Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-29
TO HAVE GAS IN MANCHESTER.
Tho Matter Before the Committees on

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cost.
At the last meeting Of the Council the
Manchester Fuel, Power, and Lighting
Company, through their representative.
Mr. !. Thompson Brown, presented n
petition asking that the franchises grant
cd tho company and which expired
more thar q year agO bc revived and cX-
tended for ninety days.
The matter was referred to the Com
mittccs on Finance and Light 70 act
Jointly, and it was decided that a special
meeting should be held last night, TO
which all Of the members Of the
Council and Mr.. Brown were invited.
TIE MEETING.
The committees met about half-past s
O'Clock, hut il was a half-hOur later be-
fore the business for which the meeting
was held was taken up.
There were present Mossrs. John
O'Brien Gn the chair. !. Il. Perdua,
james +. Bradley, w. Z. Hart w. s.
Roiin Philip Browdor, and G. A. Jones.
Among the spectators were Councilman
Henry c. Bcattie ard Messrs. II. T..
Owen. j. ". Craig, James l.. Robinson,
Augustine Royal, and David j. Weisi-
ger
Mr.. Brown was present and briefly
stated what the company desired and
what II proposed 10 do if the franchises
asked for were granted. He reiterated
what he said at tfe meeting of
the C0uncll-that the company has
the money ready and proposes to
begin work as soon as the fran
chiscs are granted, and to com
plcte the plant as soon as possible. He
thought there was no dOnbt that thc bulk
OF the work would be completed before
freezing weather DIr. Brown said the
gentlemen interested in the enterprise
had prepared new ordinance which
suited them rather better than the old
one and which robbed the city of none
Of its rights. This paper had been
referred, together with the others, AMI he
now asked that it be considered in lieu
Of the old one. Mr. Brown explained
the method of making watcr-gas, rs the
product of this system is commonly
known, and claimed that it was less OBJ
icctionablc, equal Y as safe, and IN many
respects better than the ordinary coal
gas.
ACTION POSTPONED.
After Mr.. Brown had made his speech
he took a seat, and hali-hOur informal
chat between Inn and members Of the
committees as to the merits and de-
merits of the gas and the advantages and
disadvantages Of the ordinance ensued.
The strongest objection raised was
that Of Mr.. Bradley, who was opposed
to granting any company an exclusive
twenty-fyc-year privilege. Mr. Brown
said he was willing to put IN a EIoyi-
sion allowing any othergas except water
gas TO be made IN the city by any
company that may wish to locate a
plant here.
At 10 o'clock the committees went into
secret session, and after talking over the
matter until nearly midnight adjourned
to meet again Friday night, when the
consideration of the subject will be con
oludei The sentiment Of the commit
tees seems TO bel favor of granting the
franchise after putting il a few protect
ing clauses.
POLITICAL MOTIFS.
Mr.. George r. Robertson, chairman
Of the Democratic party in Chesterfield.
wasin the city yesterday and announced
his intention OF calling county con7cn-
tou 10 meet at the courthouse on next
court day, which IS the Sth OF Scptem-
her. The convention will elect county
chairman for the various districts
throughout the county and will reor-
ganize and make preparations Tor the
fall campaign.
The Republicans Of this Legislative
district arc Just now looking about to
see if thcy can find two suitable persons
to nominate for the House of Delegates
10 place in the field against Captain
Tostph Hobson, of Powhatan, and Mr..
Davis. of Chesterfield, the Democratic
nominees. AS Manchester already has
,he senator it is probable that she Will
not ASK for place on tine ticket, nut let
one candidate bc taken from Chesterfield
and one from Powhatan. Those already
mentioned MS candidates are Major DO
scph Walker, Jeremiah NunnallY A.
Rock. and -- Mcdowell, OF Chester
folj. md -- Nenable, OF Powhatan.
When the convention meets the Ith oi
September Powhatan will have several
other applicants.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. y. /. Pulliam returned yesterday
from the scashorc.
Mr.. +. Ii. Gary. OF Henderson, y. c.,
formerly Of this city, Is mere on a
visit.
Miss Lizzie Eckenrode, of Fredericks-
burg. is the guest Of Miss Fannie Moody,
near Manchester.
lhe funeral of Mr.. William b.
Cooks little daughter. who died yester-
dnv morning. viii take place from the
Central Methodist church tins afternoon
at o'clock.
The September term of the Hastings
Court. which commences on Monday
the 10th instant, will be devoted chiefly to
chancc~y business. 1t Is important that
counsel III long standing causes shall be
prg sent on the first day OF the term, aa
the chancery docket Will then be called,
and all cases in which orders have not
been entered for seven years will then be
dismissed. 60.
pr. :. J.. Ingram and wife are visiting
relatives in Lunenburg county. They
will remain there for about three weeks
and will then go to the Allegheny
Springs to spend week or ten days
The Doctors health is steadily improving
and his friends hope that when he re-
turns home in the fall he will have fully
recovered from the effects Of the long
smell that he bad last spring.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Brown and her daughter,
Mrs Laura Raine, OF Denver. Col, and
Miss Isabella Shimp of Lewistown, "a,
who have been visiting Mrs. -. ID. Beat
lie on Hull street near Twelfth, have re-
turned TO their homes.
Judge Clopton has not yet APPOINTED
n supervisor from Glover Hill district 70
succeed Mr.. William Spears, who re-
signed TO accept Federal Office. The
appointment will probably be made al
tbe next term of the County Court.
"The Art of Courtship is the sublec'
unon which Rev. S. s. Lambeth, ID. d..
of Richmond. will deliver a lecture al
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