The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-07
Manchester Bureau. Times-Dispatch.
go 1iN2 Hull Street.

1los Hull Street.
Calvin Whitley. IT.. OF Richmond chief
engineer for the Virginia Railway and
Power Company, accompanied by Wills
Pullia.n, representing the company. appear
ed before the Street Committee in the Coun-
ell chamber last night with an ordinance
granting to the company permission to con-
struct, maintain and operate spur or side
track across Porter Street from the tracks
OF the company on seventh Street into Its
nronerty at the northwest corner OF Sew
enth and Porter Streets
All OF the work. the material used ana
manner of construction shall be under tae
supervision OF the City Engineer and sub
iect to tho approval OF the street Con1'ht.-
uittee the company to replace and repair
SO much OF the street as may be injured ~
the laying of the spur. and SHAH Keep the
same in proper repair, both between the
rails and for two feet on each side. II the
Council should at any time ordain to raise
or lower the grade o. seventh nesesS Tr .,
shall make the spur conform 70 the grace
established.
and save harmless Manchester from any
charge, damages or cost which the city
might be required to pay BY reason OF any
person being injured or damaged in any
way by the construction or maintenance OF
the track. The last clause states that upon
tho revocation OF the permission Sranted&it
becomes the duty OF the company immedi-
ately to have the spur removed. and those
portions OF the street affected restored to
as good condition as before. The ordinance
twas accompanied by an amendment saving
that the company, at its own COST would
construct drain at the point whero the
| across the gutter on the north side OF For
ter Street, so the water flowing down Por-
ter Street would not be obstructed.
1 Much discussion was INDUCED in before
| the ordinance, was adopted. The question OF
| tho advsabilfty OF changing the course OF
1. the sewerage was the main contention.
Several were Of tho opinion that the 2 chang han,
i toms tobacco factory might In the future
cost tho city thousands OF dollars IN Law.
suits. However, city Engineer Laprade and
/ C. G, Jones thought that the the chanGe
| would result In no damage.
Foreign Mission Meeting.
! The 4reeula + M ae ting Of the Woman's For
cign Missionary Society was held yesterday
Lat 8 P. NJ. in the Decatur Street Methodist
oAu' ~ o. D. @. Meeting.
Tha regular meeting OF Chesterfield Chap.
ter, United Daughters OF the Confederacy
viii be held at the residence of Miss A
BONNER Rudd 1al7 sfsaHoridge street. at
r. ii, to morrow. All the members arc re-
uuested to be present, as the election o.
officers will take place.
In Re Annexation.
FL a Joint nesting Of the committees repro
senting the Manchester Business Mems "A
ISOLATION viii be held this afternoon at tis
o'clock in the auditorium OF the Chambu
OF commerce. Richmond. San attenlpt a
some definite plan relative to completing
annexation before the 1910 census will an
gross tho attention OF the members. IN
Mrs. Lucas Buried.
The funeral OF Mrs. Alexander d. Lucs
was held yesterday afternoon at a o'clocl
from Central Methodist Church. Bur ial wa
III! Hollywood Cemetery. " 4Ss 5.j Sg Il fg$
S Funeral OF AIRS. AlGCann, N Il
The funeral or Mrs, AZ ella Il " \ AN
=. took place yesterday at y m. M. from tn
| home os her a Tau ist1l, Mrs. W. a, SharI