The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
Question Of Apportionment
Still Upln Council.
WANT. I. HER He: + CITY HALL II IL
Present Courthouse to Be Enlarged
3 and City Hall Accommodations to
BeAdded-Many Names Added z
to Elks' Charter list.

Tho Times DIspntch bureau,

.i ',s q No. 1102 Hull Street, :
8fAtJ tho next meeting OF tho City as.
sembly tho question Of the distribution
Of the appropriation OF $1,000 for street
Improvements will probably be revived ,s1''
but the matter will probably DO left TO
the Street Committee. 1t IS quite likely
that the creator amount Of the mo money hey
will be apportioned off to semmes and
Stockton Strcets,. rs was riSntll = 81ls-
cussed In the Street Committee.
b Street Improvement Is not the the !, only
question OF moment among the Coun-
cllmen. Notwithstanding the action Of
the 5ioint committee last week was a tie
vote on the question, the citizens petit
t,on will be presented at the next meet
sinn or Council. This petitions signed
81 about two hundred OF tho most I'M
p:rtant citizens. H u,
Another thing that will receive the
attention Of tho Council will be the en-
slargement of the courthouse and the }
erection Of a new city hall. Mr. Owens
has q scheme which Will embrace both
matters. His plan Is to enlarge the
courthouse BY the erection OF a building
Immediately In front Of the present
courthouse making that building Of an
L-shape. the new portion to ON brace
5sufllcient room to ccomHo date the fsc y e
8ofIiclals, " no are now GRO wded fors room:
,,.his plar, may not carry this year, b D,
1t will eventually be q substan VA = q fea1-
3ty3 !.
The CITY Mission, hardly s. a week old
has S done immeasurable work MANY
needy families have received assist lance ance
ana the good work will continue as long
as the deserving poor require y me b a ll''
Of the mission. This mission rs q per !.
manent organization, and VIII 90 a. NJ x
turc for the aid OF poor r. ON y" on on.
.S CHAIN GAN <, b = s.s3
nj, ara ~ sentiment In Manchester
], ,yatr,st the chaIn-gang ordinance bct u
Is quito likely that such al? ordin
Viii he one OF the cit Laws Mr. Silli !;
~ the Council, favors 1t. and s. eountc !
I'll, IL asked to pass an act that VIII
,an,,ire ali tramps and vags TO WORK WORK
for the city on the streets.
( ~ III UNUSUALLY QUIET.
Manchester has been one OF the ne q 1..
cities within the past = CIV ga - s. >,
little has been stirring and the poles So y
5.ba ! II has been something OF a surcease
3for them. No robberies have been re:
norted and even disorder has been OF
infrequent occurrence n # q
with the beginning Of Lent to'-da t, e
city wlll-be even: more QUIET, tor the So
cials and parties viii be cut Sout for the
49,, SILVER TIE a. & I.
ri The silver tea at the residence OF Mrs.
Thomas SPugh. At Thirteenth and HI Hull !
Streets last night was m en1oyable AZ az
fair, and many people enjoyed the pro-
gramne that had been arranged, 3Ihe
proceeds will be turned over to e the
Daughters Of Liberty. Select Council
l5} n SMALL TALK ii 55ft
Mrs. Thomas Cooke will entertain the,
members Of Oak Grove Baptist Church
tonight at her residence No. * $40 East
Nineteenth Street. A musical programme
has been arranged. ISL lbs
Services Will be held at Meade Memorial
Church at II o'clock this morning. Ash!
Wednesday. 81 & 81
ELKs'B LODGE, n. 81
Many names are being added to the
charter list Of the Elks Lodge which was
organized in Manchester Monday night,
and 1t is quite probable that more than
fifty Of the best citizens will be initiated
on March 10th. This list will be open until
that date Richmond Lodge. at It's meet
ing tonight, will pass on the list as at
present constituted