The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
AN ADDITIONAL
GUARANTEE PUTUP
Richmond and Petersburg Electric
Company Deposits $4,000.
The CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Two couacilmcn Rcsign-Thc Bridge TO
Belle Isic-Ncws. Personal
and Brief of Man.
chester.
The CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
No 10. itiii Street.
The Richmond and Petersburg Electric
Railway Company deposited on yesterday
At the Mechanics and Merchants Bank
IN this city $5.rn in addition 10 the $l.a0G
which was put up by the old company
as II guarantee To the Board of Super
isors of Chesterfield county that the
line :,e completed. oauip;lcd and in opera
ton by February g. IJ2s
COUNCIL MELTING.
The regular March meeting OF the City
Council was held last night, Captai,
OBfien being in the chair, with the
following members present: Campbell,
Bradley. Wakefield, W. Nunnaiiy, Alb
bolt, Pool. Jones, S. N. Nunnally, Utz.
and Hart
The first business taken UP was the
ordinance transferring the matter OF re-
moving garbage from the supervision of
the Street Committee 10 the Committee
on Health. This ordinance was defeated,
and the matter Will remain rs III the
past.
The reports Of the various Council Com
1nittecs. the city physicians and Board
cf Health were received and approved
without discussion. The ordinance pro-
NdinG for the election of Il special city
collector and the election OF d collector
OF capitation and personal property
taxes and prescribing their powers, du-
tics and compensation was adopted. The
ordnance shall take effect as 10 the
special collector on the 18th Of April,
l9G;. and as to the collector Of capitation
ana personal property taxes Oh Dcccm-
Der l. 1902.
The report of the Building and Land
Committee, as submitted by Mr.. Bradley,
recommended The erection of d city vault
IN the Council chamber for the purpose
OF preserving the records of the city.
The cost of The vault as estimated will
;imoui:t to about $3.50 and will be erect
cd at an carly GATE
As the erection of the vault in the
Council chamber viii take up much of
The limited space ana r3akc the room
100 small To accommodate the Council
meetings, the room IN the second floor
If the building now occupied by MI 3
II. owen, Commissioner of Revenue, VIII
be fitted up for the Touncil chamber. The
committee was given power to act, and
viii have the changes made at once
The following committee was appointed
10 rcList1ict the city in accordance with
The recent amendments TO the city char
ter: Messrs. Utz, Pool, Wakefield and
Hart.
The request from the new Central
Church for a light in front of the church
was referred to the Light Committee with
instructions that II he granted
The designations of Mr. Campbell, from
The Second Ward, and Mr.. Jones, from
the First Ward, We're laid upon the table.
1Soth resign on account Of their intention
TO move their residence from the wards
they represent. Their removal from the
Council viii be a loss to the body Of two
al the most active members. Mr.. Carter
Jones is spoken of as Mr. S. p. Jones
successor.
WILL ri. RFRI-TIT
The viaduct crossing TO Belle Isle, at
Fourteenth Street, which was erected
year ago by the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road and has since been burned down and
destroyed, viii be replaced at once. The
matter has given the employees on the
island a great deal Of inconvenience and
it will be a great Improvement in that
quarter. AR. Utz, member of the Coun-
oil from that ward, has received a letter
from Major Myers, of the Atlantic Coast
Line. assuring him that the work Will be
begun at once.
c b. Cole, of Manchester. fell from
Street-car on Lester Street. in Fulton,
thursday evening, and was slightly hurt.
MAY RESIGN.
Mr.. NJ. y. Campbell contemplates
change in business. and is considering
conducting a shoe store in the building
Air. Landon p. Jones has just vacated,
on Twelfth and HILL Streets.
in case he should make this change, he
viii move his family into the fiat above
III" store. thus changing his residence
from The Second 80 the Third Ward AS
Mr.. Campbell is now representing The
Second Ward in the City Council, it is
probable he viii resign from that body
\ telegram. was received here Thurs
day announcing the death of Mrs. Will
liam Smith at her home, in South Caro-
lima. She was the wife of Capt. William
Smith conductor on the Coast Line
Railroad, and resident of this city until
4 few months ago, residing at Thirteenth
and Semmes Street.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
Miss Nora Cleburnc, Of this city. left
yesterday for visit to friends and rela-
lives in Amelia county.
Hiss Grace TAYLOR is quite sick at her
home no. 1911 Perry Street.
John Prue and Charles Brown (colored)
We're fined $f00 each in the Police Court
yesterday morning for fast driving on
Perry Street Thursday afternoon.
The meetings at the acknowledgement
Baptist Church this week conducted by
the pastor continues in interest. 4 cor
dial invitation is extended To all TO at
lend this series OF meetings. There Will
lac no service tonight, but usual SER
Niccs on Sunday.
Mrs. e Y. Badly left last evening for
-Nilien, 5. c, having been suddenly called
10 her parents home on account OF the
serious illness Of her mother, Mrs. c. *.
Henderson
The marriage of Mr.. William ]. Ahern
and Miss Josie Sovier, viii take place next
Thursday evening at the brides home, No.
Ola Nest Eleventh Street.
The revival service at Ciopton-Street
baptist Church is growing in interest, and
al the meetings there have been sew
cral conversions Rev. ". W. Sisk is
conducting; the meeting.
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