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


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feet 81 Pro- osedl e t lar :ss
4 ,a s,iarsrtee scf Il his Issue of bonds ,,dt
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g, IA amount pf bonds a,itorlzcd, aud III
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ss,,,,arantdeR bcit,g to iobltgn tlla txo titles
\ Il, %nft,vido tl,e interest sriiuall Two
s l1sfain,rt1tn ard Ii &paXtlic principal or
5 amount tlicn liitstandi ny; ut ma ttiflty,
II hcf by ,,nother iss,in of bonds or an p
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HE tsn1erithc present contract the Mayo
51,r,age Company ara thc corporation
rperatng street cal rs In Richmond ah "a.
3Afhnchesters ~ riitc of y
XII. al, n per passenger TRANSPORTED across
Il IN h,idre IL ppcratite. This contract
s.xprcs Id eight years at which time
F,,lis bridge conn1l ssion. wi III the con q
si,urrr,iIe bit The cclincls of the wv cities
III cair in,pose such Terms and conditions Tor
Cot,tintance8u IL may decill best III,
Increase 81 Values Expected.
fl lhc projectors ure confident That the
Increment az values IN the Two cues 1.1es,
,,onset,uert upon thee erection 70 great
NJ modern bridge ard the operation thereon
M d fast ana lcgttar schedule OF ca rs,
5s,yiI OF Itself moro than make UP IN
X revenue to tho two cities the amount 5in-
vested The down town mercantile III
S3tcrcsts of the city arc earnestly in favor
VI of lie plan, ana AL Manchester is on
record. as favoring II. AT Tho increased
# earning capacity OF the bridge ana me
4 privileges thereon and the !ncreaso5ip tho
n axable values of property resultant from
4 tire inauguration of rapid transit and
The opening up Of u large factory, mil
nr,d Industrial territory within easy reach
IVA OF this city, Will, 1t is believed by cons
58servative business men, mako " the pr y
lect not only, a safe 4 ut q i lso one.
# The Proposed Bridge.
3# The structure proposed to DO burt Is
81 i modern highway bridge with paved
" rad way twenty-fol,r feet wide and with
" Il walkway4 six feet wide for pedestrians
ana viii accommodate a9double line Of
n car tracks sufficient to carry cars Of, tho
& heaviest type. and with room between the
e tracks Tor vehicles. Plans and specifica-,
,tions for two types of bridges are now
#hcirg prepared. One of these Is for II,
3 rteel & plato girder bridge, with paved.
Roadway of granite spails Or asphalt
4 block. The other plan Is for ali arch
" built wholly Of concrete, needing prac-l
tically no repairs and substantially IN
sidestructible IA Y
AT thls meeting all present and many
Il fsnerisc held last night ut the Chamber.
4 Of Commerce. the plans were explained IN
4 some detail by Mr.. Stewart M. cod
! ward, y Mr.. II. w Wood. and the chair
54,nan. Mr.. j. D.. Crunp There were pres
ent about thirty others.
Committees Appointed. nj
this meeting all present any many
\ who could not be there last night are cor
#;dinlly 4 enlisted in the furtherance Of the
MAN "A committee was named 8conslstlnS.
aEof Messrs.E II Is w. Wood, Stewart AZ.
woodward, l.. c. Younger, f. Il. VII 7, Il
y Jams. 4 e. D. Starke ans, Chairman; Crum p,
10 confer With tile members or the Two Two
branches of tho Council and lay before
them the project and urge concurrence IN
the action already had by the Niancfles-
ter Council Another committee was
named. consisting OF Messrs. J. scott
Parrish, Thomas l.. Moore and g MAJ Man :.
nipG, Ito aid In this work.. It Is PROPOSED
ITO urge the Counclmen and AIDE &C, men
to support an ordinance .to -. -
u drawn ana offered covering the$s y etal1 =
tho plan. The tnrospect OF &C tloll rs ny
81 lurdeds as bright and prpmlsll 4.
Among those present. ttt. tho neellns
II We, i: Messrs, S. T, Jones, =. fsllunla 4,
S. Blooniberg, J ohm II Rose. Beno. - !,
~ w. Up. Iot Sanssure Ia m " y.
Il Bentley. C. Il. Wing6. IL !. lihtris' ~
rs &. Harris. G. ts Minor l5 XVII ll.sllis'
IN. IL. ELAN, J. u. allen, T. ". = ,FS
I 4, III 81 4. n Chambers and others nahcu =
$ commi tteemen 453 t0 Z Fl 8