Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-13
Manchester
and
Chesterfield.

The Board OF Aldermen met in the
Council Chamber last night Present.:
Messrs, Utz, Tillery, Perdue, Patram.
Rudd, Barrett, and Hooker. Three hours
were consumed in discussing the recon-
mendations of the subcommittee on
lights from the Assembly. The new Coun-
Gil and it's committees certainly believe
in doing the work thoroughly.
The recomm endation that the Southern
and Atlantic-Coast Lines be released from
the payment Of light bills was rejected
by the Assembly, and the substitute that
the railroads pay the Passenger and
Power Company direct. instead of through
the city, carried. Mr.. Barrett suggested
that inasmuch as the city was receiving
the light free, the companies should be
releas ed from payment, but the boa:d
finally concurred in the action Of the AS
sennbly, and the recommendations OF the
subcommittee dropped.
The resolution of the Assembly request
ing the Ordinance Committee to place a
penalty to be imposed on the Passenger
and Power Company for the improper
burning of the lights, was concurred in
by the board.
AT THIRTEENTH AND SEMMES.
tain Tillery said that the light at Thir-
teenth and Se1nmes streets had been
placed there with a purpose. and seemed
to hint that some one in the neighbor-
hood had used undue influence to set a
light where it was not absolutely neces-
sary.
The resolution of the Assembly asking
for an increase in the street force was
then discussed. It seemed to be the opin
ion of the board that if an overseer was
placed over the men the present force
would be sufficient This position was
taken by Mr. Abbott, and Mr.. Patram
agreed with him and said he had fire.
quently asked the city engineer to make
a point of overseeing the street work ANA
to make the men attend more closely to
their duties.
ATLANTIC-CoAsT LINE REFUSED
TO PAY.
Mr.. Patram moved that the money re-
ceived by the city from the railroads for
lights since April LIST be returned, but
after tie vote, withdrew the resolution.
Mr.. Patran's motion ELECTED the fact
that the Atlantic-Coast Line had refused
to pay the light bills, and, further, that
the bills had been passed on by Captain
O'Brien only. The city auditor was in
structed to communicate with Superinten-.
dent Riddle and inform him of the debt.
On motion of Mr.. Barrett. the Mayors
message was taken from the table and
referred to committee of five-two from
the board and three from the Assembly.
Messrs. Barrett and Perdue were APP
pointed to serve on this committee.
Mr.. Utz. president Of the board, said
that in spite of the protests in and out
of the body, he had decided to tender his
resignation, and asked that the matter
be taken up at the next meeting of the
board.
MR.. r. c. WOOD DEAD.
Mr.. r. c. Wood. son of Mr. A J. Wood,
died yesterday afternoon at 4:45, Of an
aneurism. The funeral will be held Sun
day, and interment made at Welden, N.
&C. The easel Is particularly sad one.
as about a month ago Mr.. Wood was
married to a pretty Norfolk girl The
ceremony was performed on Tuesday, and
the following Thursday the groom was
taken to a hospital in Norfolk, there to
suffer hopelessly. This week his father
went to Norfolk and brought his boy
home to die The long illness, which was
an expensive one, ate up all the savings
of both father and son, and without
money to defray the expenses of the flu
neral. the case would indeed be desperate
If the good citizens of Manchester had
not, with characteristic charity taken
the matter up. A public fund was start
ed yesterday to defray the expenses of
the young mans Illness and this money
will be used for the funeral,