Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-11
THE JAMES.
COUNCIL PERMITS CARS TO STOP At
A.C. l.. CROSSING.
Mr.. UTz TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION.
IL Was Promptly rehabilitation Oh
the Special Committee s's"'
.,,t One HuII-Street Schedule
Observation-Disclosures Has Cnse.

The Manchester Council held its Feb
ruary session last night, and was Gu
gagged most of the period OF meeting III
hearing the reports of the standing COM
mlttees for the fiscal year ending Janu-
airy 81 1899.
There were present Messrs. John CBrien
(presidenU. w. o. Randlett, James l. Abb
bot, w. Il. Bradley L. NJ. Nunnally, j. r.
Green. S. =. Jones, and r. l.. Patram
The report of the special committee to
call attention to the Manchester Railway
and Improvement Company. that in not
giving transfers to any point in Rich
mond or Henrico county on their lines
they were violating their franchise, was
Of especial interest. The commiNee ac-
complished the purpose for which 1t was
appointed. letter was read from cap
tain A. H. Guigon, i'm which he said that
the officials had promptly given orders
for the transfers to be punched as the
franchise provided, and that the fact that
they had not been for some time was an
oversight.
TO STOP AT THE CROSSING.
The committee. however. reported a
significant resolution. which Will aifect
the car schedule on Hull street great
deal. 1t is given as follows:
Resolved. That the Richmond and Man.
chester Railway Company and the Man
chester Railway and Improvement Com
pany. jointly operating the Hull-Street
Line be permitted to run their Hul-street
car TO the Atlantic-COast Line crossing
and return. and also 10 run their cor
nection car from the county 70 this point
at which neat building for the shelter
of passengers. satisfactory to this com
mittee. shall be erected, and further. mat
all time gained by this concession shau
be given TO the quickening of the sche-
dule between this city and Richmond,
all rights of transfer now existing TO be
retained. and i'm no wise To be abridged
or interfored with.
W. b. BRADLEY Chairman
Mr.. Bradley stated to the Council that
the street-car companies had been made
acquainted with the purport of the resolu-
ton. and had agreed TO IL. The report OF
the committee was thereupon unanimous
~ accepted by the Council, and the reso-
luton adopted.
RENDERED HIS RESIGNATION.
Mr.. John T.. UtZ, "A member OF the
Council from the Fourth Ward, and one
of the most active and efficient members
OF that body, rendered his resignation
last night. TO take effect at once.
This action was a surprise TO many OF
the Council, and his colleagues were lotn
TO consider it. 1t was. therefore laid on
the table until another meeting.
The report OF the City Treasurer lor
the fiscal year. which was printed in full
IN the Dispatch of yesterday. was ac-
cepted. and ordered to be filed.
The Argand Refining Company, Of Ma
rietta. O.. petitioned the body for per-
nit 20 conduct an oil business on Second
street on the lot formerly occupied by
NicBain * Co. The request went TO the
Street Committee.
The remainder Of the session was taken
up in considering the reports for the
month. granting building permits, and
other routine work.
MAYOR HAS \ DRUNK"
Mayor Maurice held Police Court yes
terday morning for the first time for
some ten days. His prisoner was X. w.
Thomas. charged with being drunk. The
Navor taxed him $3.50 and the costs.
Mr.. O. j. Andrews while on the way to
his place of employment. with the kingan
Company. in Richmond, yesterday morn
ing. slipped. and falling, broke his arm.
DR.. L. r. Rucker was called and set the
broken member
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. George G.. Cox, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis a few days since Is
steadily improving.
Mrs. W. II. oliver and Miss Daisy
Brown. of Salisbury, y. C., are visiting
Mrs. G.. c. Wilburn, at 1926 cambridge
street.
The Democratic Committee or Chester
field will meet at the Courthouse Monday
TO make arrangements for the coming
spring election 1t has been called by
CONFERENCE.-The Phil V. Cogbill.
Mr.. Willard f. Martin, who has been
confined to his bed for several We $
past with the grip is somewhat improved.
IL ON nov. sit Nm I'm his bod.