Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-08

MAyCHEsTER PEOPLE WILL GET
THEIR MONEYS WORTH.
CAR COMPANY ACTS PROMPTLY.
All It's Lines Placed at the service
of Passengers OF the Huii-street
Iine-street Committees Meeting
Tacisy Pnrty-Bricfs.

| Inc SDeCltl tOlllUlllit AAN''
chester Council to secure from the MAJ"
chester Railway and Improvement Co'ii-
pany transfers from Hull street to any
| point I'm Richmond or Henrico county
| on the lines Of that city owned py INC
| Richmond Railway and Electric Company
| held a meeting last night and the an
| nouncement is made that II has accom-
plished that for which it was appolnteu'
| There were present Messrs. W. Is bI"u-
| lev chairman. l.. NJ. Nunnally. ana D
=. Jones Captain A. b. Gugon, counsei
| for the street-car company, ana Judge
william /. Clopton, City Attorney were
also present.
when the committee held its first meet
ing some weeks ago, the City Attorney
was instructed to wait on the company
and inform them that their franchise re-
quired them TO give transfers from the
Hull-street line to enable a passenger 10
go TO the extent of all the lines controheu
by this company, in a continuous d'ec-
ton. In justice TO the car people 1t can
be stated that as soon as oiiicerL OF the
company saw an account of the meeting
i'm the papers, and before they had Deeh
officially notified by the City Attorney
letters were addressed to Judge Clopton
and Mr.. John ". Hail. clerk of the COM
mittee informing them that the people
had been deprived of the transfers by an
oversight. and that already orders had
been given to repunch the transfers. as
was desired.
So from that time the matter of griey-
ance was settled. The street-car com
pany did more than the franchise re-
quired, in that any one in Henrico who
wishes TO come to Manchester on the
Hul-street line may do so for single
fare Of cents.
STREET COMMITTEE.
The Street Committee met also last
evening" and the annual report Of Captain
Lipscomb City Engineer was presented.
Captain LipscOmb's paper was exhaustive,
showing the amount Of work done
on the streets during the entire year, and
where. also, the disposition Of the money
allotted to this department in the budget.
The report goes 10 tho Council at its
meeting on Friday night.
The Committee on Lights held a brief
session last night, transacting only
routine business.
GAVE \ TACKY PARTY.
Little Misses Christine Farley and ollie
Blankenship gave a tacky party TO their
friends at the residence of MIR. c. r. Far
ley. in Swansboro, last night. The eve
ming was a very enjoyable one, and de-
spite the Indictment weather the little
folks in their strange costumes turned
out in a large number. Music was fur
nshed by the Manchester Mandolin and
Guitar Club.
MILLS GETTING READY.
owing TO the unusually severe wintry
LII.
the part Of the transportation companies
in delivering freight consigned 10 them,
the cotton ordered for the Marshall Mills,
Of this city, has just arrived, and is being
stored away. There is force Of hands
at work at the mills every day now,
testing the machinery and getting it into
thoroughly good shape. The gentlemen
who are at the head Of this enterprise
mean business. and they intend to wake
these old cotton-mlls up TO the vigor Of
their earlier days, and make them paying
property.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Graves Owens. OF Twelfth ana
Stockton streets, is quite sick with pneu-
monia.
Mr.. Charles Keller a former merchant
of this city. but now a rising business
man Of Suffolk, Va, is in the city on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. W. Shelton, Of Char
lotte county, are visiting their son, Mr..
l. r. Shelton. of Ninth and Maury streets.
officer Avis. OF Swansboro, took John
Coppie to the Chesterfield county Jail
yesterday morning. Coppie was given
nine months in jail by Squire c. r. Jones
for stealing chickens.
Mr.. Thomas III. Smith. who has been
clerk in the post-ofiice in the place Of a
c0lored man. named Gipln, who was q
member Of the Sixth Regiment. since that
regiment was organized has now retired
lie gives place to Gilpin, who has re-
turned.
Mr.. William j. Morrssettc. Of the firm
Of Il. II. Morrissett & Son. funeral direc-
tors, has been asked TO become a candi-
date for the office Of County Treasurer,
but has declined 10 do so.