Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-17
MAY BUY GAS WORKS.
COMPANY CHARTERED TO MAKE
ETHER AND GAS.
ITS POWERS ARE QUITE BROAD,
Prominent Men Are mt the Head OF
IL, and Much Capital Is Represent
ed in the Dircctorate-Suitsi In the
City Courts.
City Courts.

A company has been organized. and was
chartered by Judge Minor In the Law and
Equity Court yesterday, for the purpose
Of manufacturing sulphuric ether and to
make and sell gas for heat. power, ana
Illuminating purposes.
rhe powers granted by the charter are
quite broad, and seem to Indicate thA'
the company may be In the ring "hen
the old question of the sale OF the CITY
Cas-Works IS revived. The company Is
very influential one. and represents
good deal Of capital. The application ior
the charter Is signed by Messrs. Robert
Kosher. r. c. Williams. Jr.. A. ID.
Williams. w. II. Zimmerman, ana D
w. Travers.
Tha officers for the first years are
Nessrs John b. Purcell, president; >. W.
Travers. yice-president; W. c. Schmidt
secretary. and w. II. Zimmerman urea
surer. The directors are Messrs. Johh D.
Purcell. S. w. Travers, WliIlam -
schmidt. w. II. Zimmerman. Ia u: Orer,-
shaw. ]. T. Parkinson ana NJ H.
| Fritzche.
BUY OR LEASE PLANTS.
| The petition sets forth That the - ,onn
1 nHnV "A
| EEtbsr company of Richmond, is formed
| tn Manufacture and sell sulphurlc rther
under the letters patent OF Dr. Faul M Ia
| dore FritZsche or any other plVScnvS, r.,
to manufacture and sell any 49, Has and
| Chemicals. drugs, druggists SUP, mes, anu
| onx, article used in the arts ana IN ihaisu
| FEATURING. and to make and sell gas tVl
heat power. and illuminatihe' 10 III,
| end the company shall nave ppNei -
| acc,fre nv lease or purchase, tne Wulh
|
rights. privileges. and immunltles % IN;
| ;n1ividual firm, or corporation o".iln'
or engaged in business similar u 'ii'
| above set forth. ,,o ar con
| eoiida+e with such other company
! connanies and in order 10 PulChe''.
lease any property TINS coInpan ,isa IN
issue its stock and bonds anu U.s.
came in payment for the works, prop,et.,S ~
fonSe apd stock. and especially shall IN
co,nnonv have the right 10 acquire
D,rchose through subscription 10 l's SaP
9 toI stock the patent belonging TO NJ
| Fritzsche. $3.50. ,oss +ho
, the capital stock is 70 be not less 3s ' 81,
!. 1880 nor more lnah SOV'oO0'
o shares of 800 each. -, ostota r,
The company may own real $50 -,
t exceeding twenty-five acres III 'he '0''
n of Henrico. or 800 outsice. l., r,tohron
The chief office Is to be IN htIilii'o 90
t. and the principal business OF the co
k EN- &C. IN manufacture and sell sulphur
l. acid. c,-r,r)
Suit was entered in the Law ana Efu +,
in Court by Charles Il. Hughes aEd oaD
" American Home Building ana Loan .
GEORGE Hill and Israel Nerve, ~
A. we're Ggoi 70 have been tried in the Hu .tI
Court Ger yesterday morning for ss a,1eInP ~
highway Highly robbery, but it was was s eomit a
m the crime had actually oe ,,p,,I the ne
~, a idTu, To 10 change the indictments agair
them. ,r.-ti,os Court fssu
~ rnarriaee-licenses 20 the loliowi atsa
no pies the weddings TO be ceiepia'0'
IL day: "a txate 4. HI
d. Henry c. Forstman ana MI ~
lis sold Mr.. Forstman is a druggiist' Or,
nd W. Bede Hamilton and &c GeoT TeSsy W,
os daughter Of George and Jane LeonS' .
Hamilton is an express hleS'e''e0i'