The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-02
ARGUMENT MADE 'l:|:
IN PETERSBURG [: u. G.
On the Appointment Of Commis-
sioners to Condemn Land.
FOR NEW ELECTRIC LINE.
Til. Fourth District conmi.teeto Confer With
Mr.. E'ysoa on the Campaign Public
Improvement Committee of the
City Council.
FOR NEW ELECTRIC LINE,
The Fourth District co:nmi!tceto Confer With
A., E,,vso, or ~. Camnaior prh,c
fspec!al Dispatch to The Times. )


PETERSBURG. VA, Oct. l.-counsel
FOR Louis E. Spencer, trustee, argued be-
fore Judge Mullen last Thursday Pc
tition to remove to the United States
District Court the petition of the Rich
mono and Petersburg Electric Railway
Company for the appointment of five
commissioners to assess property in Pet
ersburg which the railway company needs
in the construction of a bridge across
the river at this city. b. II. Mann. conn-
sci for the railway company. pointed out
defects in the petition. and counsel for
Spencer filed an amended petition. Ar
sunaents on this were made before Judge
Mullen to-day Counsel for the railway
company. William l.. Royal, of Rich
moad, and x. II. Mann. OF Petersburg.
contended that an amended petition could
not be fled at this time. and that the
court ought to get one with the original
proceedings for condemnation and not
permit the case To go to the District
Court. Miles NJ. Martin, of Richmond,
and r. B. Davis, Of Petersburg, repre-
scented Spencer.
+. G. Freaze. vice-president and general
manager OF Richmond and Petersburg
Electric. Railway Company, was present.
Judge Mullen has taken the matter
under Amusement and will probably rem
der his decision tomorrow.
DISTRICT POLITICS.
The Central Committee OF the Fourth
District Will meet at the Shirley Hotel.
in this city, tomorrow night to perfect
az: organization and map out a plan Tor
the coming gubernatorial campaign.
j. Taylor EIyson, the State chairman,
Will confer with the committee at that
time.
The Common Council this afternoon
considered many matters of Importance
10 Petersburg. The Public improvement
Committee offered a resolution recon-
nending the pavement of. Sycamore
Street, between Tabb and Bank Streets.
with granoIithic pavement. The resolu-
ton was referred to the Street Commit
tee with Instructions to ask for bids, as
certain the costs, and make reports to
the Council al its next meeting. The
City Engineer was instructed to estimate
the entire cost of paving Washington
Street with vitrified bricks between the
car tracks and with sheet asphalt from
the tracks to the curbing and report to
the Council. Mr.. Carter r. Bishop, chair
man Of the Public Improvement Com
mittee, stated to the Council that just
before coming to the meeting he received
a communication from the Atlantic Coast
'
tee defer action in the matter of the
pavement OF Washington Street until a
representative of the company could con-
fAr with the committee. The conference
Will be held this week
TO REMOVE TRACKS.
The committee contemplated recon-
lnending TO the Council that it request
the Atlantic Coast. Line Company to re-
move one OF its tracks on Washington
Street between Sycamore and Market
Streets.
The narrowness of the walk on the
north side necesstates some action look
ing TO an increase Of the sidewalk space.
The poles supporting the electric rail-
way wires and the telegraph wires along
this part of the street make travel OIL
TIL cars, both electric and steam, exceed
insiy dangerous. Not Very long ago an
elnTIoye of one of the stores in this city
got on the train near the station on
Washington Street to deliver q package.
and was killed by being struck against
one of the poles while getting from the
train None of the Street Railway Com
pany conductors have been seriously in
iured by the poles at this point, but
many of them have been struck and
slightly hurt 1t is not the purpose OF
the Committee nor of the Council to en-
barrass in any way the railway compa-
ny, but the company anticipates radical
changes ana improvements 10 their road
ana station on this street, and in view of
this fact, the committee believes it would
be well to begin the improvement by re-
moving one OF the tracks SO that a walk
way may be laid at the same time the
roadway Of the. street is paved.
COR1OLANUS.
The first presentation of Coriolanus in
Petersburg for several years will be given
Tomorrow night at the Academy of
Music by the company headed by Mr.. r.
D. Mclean and Miss yOdette Tyler. There
is considerable interest manifested in the
appearance here of Miss Tyler, who is a
Nort., Carolinian and known TO some OF
the people in this city.
At the recent meeting Of the Ladies
Memorial Association it was decided that
the association was ready to begin the
memorial work on Old Blandford Church
and VAS resolved that all the members
of the Ladies Memorial Association and
q committee from the Daughters. con-
sisting Of Mrs. j. ". Claiborne. Mrs. r.
T. Meade, Mrs. William r. AIcKenney