The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-13
NEWS GATHERED
FROM SOUTHS|DE
Street Committee Fails to Recon-
mend That Lumber Company
Be Allowed Spur Track.
WOULD DEPREcIATE VALUES
Were Fined for Gambling Ton,
Cheatham Captured-Death
of Mr.. Bryce.
DEPRECIATE VALUES
Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch.

Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
No. 1102 Hull Street.
At meeting OF the Street Committee
last night, the Manchester Lumber. Com
pany, owned by the Richmond proprie-
mitted resolution asking that an ordi-
nance be passed to allow them to run q
spur track of the Southern Railroad up
Stockton street. from some property, on
which they have an option, between
Sixth and Seventh Streets and Stockton
poses to erect at this place a lumber
factory for tho manufacture of doors,
blinds, sashos and other such material.
Several citizens had heard of the move
ment and appeared before the committee
last night to oppose 1t. Messrs. j.. b.
Rudd and A. s. Wright. and member
or the committee, Mr.. c. G. Jones5 took
the floor and made strenuous opposi-
ton to the Recommendation OF the or
dinance by the committee.
They opposed 1t on the grounds that
the running OF such n track up Stockton
Street and the erection OF lumber yard
at the place designated would depreciatc
the value of the property to much
greater extent than the erection of n
lumber yard and factory would account
for. In the course of the arguments 1t
was stated that lumber yard now ex-
listing there is giving into the city treas
ury less revenue than would naturally
accrue from the property over which tho
lumber yard and Its accessories Is spread,
and they feared the same for this con-
Germ.
1t was contended that the company
could quite as easily run the track de-
sired UP Everett, on which there are
few houses, and that the real objection
of the company is that the work of
grading would be more difficult on Ever
EFT Street than upon Stockton Street.
The company, on the other hand. con-
tended that 1t is impossible to make the
sharp turn into Everett Street.
Mr.. Patram, in view OF the fact that
Manchester Lumber Company had ex-
pressed their interSion OF erecting
factory which employ sixty or seventy
hands, spoke In favor of recommending
the ordinance. on the ground that the
erection of such a factory would increase
the property value.
Mr. A. r. Hooker offered resolution
that the committee do not recommend
the ordinance, and the recommendation
was voted down by a vote OF five to two.
Annexation Seems Dead.
Whether annexation Is forever dead or
in likelihood Of being resurrected seems
to be the question now. There Is little
or nothing being heard of 1t. and the
matter seems generally TO have been sunk
into oblivion.
A prominent citizen, speaking of it
last night. said that the matter would
go through with rush, provided Rich.
ayro n the COrDOr1-
ton Court remain in Manchester. On
the other hand, he thought that II the
larger city were unwilling to consider
this, the matter would result In stiff
fight. But the matter Is in such a tor
por that it is hard to get public ex-
preston either one way or the other.
Fined for Gambling.
Mayor Maurice yesterday morning
ing and for participating in gambling
In his saloon at Seventh and Hull
Streets. The fine also carries with It
the forfeiture of the license. Mr.. Meyers,
through his COUNSEL Mr.. II. NJ. Smith.
Jr. noted an appeal The case will be
called at the next term OF the Corpora
ton Court, which convenes Monday,
The defense declared that this game was
simply an exhibition game, and that the
$l0, over winch the charges arose, was
simply posted as a forfeit for game
for SIS to be played In Richmond. Mr..
Meyers gave $3.50 bond for his appear
ance.
j. C. Holiday. who was charged with
maintaining disorderly house on Hull
Street. said that he was willing to close
the place permanently: and he was dis
missed after the Mayor had ordered him
to do so.
Josephine Gray and Alberta Price, both
colored. charged with mutual assault and
battery. appeared before the Mayor. He
fined the former $3.50 and told Alberta
to go home.
James Smith. stranger. who was
found down and out Sunday afternoon,
was fined $3.50.
Willie, lnggins and W. E. Jones were
each fined IS for fighting In the streets
w. ]. Dillon. Richard Reams and John
Crouch were each fined $3.50 for disorder
~ conduct Saturday afternoon in Cooks
place, In Hull Street.
Captured at Last.
Tom Cheatiam, negro, who has been
wanted for q long time by the Chester
field authorities, was captured by the
Richmond police Sunday afternoon and
turned over to Policeman Watts. OF Ches-
t.rfielu county.
The negro is charged with breaking
in tO tho wheel and smoke factory ~ the