The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-12
MANCHESTER 4!
ALDERMEN L, |.
Money Appropriated to I'M
prove Courthouse Square.
JUDGE C ,,ll.'[ ] 4. is BACK j
Movement 10 Pave Upper Hull Street,
Mis-. Ely's School to open--can.
didates tiWork- Appropriation
Is Now Exhausted.
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Manchester Bureau Times. Dispatch,
No. 11o2 Hull Street.
Little business was done by the Board
OF Aldermen at the regular meeting last
night. Matters that came up from the
lower branch were disposed OF and the
resolution concerning the condition Of
Courthouse Square. which was referred.
70 the Street Committee, was taken up
and passed.
Mr.. Rudd moved that the sum Of s25
be appropriated for the purpose OF doing
certain work in the square, and the mat
ter will be pushed BY the Street Commit
tee at once. f5tj
Mr.. Patram presented q resolution IN.
structing the city Attorney to ascertain
whether the "bndge books" can be used
by members Of the Police and Fire Boards
without going behind the Constitution.
The books have been presented to mem
bers OF the two boards BY the Passenger
and Power Company, and the question as
to the legality has arisen because the
members arc also in the City Council. H
Those present at the meeting we're:
Messrs Perdue, Patram. Abbott Barrett,
Hooker. Rudd and Taylor.
JUDGE CLOPTON BACK.
Judge William I. Clopton returned from
Atlantic City yesterday. He spent his
vacation at that resort and New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore, and returns
much improved in health.
The Sc ptem Der term Of Judge Clopton' 8
court will begin on Monday when the
grand y juryaiwill meet. The most i'm.
j pprtant case to come up Will pc that OF
Walter Va den, charged with killing John
Webster, near skipquarter.
sWANSBORO STREETS.
swansboro citizens who have been max
ing efforts to get Hull Street paved from
the railroad crossing to Jones and
. Clements Streets have received estimates
OF the cost The lowest bid was 5000
This is considered too high, and other
bids will be asked for.
MISS ELY's SCHOOL.
On Monday morning Miss Agnes Ely
will open her school, at, seventeenth and
Stockton Streets. She already has a5large
number Of pupils enrolled.
CANDIDATES AT WORK.
The legislative candidates are hard at
work, but Indications are that the vote
on the oath will be small
n In the counties registration is slow, and
1t Is little better in the cities,
Candidates Rives fand Harrison. Tor
the House, and Robertson and sadler, fol
the Senate, are confirming most OF thetI
efforts to the counties Both Messrs
Rives and Robertson are claiming Man
chester but Messrs. Harrison and sadlel
do not concede the olty to- their oppo
!. v PERSONAL AND oTEs. 's.st, a'#
A happy gathering OF dancers IRON
Man chester and. Richmond spent severa
hours at Forest Hill Park last night.
Mr. frederick l.: Burk and bride have
returned from Covlngton. I, {
Mr.. and Mrs. FL! Henderson have re-
turned. 1
Miss Hnnant has gone to visit he,
uncle in New York.
Mrs. Leslie MorrisS Of Porter Street
has gone to South Boston. where shs
will spend several days with relative:
and friends. II
NO MORE MONEY.
The Street Committee has EXHAUSTED al
its funds In street improvements, Tht
committee had $1,000 at Its disposal thi:
year, and all OF this has been placed
Much Of the work will extend through tn
remainder OF the year, and some Of tn
improvements will hardly be completed
before the first Of the. year