Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-13
CITY OF MANCHESTER
PROCEEDINGS OF THEIR COUNCIL LAST
NIGHT.
Streets TO be Opened - New School,
Houses-The Fire-Bell-Lamp-
Lighting. &C, &C.

Lighting. &C, &C.
A regular monthly meeting of the
Manchester City Council was held at
7:30 o'clock yesterday evening. Present
j. K. Perdue (presidenp and Messrs.
Jones, Pilson, Kidd, Weisigcr, Ely,
Moore, Perry, Bradley, and DR.. Broad
max.
POLICE STATISTICS.
The report Of the Chief Of Police for
the month Of February was received
and filed. 1t showed that the following
cases had been disposed of in the
Mayors Court during the month
Felony, !; misdemeanor, 9; ordinance
violations, s. Total causes, 81.
FINANCES.
The report Of the Finance Commit
tee recommending the payment of bills
to the amount of s3l0.03 was read and
adopted.
The following resolutions, which &C
companied the report, were unanimously
adopted:
Resolrcd, l, Thatthe tax-levy for the
present fiscal year be | per cent. on
400 value Of real and personal pro-
perty.
>. That the tax-leyy for the fiscal
year be 80 cents on the 800 value OF
real and personal property for public
school purposes.
NEW FIRE-BELL.
Mr.. Ely, from the Committee on Fire
Department, submitted report recon-
mendiDg the purchase of new fire-bell
of not less than 800 pounds weight. To
hang such a bell, the committee thought.
would necessitate the erection of new
bellfry, &c. For this purpose the com
mittee recommended the appropriation
Of $3.50.
Mr.. Ely thought that by hanging this
bell differently from the present one
300 pounds weight would be sufficient
Mr. Moore was Of the opinion that
the new bell should be of at least 40C
pounds weight.
Mr. Pilson said the bell ought to be
at least Coo or 800 pounds.
Mr. Gallagher, an ex-member OF the
Council and Chief Engineer Of the Fire
Department, being present, was invited
to address the Council. lie urged the
purchase of bell of COO or SOC
pounds weight, thinking lighter one
would not serve the desired purpose
After being further discussed the
matter. on motion of Mr.. PilSOn, wa,
recommitted TO the Committee on FIRE
Department.
OPENING STREETS.
Mr.. Bradley, from the Committee OF
| Streets, submitted report containing
the following
ResOlred, That a board Of commits
sioners be appointed to condemn one or
more streets on the north side of HUI
and west of Fourteenth. said streets Sc
condemned to be selected by YOU
Street Committee.
lie also presented memorial slgneC
by citizens who live or own property ii
that neighborhood asking that Cowar.
din avenue be opened from Hull Il
/ BainbridSe streets and Fifteenth stree
rom Hull to Porter.
/ MIR. Bradley advocated the immediate
adoption of the resolution. and after a
brief discussion it was adopted. There
| is no street open from Bainbridge t,
Hull streets between Fourteenth anC
Twentieth, and the people thus incon
yenienced have a just cause for com,
plant.
TWENTIETH STREET.
Mr.. Bradley, who was appointed 9
committee Of one to ascertain the cos
Of opening Twentieth street from Balm
bridge leo feet south, reported thai
there is one two-story and one one
story house in the way. The partle,
owning said houses are willing for the
town to remove them TO the adjoining
lot-the repairs and all damages L
said houses. drawing Of the deed, &c.
to be paid by the city. This. be esti
mated. would cost sllj. The adjoin,
ing lot is the property Of Messrs
McRae & Nash, whose price is 5000
which he thought too much.
Appended to the report was the fo.-
lowing
Resolred, That a board Of commits
sioners be appointed to condemn said
property, and your Committee on Pub
lie Lands and Buildings 10 required
to receive bids for and to have the
houses removed on to said lot at which
point said Twentieth street will termi-
nate.
The report and resolution were
adopted.
NEW STREET-LANPS.
Mr.. Pilson, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Light, called up the proposal ol
the Washington Automatic Light Com
pany to light the streets of the city,
which was presented at the last
meeting of the Council and laid on the
table.
Mr.. Geo. Ii. Poindexter, Of Richmond,
and Mr.. Sumner, agent Of the com
pany, were present and were accorded
the privileges of the floor. The former
said that he was well acquainted with
this company; that it was backed and
represented by men Of both means and
honor, and that they furnish the best
street light that he ever saw except
gas. They put up as ornamental posts
and as good and pretty lamps as any
light company in the country. lie
had hoped that Manchester would
have her streets lighted by gas,
but from his acquaintance with
the city he was confident that she was
not yet large enough for that, and could
not afford it. He looked upon this as
the next bes. light that could be gotten.
This company proposes to furnish the
city with any number of lamps at =
cents per night each, the company
10 bear all of the expenses of putting
Up and maintaining the lights. The
ompany proposes to give bond that the
igbts shall be kept up to the standard.
After further discussing the matter,