The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28
SWIFT CREEK is
To- Be INSPECTED
Council Committee to Visit the
PIace-0thcr City Matters
of Interest.

The feature in Council circles tomorrow
will DO the trip OF the joint Committee
on Finance and Water to the Swift creek
watershed, in Chesterfield county, as
Ecsts OF MI. John c. Robertson
Mr.. Robertson is at the head OF move
mert to supply the city with water from
Swift Creek. and it Is pending discus
sion Of the merits OF this proposition
that the committee takes the trip.
The party will leave Seventh and Perry
Streets, Manchester, at 10 o'clock sharp.
Several Council committees arc scneo-
uled for tomorrow night. Pr1nung ono
Rules will meet at o'clock; ELECTRICITY
at $50 o'clock, and the Committee on
Streets win meet at o'clock IN the az
terroon.
The Committee on Police will moet at
40 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Judge E. c.. Minor, In the Law aho
Equity Court, yesterday morning granted
charter to the Eureka Ice and Coid
Storage Company. with capital stock OF
not less than SIS 900 nor moro than soooVV
The company intends to manufacture ana
sch Ice and conductd a cold storage ous-
mess. The company has purchased from
Mr.. Joseph Montgomery the cold storage
and Ice plant bought by him from tho
receiver of the Richmond Dry Colo oto1~
age Company. The new company mas
also purchased tho business and equip
ment Of the Eureka Ice Company. Inc
;ncorporators are W. G. Tucker. presi-
dent: G. M. Gaubert, vce-president; w.
o. Pollard secretary and treasurer. ana
tho Board Of Directors consists OF the
officers. John Garland Pollard and John
S. Eggleston.
President Maupin, OF the Richmond
Telephone Company, said yesterday az
terncon that his company was ready 10
60 into conduits Just as soon as the Com
mittee on Streets takes favorable action
on the petition OF the company
1--WE hope to have all our wires IN con-
dnts by tho 18th OF next March,. he
said
Early next week the new phones will
be in use. At this time there is some
complaint about the service But this is
due, as Mr.. Maupin says, to the many
transfers, to the crossing Of wires that
are being removed from poles and to
various other little things incidental to
a removal Of a system like this.
''All this will be over next week, how
ever." said Mr.. N1aupin. "and We prom
Use fine service"
The subcommittee on streets, 70 which
the petition of the company to go under
ground was referred. will meet at 4
o'clock Tomorrow afternoon and will
make report to the full committee at
5 o'clock.
J. Marin Castell OF No. 1904 East Cap
itol Street Washington, an euploye In
the Government Printing Office. 20 whom
Superintendent Davis, Of the Alrshouse
telegraphed regarding the disposition Of
the body Of John H. Castell who died
early Friday morning. has ordered the
remains forwarded to Washington for
private burial, He is the old mans son.
a daughter, Mrs. Edward "A. Barron, re-
sides at No. AS A Street southeast. The
deceased was stationary engineer, and
was formerly in the government employ
at the Washington Navy Yard
Tn response to criticisms concerning the
supper given at the jail the night OF the
incarceration of the gamblers, Major
Howard said to a Times reporter yestcr-
day that the matter was entirely beyond
the authority Of the Police Department.
1--WE had no more to do with that than
we would have to do with a similar sup
per at q private residence.
after q prisoner gets inside the Jail
he gets outside the jurisdiction of the
Police Department" said Major Howard
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Melvin NJ. Moody and Josie Mcdowell
Samuel P. Beggs and Marguerite Smith