The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-18


impossible to discuss the merits
of each man in Council meeting.
lie had considerable information which ne
would like 10 tell the committee. Colonel
Cutshaw had suggested 10 him that the
committee elect and the Council confirm.
II was better 10 take time, and get the right
man. than To act hastily, and get the wrong
man. The matter was referred To the street
Committee.
REFERRED TO CITY ATTORNEY.
The bill of the Manchester Water Com
panv for resetting hre-plugs, Nc.. was re-
ierred 10 the City Attorney for his opinion /;
also the question as to whose duty II Is 10
Law the water main 10 the colored school,
house.
TRIES IL THE sCHOOL-YARDS.
4 resolution appropriating $50, or so much
thereof a. may he necessary Tor the puI-
pose Of setting ont trees in the large yards
surrounding the two schOOl-houses, was pre-
.onied at the request of the city school
board. The resolution was adopted unanl-
mously.
The east side Of Ninth street, between
Hull and Perry streets, was ordered To he
paved.
SEWERS. GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
A petition was received from John {.
Robertson. representing syndicate to con-
strllct sewers in the city Of Manchester
subject to conditions and limitations; also
an applicafion from the same syndicate 10
erect Gas and electric light plants in the
city Of Manchester. Both petitions were re-
ferred to appropriate committees.
AFTER THE STREET COMMITTEE.
President Perdue called Mr.. Beattie TO
the chair and said that he had something To
say about the Street Committee. They had
done "A lot of work. some of which they
wanted Ia reject, and doubted II the COM
mittee was pleased with itself. Was this
reckless and shOddy work to 90 on: Are
the present ways 10 continue, or are we To
have reform and get the worth Of our
money! lie spoke Of one improvement
which it was said would cost $3.50, actually
cost Il 300 This matter should have been
. reported TO the Council. TWENTY-FIVE thou
sand i've hundred dollars had been drawn
FOR streets. What had been done with it,
We don't know what has been contracted
for: whether the city owed 500 on
streets or $1,000: what was going on or
what not Now. there was 10 the
credit Of the street fund Sj,j6l. That he
knew. but he said. with emphasis, we are
really AT sea as 10 what is being done or
what is going 10 be done. The committee
had not acted Systematically nor Kept the
Council properly posted as TO what was 90
ing on. The talk Of widening Hull street
above the railroad may be an improvement.
but he would not vote 81 to improve the
land. The committee were going too far
out towards the country with their paving.
II benefits SwansbOrO, IN Chesterfield
county, but not Manchester. This
money should be spent in the heart Of the
city. If the present plan Is pursued.
>wansboro will haze 5000 inhabitants fed
by Manchester. TIE cross streets from
Twelfth TO Fourth, Porter. Decatur, Balm
bridge. neXtfo Hull. the best taxable streets
in the city. have no Improvements at all.
seventh street connects with the free bridge.
Though 500 people walk on it daily 10 one
on Hull from COwardin 10 the corporate
limits. yet the pavement Il few clnders
full II holes, that I'LL up with water every
time il rains. Mr.. Perduc was right plain
! in his speech, and was listened to yer!
closely.
Mr.. Bradley, the chairman Of the COM
mittee. said that Hull street was bound 10
be- paved and Nidcned. our country cousins
came in that way. His committee had made
more reports than any other committee,
and had endcayOred 10 keep the Council
pO.ted As 10 the estimate OF $3.50 and a
cost Of 81 .JO0 referred to by the gentleman,
that was the fault Of the engineer. Mr..
Bradley said he was going to ask the
Council to condemn and widen Hull street
from the railroad to the corporate limits.
Adjourned.
OWENS BATCHELLEI.
Bainbridge-street Baptist Church was
| filled Yesterday afternoon at $50 O'Clock by
an interesting congregation gathered TO
witness the marriage ceremony which made
Mr. William G.. Owens and Miss Emma
Batcheller man and wife. The ceremony
was performed 10y the pastor, Rev. Luther
X. ThOruhill. The ushers were Messrs.
Leslie Ellis, Of Ashland tbest mani; Mr.
l.. l.. Briggs. Of Richmond. and Messrs. l..
G.. Matthews. Willie Matthews, Luther
Brown. and \. j. Bradley. of Manchester.
The bride was attired in "A dark travelling
dress. with hat 10 correspond. After the
ceremony ut the church Mr.. and Mrs.
Owens took carriage for the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac depot, where
they left on Il trip to the North.
10 GO TO THE ASYLUM.
Henry Beazley. the demented man who
killed his brOther-in-law several DAYS ago,
and who is now in Chesterfield county Jail,
has been adiudged lunatic bv "A commits
sion composed of Justices Wells and shade,
and another application has been made TO
an insane asylum for his admission, and he
will be sent there as soon As the arrange
ments ARE completed. Ii seems that he is "A
little lucid at times. but he does not seem TO
know how he killed his brother-in-law.
Dr. Holmes. who had attended the un-
fortunate man for some time past, had
warned Mr.. John BeaZley, as well as the
latter's son. to be careful about Henry BeaZ-
lev. as he was liable 10 become violent at
any time and might do serious harm. Mr..
John Beazley and his son were IN bed to-
gether, each sound asleep. when Henry
Beazley fired the gun at Johns head. The
dcmented man is at present very calm, and
gives the jailOrs no trouble.
}. o. L. A. VI.
New South Council. No. 10. Junior Order
United American Mechanics.haye been Off
ciaIly notified of the result of the contest for
The order embems. At the fair in Penn
svyania. New South Council sent of 2ss
votes. and Of the number of competitors in
the state the council at Mines, in Page
county, was the only one that ran ahead Of
the, council from Manchester, and they had
"A majority of only eleven votes.
BADLY cur.
A difficulty took place at Chester between
Mr. sidney J. Perdue. nephew of Mr.. james
VI. Perdue, If Manchester, and an employe
on the FarmyilIe and POwhatan Railroad,
during which Mr. Perdue WAS cut in several
places with knife. From what could be
learned, a negro was abusing a white boy.
and MIR. Perlue rebuked him for il. The
negro left, hit another one took up the
quarrel and attacked Mr.. Perdue. The lat
ter knocked the negro down, but he
got up and renewed the attack, when Mr..
Perdie got in "A good hold and made the ne
gro yell 'enougb." Mr.. Perdue let him
loose, and a. he did so the negro cut him in
several places, INJECTING painful wounds
and bad cut on the face, beginning from
the forehead and continuing down the cheek.
None of the cuts are serious, but all are
painful. The negro aed, and has not been
captured.
OTHER MAfTEHs,
Judge Ingram. Of the Hastings Court.
spent the time OF the court yesterday In the
consideration OF chancery matters.
The second trial of William Bradley, for
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