Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-16
CITY OF MANCHESTER
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
HELD LAST MIGHT.
Msjor Frederick Scott Offers TO Buy Some
Land for Manufacturing Sites
Exposition Committee
Other Business.

called to order at $3.50 O'Clock, and Mr.. James
f. Bradley was made president pro tenn.
There were present Messrs. James Z. Brad
ley, Z. ". Weisiger, WIiIlsm Walsh, George
Q. Ely, John O'Brien, Il. +. Faulker, A. Z.
Jones, John f. Hewlett. and Robert Harris.
LETTER FROM MAJOR SCOTT.
A communication was received from
| Mayor Taylor forwarding 10 the Council the
following letter from Major Frederick Scott,
president OF the Richmond and Petersburg
bairoad Company: Mr.. John 0Brien In
formed me that the city OF Manchester
wished to sell thirty acress Of land in the
eastern part Of MaUry cemetery. fronting on
The Richmond and Petersburg railroad, at
800 per acre, aad would probably make
gift OF 1t to the Richmond and Peters
burg railroad on the condition that
It would build shops on the grounds.
/ have examined the ground, and think u
Is very favorably situated for manufacturing
establishments, and | readil y agree to take
the pioDeriy at 900 per acre, and requested
Mr. O'Brien to inform the Council TO that
effect could not accept IL as gift on the
! condition that the company would Duld
shops on the ground. | have called the at
tentiou OF several gentlemen who are con-
siderlng establishing manufacturing con-
Germs in tbe neighborhood Of Richmond
| to this ground. | have offered one
| manufacturer the land free provided be
| would locate his shops on this ground. My
| opinion Is that manufacturers can be In
| duced to locate their shops In Manchester
| by the gift OF suitable ground; that IL my
| object IN buying this land. / Will, OF course,
| offer every facility IN the way OF railroad
| tracks and low rates Of freight to those who
| Ill a.. l. tOl N.
bable that at least some OF the shops OF the
company Will be built on portion OF 1t.
The Mayor in his letter recon mended that
a committee or agent be appointed TO nego-
tiate the sale and attend to the details, and
that the proceeds be applied to the opening
| OF Semmes street and Cowardin avenue, aud
in giving parties in that ecton OF the city
| access 10 their property, especiallythose north
OF the Richmond and Petersburg railroad
who have been cut of for years
from the usual facilities for access
to their lands. The Mayor further on says:
Z" There are so many improvements needed
in the city that think ii would be sound
policy for the city to sell any vacant, unused
property 1t may have TO parties c0ntem-
plating locating IN our midst enterprises that
would give employment to our mechanics,
and the proceeds Of these sales could be put
|
many needed Improvements"
Mayor Taylor briefly addressed the Coun-
ell with reference to this matter. settling
forth the advantages to he derived from Of
| iering inducements TO manufacturers.
Mr.. Faulkner earnestly opposed the sale.
The paper was referred to the Finance Com
miltoe.
EXPOSITION COMMITTEE.
The communication from Mayor Taylor
sent to the Council at a former meeting,
recommending the appointment OF com
mttee Of three 10 confer with the Exp0sltien
| Committee Of the city and to invite the
co0peration OF manufacturers and OF Chester
| field I'm securing a credltable exhibit from
the county and city at the Exposition TO be
| held this fall came up and the suggestion
was adopted. Messrs +. W. Weisiger,
James i. Bradley. John O. Brien, and {. A.
Jones were appointed as such committee.
SCHOOL FUNDS.
The resolution approprating $4,000 TO
provide for heating aud furnishing the two
new school buildil lgs now in the process OF
erection WAS adopted.
The report OF tie Committee on Streets re-
commencing the payment OF certain claims
for expenses incurred IN street improve
ments was read and adopted.
TROUBLE ABOUT A SHOP.
A letter was read from two citizens living
on The Petersburg turnpike complaining
that a colored man has begun the cOnstruc-
! tiou OF a small frame shop Just by their
property and claiming that II the shop Is
allowed to be built the adjoining property
will be thereby greatly damsged as well a.
made liable TO loss by fire. Ii came to light
that the old man, who is erecting the black
smiths shop had apphed TO the chairman OF
the Committee on Fire Department and OBJ
talned from him building permit. After
consuming nearly ball hour IN the discus
| sion of the matter IL was referred to the
| Nayor. The chairman OF the committee IN
granting the permit only did what has been
frequently done, not thinking that there was
any objection to the shop being built.
REVISION OF ORDINANCES.
Mr.. Tly. chairman OF the Committee on
Ordinances, to Whicn was referred res0lu-
ton on that subject, reported that reyl-
sion OF the city ordinances Is necessary for
two reasons-frst, the edition OF 1850 u eX-
| hausted: and second, there are many ord-
| nances passed since that time to which the pub
| tic should have access. The cost OF revision.
the committee thinks, wall not exceed 1868
for revising and publishing 800 copies, or
sil2 for 900 copies. This includes the le-
gal and clerical work.
The report was received, and Judge Clop-
ton was authorized to proceed with the
revision at once. He Will baVe the unprlnt>
ed ordinances copied, and by that time The
! Council will have been re0rganized and the
work will be superintended by the Commit
tee on Ordinances.
FRAME BUILDINGS.
The Ordinance Committee presented an
ordinance amending the present law so as 10
| provide that no frame buildings shall be
erected on Hull street between Seventh
street and the southwestern corporate limit.
The committee also, under instructions OF
the Council, reported an ordinance providing
for the removal OF distractions on Hull
street. The question was raised IS to whether
or not the Eleciric-Light Company forfeited
their franchises in removing their plant TO
RichRond and whether they can be required
to move their poles of Of Hull street. Re
ferred 10 the City Attorney for his opinion.
Both ordinances lie over until the next
meeting.
Adjourned at 1915 O'Clock.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. d. W. Prettyman aud children have
! zone to Alexandra 10 spend the summer.
SUPERINTENDENT
iaed three new applicants for license 10
teach in the white public schools OF the city.
| Colored applicants will be examined to-day.
Miss Katie Morris, OF this city, who has
been very sick at ScottsyIle, where's she went
for the benefit OF her health, Is much i'm
proved.
At the meeting Of Manchester ROYAL Arch
Chapter, No. As, held Thursday night, the
following officers were elected: High Priest,
w. Kirk Mathews; King, John Rice; Scribe,
w. Il. williamson; Treasurer, W. j. Car
ter; Secretary, James ID. Craig.
Mrs. L. B. w. Beattie aud children have
reached Marine City, Mich., and are the
guests there OF Mrs. Beattle's mother, Mrs.
Il. J. Gordon. Mr.. Beattle will leave soon
TO Join his family.
Mr. John Z. Reams and Miss Ida Harnish,
OF Swansboro'. were married Thursday
night by Rev. Decatur Edwards, at his resi-
dence, on Thirteenth street. Mr.. II. G.
ReAms acted as best man on the occasion,
and Miss Floy Harnish was the bridesmaid.
Messrs. d. A. Fold & Co., who have been
conducting the grocery business on Hull
street near the Petersburg turnpike, yester-
day made deed OF assignment for the bene-
tit OF their creditors.
Some time during Thursday night thieves
broke a large piate-glass In the front OF Z. 5.
Reams's grocery store, corner Fifth and
| d..