The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-09
NEWS GATHERED
F ROM sOUTHS|DE
The Manchester Court Bill May
BE Killed in the
Senate.
.BEAUTLFY MAURY CEMETERY
.BEAUTIFY MAURY CEMETERY
Council Committee Looking TO
This End-Personal and Other
Items of Interest.
Manchester Bureau. Times-D Dispatch,
No. 1102 Hull Street,

An effort will, in all probability. be
made on the floor of the Senate in Rich
mond to-day to have the House bill pro-
viding for the retention OF the Manches-
ter Corporation Court. in the event of
the consolidation of the two cities. re-
further considered.
If this is done it Will. many think.
mean the death of the measure. The
bill is now before the Senate and can
be acted upon to-day-read twice and
put on the calendar for final passage on
saturday-the last day of the session
of the General Assembly.
Friends OF the measure will work hard
TO defeat any attempt to send the bill
back to a committee. while its opponents
are believed to be working with this end
in view.
Manifestations are very much inter-
ested in to-day's proceedings. and there
will be scores Of influential citizens in
Richmond to watch the deliberations of
the upper branch of the General Assem-
bly, on this particular measure.
Beauty Cemetery.
The Cemetery Committee met last night
and transacted much business of inn
portance. Those presen. were. Messrs.
Rudd. Moore. Patram, Nunnally and Cox.
Rev. Dr. Binga, of the First Baptist
Church tcolored), appeared before the
committee and asked that the roadway
leading To the colored cemetery be i'm
proved, Al the present time it Is
almost impossible, he said. The com
consisting of Messrs. Patram and Fer
guson.
Through the efforts of Alderman Moore,
a resolution was passed instructing Su-
perintendent William Allen OF Maury
Cemetery to purchase grass seed for
the plot near the home OF Mr.. Allen
at the cemetery. The idea Is to beauti-
fy the city of che dead. On the plot,
near the driveway will lie the word
"Maury' written in the grass.
Assembly Tonight.
At the meeting OF the City Assembly.
10 be held tonight. the report OF the
Clear Water Committee will be Sub
mitted. and will be favorably received.
The members OF the committee have
worked hard and faithfully, and have in
vestigated the problem thoroughly. Clear
water for Manchester il an assured fact,
and before another year has passed an
up-to-date altering plant will have been
installed near the pump house, with
capacity that will furnish sufficient
supply OF water to every resident south
OF the James River In the city limits,
Another important question that is to
be considered by the Assembly is the
sanitary ordinance, which provides for
the creation of the office OF sanitary
officer. Alderman John w. Moore has
been particularly active in working for
this measure, which originated with Or.
Ruckcr, the president of the Board of
Health.
Approaching Marriage.
Mr.. 10 e. Morrissette, of this city, an
nounces the approaching marriage of his
daughter, Miss El1na Curtis Morrissette,
to Mr.. HarVie Clyde Moon. The cere-
mony will be performed at tho residence,
No, 1925 Decatur street, April 4th, at 4
r. NJ.
New Manager Here.
Mr. w. a, Miller, of Harrisburg. Pa,
has succeeded Mr.. ]. w. George az man
ager OF the Manchester branch OF tho
American Telephone and Telephone Conn
pany. Mr. George has left for Baltimore
to take charge Of the office there.
W!lils in the city Mr.. George made n
hoat of friends, who arc sorry that he
is 10 leave for Maryland
Be Inferred in County.
The funeral Of Miss Netue o. Mark
ilam. who died "Wednesday afternoon ut
N" home Of her brother. Mr., " d. MnrIs-
ham No. n East Seventeenth Street,
Mn take place thIs morning from Mt.
itstmon Church IN Chesterfield county.
Tho rotnhinb VIII lcaYs tho city thin
morning via the Southern Railway. In
lsfnent VIII be made IN the family bury
lhg.ground.
Tho drrrasNd IL survived by two broth.
I.efs Manhrs. v. y. and q. n. Markham
or hnncheelerH ind two nistera. Mrs.
Porter. " chcs,crnold, and Mrs, Thorn.
ton GoodG, ~ Kcystoge. vs. w
Have Eagle Lodge.