Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-04
NEW GOVERNMENT.
EVERYTHING MOVING VERY SMOOTHLY
IN PETERSBURG.
The Change In the couneil-0fiies Of Street
Commissioners Abolished-Pstsrs-
burgs Industrisa
Icoro.Dondsnco Of DC RIeAnana pI.Da,eh.l

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dspatch.l
PETERSBURG, VA, July 3, 1888.
The new Democratic city government Is
workine smoothly to-day In all OF its DE.
partments. The police corps Is composed OF
good men, who have been thoroughly in-
strucled a. 10 the duties and responsibilities
81 their office by Mavor Collier. The IRE de-
partment Is composed In the main OF expe-
rlcnced firemen who well know how to work
when occasion calls for their services.
The action Of the new Council last eve
ming In voting to issue bonds to retire the
floating debt created by the Republican
Council is approved by the community,
though an increase OF taxation from Sl.6J to
$i.S0 is rendered necessary. The credit OF
the city Is placed above individual interest.
There will be no more borrowing to meet
obligations.
The former Republican majority in the
Council has given way to two thirds Demo-
cratic majority in the present body. The
Republicans remaining in the Council yield
very gracefully 10 the situation, and last eve-
Mug offered little or no opposition TO the
election OF new officers or the adoption OF
measures proposed by the Democrats. On
the contrary they assisted in the 0rganiza-
ton and voted for such resolutions and ordi-
nsnces As were offered with readiness that
showed that they discarded party Tor the in-
teresls OF the city
rhe Council last evening created the office
o. city engineer, with salary OF $1,000 per
annum attached, and elected Captain Thomas
X. Dunn 20 IN the position. BY this ordi-
nance the Office OF street commissioner is
abolished.
Mr.. w. r. Mckinney. the president Of the
I'll - .ITF ftf
that body. But the manner in which he
presided shows that he Is Thoroughly posted
as to the duties OF the position. His courtesy
and impattiallty at once made him popular
aud respected on both sides.
PETERsBugG's INDUSTRIES.
There are located and IN successful opera
ton here one hundred or more manuiac-
turing plants, among which may be mem
toned the following: Twelve tobacco iacto-
res, one tobaeco-mill factory, seven peanut
factories, three agricultural implement fac
tories. four sash. door, and blind factories,
one shirt factory, five cotton factories, one
trunk aud satchel factory, one sate-roofng
factory, one soap factory, two mattress lac
tories, two fertilizer factories, one butter
dish factory, four box factories, two blank
book factories, one berry-bssket factory, one
bag factory, one silk factory. four carriage
aud wagon factories, two candy factories. one
bat factory, one stocking factory, one ice
factory, fifteen bread, cake, and cracker fac
tories, three broom factories, three shirt fac
tories. three bark and sumac factories, eight
saw and planning mills, eight corn and -four
mills, three foundries, three iron and ma
cline works, several bottliug establishments,
and numerous other industries.
The old police corps just retired from
Office celebrated the day by a picnic at
Swift Creek, in Chesterfield county, and the
occasion was greatly enjoyed.
All public buildings will be closed here to-
morrow in honor Of the Fourth, but the day
will not be otherwise generally celebrated.
The movement some time ago inaugurated
to nave the day specially observed by the
closing Of business. the reading OF the Decla-
ration of independence, and The delivery Of
an Grafton seems to have failed. There Will
be some display OF fireworks and n military
parade, but nothing more. ROBIN ADAIR.