The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
men
ARE / MADE |. HAPPY [
Street Commit 5l1 Acts s q Favor Favor
ably on the 8 Free I7'','2 81 Bridge
|, after. y..;S5 5;s5.
CHEERING
luton Y ,s; d;optedd Calling l'g ..ie'r for
@E Earl y and y nit;el Action f1s.85
4 Betwee the Cities. ss$
CAUSES .0U. .. CHEERING :: l' ! y ;

&3 Amid the accl lamations OF ta largc8and
representative audi dience#of business men.
IT the Committee on Streets las tjnig & !.
5unanirno ionSoftT n
Iferea by 5iii s,ldInor. recommend
ing 4 that the. Council 'co.operate with
Manchester in constructing 81 free bridge
on sthe4site 81 he present Mayo brid dge. .5t
ssi There was n Q dissenting voice z on the
general proposition though some little
discussion arose over the method of pro-
Bcedure. B \. Two brief speeches were made
}tn dyocacy Of the bridge by NJ essrs.
stuart woodward and Il. LINING Yood, and
when Chairman Pollock announced. thlt
tho resolution was adopted and s3the first
real step lad been taken toward the new
free bridge connecting the cities OF Rich-
Sn,ond and Manchester there was loud
cheering ana hand clapplng all over the
Council cham Der. 8
The Resolution.
as Mr. Minors resolution is printed in full.
as follows: # 5I5
"Resolvcd, il That this committee recon-
gmendsto the Council for adoption II.
90 N "a joint resolution agreeing to $co--5
operate with Manchester in the acquisi-
ton Of the present Mayo's bridge a IL It
can be obtained at a satisfactory prize;
and In building a new bridge on or bout
the site Of said Mayo's bridge |; the cost of
said now bridge to be thereafter deter,
mined. & !. .sl
"(2)5A joint resolution authorizing this
committee in conjunction with the city
engineer and city attorney, tonnegotinte
with tho proper committee and officers
OF tile city. OF Manchester, nth a view
to securing an agreement between the
two cities as to the terms upon wlhch ana
means by which a proper site a for ne
said bridge shall be ACQUIRED, as to&tho
character ana cost Of said bridge, and MS
4 to all other matters as to VII n " T.. ls
necessar ~ or desirable that the two elites
should act IN unison. 4 ~,
5zln order to save time. captain NILS
and some other members desired !. tne INC
street Committee to take action when
would send the scheme further on IT'S
way, but tho city attorney, who was
present, advised that Mr.. Minors reso-
siution be adopted and his advice was
followed. ii
A Popular Move.
SIT has been demonstrated beyond all
question thRt the citizens Of Richmond,
and especially the business men favor
the early building Of free. bridge on the
Fourteenth Street site, and that there
is n strong /, similar sentiment IN the Coun-
Gil, Outside Of the, Street Committee, which
body seems to be in hearty accord with
tho business communlty The old Mayo
bridge and site are held at $l27 ,bQO y the
FINANCE Committees of theEtWo Councils
shall consider this price too high,3th
may proceed to condemn tho property
and secure it for less, but 1T looks as If
tho new bridge Is. a practical certainty,
and that It will be constructed h as
soon sas the Councils Of Richmond and
Nanchester cnn go through tho preliml-
innres necessary for It's construction.