The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-17
ANNUAL REPORT OF
WATER DEPARTING
Superintendent Reports That
Machinery is in Bad Condition.
FINANCES ARE IN FINE SHAPE
Balance Turned Into Treasury After
Paying All Expenses and Interest
on Bonds-Conductor Knocked
from His Gar.
FINANCES ARE IN FINE SHAPE
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
1I02 Hull Street
The annual report OF Superintendent G.
n Sharp. made last night at meeting
of the Water Commissioners, stated that
the pumping machinery now in use is
inadequate to the demands being made
upon it, and requested that the commits
sioners take some action at once.
There has been some trouble in pro-
curing coal for The purnp-house- A con-
tract with John J. Hesser & Company to
furnish the city coal, has strike clause
In it, and has been annulled.
Mr.. Sharp has been placed to great
deal Of trouble In procuring sufficient
quantity at a reasonable price.
The report says the financial condition
of the department is much better this
year than last. and very gratifying to all
concerned. after paying all interest on
bonds to the City Treasurer. Bills OF
the department against the City School
Board which wer at one time sent back
for reduction il possible, were shown to
be at the very lowest figure and were
ordered collected
TO WEST POINT.
Upon the decision of the Republican
District Convention, meeting at West
Point to-day, depends largely whether
white or negro Republicans will get tho
whip hand. For q long time the Repub-
licans of the city have been dominated
by negroes. but at the meeting OF the
ward representatives here some time ago.
the whites separated from the meeting OF
the blacks and appointed delegates to the
convention in West Point. as well as
chairman for the committee.
The negroes also elected delegates to
the district convention, and chairman
Of the committee. Both sets go to West
Point to-day. and before the Committee
on Credentials from the district conven-
ton, both Kill be heard.
PRESENCE OF MIND.
Her feet wedged in the bottom of thu
buggy, with her whole body hanging be-
tween the wheels. and the horse tearing
madly Town Grace Street in Richmond
Sunday afternoon. Miss Rosa Wlkerson.
of this city, had the presence Of mind to
hand the reins TO her companion. Miss
Julia Goode, thereby saving possible se-
rious injury or death to both
The two young ladies. who are the most
prominent In Manchester, had gone for
drive behind a horse belonging to Miss
Wilierson. After driving on the boulevard
they started home and while coming
down West Grace Street the animal sud
denly became frightened and started on
mad run So sudden Was the jerk that
Miss Wilkerson, who was handling the
reins, was pulled forward for an Instant
anG then a swerve of the vehicle sent
her over between the wheels, But for the
fact that her feet were lodged in the hot
tom Of the buggy the accident might have
been fatal AS it was, she escaped with
a slight injury of the back, while Miss
Goode was not injured at all. save a. ner-
CHI WI q
has fully recovered.
Both Young ladies will remember the
incident to their dying day. A negro man
stopped the horse after he had begun to
quiet down considerably. and the ladies
drove to Manchester without assistance.
MARROW ESCAPE
Conductor Egbert Moses, of the Hull
Street line of the Passenger and Power
Company, passed through an experience
yesterday morning that he will scarcely
forget soon. While holding the trolley on
the wire OF a north bound car Of the Hull
Street line, in rounding the ounve at Sew
enth and Hull, he was struck by q south
bound car Of the Richmond and Peters
burg Electric Line and thrown almost
directly under the wheels. In falling. Mr..
Moses had presence OF mind sufficient
to throw himself to the right. thereby
escaping the heavy trucks Of the Peters,
burg car. AS 1t was. ne was p0sheN Tor
ward along the raiis directly In front Of
the fore wheels. by the life-guard, for
some four or five feet. AS Mr.. Moses
swung out from the outside Of the north
bound car to better handle his trolley,
the south bound car coming on the other
track, which he had not noticed, struck
hin. broadcast. DR.. McLain, the COM
pany's physician, was called Immediately
and rendered the necessary medical aid.
No bones were broken, but Mr.. Moses re-
cefved a severe bruise Of the back.
EXPLAINS DECISION.
Judge Ingram, of the Corporation Court
of Manchester. IN speaking OF the decision
made by him Monday in reference to an
article In Tuesdays paper, said
that he did not decide that the
grand jurors who had been sum-
moned were not competent because they