Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-01
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PLAN ADOPTED FOR PAVING HULL
STREET, IN MANCHESTER.
AGREEMENT VITA CAR COMPANY.
There Will, Therefore, Bc No Suit
Girder Rails to he laid ON Hull
strect-Gcrman Last Nigbt-Other
Items from the south Side.


disposed OF by the special committee
and the Council. with little discussion or
opposition. For fifteen blocks the Rich
mond Railway and Electric Company
Will relay their track, and for a distance
OF eight blocks girder rails will be used.
There will be a new issue of bonds to
meet the expense incurred by the city,
the plans for which have already been
drawn up by the Finance Committee.
and will be submitted to the Council at
their next meeting.
The special committee met in the Coun-
Gil chamber at o'clock. The origi-
nal proposition was taken up and dis
cussed at some length. Mr.. Sims offered
the following amendment: 1.-THE rail-
road and Electric Company will carry
out the terms of the agreement of April
TO- 1897, and the terms of the qualifica-
tion added by the Board of Trade on
April 18th, with these further qualifica-
tions-to wit That the company Will
lay double track girder rail from Seventh
TO Fifteenth streets or on any
other eight squares on Hull street. be-
tween Second and Fifteenth streets, as
the Council may determine. and the
further qualification that the remainder
Of the track shall be put in with Stringer
rails, acceptable TO the City Engineer
but not new. The balance of the agree
ment TO stand as written"
The amendment was adopted by vote
Of to !, Mr.. Campbell alone voting no.
THE COUNCIL RAT1F1ES.
The Council met Immediately after the
a fcrr~ s.raf nf n
member was present. Mr.. Owens explain
ed the action of The committee, ana, py
request the agreement OF April 10Th, the
qualification Of the Board OF Trade, ana
the minutes Of the meeting OF the COM
mittee were read.
Mr.. Green in 4 vigorous speech, op-
posed the laying of the girder rail be-
tween Seventh and Fifteenth streets, as
suggested, urging that the travel was
heavier between Second and Seventh
streets in one week than between the
other blocks in four. He SAID ne De,
lieved the Strnger rail should be laid
where there was most traffic.
Mr.. Sims earnestly hoped there would
be no further quibbling over the matter;
For months he said. the question hau
been souabbled over. and all were heartily
tired of il. He hoped the Council would
endorse the action Of the committee.
MIR. Green asked if the committee were
willing to have the rail put Where the
Street Committee wanted II. lie salu ne
wanted the responsibility placed on that
Committee. as they had had so much TO
say upon the subject
The suggestion was accepted by the
committed and a motion was made py
Mr. Morton to that effect. Personal ex-
nlanations were made by Messrs. camp
bell Green. Utz. and Owens. The mo
ton was then put, and carried by the
ave AVes"Messrs. Green, Sims. Randlitt;
Morton Hart. Nelson, O'Brien. Utz, ana
Noee-Campbel. Pool Poitiani-S.
Mr. Sims moved that the city Attorney
should he instructed to revise the pro-
position. as agreed upon by the Couhcli,
also. that the same official shouiu ps
instructed to draw up a cohlIacI NJ W.
Messrs. Armbright d MiddendoII, 80 TIC TIC
the work may commence at once. me
Cifv Attorney is further instructed 70
consult with the Street Committee anu
Finance Committee in the premises Inc
motion was adopted unanliio sh FINANCE
Mr. Poole announced that me l"an In,
Committee had already outnneu Pi ididd
for the issue of city BONDS. Whlcn "ouIu
he submitted TO the Council at inc HeA'
regular meeting.
THEIR FINAL GERMAN.
The german of the Manchester Cotlnoti
c,l,,h hold i'm Leader Hall last nlShl,
marked the close of a very brilliant ar ~
successful season. and the event was ~
less attractive than those that went w
fore. ., .,or.ix after
IN o'clock MIR. Willis Pulliam led, ana
the festivities reached far into the his , :, :,
AT midnight a very elegant supppei ~,
served and 1t war past o cIoSh i ioft
the music ceased anu INC
Those present were Misses Louise Wills,
Maude Patteson. Amelia Coalter, 1 MILE.
Weisiger. Ellen Meisigee abe Ie Wine VIVA
Owens. Mary Kernay, Mary hopeI It9rie
cav Goolsby. Ellen Brodnax' Minnie
Drewry. Kate Drewry; Messrs; sam; OH, ~.
Patteson. w. p. Patteson, Mosby Pul-
liam. Samuel Moore. Lacy Fendley. LON
Fenilev. Loren Fendley. Jonn Brltton'
Alien Tavlor Alridge Lincoln, Jonn Jones'
Ran. Coalter, Lewis Croxton, D"h' h'ou
Tbe chaperons were Mesdames 1urpiii'
Weisirer. owen. Paterson. and Drewry'
OFFICERS NOMINATED.
The Democrats of Manchester District.
Of Chesterfield county, held pr15naly
IN Swsnsboro', for the nomination OF as
trict officers The polls We're open from
10 IN < o'clock. The vote resulted as iol-
lows: For Supervisor. los. For justice ~ u
55G 1IT 147: r. A. Hughes, SO; Edward
hooker. 81: George Hicks, ~. Overseei
Of the Poor-W. ID. Toler, l42; waiter H. H.
Tavior II. For Constable-George H.
roiEe la. Richard Mllington. 3.
FUNERAL OF MR.. COUSINS.
Tho funeral of Mr.. Charles Marshall
c,o,,Sine took place at Maury Cemetery
,,estcrdav AFTERNOON at 4 o'clock stuart
= od,,e ~ odd Fellows, of which he was a
mer9her turned out I'm a body: He was
LEO a member of Indianola Tribe or Reu
Men and the following gentlemen were
nresant as representatives OF that order:
Wessrs w. H. Wilkinson, II. Nj. McGru-
der s. A. Avis. A. A. Wells, w n.
polton- John II. Brown, Thomas II. Bur
80 and ri. j. Bolton. Mr.. cousins was
one ~ the Oldest residents OF this CITY,
aud had always been held IN the hlghesl
erfeern by the community.
rrbe case Of j. T.. DAVIDSON VS.. Inc
richmond Railway and Electric COMPANY
~ SCI for Yesterday in the Hastings
mo.,~. hut on account OF the trial OF
VTos,ev Mavo il had TO be postponed. nhe
49, ,yill probably be set for next Tues
"a, The suit is the outcome OF the Kill
10 % a little child Of Mr.. Davidson by q
~, ~. on the Perry-street line, In the front
"a go as yard on Cowardin avenue.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
fudge Thomas NJ. Miller is in the city.
Stsss Eannie West, OF Petersburg. is
yelling Mrs. Leonard, on west Twelfth
street. . -, A. ,,,,, con ~
~ yTalter Jones. is quite sick at his
residence. on Clopton street.
Mir Marshall Traylor OF Roanoke. Is
visiting his mother, Mrs. sarah Traylor,
on cambridge street.
iuSge Edmund Waddill was In Manches-
ter Yesterday. The local Republican poll