have been becoming familiar with the
backwards and chicken-coops of Captain
Lpscomb's neishbors had the audacity
to make raid upon that officials hem
house Wednesday night, and stole near
ly all the fowls he had. The Captains
ire was dashed into fever-heat, and or
he started in the pursuit He procured
the dog first and took him to the coop
lately inhabited by the chickens. The
good fellow nosed about for awhile, and
then. giving a knowing bark. darted off.
He pursued the trail into road leading
to the country and the Captain saw
that he was following a man who had
ON but one shoe However, the road was
very dry and the trail was lost present
" by the animal But the Captain went
on a little further. and there upon the
ground found his man, who, from great
fatigue had fallen asleep. He was the
man with the single shoe. The Chief
awoke him and bade him come on. he
saws the negro is the member OF an or
ganized gang. The dog was then put
upon the trail of a gang which had stolen
the fowls of Mr.. Beverly X. Wilkinson
about the same time. He again lost the
trail on account of the dryness, but cap
tain I,ipscomb said he did first rate, ana
ran where the soil was damp very rapidly
DEATH OF MR.. LEE WELLS.
Mr.. Lee Wells, than whom probably
there was no citizen of Chesterfield coun-
tv better known, died yesterday morn
ing at his home near Chesterfield Court
house. after an illness OF Few days.
He was by no means a stranger In Man
chester. and was in this city not many
weeks ago, looking the picture OF spien-
did. robust old age, but last week ne
was stricken with paralysis OF his rlght
side. and fingered on, unable to move
himself or hardly TO speak, until death
came yesterday.
He leaves widow, two sons-Mr. IL.
A. Wells and Mr.. Il. II. Wells, of this
city-and one daughter-Mrs. Lille Hig-
gason, of Hanover county
Mr.. Wells has always been prominent
I'm the affairs of his county was Justice
when the county was governed by JUS
,ices and ever since has been justice
of the peace. He was a successful farm
or. hale and strong until he was stricken
down. He was 20 years or age anu
while a patriarch in age, was even one
among the people OF his community. ins
was strong Christian CHARACTER i'i
maculate in it's integrity. The funeral
viii take place this morning at ii O'Clock
from old Salem Baptist church. OF winch
deceased was a member many years
LAWS OF THE PRIMARY.
Tho suh-committee appointed from the
city Central Committee TO draft rules
for the conduct of the primary election
20 he held on Friday, nth OF IRIS
month when Manchester's preference
for the coming House OF Delegates VIII
be named. has reported submitting 'he
following laws:
The Judges shall be furnished a sum-
Gent number of ballots, whicn 'ne
voter shall receive from their hahus,
The clerk of the precinct shall enroll
the names of all voters. This list and
all unused tickets shall be returned 10
the committee by the clerk on the night
Of the election. Every voter shall vote
for at least one candidate whose ndme
appears on the ticket. The primary
shall be held on Friday, September l'tn,
and the voting places shall be opened
az sunrise and shall close at O'Clock