The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-27
MEETING OF
SUPERVISORS
Deal With Affairs Important
to Chesterfield.
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TO BUILD A NEW BRIDGE
An Elevated Approach, and Straight
Line from Chesterfield Side Into
Petersburg-Bids Tor Eridge
Over Swift Greek.
TO BUILD A NEW BRIDGE
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CHESTERF1ELD. VA, Oct. 28.-Ths
County Supervisors met to-day. Rumor
had 1t that Mr.. r. A. Bowen who for
about dozen years has been the repre-
sentative of Manchester District, would
resign his office before the expiration Ut
his term, but he was on duty to-day and
gave no intimation of his purpose TO
sever his connection with the Board OF
Supervisors this year All six members
of the board are candidates for re-eec-
tion except Mr.. Bowen and only one OF
the five has opposition, namely, Mr.. J.
W. Nunnally, OF Bermuda District. who
Is being opposed by Mr.. w. S. Duval.
BRIDGE TO PETERSBURG.
Mr.. George Mason, attorney for the
city of Petersburg, petitloned the Board
on behalf of his city for permission tor
1t or for the United States government,
in effectng the DETECTION of the Apo
mattox River in the scheme to impeoye
the channel OF that stream. to cut a canal
across the bed of the Manchester and
Petersburg Turnpike at the foot of SPELLS
Hill on the edge Of the Chesterfield side,
and to construct a new bridge over the
Appomattox from Chesterfield to Peters,
burg, which shall be In a straight line
with the present line Of the turnpike in
approaching the city from the north
and will enter the city at the foo. Of
Second Street instead Of being built from
the abutments III lPocahontas as the
present bridge is.
The Diversion scheme" as it is called,
will take considerable meadow land on
the Chesterfield side in order to give the
Appomattox sufficient channel for It's
surplus freshet water and all the neccs-
sary land down to the mouth of Old
Town Creek has already been acquired
by the city OF Petersburg by purchase or
condemnation.
Permission to take part OF the Peters,
burg Turnpike was readily granted by
bride with an elevated approach would
be n benefit to this county, the old
road bed at that point being subject to
overflow and in many ways dangerous.
OLD TURNPIKE QUESTION.
Messrs. j. Wallace snellixys. w. o.
Watkins and others filed petition ask.
ing that the Richmond and Petersburg
Electric Railway be held bound urdar
their Obligation to put the Manchester
and Petersburg Turnpike in good travel
ing condition until further Investigation
on the part OF the board could be made.
and the matter was continued until the
next meeting in November.
Representatives of the Virginia Bridge
and Iron Company and the King Bridge
Co. OF Ohio. appeared before the board
to-day with their bids. for constructing
a new iron bridge across Swift Creek near
the Courthouse, as 1t was unders' God
that the contract for this work would
be let at this time The new bridge
will cost something like three thousand
dollars. and in view Of the new rad
law for Chesterfield county and the fact
that much money may be spent on roads
this winter and next spring, the board
dec ded that it would be more prudent to
defer letting this contract until the early
part of next year.
Judge S. l.. Farrar is expected here to-
morrow to witness the counting of the
election ballots for next Tuesday