Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-27
THE NEWS or MANCaEsTER.
Important Case In the Hastings
Court-seho0i and other Matters.

THE NEWS or MANCaEsTER.
Important Case In the, Hastings
Court-scbooi snd other Matters.
The trial of the case OF Mr. Il. II.
Chalkley, who was presented some
months ago by the grand jury for q
nuisance IN conducting his tannery IN
this city, which has now consumed
nearly two days in the Hastings Court,
will probably be concluded to-day.
When the court met yesterday morn
ing Judge Ingram delivered his opinion
on the several questions raised by the
pleadings on Tuesday afternoon. The
defendant pleaded for his defence that
be had license from the City Council
for the establishment of his tGnnery.
The Commonwealth Attorney de-
INJURED, and the Judge held that, in or
der for the City Council to license o per-
son to carry on or conduct nuisance,
the Council must have authority to grant
such license expressly given by the
Legislature in the city charter that
such power TO grant such license cannot
be inferred or implied. In this case the
Judge held that the City Council had no
power to grant such license. The Court
also held that tue Legislature could le-
galize nuisance and thereby prevent
public prosecution therefor but could
not inhimt private actions for damages
therefor against the organic law OF the
land.
The demurrer being sustained the spe-
cial plea was Withdrawn, the defend
ant pleaded not guilty, jury. composed
OF the best businessmen IN the city, was
empanelled. and the trial proceeded.
The complaint Of the residents of this
portion of the city is that the stencil
from tho tannery is obnoxious, produces
disease, and renders living III that vlcinl-
ty almost unbearable. The Common
wealth had long array of witnesses and
their testimony was very strong against
the tannery. Mr.. Chalkley's side will
be heard to-day. This case is an i'm
pOrtant one. 1t not only involves the
question as to whether Mr. Chalkley
shall remove his tannery, but its decision
may also have some effect upon the con-
tinuance of other manufacturing estab-
lishments Iear by, which, it is also
claimed, give rise to unsayory and un-
healthy odors. Some of the Common
wealth's witnesses testified to this fact.
SCHOOL MATTERS.
Mr. d. J. Weisiger, secretary of the
City School POard, yesterday ascertained
that the desks for the public school
buildings are now lying in the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company depot in Richmond, where
they have been since the 10th Of August
For some reason the School Board had
failed TO receive notice of the fact that the
desks had arrived. The joint Building
Committee will hold meeting in few
days and ascertain definitely how soon
the buildings can be made ready Tor 0c-
cupancy. This done the board will hold
a special meeting and determine when
the schools shall be opened.
The School Board of Powhite district,
Chesterfield county, held meeting yes
terday, at which eight of the old teach
era we're reelected and Miss Ruth Mar
tin was elected teacher Of the school at
Granite Uice Miss Matte Graham.
removed from the State. Several
elections were postponed. The colored
school on the Petersburg turnpike.
taught last year by Addie johnson, was
abandoned, and she was elected teacher
OF the school on the Broadrock road,
taughtlast session by w. L. Johnson. who
was changed to the Swansboro' colored
school to fill vacancy. The scholars
who attended the Turnpike school last
year will now have to attend the school
at Hickory Hill and the other nearest
colorod schools. The board was COM
PEELED to make this change on account
Of the recent destruction by fire OF one
of the coIored schOol-houses.
ADVANTAGES OF MANCHESTER AND cHES-
TERFIELD.
Mr.. C. p. 4. Burgwyn, who made for
the ioint Exposition Committee of Ches-
terrified and Manchester a map showing
the water front and natural advantages
of the county and city, yesterday hand
ed the chairman Of the Manchester com
mittee his report, which is quite an elab-
crate and lengthy paper, in which he
says:
propose to show that both Chesterfield county
and the city Of Manchester are as richly endowed
by nature as almost any place. EXtraYaYant a.
this statement may appear AZ first propose TO
prove that tho physical, typographical, and
geological conditions favor aud admit OF de-
velopment so enormous that none but an en-
larRed view can comprehend IL In addHfon TO
this report and forming an important portion OF
IL are valuable maps. drawings, and racingS
which will be brought In evidence as proof OF the
above assorti ms. II Is admitted that these al
ysntages have lain dormant tor many years. butn
is hoped they will spring into being and develop
on being shown forth, just as the wheat-seed from
the mummy OF the Egyptian spronted ana
brought forth good fruit when encased In proper
surroundings. he aim OF tbs report IS 10 make
a ANAL contribution - this effort.
Physi-aly thesteraeld county IL iituaied ~ the
confluence Il the James and AppomatfoH rivers
tho county lying almost entirely beween ths
two On the north there Is tie James from the
county line 20 Manchester. distance Of about
thirteen miles and from Manchester 70 tho
mouth Of the AppoInattox river tae length OF tho
James IL lhirty-One miles. IN the thirteen
miles west Of Manchester the James river has
totnl fan OF iiG feet The total discharge Of the
James riYpr at a period when the volume was
lowest was measured In 1850 and found
10 be 1892 cubic feet per. second; tho
usual summer discharge OF tho river
Ia about 1000 cubic feet per second: the winter
discharge rs much greater. usually from 400 20
10000 cubic feet per second. During freshets the
discharge Is again nluch greater. ana ~ Quo
time in 1877 the discharge estimated 10 havo
reached tho enormous quantity OF 10000 cubic
feet per second. The river, however, Is so we'll
regulated, and its capacity for discharge is so
great that this great volume OF weter was car
ried OF without any serious loss or destruction
Of property.
Mr.. Burgwyn closes with the following
paragraph:
Reviewing row the above arRuments-brst, OF
the water power: second. OF the nsyigable water
frontage aud dock-yard5: third. oil tue geologi-
cal condhiOus which have left the raw inaterialS
In great abundance, and Of the manufacturing
sites; fourth, OF the well-known climatic adyan-
tages, | hold that the claims Of the rich endOw-
ment by nature Of both Chesterfield sud the city
OF Manchester have been fully proved.
GENERAL NOTES.
The case OF the boys arrested for dep
redating upon the public-school build
ing, on Ninth street beyond the corpo-
rate limits, WAS called in the Mayors
Court yesterday morning and continued
until to-day.
There will be q, match game OF base
ball this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock be-
tween the Manchesters and the Pea
bodys. In the last contest between these
clubs the latter won.