The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
|CIT COUNCIL
OF MANCHESTER
WiIIMeetin Regular Session --Impor-,
tant Business.
NEW Ash U.RY CHURCH
To Investigate the Trouble Between
nIr. Hall and Mr.. Bourne-Atd
Society Anniyersary-News'
Personal and Brief.
,,, rchastar R,,raau Richmond Times,

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
- Mp lJull Street, Beattie BLOCK.
A busy SESSION of Tie City Council WIZ
be held tonight. Much important IS sis
Snass ,vil, he transacted. The matter OF
paving Perry Street will be reported upon
from the Street Committee, ana Possiois
a definite decision reached Inc mater
has been before the Street committee Ior
several weeks. but In that pooy ~
cison has been reached
n is probable that the report OF the
Ri,ar,i of Water Commissioners Will tnro"
some light upon the trouble which mas
arisen between Mr.. Bourne and Mr-ztiaii
in regard to the laying OF the water mains
into Chesterfield county. The commission
has been silent on the subject. and say the
matter has been exaggerated.
TO BUILD "A CHURCH.
The congregation of Asbury Methodist
church are making energetic efforts to-
wards raising the funds necessary for
the erection of a new Church building.
The present building is a frame struc-
tire on Nineteenth Street and Albany
Avenue built about seven years ago dS
a mission. This congregation has grown
rapidIy, and in the last two years mas
become a church-no longer mission.
Considerable money has been raised Win
which a lot at the corner of Nineteenth
and Everett Streets, on which it IS ln-
tended to erect the new church, mas peen-
purchased A meeting of the congrega-.
ton will be held tonight, al
which time all money collected by the
members will be turned in and prizes,
gold and silver watch, will be awarded
to those having the largest sum- WORK
will be commenced on the new church as
soon as the Building Committee has
$1,000 in hand.
TO INVESTIGATE.
There was considerable comment on
the street Yesterday concerning the action
of Superintendent Harvey Bourne, IN pre-
ferring charges against Mr.. George r.
Hail. chief engineer of the City wafer
Works 1t seems that the trouble or
misunderstanding arose from the laying
of the water mains into Chesterfield
county, as to the way in which the line
should be laid.
Mr.. Bourne claims to have instructed
Mr.. Hall to lay the pipes in one way ana
Hall, considering his own idea about the
matter best, laid the pipes according to
his plan This is said to have caused
the trouble. The matter, when brought
up in the meeting of the Water Commits
soners, was referred to a special COM
mittee for Investigation, and for decis-
ion as to which plan is best-Mr.
Bournes or Mr.. Halls
AID SOCIETY.
The ladies of the First Presbyterian
Church of this city are looking forward
with a great deal of pleasure to the 24tn
Of May, when the thirty-tirst anniversary
of the Aid Society and box opening VIII!
take place at the church.
An elaborate musical programme IS
being prepared, and the address will be
by cne of the ablest Presbyterian minis
tiers in Richmond.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
| W. R. Cheatham, for being drunk, was
fined $3.50 in the Mayors Court yester-
| day.
Miss Gertrude Weisiger returned We'd
nesday night from Powhatan county. Her
! school closed week ago, and since that
| time she has been visiting friends.
Miss Norma Lithgow has returned from
| Petersburg, where she has been visiting
| for the past two weeks.
Rev. r.. NJ. Maxey preached at Central
! Methodist Church last night.
| Manchester Lodge, No. a. A. +. ano
| A NJ, will meet at their temple Saturday
might at o'clock. Owing to the great
| amount of business, members and candl-
| dates are expected to be prompt.
| The revival services at Stockton-Street
] Church are growing in Interest. Ihe
| people are earnestly invited to attend
| these meetings.
The regular meeting of the City Coun-
| Gil will be held this evening at o'clock.
! o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Huband returned
yesterday from Pelham, n. c., where they
! were married Wednesday morning. They
| will make their future home on Thirteenth
| Street.
Work is progressing rapidly upon the
| new building of the Central Method st
! Church, and from present indications the
building will be under roof by the first of
! July.