Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-20
DID NOT HEED THEN.
MANCHESTER COUNCIL REJECT RE-
QUESTS FROM OVERALL PEOPLE.
HULL STREET CAR TAKEN OFF.
An Important Matter-How II Affects
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called meeting OF the Manchester |
Council was held last night to receive |
a petition from Messrs. Frank & Sons In
regard 10 some additional work on the |
overal-factory. now under construction.
There were present Messrs. John O'Brien |
(presidenD. Matthew Morton, G.. r. Green |
John T.. Utz. James 7. Abbott, II. L. Pa
tram, r. o. Randett, w. T. Hart, w. Il.
Bradley. l.. NJ. Nunnally, and s. p. Jones
The principal changes wanted by Messrs
Frank & Sons in the original plans for
the building were a metallic skylight for
the wooden one, and an improved sewer
arrangement, the whole estimated to COST
over the old, s719. The discussion which
followed was pretty general and bit
spicy. The opinion prevailed that the
overall people were asking very great
deal
Mr.. Nunnally offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted unanimously:
Resolved. That the petition of Messrs.
| Frank & Son be rejected. but that they
! be permitted to make any change they
| choose, at their own expense, subject TO
the approval of the Building and Land
| Committee.
| WANTED FREE WATER.
| Mr. Green, chairman of the building
| and Land Committee, stated TO the Couh-
| ell that Messrs. Frank & son asked the
| city to furnish them with water for boiler.
| for a private fire apparatus, and for all
purposes in the building except the closets
| Mr.. Nunnally again moved that the re-
| quest be rejected. which Mr.. UtZ second
! ed. and the Council unanimously adopted
| the motion.
The body after that adjourned.
REEDS CONDITION BAD.
William Reed. the negro who was shot
on Monday night, is i'm bad condltioh 1T
| the almshouse. DIR. Lawrence Ingram the
| city physician, is giving him the pest ~
| tention. but il must be remembered that
tho mans injury was exceedingly severe.
/ The police are still looking out for the
man who shot Reed. and as soon as ne IS
able to talk they will see him for more
particular description of the man VINO
did the shooting.
CAR TAKEN OFF.
The Manchester Railway and Improve
mont Company yesterday took one OF
their cars from the Hull-street line. Inere
are now but three cars on the street run
ming from Fourteenth and Main streets
and Swansboro. The Council requires Ihe
company TO make a schedule OF ~ MN
utes. II is very difficult for three cars 10
make this schedule. without running at
a dangerous rate of speed strange as II
NAV SEEM when the Council passed lhe
ordinance recurring a schedule of 10 min
| eaf Of a limit TO Tie
speed the cars should run. In Richmond
the Richmond Railway and Electric Com
many is required not only TO maintain Il
certain schedule. but must not run more
than eight miles an hour.
Captain James a. Lipscomb. city En-
gineer. on yesterday afternoon noted the
cars. both as to trips and to time be-
tween them, and ascertained that the
following schedules were maintatned by
the three cars;
Car No IL, round trip, 30 minutes.
Car No. %, round trip, 32 minutes.
Car No. 2. round trip, 80 minutes.
Time between cars, south bound:
Between Cars u and 2, minutes.
Retween Cars 2 and 20. II minutes
Between Cars 20 and u, II minutes.
Between Cars u and q 10 minutes.
Average, 20 minutes.
Time between cars, north bound:
Retween Cars 90 and 10, 10 minutes.
BETWEEN Cars u and 2, II minutes
Retween Cars and 20, II minutes.
Between Cars 90 and u, 10 minutes.
Average. 10 minutes 80 seconds.
Captain Iipscomb says the cars on
.. down grades run at a dangerous rate.
The citizens, too, are much worked uF
about It.
+ WHERE THE SQUIRE REIGNS.
, , Squire owen held court as usual yes
terday morning.
John Dowdy was up for being drunk
| and disorderly on the premises OF MIS-
1 Tucv J. Warren. He was fined $3.50 anc
| costs. -
/ Wilbur Turner, the same OLD Wllpui
who gets drunk whenever he gets the
change. and always makes Rome now
{ with "There'l be a hot time in the Ole
, town" when he does. was the next tC
. stand before the Squire. He was also
D taxed $3.50 and went to jail
Joseph Holms and William Wiley. eiti
zens of the county. were before squire
Charles T. Jones Thursday night. Wiley
> wanted Holmes put under bond 10 le
him alone, which the Magistrate, aftel
/ hearing the evidence, declined to do.
. INTERESTING ITEMS.
Y Mr. ]. f. Neisler, of No. 2Ol east Thir
> teenth street, was bitten on the mana D.
a spider yesterday morning. In .shor
~ time the man was suffering excruciatin
I. pains all through the body, and especiall
y i'm his shoulders. A physician was calle
s and Mr.. Neisler quickly relieved.
# A pretty marriage took place THURSDAY
" near Robiou's, in this county, at the resi-
: dence of the brides parents. when MIS-
i Fannie Brooks became the bride OF MI
Iosenh Brooks The young couple ar
J. quite popular in their community an
\ have many friends there. The groom !
II a nephew of ex-High-Constable Georg
i W. Brooks, of this city
n A CHILD HURT.
= A child of years, the little son OF Mr.
II c. V. Green. of Fourth and Decatur
X streets. fell yesterday afternoon and frae
z tured his left arm.
II The child ran against window DIN
and fell backward. Dr. Lawrence ingram
was called and rendered the medical al