The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-21
OVER THE WATER.
The AUGUST MEETING OF The
MANCHESTER COUNCIL

boen held on the second Monday III the
month. At that time quite numpei
of the members were absent from 'no
city. including the chairmen OF nuiii'
Der of important committees;
On August 10th Mr.. j. X. ferdue'
President Of the Council, notIiled Clty
Clerk J. b. Walden 10 call a speclai
meeting Of the City Council for Tuesday
night. August 10Th. The notice was
issued. aud at s:lj Z. NJ. the following
were present: J. +. Bradley, John
O'Brien. ". T. Hart. Robert Harris.
and W. l.. Rolin. This made only hVe'
two less than a quorum.
AtOo'clock, Mr.. j. r. Perdue, the
president of the Council, came IN. re
stated that he was reluctant to can thl-
meeting. aud il was by extra epdea'ol'
that he was able to get TO the CounCi'
Chamber rs early as he dbl.
President Perdue's presence made SIX
members. one less than quorum
Every eifoIt was made to get the
seventh man without avail, and at 9'4J
.o'clcck. the roll vas called, and no
quorum appearing, the Council adj
lOurned.
President Perdue announced That ne
would make q new call for meeting
next Friday night. August 231.
There was considerable business to be
brought before the Council, and had
they met the session would no doubt
have lasted until after midnight.
STREET COMMITTEE 5 REPORT.
The report of the Street Committe.
which was 20 have been presented.
reads as follows. Mr.. }. f. Bradley Is
chairman ct the committee and author
of the report.
The Street Committee have awarded
a contract 10 Thomas Barry for paving
Fourteenth street from Hull TO Perry
with ''spall or rubble. at 9ltc. per
square ward. also TO Rennie q Mcln-
tOsh for curbing the same with granite
at zoe. per iinfal foot. also TO Thomas
Barry for paving the roadbed of Ninth
street from Hull TO the corporation
line with "spall or rubble. at 9jtc. per
square yard. The curbing. If praciica-
bic. TO be made with blocks similar TO
the work on seventh street, between
Hull and Porter.
ln obedience 10 resolution passed at
the last meeting Of the Council, the
engineer has located the angle Of
Semmes street upon C0wariin avenue.
where Semmes street is enarged to a
width of 20 feet TO the corporation line.
The committee have construed the
ordinance TO include all wooden avn
ings. whether supported upon the curb
or rot. and have SO mentioned them IN
notices for the removal of a nuisance.
COwARDIN AVENUE.
Tic petition Of the owners, claiming
to represent more than three-fourths Of
the real estate ON Cowardin avenue,
asking that the avenue be widned.
paved with brick, sidewalk curbed,
euttered. and the road bed grayelled.
/ has been considered, and this commit
tee deem iha work necessary and re-
commend a widening on the north side
90 fifty feet.
STREET SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
The report of the superintendent of
streets is received for July, showing an
expenditure of $40 80.
FOURTEENTH STREET.
Tire committee have caused Four
t.culh street 10 be graded from Perry
street 10 Porter. and have placed the
earth iu Perry street. between Four
t-enth and Fifteenth streets. and in
Thirteenth street. between Perry and
Porter, aoproximatng the Official pro
file in each case.
The committee are having Fourteenth
street graded from Porter to Hull
streets. aud propose to extend the pres
erL culvert. " hich now stops in Hull
street. west ward for thirty feet. so as 10
convey storm-water from Fourteenth
street beneath the street. also 10 give
greater capacity o the same.
REMOVAL OF THE Old JAZZ.
s petition signed by a large number
/ II citizens was 10 have been affirmed
stating that tine cid jail al the corner Of
ilull and Tenth streets, was unsuited
for the purposes originally intended.
ard iu Hs present condition Is unsuited
TO DE used for other purposes.
land it is generally deemed
iniudicious to spend money in the re-
pmr OF ibis uusightly building. BY the
removal of this structure the court
house square could be brought out 10
the street. and the square thereby very
much improved. making itanattractlye,
instead If being incumbered with an
old dilapidatei building which has long
out lived BE-, usefulness. source OF an
uOyaLce as well as "a menace 10 health.
THE GAS PRIVILEGE.
Mr j. Thompson Brown was present
aud wrote out tine following petition
which DEE Intended to present:
we c-pectiully ask for the extern
sion OF the franchises granted the Man
chester Fuel. Power aud Lighting
Company TOR the term OF ninety days,
to enable the company 70 commence,
prosecute aud finish their work under
said ordinance.
This ordinance was passed on
July T.. lS3S. and WAS granted
ON c.nlu1n that the work should be
begun within sixty days and finished
within one year. The time expired last
month. and the aim of the petition is to
amend the ordinance by giving sixty
more days in which 20 begin. This Is
the company which obtained the fran
chisls for supplying Manchester with
gas manufactured from water but
which has signally failed to make an
attempt in that direction
Toe officers under the charter incor-
p0ratlng the company are Harry b
owen. president Augustine Royol,
secretary George L. Gary, harry b..
Oaen, Ware b. Gary, and J. Tnomp-
son Brown. directors.
The petition WAS signed by the com
pany per j. Thompson Brown.
All these matters, aud many 9th err
Will come up Tor action at the next
meeting of the Council should there be
quorum. The probabilities are that
there will be quorum present.
OTHER MATTERS.
4 full account Of the articles found
in the cornerstone OF the old Presbyte-
ran Church. together with the history
OF Presbyterianism IN Manchester
found in the box. was published in the
TINES Yesterday.
TIE names OF the Presbyterian Aid
Society were not given. They were
copied by the reporter yesterday. They