The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
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MANCHESTER !.
Finance Committee t. to-. Discuss lsI0
Free Bridge Question
81 .;.l Monday. s5
REVENUE CASES s STILL II. !. d n
Elks' Lodge Still GrowsMoi
Turned Loose--'Witlf $8,
the Sick.

l{ Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch,l "a
,,s No. 1902 Hull Street. ~
Finance Committee will meet IN 1
Special session on Monday night TO con;
slider tile petition OF certain citizens for
athe.rlght reconstruct q free bridge across
Mayos Island, to connect Manchester
and Richmond. i 81 .gsil
While the proposed bridge. will be prac.
$ticnly free a largo revenue Is expected
from fees from tho street car company,
and sit Is on this point that tho Finance
Committee is expected to figure. g5
Tits believed that with this bridge In
operation tho Passenger and Power. COM
Spany3 VIII abandon the iden. Of construct
ing the proposed bridge across he river
near the present Free Bridge. and uso
tho bridge over tho river at DIayo's is
land for the use OF the big Petersburg
cars. Nj X. n u M sSi III u s,
Y ,:nf the committee reaches q report az
the meeting on Monday night. a special
meeting OF the Council will probably bc
hold to receive and act upon the report.
tMoRE CANDIDATES..
when the Manchester Lodge Of I5lks
meets Monday night hnM q dozen candi-
dates are expected to be In line III his
will pit the membership up to 115.
s The lodge has made wonderful strides,
ana with let's beautiful new home, tho
growth Of the lodge Is expected to 60
= right along.
Strangers in the city who arc mem
beers of the order are invited to maze
their headu,lnrters at the home. Flew
,enth and Bainbridge Streets.
s The revenue cases against a: number, OF
instalment dealers are still being heard
iii the Corporation Court before Judge
sClopton Tho charge is that a number OF
i. ~, u}c1r Az hnl
canvassers and pcddlers on the streets
here selling theirEgools without the nee
essarys license.S The dealers have as their
counsel nfessrs. George p. Wise, r. 2.
Nelson. H. It. and Calvin Flegenhelmor.
Eof. Richmond. and r. r. Hicks, OF MOI
folk. v ss3s85 III * 4
Similar charges are pending IN b cure
Cheutham' s,'court in Swansboro. 5sl
rsss We MONEY r. TURNED LOOSE.
The Passenger and Power Company
turned loose about $4,000 in wages yes
terday. The motormen, conductors and
others were paid off. The money was put
into,,quick circulation, and grocers, ba-
kcrs, butchers, landlords and others had
{theIrHhearts made glad F;s s. 3 3SS S
OLYMPIA CLUB, 3l8i
8s This popular organtzat ton is making
arrangements already for the annual out
linz. VI Fora number III years the club has
pitched Its tent on the sands at Ocean
View.
The question OF going to the st. Louis
Fair will be discussed at the meeting Of
the club tonight. 1t is not certain that B
the club will 90 In q body to ST. rollis,
but Individual members vii attend the
great celebration on Virginia day ER
Another question that may be discussed
is the employment OF nm instructor III
physical culture and the orga nlzatlon OF
an athletic club lii connection with the
social features Of tho organization
glee club is already one OF the fixtures
OF. the club, ss ss
NEW CITY HALL.
Before the year Is out It Is altogether
probabl that the plans for a new City
Hall and courthouse. rs proposed BY
Councilman r.. V. Owen. will assume
head. and that a bond issue proposition
will be presented to tho Council ana dis'
cussed by that body. IL
!IoERS ONAI1 AND BRIEFS
Mrs w. T.. 81 Smith, who has been III,
was reported as better last night.
There was no change in the condition
Of Mrs. Brice last night.
Mrs. w. NJ Allen continues quite III
Messrs. Frank Anderson, r. W.. Welst'i
ger and Alderman Rudd are confined 70
their rooms. & :.
The little child OF Mr.. and Mrs. y. G.
Hooker Is sick at the homo In SWAT ms
K boro :,
" The question Of the organization OF
: a. military compnnysin Manchester Is be-
ing discussed. Tho activity that has re-
Gently been displayed lin military clrcles
has created some enthusiasm 4 mere, ana
( it was said last night that the changes g,
OF the orga pization Of a com pany t III
spring were bright. %
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