Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-14
SHE WILL HAVE GAS.
MANCHESTER GRANTS THE DESIRED
FRANCHISES.
twenty-five Years Exclusive Right--street
Improvements and Other Matters Con-
sidered-PersOnais and Briefs.

The September meeting of the Manches-
ter City Council was held last night.
The body was called to order at quarter
past O'Clock, and in the absence of Presi-
dent Perdue. who is in New York, Mr..
Bradley was. on motion Of Mr. O'Brien,
elected president pro tenn.
The following other members answered
TO their names Mcssrs. b. +. faulconcr,
William 4. Hart, c. A. Jones, John O'Brien,
w. s. Rolin. +. w. Weisiger II. G. Beattie,
and Robert Harris.
POLICE sTArfsTIcs.
The report Of the Chief Of Police for the
month Of August, forwarded by the Mayor,
wac read and fled.
There were 2G arrests by the Chief, 20 by
the first assistant, IL by the second. ana -
by the third.
One arrest was for felony. 80 for. misde-
mcanor and A for ordinance violations;
total for the month. 80.
The aggregate Of the collections was
$50.
FINANCIAL.
The report of the Finance Committee
recommending the payment OF bilIS
amounting to Sl6I0l. was read and
adopted.
The committee also advised that certain
land-taxes errOneously assessed against W.
I. Perdue be refunded. Agreed to.
STREET MATTERs.
The monthly report of the Street Com
mttee, giving "A summary Of the months
work, the contracts awarded, a., all oi
which has been published III iull III the
UsDafch. was read and adopted.
one paragraph of the report reads:
Owing to the absence Of Mr.. Decatur
AxtclI. Of the Richmond and AlleghaIy
branch of the Chesapeake and ONO rail-
wav, we have not had a conference as 10
widening the canal bridge 10 &C feet as was
desired. but VIII do 50 rs soon as he can
make an appointment for US.
The committee also reports that new
granite curbing had been laid on Hull
street from the Petersburg railroad mp to
Twentieth street.
TALK ABOUT GAS.
The ordinance prepared by the Commit
tees on Finance and Light. acting jointly,
Granting certain franchises TO the Man
chester Fuel, Power and Lighting Com
pany. was next taken up, and Mr.. }.
Thompson Brown, who was present as the
representative of the company, was IN
vited TO address the Council.
Nr. Brown said il was almost useless for
him to say anything unless the committees
had CHANGED their minds since he met with
them. as both he and the members had
nearly exhausted themselves IN their en-
deayors TO protect their repcctive lnte-
rests. lie would repeat, however, what he
had said at the conference. T.. that the
Council could afford 20 give the gentlemen
whom lac represented what they ASKED Tor.
The committee, he telt sure; might nave
afforded to deal more literally with the
company. but he commended the mem
bers for their zeal and energy IN behalf
Of the CITY whose interests II was
their duty to protect. and whatever acton
the Council should see fit TO take he
would submit gracefully. lie TOOK oCra-
sion to remark that the same parties had
been granted much more liberal fran
cbises in other places where they gave no
oesurance Of other investments. and he
tbouoht Manchester. where from three
to FIVE hundred thousand dollars VIII be
1,1acod in different enterprises. couih ai-
tCrd 10 rive what was asked. The feature
that he most disliked was that cutting the
exclusive franchise down from twenty
five 10 fifteen years. The company, came
nc substantial investors, not as speculators,
ana he hoped the Couhcl "oulu grant
what was asked.
The committees having held another
meeting after the conference with Mr..
Brown aud made certain changes III the
ordinance. the subject was temporarily
passed 10y so as 10 give Mr.. Brown time 10
what changes had been made.
AMENDED AND ADOPTED.
After.Mr. Brown had made careful cx7
animation of the ordinance as proposel
and decided what amendments he would
ask TO have made the paper was taken up
again. All three of the amendments asked
bv Mr.. Brown were agreed to. and The on
dinance was adopted. only Messrs. Bradley
and ROln voting in the negative.
The ordinance. as adopted, provides that
the company shall commence work on
their plant within three months and COM
plcte the same within one year from the
time of commencement. The gas TO be
furnished is TO be what IS known as cor
buretted water-gas, of twenty-c4ndle
power, and to cost consumers not exceed
inc 81 per thousand feet and the city not
more than 7j cents. When any other
company wishes TO furnish another
kind Of gas this one IS to have
the option of furnishing the same
upon the same terms offered and under
proper guarantee that the contract Will be
faithfully executed. The companyis given
the exclusive franchise to manufacture and
distribute the cOrburetted water-gas Tor
twenty-five years. is exempted from city
taxes for ten years, Is required to lay lis
pipes on all the streets where the water
mains and pipes now are, and on any other
street where the quantity OF gas sub
scribed tor will pay 10 per cent. on the out
lay.
TIE NEW RAILWAY.
The ordinance granting the Southside
Land and improvement Company pcrmls-
sion to construct and operate street-rall-
Wav from the south bank of James river
TO Seventh and Semmes streets, thence To
Ninth, to Perry, to Cawardin avenue, to
SCmmes avenue, and thence 10 and BE-
yond the corporate limits, was read and
unanimously adopted The company IS
exempted from taxation for ten years, and
can lay either single or double track.
PORTER AND PERRY STREETS.
Two petitions. numerOusly signed by
persons owning property on Porter street,
were read. asking the Council to pave the
sidewalks. curb, gutter. and macadamze
the road-bed of this thorOughiare from
Seventh street to COwardin avenue.
The paper was referred to the Commit
tee on Streets, aud Nj. Bradley stated that
the committee had directed The City Engl-
neer. at their meeting held Thursday
night. TO have ready tor presentation NJ
this meeting n statement OF the cost OF
paving and macadamizing Porter and Per-
rv streets He suggested that the matter
be referred and that rs soon as the COM
mittee is ready a special meeting of the
Council be held TO consider the subject.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Permission was granted dozen or more
persons to erect frame buildings within
the corporate limits.
WANT TO BUuD.
A letter was read from the agent Of the
baltimore United Oil Company asking
permission to establish their plant, ware
house, and offices at the corner OF Second
and Stockton streets, and to be allowed TO
build a connection track nom the hlch-
mond and Danville railroad into their es-
tablishment
In July this company askedto be allowed
10 locate their plant at the corner OF Third
and Hull streets. but the property-owners
i'm that section of the city objected and the
special committee TO whom 1t was referred
refused to grant the petition. Now ar
ranqements have been made to get sum
Gent space on Second street, running back
from stockton.
Referred to the same special committee,
with power TO act, except that part con-
cerning the railroad track, which was
placed in the hands of the Street Commit