Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-31
ANOTHER NEW PLANT.
FURNITURE MANDATORY SOON
no BE BUILT IN MANCHESTER.
1 SMALL MIDDAY FIRE.
II Was Discovered in n Dwelling of
C0Iored People-statcmento of Work
on streets-Funernl Of Mr.. Wo-
mack-Briefs.
maclS-Briefs.

The sound OF the hammer and the saw
will be heard at Semmes and Eighth
streets Manchester. next week. when
work will begin on the erection Of another
manufacturing plant in this city.
The new mandatory will be the furni-
ture-making plant Of Mr.. william Gratz-
nowsky. Of this city. Mr. Gratsnowsky
has his business in Richmond at present,
but he has determined TO move it 10
Manchester. and has secured a lease on
this lot, which Is Immediately on a branch
| track OF the Atlantic-Coast Line. Mr..
/ Gratznowsky employs twelve or fifteen
worlmen now but will increase his force
| and capital upon coming to this city. He
will put up a temporary structure Of wood
first and will hurry 1t to completion.
BY early in June he expects 10 have
two-story brick structure lOOx60 feet
Steadily the city is building in this
substantial way of incoming manufacto-
rics.
A SMALL MIDDAY FIRE.
There was a small midday fire yester-
day on Stockton street between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets. Flames
g. broke out I'm house occupied by a COL
ored family. An alarm was turned in
and the Fire Department responded
quickly. putting out the fire when but -
of damage had been done.
An alarm Of fire was sounded yester-
day afternoon also but it was mistake.
Cowardin avenue, the second thorough
fare in the city in point Of quantity OF
travel over it, looks like newly-faliowed
ground. 1t Is cut all to pieces. Manu-
factories are coming to Manchester de-
spite the condition OF the streets.
PERMANENT STREET IMPROVE
MENTS.
The City Engineer reports the following
permanent street Improvements ma1'
during the fiscal year ending Januaty 81
1859: In the month of March, the ccfne
blocking and curbing the north side o
McDonough at Twelfth street; in April
the guttering west of Thirteenth street
from Bainbridge TO an alley IN rear VI
X. A. BoWers's store; in May curp am
corner block setting at Twelfth ana DC
Donoueh streets: Warner Moore x Co.
pipe to Richmond and Pete'sDurs piKt
having gutter east side Of Thlfteehu
Z
i'm June. Ninth street sidewalk, eass $40 e
in July paving west side 0f Seventh stree
from Decatur to StOck'On; west size o
Cowardin avenue from Hull street l
Powhatan street; Angus, four corht
blocks for streets; on OCTOBER Z5th' III
finishing touches on three blocks frot
, second TO Fifth on Decatur street mac
adamized: on January Both. the mac
adamizing of one block from Hull 10 DE
, catur street. OF Sever h street, was CON
pleted. The total makes 7SS l-S squar'
, yards. covered at a cost OF % l-U cent
per square yard. ,..
neits above Vaa Sl,is- 20. Tie tCts
amount spent on stree s during tie yea
was $6,5J6.56.
FUNERAL OF MIR. WOMACK.
The funeral of Mr.. George r. Womacl
! who died at his home, NO llVo semm'
street. on Wednesday night, took place
o. the grave in Maury Cemetery, yesterta
+, afternoon at 43O o'clock, conducted /
Rev. Charles \. Van HOuten, OF The Pre-
e byterian church.
Mr.. Womack was unmarried. lie wa
aged AZ years, and has been in bad healt
for some time About two weeks ae
he was forced to take his bed. He wa
d n nepbew Of Mr.. c. Z. Sims, forIne. men
Der of the City Council
/ PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
j Mrs. l.. w. sanderson. Of vest Eleyent
. street, continues extremely III.
: Mr.. J. II. Nichols. who has been yer
i'll for several days. was consider
slightly better yesterday.
MIR. Robert Il. Porter, formerly OF N
city. writes 10 friends here that he
. delighted with his new home ana 81
: roundings in Washington.