The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-11
FEDERAL COURTS
REMOVE RECEIVER
Richmond and Manchester Line is
Restored,
BANK STREET TRACKS TO GO
Road Will BE Abandoned Within
Very Short Timc-New
Cars are Put Into
Service.
BANK STREET TRACKS TO GO

The Federal Courts have removed the
receivershp of the Richmond ana Nan
chester Railway. and the line has been
restored to its former operators, the ilch-
mond Passenger and Power company.
Judge Waddill yesterday rendered his
decision in the case OF Smyser and others
KS. the Richmond and Manchester Rail-
way and others. and the receiver was diS-
charged. and the costs placed on the de-
PENDANT company.
The opinion says:
."!-he court doth examine and approve
the accounts OF said receiver, showing ms
transactions as such from June ), 1907,
to the c.ose of July 9, 1850. from wrich
accounts there appears 70 be IN the handS
OF said receiver the sum Of $33S1I9 ana
the court doth adjudse, order and Gecree
that out of the said sum the said receiver
shall retain the sum of $1,000 as his own
compensation for services up to the ena
of his receivership and for compensation
to his counsel and solicitor And that
he shall pay to the Richmond PASSENGER
and Power Company the residue OF tne
said funds in his hands-so wit. S2.SS'. %.
And the court doth further aiJudSe. oraer
and decree that the injunction awarded
solved and the receiver thereby appointed
is hereby discharged. and the said receiver
beverly r. Seldom is hereby ordereo
forthwith to surrender TO the defendants,
the Richmond Passenger and Power COM
pany all the property OF every klnd ana
description belonging to the Rfchnonh
and Manchester Railway Company that
has come into his hands, custody or con-
trol. and the said Richmond Passenger
and Power Company IS to be permitted
TO receive from all the officers ana
employees Of the said Richmond and Man
chester Railway Company. or said
receiver. all fares and other moneys
received by said officers and employees
since the close of July O. 1900.
The decision restores The Richmond and
Manchester Railway Company to the con-
troll of the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company and the situation as it
was prior to the recevership proceedings.
NEW ROLLING STOCK.
The Richmond Passenger and Power
COMPANY has just received eleven of its
new and magn;hcently equipped cars
Three are now running on the Main
Street line and the others will be put on
in a few days.
About twenty. ours similar to these are
being constructed and will be soon ready
for shipment
we are making improvement to the
system just as rapidly possible said
Major James D. Patton, president
of the company, yesterday. 1.-The en-
tire loop from Main and Vine Streets to
the Reservoir has been replaced with
modern r rails.
CLAY-STREET LINE.
I'VE are about ready to begin the work
of improving the road-bed of the Clay
Street line. Just as soon az City Engineer
Cutshaw approves of the switch 1t IS pro
posed to place a Twenty-frst and Main
Streets we will be ready 10 run the Clay
Street cars down Seventh Street to Main,
thence to Twenty-first and up TINT street
to Franklin and along the present route
THE track on Franklin from Twenty
first TO Twelfth, Twelfth TO Bank, Bank
to Ninth, Ninth to Franklin and Franklin
to Seventh will be torn up. the schedule
from Seventh to Twenty-first on Main,
the business centre OF the city, VIII be the
fastest in Richmond after the proposed
change. is made