The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
NEWS GATHERED
FROM SOUTHS|DE
People Want Car Line from
Hull Street to Maury
Cemetery.
ORDINANCE is INTRODUCED
To Ask Company to Look Into
ACCESSIBILITY Of Such a Step.
Contract Awarded.
ORDINANCE is INTRODUCED

1t ID more thnn probable that within
the near future the citizens OF Man
chester Will see q street car line rum
ning between Cowardin Avenue and
Hull Street and Maury Cemetery, this
being the purport OF resolution intro
duced and passed by the City Assem-
bly, last night.
AR. Tayior's measure. which is q
Joint resolution. asks that the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company look
into the matter OF operating such q
line to be run on n thirty-mtnut
or one-nour schedule.
The Council also asks that should
the company deem it wise to comply
at once make appli. alton for such q
franchise. The resolution was passed
unanimously. This will be great
boon to the people OF the city.
Assessment Lower.
City Treasurer Bronaugh last night
submitted his monthly report. and In,
cidentally brought to the attention of
the Assembly the fact. that he had re-
ceived the assessment of railroad prop
critics in the city from the CORPORA.
ton Commission, and that much to his
surprise that instead OF receiving * an an
lower than the previous year. This was
caused by the fact that the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company had
heretofore paid taxes on Its rolling
had discontinued 1t since the law pro.
vides that the taxes shall be paid
where the corporate offices OF the
company are located. It develops that
be paid to Richmond. according to the
law and thereby Manchester loses the
taxes on this property. The City At
torney was present and stated that
while this was according to law, he
city of. Manchester furnished both po-
lice and fire protection for this prop
erty and should rightly be entitled to
such taxation as might be derived.
Reams. d. [. Toney. NJ. M 4. Campbell Il
T. p. Taylor, w. b. Ferguson, L. r.
Brown. H. A. Lindsay. A. A. Adkins
and O. L. Goodwin.
Contract for Cowardin Avenue.
ed meeting re-opened bids for the
Avenue, an awarded the contract to
H. s. Bradley. he being the lowest
contract for the placing OF forty steps
at the bridge which leads from Man
chester to Belle Isle. These are to be
concrete steps.
Those present at the meeting were
Messrs. w. D. Ferguson. ]. w. Moore.
j. d. Reams, r. l.. Patram and D. L.
Toney.
Personals and Briefs.
Washington camp, NO. DE-. ~. ..
| OF A., held meeting last night In
Cersley's Hall, in Swansboro.
The services at Clopton Street Bap-
fist Church tomorrow will be conduct.
ed both morning and evening by Rev.
]. B. Harreil.
The ladies' OF cambridge Street Bap-
fist Church last night rendered Rev.
IL. W. Durham, the new pastor, and
/ his wife reception. which was a most
tenjoyable affair. Almost the entire con-
gregation was present TO meet the new
pastor.
N. B. Perdue. OF Beach. died Thursday
morning at the home OF Its parents.
The funeral took place from the home
yesterday at 2 o'clock.
Joseph E., infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. NJ. Bohanon. died Thursday
| night at 10 O'Clock at the residence of
his parents, No. 90 East Fifth Street.
| The funeral took place from the resi-
dence yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock
The services were conducted at the
grave In Maury Cemetery by Rev. r.
Willie Higgins. white who has
been wanted by the Manchester police
4 for some time on the charge Of steal
ing some iron from tho Passenger and
Power Company; was arrested last
night by Officer Waymack.