Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-14
WANT TO COME HERE
MIR. REGISTER HAS "h'
THIS NEWS FROM G. A. II. POSTS
COMPLAIN OF CONDITION OF MAIN ST.
Council Asked Not to AIio" ""''
Tbnn coo Feet OF Track 10 he
w. -. o,c T,me-Mectipg OF \. NJ
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regular meeting OF the Board oi
Directors OF the Young Mems buS'''0
Association was held at NO. lOV' co"
Main street last night. Nlce-Fi es'ue''
Henry Lee Valentine presided. IN '''o
absence of President Hume, ana 'n'
tendance was quite large. IT,
Mr.. Samuel REGISTER, chairman VI w
snecial Committee on the lnVitatio" -
tho & A r. TO Richmond in 1879 re-
norted that he had received letters rom
many G. A. X. posts in the Nor"' "
the effect that these organizations woulu
like TO hold their encampmeht J." w..
CITY year after next He also s'"'oo
that he had clippings from apou'
northern papers, which have ehuoi
this movement. as well as praising hich-
mons and the spirit OF her young men,
Mr. Regester assured the body th''
Richmond could get the G' a. " ~
1899 If she wanted 1t, and wouiu "o'N
for #. and he urged that it was Vastly
important for each member OF the as
ISOLATION TO do all in his power 10 oii"e
this great body of veterans mere
What Mr.. REGISTER SAID was mo- ''iS
endorsed by Mr.. Jacob Cans. who salu
tbst a. was almost impossible 10 tell
the many advantages that would ac-
crue 10 Richmond by having the u a. W.
encampment here in 1899.
A committee was appointed 10 con-
slider a communication received py the
Telephone Committee of the association
This committee will report at the regu-
lar meeting OF the Young Mems BUSINESS
Association to be held in September
CONDITION OF MAIN STREET.
Mr.. Robert Lecky, Jr.. called the at
tention of the body TO what he termed
the deplorable condition OF Main street
between Belvidere and First at TINS
time. saying that 1t had been practlcaliy
torn up by the Richmond Railway ana
Electric Company for the purpose Oh
putting down It's proposed new girder-
rails He remarked that the present
condition Of the street made it hazar-
dous 10 property-owners, as 1t would
ne impossible in the event Of fire or
accident for the fire apparatus or the
CITY ambulance to get into that section
Of Main street.
This subject was discussed at some
length and the following preamble and
resolution were adopted unanimously,
and copies thereof Will be sent to the
Mayor and the two branches OF the
City Council:
Whereas the Richmond Railway ana
Electric Company are now engaged in re-
laying that portion OF their tracks OH
Main street between Belvidere and Four
teenth streets; and whereas at this time
the said treet-Railway Company have
torn up what approxmates nearly one
mile of trackage in our city, thereby
causing serious impeachment 20 our police
charity. and fire departments in emergen-
CIV calls: and whereas the appearance or
our streets during such improvements
operates against the welfare of our city,
aside from causing practical suspension
of business along our business centre:
therefore, be II
Resolved. That the Young Mems Busl-
ness Association hereby requests the city
authorities TO limit the trackage OF said
company which may be torn uD at any
one time to coo feet. and such limit TO
be strictly adhered TO during the remain
der Of the work on Main street.
There will be a regular meeting OF the
Young Mems Business Association at the
chamber of Commerce assemblyroom
next Monday evening at $50 o'clock. n
large attendance is expected. as there is
much business Of importance to be con-
sidered.