Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-28
AN ELECTRIC ROAD.
cursrERrIELD SUPERVISORS ASK
I'm 10 GnANT FRANCHISE.
RICHMOND AND THE COCRlDE CITY.
These cities the Terminal Points
The Hoard WIN Act FINALLY Next
uondn,-Gompany Appears go Menn
Husincss-A Disastrous Hunnwny.

Tho supervisors Of Chesterfield county
met at the county courthouse yesterday
morning and received ana application
from the Richmond and Petersburg Elcc-
tuc Railway Company FOR "a franchise TO
construct and operate an electric railroad
through the county from Richmond TO
Petersburg The supervisors took the APP
plcauon under consideration. and will
meet at the Leader building. iu this city.
next Monday 60 take final action.
Those present ot the meeting were
Mcssrs John s. Taylor. 4. A. Bowen
Haley Cole jeremiah Nunnally. Thomas
Holt. and Dr. Holmes. composing the en-
tire board. Mr. Short OF New York rep
r,tcntnR tho company appeared before
lno body and made application for the
franchise referred TO above. lie said his
company had capital with which TO carry
,ut their purposes IL allowed TO build
OBJ. road through the county, amounting
io $4,000 lie said TO the supervisors
IHIi hc meant business. and n the board
would grant him the franchise then and
tU.r. hs people would begin work in ten
days
Proportion CONSENT.
500 Short Impressed the County Fa-
U.. very iorclhN when Doe presented a
IUIu.u Dob his hphalf signed by more
lhu two hundred residents of Chester
r.I whose land touched upon the Peters
Iut turnpike along which 50 is proc
posed that che road shall rum I'm fact
.N.H person who owns land along tha
.UpNc had signed the petition save
.Uc. MT short stated t0 the board that
.- people wanted 10 follow the pike an
.. Way from Manchester Co petcsburg.
IIng the road on the northeast side of
pike rhIs tine avenue is about Sd
feet wide and would admit OF This easily
.. ucury 900 the northern suburban roads
I.. roadbed occupies one side of the
.t.uue alous which 90 laws giving tle
..Irc rCmanius portion Tor travel rs
N..h aud private couNcyanoes. The peo-
I. II Chesterfield would 90 is said. real
N Nt giad OF th.s as there would he
... uf Che pike 90 work and Keep 300 or
u.. while ample thorouehare would re-
N..
Nr Short stated that his company
"I,. also 60 construct two branch
'o.. OBJ the court-house and another
'".r O.Nu. His company would main
hour schedule between the Two
N.lOSD BY MAJOR IASSITER.
"..0 SIR Shor, had concluded. Major
."'.e Is Iasster Petersburg was
'.N i.. uocr and spoke IN opposition
poe 'mer gentleman's project Major
represents number OF local
SIS. who also want Co construct
an electric road between Richmond and
's'ors "a. Swausboro'. the new
4'ad' aud tho court-house but who are
nor yet ready TO make formal appuca-
ton
The citizens OF Chesterfield seem very
anNi'es Tor am electric road running
through their county and 10 lis not thought
hy the supervisors that they want TO run
any risk. The supervisors really seem 10
be enthusiastic themselves about the pro-
lect ana 70 IS believed that IL the new
company will give a reasonable guarantee
of good faith they will get the desired
franchise next Monday with little trou-
be
HIS HEAD SPLIT OPEN
Nr George WeStCott. OF Chesterfela
had a severe accident IN this cir Nester-
daN The horse which he Was driving 10
a jumper ran away about o'clock In the
afternoon aud az Twelfth and PER-,
streets he was thrown out on the street
lis bead struck the corner OF house
at the corner on the Jagged rocks on the
street and Was badly split open. 4 ply
siciau was hastily called and the injured
man treated and taken 10 the house OF a
friend
HIS FEET FROST-BITTEN.
Mr. John Moody. Of this city. was taken