The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-24
MANCHESTER.
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
LAST NIGHT.

Inc tnlrd attempt Ol Ahc mtetlnB vi
the City Council of Manchester was
/, made last night and was successful.
1 The BODY was called to order last night
I at $50 o'clock. There were present,
: President Perdue. III. c. Beattis, j. +.
} Bradley. Robert Harris. w. I. Hart.
John O'Brien, +. w. Weisiger-s
members-a quorum.
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read. Also the minutes of
the last called meeting.
Mr.. w. S. R0ln, member, came in
while the minutes were being read.
MAYORS COURT REPORT.
The report Of the Mayor Court was
, that the fines amounted to SIS after
. commissions bad been deducted.
The call OF the president for the pres
J ent meeting was read. The president
, of the Council stated that he made the
call so cOmpr, heDsive as 10 cover any
business that might come before the
/ Council.
CHIEF OF POLICE.
The report of the Chief of Police
stated that ffty-siX arrests had been
made during the past month, one being
a felony. twenty-one being misde-
mcanors. and the remainder being ordl-
nance violations. The report was re-
ceived and adopted.
The report Of the Finance Committee
that the five per cent. paving bonds
shall be made TO bear interest from
July 1st. 1889, was adopted.
STREET COMMITTEE.
The report of the Street Committee.
already published in the TINES, was
read, and on motion of Mr.. Bradley
the report was received.
REFERRED.
A number Of motions which could |
not be acted on until the Finance Com |
mittee had acted on them were referred /
to that committee.
REMOVAL OF THE OLD JAIL.
The petition. already published in the |
TIMES. with the names Of the petitioners. |
asking for the removal of the old Jail al |
the southwest corner of the courthouse !
square. was read and was referred TO /
the committee on buildings and lands.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Permission was granted for the cree /
/ ZION of a twO-stOry frame building on /
/ Eighteenth street. The lot fronts cign- /
/ teen feet. and 10 one objected. a mum /
Der Of similar permits in different parts /
Of The city. approved by Mr.. II. G. Beat /
/ tie. chairman Of the Fire Commit
tee. were allowed. Permission was
also granted to erect suudry stables.
FIFTEENTH STREET.
The petition Of the residents and tax
payers Of Fifteenth street asking that
the condition Of that street be improved |
between Hull and Perry streets. out Of
the sum of 100000 appropriated for
the bettcIment and paving Of the
streets. was signed by Mr.. Augustine
Ro,all and q number of property own
ers and residents. They want the
street improved, and do not object to
paving their share of the expense.
A number of petitions for the open
ing Of alleys were referred TO the Com
mittee on Streets
MR.. WALDEN S BOND.
President Perdue read the bond Of
lir. Joseph Walden. the well-known
auditor of the city. with Mr. James G..
Craig and Sir. II. Fitzgerald as bonds.
men. 10 was OF motion Of Mr.. Bradley.
accepted.
WATER GAS.
The expired franchise Of the com
pany which was to have furnished
water gas some time ago. and which
franchise expired one year ago. came
up before the Council on the petition
of Mi.J. Thompson Brown. which was
published in the TINES last Wednesday
morning.
Mr. Brown was present, and was by ,
cons ut allowed to explain the present
position.
He recognized the fact that the fran
chiso had elapsed. He explained how
it was benefit How that the first
company who was TO have conducted ,
this works were speculative. people.
New men now have charge Of these
matters aud inventions. He hoped that .
the reporters would not say that they
were ready at once to- go to work and ,
furnish Manchester with gas. lie would +
await the action OF the Council. {
MIR. BRADLEY's MOTION. /
Mr. Bradley moved that the petition [
be referred to the Light Committee I
lie did not know a great deal about |
water gas and many other persons l
were equally as ignorant. lie was OPP q
posed to giving twenty years ex
clu-ive privilege or one dsy exclusive
privilege. !
PRESIDENT rERDUR.
Mr. Perdue. the president. stated that
me was away at the time on which this
ordinance paused. which was in Novem-
Der. 1887.
Mr.. Bradley said that he opposed all t
the time the principle Of giving to any
company exclusive privileges. !
Mr.. Perdue. the president. read the {
ordinance giving the franchise to this
gas company, which passed at the No \
yember meeting of the City Council in I
the year 1887.
MIR. BRADLEY S AMENDMENT
Mr. Bradley amended his motion so
that the petition be referred to q JOINT d.
meeting of the Committees on Highland =
Finance. Mr. Bradley made the sug-
gcstiOn that the other members of the 3.
Council be invited TO be present and %
participate. This suggestion was adopt
ed as was the resolution as amended. \
1t was decided that the joint meeting T,
of the two committees and the members
of the Council whOcOuld attend. would q,
be held in the Council Chamber ON next =
Wednesday night.
STANDING COMMITTEES y
The president announced he follow
lng standing committees: o.
Finance. J. X Perdue. J. +. Brad D.
ley. ". Weisiger, John O'Brien, G.. u
A. Jones.
Strceis.--J. f Bradley. II. c.. Beattie. j.
W. ). Rollins. G. A. Jones. W. L. Hart.
Buildings and LGHdS.-E. W. Weisi- a.
ger John O'Bren, b. f. Faulkner, u
Robert Harris /
Light.-Johu O'Brien, w. 5. Rollins. II
2. L. Broaddus. II
Po0r-C A Jones. Ii. c. Bcattie f. u
W Weisiger, w T. Hart.
Cemetery II. c. Beattie, j +. Brad II
ey. A c Jones, Robert Harris.
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