The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-24
MARY PL An
IN MANC| CHESTER Is; .!|..!'''
Io.D.y The Las, Nearly al caudi-
dates Have Signed.
ELECTRIC LINE 10 BE BUILT.
Dssea OF an old Colored Citizrn-nliss
Laws sssGoinE Homc-ln tho
Mayors Con,t-News Per
sona1 and BRIEF.
ELECTRIC LINE 10 BE BUILT Blu IL.
Bureau. Richmond Times mes.

4 Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.
I liz Hull Street. Beattic block.
The political situation IN Manchester
Is being slated The place for the pii-
snary elections TO be held in April has.
{ soeen signed by q majority OF the cam
diaates. To-day being the las, day. the
plan may Goc signed, ali candidates who
( nave not done so, should call at MI:
+ CHARLES aBIFkcr,s' place of bus ness. and
give Official notice of Their intention 10
rsAn for Office.
THOSE who have signed the plaa are.
FOR Mayor. 81. a. Maurice: Common
wealth Attorney. A. C. Atkinson: City
Sergeant. C. II. Sharp. w. l.. Porter.
Geo. a. Carr, Thomas II. Fisher, II. Z.
Ferguson, George W. Blank snship
Justice Of the. Peace-Fi1st Ward. no
candidate. Second Ward, ~. w. Gibbs,
Third Ward. w. T. Gillian, a. c. Hard :
i 1uE. and J. P. Robertson.
For Council-Tirst Ward, j. 7. Green.
j. S. Wakefield. and J. B. Rudd, Second
5 Ward, M. Morton. and NJ A. Ca.n?cc !.
The candidates in the Third ana
FOURTH Ward had not signed yesterday
i afkernoon.
SUPERVISORS MEET.
The committee from the Board OF Saper-
vtAors of Chesterfield county met Sester-
day morning in the Office of.Messrs. log
tilll & Wells, 10 consider the petition
from the Manchester and se1efs-
eourE Electric Railway COMPANY
for an extension of time IN which
e. complete their line. There
were present, OF the Board. r. A Bowen.
A Phaup and Ben. johnson. Represent
1nr the company were Messrs. Corbin
warwick and James Bcllwood. Mr.. Cog
hiIl. attorney for the county, drew up the
agreement, which will be recommended to
4 The Board at its meeting to be held Mon
day.
Two. of the members. Messrs. Bower,
and Phaup. Will recommend to the Board
on Monday that the Electric Railway
Company be allowed an extension OF time
under the following conditions:
That they shall commence work in SIX
ty days and complete same by March 3.
1901 II the work be not commenced IN
sixty days, or If commenced and be not
completed in twelve months, the $1,000
will be Forfeited.
Mr.. 3. w. johnson (coiored). the third
member OF The committee, proposed the
.following, which he will present to the
Board:
That the county; shall retain the $1,000
(which has been forfeited. and that said
company shall deposit 5000 TO be for
Z Yeited in case the work on said road be
not commenced within sixty days, or If
commenced, be not completed within l.
months.
WILL, GO HOME.
Miss Laws. The young lady who is
wanted by her mother In Fulton, N. Y,
3. has notified her boarding-house keeper
that she will leave Manchester Sunday
might for her home. She was at
work an the Allen e Ginter Branch OF
1.-THE American Tobacco Company yester-
day.
j01r. James l.. Petit Is quite Ill at his
home. NO. no East Tenth Street He had
been unwell for several days. though ar
dis desk in the clerks office, but yes
terday he was unable to get out, and is
said to be quite an I'll man. Mr.. Petit
IS seventy years old and has been man
Of splendid constitution.
WILL CONFER TO-DAY.
Mr.. Bradley and Mr.. Utz. the committee
appointed by the Council to confer with
the onlcials OF the Coast Line IN regard
TO the Improvement of the passage-way
10 Belle Isle, held a conference with
Major Meyers of the comrnny.
but were unable to reach an agree
ment. "A second conference will BE-
held this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
Mt which time there will he present War
Ten 6. Elliott. president of the company,
and Judge Clopton. city attorney. 1t Is
hoped the matter may be adjusted.
ALL IN. TIE FAMILIES.
The Mayor had a knnt:y proposition Yes
1erday morning in family troubles. MIR. and