The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-22
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.

Meeting of the City Council Last Night.
At meeting of the City Council held last
night the following members were present !:
Messrs. Perdue (presidenD, Batchcller,
Royal, Gibbs, Owens, Spain, Patteson,
Kahn, Gentry, and Ballowe.
The President read the rules and regula-
tions governing the Council for the accom-
modatlon OF the body.
The Committee on Finance, through Mr..
Patteson (chairmanl, presented its report,
recommending the payment OF several bills,
and showing an increase in the debt OF the
city for the fiscal year OF Sl2,129 81; OF
this amount there was expended SI,OO5. 20
for repairs on the water-line, and Sl,S1S Tor
discount on bonds sold. The committee
recommended that so much water-rent as
NAV be necessary be used 10 pay interest on
bonds due 1st March. Adopted.
The Committee on Streets not being ready
to report, was allowed until next meeting
night. ,..
The report OF Mr.. A. Royal, from the
special committee appointed to purchase a
portion OF land for the city, was adopted.
The claim of Mr.. c. w. Turner, amounting
to S2O5. as fee for services rendered as at
torney for the city in the purchasing OF said
land, was referred to the Finance Commit
tee.
Mr.. .Perduc presented the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on Mar
kets be and are hereby requested TO report
to the Council as early as practicable the
regulations concerning the market, and II
in their Judgment any further legislation Is
necessary regarding the same, and It's man
agement, and why hucksters nave peeh eA-
cluded therefrom.
Referred to the Committee on Lands and
Buildings.
The question Of annexation then came
IN. Many prominent citizens were present
and manifested quite an interest in this i'm
portant matter. Mr.. Patteson offered the
following resolution, it being an amend
ment to the resolution presented by Mt.
Batcheler at the last meeting:
RESOLVED, That the City Council OF Man.
chester hereby respectfully requests that the
Common Council and the Board OF Alder
men OF the city OF Richmond may appoint
| committee to meet committee appointed
by the Council Of Manchester for the like
purpose, to confer as to the adyisability OF
the annexation OF the city OF Manchester to
the city OF Richmond, and that they be EN-.
powered to manage the details of q plan
| looking to such annexation and report said
plan to their respective Councils for ap.
proval or rejection.
RESOLVED, further, That a committee be
appointed agreeablY to the foregoing reso-
luton on the part OF the city OF Manches-
ter, consisting Of the president and four
members OF the Council, together with one
citizen from each ward. Adopted.
The committee from the Council Is com
posed of Messrs. Gentry, Batcheller, Pat
teson, and Reyall; and from the citizens,
G. C. McRae from the First Ward; John +.
Taylor from the Second Ward; B. 3: WEI,
sieer from the Third Ward, and W. ,. Glii
from the Fourth Ward.
| A communication was received from Tue
Committee on Superintendent and Repairs
of the Free bridge Of Richmond asking !or
| instructions from the Council concerning
the repairing of the bridge, they being al,
ready in: debt to the amount OF 5000, ana
unable to make further arrangements III
regard to 1t. >.
| -The Council appointed committee o.
three, consisting OF Messrs. Perdue, Roy'
all. and Patteson to confer with the Rtch
mond committee concerning said communl
| cation "a" .ts!sa.
A communication from Mr.. Talon askine
| for the use OF the Baird foundry was lale
over until Monday night, and the Councl
adjourned to meet at that time.