The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-29
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
NEWS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
JAMES.
Time FIXED for the Legislative Ton
ysntiou t losing Exercises Of the
Public schools Proceedings
the ttfy Council Last y light.

Mr., George T.. Robertson, chairman
of the Democratic party in Chesterfield.
and Mr.. 4. &. ID. Farmer. chairman OF
the marty in Manchester. had confer
ence Yesterday in regard TO holding the
legislative convention 10 nominate can
didates for the House of Delegates.
They fixed upon the 18th of August as
the time. and the city of Mans hester as
the place. The district embracing Man
chester. Chesterfield, aud POwhatan
are entitled to two delegates. The Sem
ator from this district-n. K. Lloyd
holds over two years longer. IL IS gen
orally understood that Chesterfield VIII
name one OF the nominees, and Man
chester the other. The convention will
probably be held in the Leader Hall.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The closing exercises Of the public
schools were held yesterday morning.
Three hundred and sixty-one ceruti-
Gates for scholarship and department
were awarded as follows:
High school. .; school No. I. 30. No.
,. %; No. 3. "A; No. 4. 30: No. ., 3j;
No. 6. "a. No. 2. IS; No. 5. 80.
The following are the graduates to
whom diplomas were awarded:
Misses Florence Leonard. Lizzie
Graves. Maude Swift. and Mary Fnz-
gerald Gustave Pep'e. Charles H..
Craig. W. IL. Owens, aud William H..
Burton.
PERSONALS.
Rev. Or. W. f. Hatcher, of Richmond,
was in Manchester yesterday.
Mr.. W. K. Beattie has returned from
New York. where he has been attend
iug school.
MAYOR S COURT.
In the Mayor Court yesterday morn
ing the case of John Davis. charged
with assaulting hi, wife. was dismissed.
the warrant having been Withdrawn.
Mr.. }. w. Stubs was mp. charged
with keeping "A vicious dog. The evil
dcnce showed that the dog belonged TO
another party, and SO the case was dis
missed.
MONUMENT TO BIZ UNVEILED.
The monument To the lamented Rev.
Dr. d. b. Winfree Will be unveiled at
Mount HermOn Church. IN Chester
field, to-day. Quite number of per-
sons from this vicinity will go up To- at
tend the exercises. Dr. Winfree was
located in Manchester for numbcf of
years, and had many warm friends here
who will long cherish his memory.
CITY COUNCIL.
An adjourned meeting of the City
Council was held last night. with the
following members present. PcrIuc,
Bradley. Beatte. O 'Bricn A. G.. Jones.
G.. a. Jones, Weisiger. Walsh, Faux
ner. Hart, Harris and Hewlett.
The Street Committee submitted their
report, asking authority to sell mule
and two carts belonging 20 the city and
purchase others. They also recommend
that the Manchester Railway and linz
prOyement Company be granted until
September lst to have their road finish
ed on Hull street and cars running
thereon; and that the Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad Company be- paid
$3.50 as the city 5 proportion of expense
incurred in rebuilding the Cowardiu-
avenue bridge, provided the company
twelve to sixteen feet by the addition
of walks.
The report was adopted.
Permits were granted for the cree
ton of several new buildings.
The claim OF Clerk III. h. Duvl. of
the Hastings Court, amounting To Sl75,
for a general index OF deeds. wills and
accounts, was referred to the Finance
Committee.
The following ordinance. which was
laid over at the last meeting. came up
aud was rejected by vote Of t0 >:
Be It ordained That any person or
persons, desiring to place awnings IN
front Of their buildings, shall only be
permitted to put up iron frame avn
ings. either movable on stationary. al
tached to the buildings and covered
with cloth.
This ordnance TO be in force from it,
passage.
THE FREE BRIDGE.
A communication from the James
River Bridge Commissioners. asking for
a larger appropriation for the bridge, |
was received. Messrs Perdue and /
Bradley, who were appointed boy the /
bridge commissioners 90 lay the matter /
before the Manchester City Council. /
performed that duty. The commits /
sioners asked for an additional appro- /
priation of $4,000, making $4,000 in |
all, as $4,000 has already been apprO- /
pra,ed. Mr.. Perdue read the report Of /
Engineer SherIfIs. made TO the bridge /
and heretofore pub
lsned IN the TINES.
Mr.. Sherrilfs was at the meeting last /
night. and was questioned by members /
Of the Council as tO the building Of "A /
stono bridge. He would not advise /
such a structure. as he had learned /
that one Of lhe piers near the dam was /
built on rip raps instead of going 90 the /
solid rock foundation. Healso deemed /
it unadvlsablo 10 build a stone bridge /
unless two or more abutmcnt piers are /
placed in the centre. 70 build such a |
bridge as he recommends would not |
cause a st0ppage Of travel until the /
road-bed is being put down.
After Nh. Sherrilis concluded his Zee
marks Mr.. Perdue took the floor and |
advocated the appropriation. He SUBJ
mitted resolution 10 appropriate !
sl5 600 additional, and the same was
referred 10 the Finance Committee.