The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-19
BRIDGE FOR.
MANCHESTER.
Special Committee Met and Of Il
gat,ized Last ri
s..'5 Night.
BOARD OF Al DERMEN 10 MEET e.:
Liquor Dealers Plead Guilty.
Politics Are Still
Quiet. ..55.ss4

FL Tho new bridge committee met III the
Council chamber last rigtt and organized
for work. The committee Will rest OF
rs arms, however. until tho lticiltnolla
Council gets to work.
Tno Committee, representing both
branches OF Council, CONSISTS OF the ,tol-
4 lowing gcntlcmcn:
Messrs. Pcrdue, Patram, Rudd, Huband.
OF tho Board; Oven, Bradley. Petit
and Nlnnally, OF the lower branch.
At the organization last night OR. FER
Z duo was chosen chairman. al a
There WINS no discussion OF the matter,
but the senso OF the Manchester consln.
gent IL tnIl even tioLsn k.Gninonu &la!t
s 10 get into tho schemc.athe bridge may
DO built BY tho enterprise OF Manchester
N @5 7A1AYoRALTY CANDIDATE.
There was some Talk III the city last
night about another nsprant for mayor.
e atty honors. but It was hardly thought
Mayor. Maurice would have opposition t
The Mayor Is liked by everybody most
u His course as Mayor has been COM
mended, and 1t Is thought that as long
A as he gives the satisfaction that he Is
II now dealing out he will have no oppo-
& sition.
CORPORATION COURT.
K 81 Two or the liquor cases We're disposed
Il az In The CORPORA ton Court yesterday in
short order. W A. Ncalc and Turner
and Richardson each pleaded guilty. 70
the charge Of selling TO minors. ana were
fined $50 each. s;aF
James Jones, colorcd, was given four
years In the pen for breaking INTO an
Atlantic Coast Line car. ~.
Tho cases OF alleged peddllng without nov
B licenses we're net Tor the 9th ana 2sth.
COURT NOTES.
Mayor Maurice fined Annie Tabb 81
for using Bad language.
Il Lewis Langhorne and Arthur Starko
a were sent 10 jail for five days for shoot-
ing craps. 81 sas t ft
james Griffith was given fifteen days
MS q suspicious character. . n
James Thomas paid 81 for being drunk.
The case Of Bnb Muse and Allie Black
was continued one day for Witnesses.
a They are charged with shooting at each
other.
LOCAL POLITICS.
Mr. Harry Owen is beng mentioned
for Council from tho Second Ward
There will be one vacancy In he ward
by the refusal or Councilman Inlir 70
stand for rc-election. Alr Owen Is sec
retary6ot the City Central Committee,
and IS a very able ana popular man.
4 He was mentioned atone time for the
mayoralty but declined 10 run. 3g
The only other new man out is Mr..
4 &C. Jones, OF the First Ward. He. too,
is q popular young man
r ; BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board OF Aldermen Will meet In
special session tonight to discuss the
proposed new license ordinance.
The licenses are due on May LIST. and
action must DO taken before that time,
SO that tho law may become effective.
ELKS' MEETING. II
The Manchester Lodge held an en-
thusastic meeting last night at the
home. n lot OF new business was trans
acted. and the lodge indicated 20 itself
thatIt was in a most furnishing con-
dit.on.
A number OF the members will attend
the meeting OF the grand lodge in Chs
cInnatt In July.
Mr.. r. Z. Peyton. Jr., qualified to
practice In the Corporation Court yes
tcrday.
Mrs. 3B. j. Griffin. OF South Boston. Is
visiting her son, Mr.. a. c. Griffin.
Miss Florence Henry Is visiting In Eur
llngton, N. c.