The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-18

allow thousands and tens OF thousands
before ii could lie checked But Inst year
III The city OF Philadelphia. Wills there
were only isS cases or smallpox, there
we're moro thai, 21soo0 eases Of tiil'ernu-
losls. rho proportion III, Richmond ts even III
grcater. Tho dlsense is lii The mir aud ~ 81
De lis arc bccoiia.ng infected ~ q greater
r1ess extent. yet We 20 along Indifferent
Ito the subject and take no steps what Ia,
ever either to stamp out the tlsea SO i5 70
prevent II from Spreading
f1t Is tin,e foisus to arouse on selves elt' ss
}n1d rhc times Dispatch hopes tint tho
meeting which was held yesterday I'M may
be but tho beginning OF q genera l move
,nent not onlyiin3 Richmond. but through
yout Tho entire sta N behalf Of tlioso
Iplo are already all tsea witl tl,e 6tse's g
and n lilo Interest or others WHO are
liable to become infected. Nj
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Manchester and Richmond Free
b Bridge.
After waiting two years, Richmond h a1nF
Manchester seem at length to pa III 4 q
fair way Of, getting a frst-clnss Tree
bridge. Oh April 2, 1902, tho Legislature
,by a special act authorized Richmond
and Manchester to buy Mnyo's. Bridge
and TO incorporate the purchase Under
tho tito or the Manchester ana Rich.
mond FREQ Bridge Company There are tc
be appointed six commissioners from eacfl
city to have control Of this property
each city to appoint the commissioners nei
through It's council. .rhe cities of Rich.
I,nond and AIanchester}are also authorized
by the Legislature to issue bonds for the
bridge. provided one or both ofltho cl ties
guarantee tile same careful hives yes ti l
tiun has slcyrn that $3.50 QUO worth a q
bonds will he sufficient TO build n proper
and satisfactory bridge, and bonds Or
Tho samo will be issued bearing th&n
and one-half per cent interest ana re-.
dccmable$ iii fifty years. These bonds dis are l
going to DO endorsed by both the cities
The gentlemen who have been Interesting Is
themselves In tlSs public spirited matter
ma upon lily GSliSeht'li 49, I'f
Ger and Power Company paid the MaTo
Bridge Company about $1,000 year
which is within 5000 OF the sinking fund fund
required to take care OF the bonds. When
a new bridge is built and put In order,
the Passenger and Power Company will
divert its traffic to Fourteenth Street.
ard even $if no further revenue Is derived
from other transmission or transporta-
ton companies, which the bridge IS sau ll
thorized for use OF the bridge It's be-
lieved that the revenue from the street
car traffic alone will be sufficient 70 pro
vide for the. sinking fund and TO taking
care of all repairs that are necessary. It
Is nossible that the Passenger and Power
Company may use this bridge for their
heavy Petersburg cars. and thereby give
Richmond and Petersburg through con-
ncctlon with city points. Tho advantage
OF such a. move and the advantage OF
such to Richmond and q Manchester Of a
large ana satisfactory thoroughfare be-
tween the two cities is as great as IT Is
4 desirable. We sincerely trust that the
meeting which was inaugurated 50 auspl.
ciously last night for the furtEerance O
that object may reach a successful con
/ cluSion. !s