The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-06
South Richmond Bureau.
The Times Dispatch.
llO3 Hull Straat.


commissioners appointed to place a value
on old Mayo's Bridge will report to the
Hastings Court this week, and the first
decisive step toward securing new bridge
VIII have been taken. The evidence and
argument before the commissioners has been
concluded. and the commissioners are in the
position OF jurymen who have not yet
agreed. The city proposes to buy in the old
bridge with It's abutments and strip OF
land over Mayos Island. ninety feet wide.
No part of the old bridge Will be used.
City Engineer Boiling is preparing general
specifications on which to call for plans
and bids for a reinforced concrete bridge
with roadbed sixty feet wide, to cost with
approaches not more than Ss50.00o. Not even
have been taken to establish the character
of the soil and the distance the new con-
crete piers will have to so down to rock
foundation.
Raising NIayo's Island.
From both sides of the river Mayo's Island
Is being raised by the dumping of earth
from building excavations, notably from the
now Richmond post-offlce building. on what
| used to be the old Richmond baseball
grounds. Raised above high water and
with new free bridge crossing its centre,
and crossed at the upper and lower ends
by the seaboard Air Line and the Southern
tracks, ii is believed that the island VII!
soon be built over with factories or storage
warehouses, thus bringing Richmond and
South Richmond even nearer together than
at present.
South Richmond people generally highly
appreciate tho action OF the Police Beneyo-
lent Association in electins the members
of the old Manchester police force as tuls
members entitled to all the retirements OF
tho association. Chairman Brown sought 70
cover the point when the agreement OF
annexation was being drawn. but was then
informed that the Police Benevolent AS
ISOLATION So voluntary contributing or
ganization. composed of members of the
policc force The city does not contribute
to it, and had no control over Its affairs,
and therefore could not guarantee the cleo
ton of the Manchester policemen as mem
hors The action Is the more liberal siuce
several OF the southside officers have been
on the force for numbers or years, ana
therefore are the nearer to the age OF re-
tlrement. ~
II was announced yesterday that the
Baldwin Forging and Tool Company, OF
Columbus. o.. would soon erect hraneh
plant in South RIclSNond for the manulae-
sturof ~ shade handles and other wooden im-
Elements to be used In connection with the
companys tool factory. No complete too.s
will be made here. but the company WI
take advantage OF the opportunities for pur-
chasing lumber in TINS see'lon 70 n, .nan NJ, ~
such handles rather tnaH sup tAS 'ous'
lumber to Ohio.
shoycls at Parkersburs w, Va. When III
operation the new plant VIII propapiS Gus
ploy about 100 men. ~.
ers. George b. Ely, Olga Ely Walton and
George A. Walton have transferred 70
Agnes A. Ely for $500, properly a. Lug ~
ner of Stockton and Seventeenth s.fcs 49,
L. p. Pool has transferred 70 Ashes -, nr
for $1,000 adjoining properly on stoeSson
Street between sixth and seventh stree.s,
~ p. Nunnally, of 300 Porter streeE,
woodland Heights, was opefatea on ,,nn
terday 1t Is believed that the opotaN'o
was entirely successful.