The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-19
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@Councilnen and Commissioners
Consider Filter Plans OF Many
Varieties.
!. EACH REPRESENTATIVE HEARD
Medical Student Who Boarded III
City Disappeared Personals
and Briefs.
EACH REPRESENTATIVE HEARD
Nanchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,

danchester Bureau, Tlmes-Dlspatch,
$500 11u3 Hull Street.
From seven O'Clock last night until al
most twelve o'clock the members OF the
special olear water committee Of the CITY
council, together with the water commits
a,oners, sat in the Council chamber and
listened to argument from representa-
stives Of the different filterlng esta blish-
ments in advocacy of various plans fo'
n the erection Of q filter for Manchester.
The contract for the erection of the
filtering plant for the CITY was not given
4 out last night, the councllmen ana conf
missioners wishing time In which 10
consider each bid and to fully investigate
each plan. There is a great difference
between. the bids and as between the
highest and lowest bid there is great
4 gap Each filter establishment represent
tntive was given plenty Of time to argue
for his company and the committeeman
were attentive listeners Many members
of the Council who We're not members Of
I the committee wore present. and sevaral
prominent citizens remained until late
hour to hear the different plans dis
cussed.
s Attend Memorial Services.
Members Of Joseph e. Johnston Camp.
Confederate veterans. will participate In
the memorial services at Hollywood Oh
May 3oth. An invitation from the !iol"
lywood Memorial Association has been
received by the Manchester camp, and
at the meeting Thursday night, when
Commander Judge William {. Copton
s presided, 1t was decided that the camp
would attend. 1t Is the desire or th.a
officers OF tho camp that there will be
as3good an attendance as is possible.
Three Good Actors.
n Aaron BeIcher, Colonel Bill Allen and
I Bill Hart. amateur actors of the city
vii be the attraction Tuesday night, the
3ath, at the bazaar in Cersley's 9all un-
der the auspices of Washington Camp,
H No. 90, Patriotic Sons of America.
The three gentlemen have given en-
tertainments In nearly every hall In
X Manchester and many In Richmond. They
always please. Colonel Allen sings and
impersonates the old-time negro Bill
Hart can do dancing stunt that is
hard to beat and he likewise sings. Aaron
Belcher Is second to Polk Miller with the
banjo and he has n rich and melodiOus
voice. The three working together In
black face specalties, are a team that
few professionals have any the best
OF.
The bazaar In Cersley's Hall will open
on the night of the 2Sth, and will con-
tipue for one week An elaborate pro-
gramme has been arranged.
Mr.'Freneh in City.
Mr. Rohhrt H. French, q well knowo
gentleman of the city, who Is now man
ager for the Bradley Construction Com
pany. is in the city visiting relatives.
He is located at this time near BEDFORD
City. where the company Is doing work
fr, ~ vN,.fn1 III ny,1 VaSt a,,p Rlll
Mr.. French is chairman of the Gjty
Democratic Committee, but will Have
nothing to do In the spring election for
: the reason that no primary will be held
The election will be held on June 18th.
and the candidates are now filing their
notices with Clerk Duval, Of tho Corpo-
ration Court.
Ira Jones Fined.
Ira Jones. a white man. charged with
being idisorderly and with keeping a light
er in the river where men congreeatea
and got drunk, was fined $40 and required
4 to give security in the sum OF 800 for his
good behavior for SIX months, lie went
to Jail in default OF the fine and security.
The police have OF late received numer-
GUS complaints agains this lighter kept by
Jones. The wives Of several men have
reported 10 the officers that their hus-
bands went there and remained in q
drunken condition for days At q Time.
Sylvester Jones. the white boy. ordered
to the reformatory last week, has appeal
ed his case to the Corporation Court and
will be given hearing at the next tern
of the court.
Personals and Briefs.
The carnival will close tonight, It has
drawn very large crowds TO the city
more than a thousand people having al
tended each night.
Messrs. Joseph c. Toney and Benjamlr
ChildreAs, of Pcwhatan county, were II
the city yesterday on busness.
Mr.. Ernest Loving, very popula
young man OF The city Is confined TO hi
home with sickness,
Mr.. Morris Griffin, OF Atlantic City
IL visiting relatives In the city.
Aias Eva stanley, OF oak Grove, VIII