The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
BRIDGE MUST
BE REPAIRED.
The Mayor Decides Against the Man
chester Railway Company.
ARE ALLOWED FIFTEEN DAYS
In Which TO Put the Cowardin' Avenue
Bridge in Order-Meeting OF
the Finance Committee.
Other News.

jig HULL NAAiAts DAA' 80 Dh'sh
The case against the Manchester Rail
way Company came up before the Mayor
at n oclok yesterday morning. These
charges have been continued from time TO
time
The company was represented BY Capt
A. 3. Guigon. while ci,y-Attorney Clop-
ton was present 70 look after the inter-
csis Of the city
The charges against the railway Com
pany we're sworn out by Officer Alex.
Wright who charges them with using the
Cowardin-Avenue bridge. said bridge hav-
ing been condemned b. nc City Council
a Manchester.
THE CHARGES
The following are the charges as speci-
fed in the warrant:
Inar the Manchester Railway Company,
from the "a day Of November. 1897. 10 the
18th day OF July 1895 wilfully, unlaw-
fully and injuriously ola keep and main
tain and still 90 continue wifully, IN
lawfully and injuriously 10 keep and
maintain a common and public nuisance
In the said city OF Manchester by running
the cars belonging 20 said company,
loaded with passengers. said passengers
being citizens OF said city and other citi-
zsns OF this Commonwealth. over GER
tain iron bridge situated in said city
across the Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad Companys track. on Semmes
street. which said iron bridge has been.
during eli the time aforesaid and stu IL
insecure, unsafe and liable 10 fan down
and liable thereby 20 kill and injure said
persons. the passengers on said cars the
said unsafe, insecure and dangerous con-
dition Of. said iron bridge during the
time aforesaid being well known TO the
defendants In this warrant, and 10 the
great danger OF the lives and bodies OF all
the good citizens OF said city and OF all
other citizens OF the Commonwealth pass
Ing and repsssng on said cars over said
iron bridge.
Since this viaduct has been condemned
81 has been bsrricaded on the outer sides
end between the railroad tracks.
MUST REPAIR 1T.
A number Of witnesses were examined
BY counsel on either sides and IT was
about 3:15 o'clock when the argument was
completed and the case submitted to the
Mayor for his decision.
The Mayor decided against the Man
chester Railway Company and allowed
them fifteen days in which to have the
bridge repaired and put IN thorough or
der. Al the expiration OF that time If his
orders have not been obeyed the COM
pany viii be fined SO per day until his
instructions are carried out
The Railway Company through Captain
Culgon their counsel. took an appeal 70
the Hastings Court. where the case will
be heard by Judge Ingram
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee of the city
Council met last night in the treausers
once. Those in attendance were Messrs.
w. w Pool. chairman ]. r. Green.
Matthew Morton, w. T. Hart and John
OBrien.
Mr.. Andrew Welsh presented a commu-
nication 10 the committee In which he
stated that ne was the possessor Of four
lots AZ Sixth and Hull streets which was
assessed al $3.50. The taxes. interest and
penalties on the same amounted 10 $366.35.
Re was willing 10 sell the property for
$50 He prayed that he be relieved OF
the interest and penalties on all bills and
be allowed 10 pay their face value. The
committee said that they sympathized
with the gentleman. but his request, II
granted would set a bad precedent and
they would have 10 reject II.
A REBATE ASKED FOR.
petition was also received from the
Mayo Bridge Land Company in which
they asked for rebate on certain city
taxes. The property In question is lot
that was condemned by the County Court
in 1872 and used for street 7 ]poses since
that time. It was decided that the petit
tion be referred 20 the Commissioner OF
the Revenue. who is to define the line of
Condemnation as shown By the plot IN the
hands OF the City Engineer. and renort
back 20 this committee when the same
shall have been apportioned.
The balance of the evening was con-
sumed IN the transaction OF routine husi-
ness and ordering the payment OF bills
contracted by the city during the past
month.
SWAMI CASE DISMISSED.
There was a large crowd in attendance
at the Mayors Court yesterday morning.
They were attracted by the bgamy
charge preferred against Mr. Charles w.
Swami BY former wife.
When the case was called Mr.. Charles
L Page. counsel for the defendant, asked
the court 10 dismiss the warrant lie said
the warrant was sworn out by Mrs. Mar
tina l. Swami, who claimed that she was
the wife OF the defendant ana that a wife
could not swear against her husband.
The Mayor dismissed the case. He in
formed the plaintiff that she would not
take his advice when he advised her 10
so before a grand jury ana that she could
not use him as an instrument to vent her
spleen on her former husband. He told
her he did not wish to hear any more
about the case.
The lady retorted that the Governor
had advised her to act as she had done.
ana she was going back TO see him. The
Mayor said he did not care If she saw
the President OF the United States. The
lady replied by saying she was thinking
OF getting his views on her case. ana
would go 10 Washington 10 see him II
she found II necessary.
From her actions yesterday morning
she WIN visit Private Secretary Ben. 7.
owen. Jr.. and again tell to him her
troubles.
BURNED TO THE GROUND.
The family Of Betsy Anderson. a colored
woman. living at the water tank near
Clopton. had a very narrow escape from
oe!ng burned 70 death Thursday night.
About 2 o'clock Mason Anderson. one
legged cripple. was aroused by the smell
OF smoke and the cracking of the flames.
He awoke the balance OF the hou sshold.
who barely escaped from the burning
building with their lives. The only things
rescued were a frank ana one bed.
The building burned TO the ground. as
there was no means I'm the ncighborhooj
OF nghtins the flames
People from a distance who saw the
IRE thought It 10 be some big plant OF
dwelling on the Petersburg railroad.
THE STORMS WORK.
The storm OF Thursday night did great
damage 20 apples and pears In Chester
field county. A great quantity OF this fruit
NO. hfo,U, q, the ground The pears will