The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-07
BOARD O Heal II III
Has MORE POWER.
Will Quarantine Premises Where
There is Contagious Disesae.
.ExTINGUIsHERs T;0.,B E,I RED
Dunnayant Behind the Bars-Boys Do Not
Like for hlchmond Youths to Court
Manchester Girls - ersoual
Items from manchester.

Items from manchester.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
No.g11O2 Hull Street.
At a meeting last night Of the Health
Committee Of the Manchester Council an
ordinance was offereu Charging the pow.
ers of the Board Of Health in regard to
contagious diseases. the board Will nave
absolute authority to quarantine prem
ises where there is a, case of contagious
disease and also to post guards and see
that no person or piece of furniture is
removed from the house until permission
is given by the president of the board.
The ordinance further states that any
physician attending case OF contagious
disease and not notifying the president
of the Board of Health within six hours
will be subject to a fine of not less than
$3.50 nor more than 500.
DR.. w. P. Mathews, president Of the
board, made his report for January and
February. In January there We're thirty
three deaths, twenty white and thirteen
colored. III February there were nine
white and fourteen colored.
WILL TRY THEM
The Fire Commissioners met last night
II: the Council chamber with a good at
tendance. After the meeting had ad-
jnLrned and an ordinance had been or
d..red to be drawn forcing people who
oren the streets to notify the department
at once, there appeared a representative
Of the Racine Fire Extnguisher Com
Esny, with an apparatus that he claimed
would stop fire from burning by simply
holding it near the blaze. The commits
sloners We're treated to a bonfire out in
the street, showing what the eXtinglNSher
would do. They went into session again
and ordered two of them to be sent on
t1jal to the department, and if they prove
satisfactory they will be taken.
DON'T LIKE RICIIMONDERS.
Two young men hailing from Richmond
were made to show some of their sprint
ing ability Wednesday night about 1880
o'clock. About ten boys from this city
We're the direct cause Of the ssrinting.
The two young men in question came
over to see a young lady, and as it is
told by one Of the boys who was in the
crowd, everything went smoothly for
them until they had left the home Of the
fair one and started for the car; then it
was that rocks and everything else avail
able We're brought into play. The bad
part about it for the two young men was
that there was no car passing when they
reached the line The pursuers did not
give up, but ran them down to Seventh
and Perry Streets.
j. 3. Dunnavant is now confined in the
city Jail awaiting the arrival of sauthori-
ties ofstW;lEiamsburg. He was before the
Mayor yesterday morning. and was or
dered to be held. Dunnavant pleaded
hard for his liberty. claiming that he
was as sane as any man in the court
room, and that he had a position here,
and wanted to work. There was MOTH
ing to do. however, ;butfhold him for the
authorities and let, them determine as
to his sanity. 80 -
WORK ON THE LINE.
Work on the curve at the corner of
Seventh and Perry Streets is now nearly
completed, and the cars will by the last
OF the week be on good schedule time.
iris curve is one OF the best that the
company has put in on any OF their
lines being large girder rails, the
switches heavy, thereby preventing a
car from Jumping from the tracks. The
rCrth-bound track on the Free Bridge
is now torn up, and work is progressing
rapidly. The cars are delayed some
here by the carts, which are compelled
to drive on one track. Heavy rails are
being put down on the bridge, and when
t:is is completed the work on the south
bound track on Perry Street will have
been completed. and then the line to
Forest Hill Will be open for the summer
travel improvements on the park are
now under way, and the company say
they will make the resort much better
than it has ever before been.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The registrars of the city are anxious
for the men who want transfers to come
and get them. Mr.. Z. A. Pickett, regis
trar in the Second Ward, was given a
new set of books by the Electoral Board
at their last meeting, and the voters who
want to get transfers will please come
after them.
he little child of Judge Ingram is now
considered to be out of danger and i'm
proving steadily.
A negro giving his name as James
Warent was arrested last night by Spe-
clal Officer Jones, of the Atlantic Coast
Line. The prisoner had a bag of coal on
his back at the time he was caught.
The Cemetery Committee met last night
at 1880 o'clock and transacted routine
business. The Finance Committee meets
to- night.
The charter for the free bridge to be
Will be before the Senate Committee this
morning at ten O'Clock, and the company
from here will likely be at the meet
Jig. Judge Clopton says that he does
not feel any uneasiness as to the final
passage of the bill. This charter gives
to the new company the right of con-
de mnation, and there may be some fight
OH this question.