The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-06
WILL NOT GRANT
ANY PETITIONS
Until Southern Bell Company
Gets Franchise.
DECISION OF 81. COMMITTEE.
Thirteenth Street TO Be Paved from
Perry to Raiiroad-Stockton Also
to Be Paved-other Man
chester items.
DECISION OF 81. COMMITTEE
Thirteenth Stree, to Be Paved from
Manohesto. bureau. Richmond Times,

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. 11e2 Hull Street
Permanent street improvements. while
NJ all times occupying an important place
IN the minds OF the members of the Street
Committee. were n secondary conssdera-
ton compared with the important mat
ters which were brought before that body
last night
petition from the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company was presented by Mr.
Fairfax Montague, asking that his COM
pany be allowed to remove their wires
from MaTo's bridge and string them out
Eighth Street to the Free Bridge. The
ordering of bids from contractors for tho
Ertterfng and paving of Thirteenth
Street from Perry to Railroad occupied
some little time. to say nothing Of tho
grading Of Stockton Street from Seventh
to Eighth.
The committee was called to order at
s O'Clock, with Messrs. L. NJ. Nunnally,
+. c. Brpaddus. ]. S. Wakefield. and ].
D.. Rea1ns in attendance The first bust
ness was the petition from the Telephone
Company. Mr.. Montague left the room
after making his request for a six months
franchise to string wires on Eighth
Street. There was some spirited talk
chief objection was that this company
did not now nor has it ever had any
franchise to construct lines or poles in
Manchester. Literally speaking, it Is a
tresspasser and is liable at any moment
TO be brought before the grand jury and
forced out Of the city. And yet for
twelve years this company has been do
ing business in Manchester.
At meeting some weeks ago. Mr..
~, ,o,1x- eli I'D =
franchise to operate here. Because he
could not then offer to the members the
same rates that Richmond enjoyed. the
committee turned it down, refusing him
a franchise until he came to the figures
for the service of a phone that Richmond
people had. Nir. Chipley then said he
was not in a position to state positively
what he would do. not having seen the
officials of the company. Some of the
members were of the opinion that If this
Temporary franchise was granted it would
be hard to get the company out of the
city.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The committee will await until the COM
pany sees fit to grant to Manchester the
came rates accorded Richmond before
they act on the petition to string wires
ON Eighth Street
AS to the work on Stockton Street. 1t
seems that the present City Engineer
and the one who surveyed the land in
the vicinity mentioned above are not OF
the same opinion. and for this reason the
City Attorney will see the strip of land
to-day in company with the City. EnSan-
Ger. 'e+ss31
FOR the work to be done on Thirteenth
Street estimates were presented by Cap
toin J,inscomb. They are as follows:
From Semmes Street to Railroad, with
cutters and the excavation necessary
SPIT 10. on the west side Of Thirteenth
Street. from Perry to McDonough Streets,
sl7 So; from McDonough to Semmes
Streets, 1893 So. The total cost so Tar as
could be estimated last night for the
proper grading and placing of a sidewalk
on this street will amount TO sl,2.S.
Judge Haner for the Richmond and
Petersburg Electric Railroad Company.
presented a petition asking that an
amendment be made to the franchise gov
ering his company, relative to the paving
of the Turnpike. where the city had not
paved and did not expect to very soon
Judge Haner thought it unjust to force
his company to do the paving now When
the city wants to pave its part or the
street. then the company would do the
work II it was done now. 1t would
have to be done over again When the
city paved the street.
Other business transacted was the or
de,inx Of the City Engineer to sell the
horse now owned and purchase pair
of mules to be used with the city carts
The. committee adjourned at late
hour.
Messrs Woodward and Sons offered to
do the work of grading near their places
if the city would only place some pipes
there to take away the drainage which
eccumulates in front of their place.
Warrants are in the hands of Con-
stable Grant for the arrest OF four White
boys of hanchester-Andrew Protsman.
Adolphus Firth, Eddie Johns and boy
name Hendricks, charged with assault
ing Bertha Cosy. The boys Will be
tried this morning before Squire Chea-
than. Cesls lives in Marx Addition ana
claims that the boys greatly annoyed
linn by yelling wherever he went ana
then assaultins him.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
After lengthy meeting the f1re
Committee of the Council last night or
dered four hundred feet OF Trojan hose
from the Eureka Hose Company. James
Boyce & Company nroprictorS IN Phia-
delphia MIR. Pattersona representative
os the company. was at the meeting and
demonstrated to the members the advan-
1aces of The hose, showing many differ
ent kinds.
The Aln,shoEse Committee held a Short
meeting, only transacting the routine bus
mess and paying the bills incurred dur
ing the month.
For the first Tune in years. there was
meeting of the Finance Committee o.
the City School Board held last might
The members spent some time in eNamin
ing the books OF the secretary. and foune
them in first class condition. Mr.. Il
NJ. Nunnally is the present secretary
PERoNAI,s AND BRIEFS.
Mr. Tom Wilson, of Swansboro, wh'
met with so painful an accident in Rich
,nona the first of the week. is slight.
Improving A piece of steel struck hin
In the eye. making a very painful wound
Stewart, the lictle son OF Mr.. c. II
Dorset. of Swansboro, fell from a ire
Wednesday. landing on piece of broke,
glass. infiicting painful cash in his foot
SQUIRE .Cheatham will in the near flu
;uro move his place OF business from
the present stand. dagonally cross. tn
street. where Cersley one time kept
rho series OF entertainments at Ninth
: Street Church will close this evening
with n most attractive programme. Mr.
and Mrs Cloves and Miss acGehee. th'
TALENTED elocutionist, have promised sev