The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-12
MANCHESTER.
Regular Meeting Of the city Council.

NtElfAt MftAAnE Oh AHRNAAN NNui' H.
a regular meeting Of the Manchester
CITY Council was held last night The
following members were presents Messrs
Perdue lpresidenu, Walsh. Bradley
Neisiger. OBrien. Faulconer A. c.
Jones. Hart. Beattie. {. 4. Jones. Hew-
LETT. and Harris The report of tine
Chief Of Police. showing The number of
arrests during the past year. which has
already been published in the TIMES,
was recalled and filed. Ina his report
the Chief of Police asked the Council Ia
probe the matter in regard 20 q Rich
mond policeman escorting five tramp= 10
the Richmond end of the Bree bridge and
sending them 10 Manchester
Mr. Bradley the chairman of the Com
mittee on Streets, presented report pre-
pared by Capt J. A. Lipscomb, Superin-
tendent of Streets, showing The amounts
paid monthlytO employees on the streets.
The sum paid in January was Sl3l.G2.
Total for the year Sl,10949
A communication was received from
the Commonwealth attorney OF Ches-
teriield, Mr.. T. q. Cogbill, in relation 10
burying in Maury Cemetery paupers dy-
ing in Chesterfield near Manchester. Re
ferred 10 Committee on Cemetery.
Mr. Bradley offered a resolution re-
questing the Chief of Police 70 inspect
the telegraph poles in the city and To-
port the condition Of the same 10 the
Committee on streets. This was called
for on account OF the rotten condition of
the poles on Seventh street which blew
GOWN this week Adopted.
A communication was read from Maj
Fred. X Scott president of the Rich
mond and Petersburg Railroad Company,
in relation 10 building bridge across tie
railroad az COwaTdin avenue. W bile the
company disClaims any responsibility for
the rebuilding Of bridge at this point
they are willing TO divide the cost with
the city.
Major Scott viii examine into The mat
ter and report upon the cost OF building
ID suitable bridge
Nj Augustine Royal, representing
the owners of the Spring Hill property
was invited 10 address the Council on the
subject, and he did so, stating that the
recent purchasers of the property were
hindered from improving it on account
of the absence of the bridge Referred
10 Committee on Streets
The following communication was
read
" 10 The Honorable Nem5ers a. ne Ctg
Council Of Manchester.
The Old Dominion Electric Light and
Power Company, soon after securing
franchises from the city of Manchester,
made a proposition to light the streets of
your CITY with electricity, but were un
able, az that time, 10 agree upon terms
The matter having again been discussed
in the public press. we desire 10 state 10
your honorable body that the Old Do
minion Electric Light and Power Com
pany is now preparedtO extend its wires
through all of the principal streets of
Manchester and furnish the best quality
of arc and inCandescent lights upon
terms which we believe no city in the
United States enjoys.
III this matter is referred to your
Committee ON Light We will submit 10
your honorable body. through said com
miiiee, a proposition 10 light with elec-
tricity the territory now lighted by
lamps
1.-THE majority OF the stock of this
company having passed into the hands
parties other than the incorporates. IL
is hoped that there is no foundation in
the report, that because of such change
of incorporates the city of Manchester
is inclined 10 question the right of the
successors TO The ownership of this
stock, 10 enjoy the privileges granted by
your city, when upwards OF S2j 600 have
been invested in tho company fran
chises Respectfully yours
M b. FLYNN, President
The matter was discussed briefly and
referred 10 the Committees on Light and
Finance