Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-19
SALE OF CITY BONDS.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND OF MAN
CHESTER SIS DISPOSED or.
They Are Taken In Baltimore at 9S-The
Oil-Plant Question-street Rail-
way Matters. &c.


issued for this purpose have been sold, and
the funds will be made available as fast as
they are needed.
The sale was consummated by the FL
nance Committee several days ago. and at
the adjourned meeting of the Council held
last night for general business the COM
mittee's action in the premises was ap-
proved.
When President Perdue called the body
to order at minutes past o'clock the
following other members were present: :
Messrs. c. A. Jones, II. G. Beattie, James
L. Bradley. W. 5. Rolln, William L. hart,
John O'Brien, Z. w. Weisiger, Philip
Browder, and Robert Harris.
THE OFFER ACCEPTED.
AT meeting held last Tuesday night"
said the Finance Committee IN therre-
port, the following telegram was read:
BALTIMORE. Nd, October is, issa
To John c. Robertson:
crs authorize you 10 buy for Us tho one hun
drc1 thousand Manchester per cent bonds at
nlnety-eight and accrued interest, we 70 tsEe ten
thousand per month, but with the right on our
pa % anticipate any part The bonds 70 hsVe
the approval OF our counsel as to tho Legality Oh
the ISSUE.
tSifned.l WILSON CoLsToS x co.
and on motion the committee unanimously
agreed 10 accept said offer that Is, ninety
eight with accrued interest. and upon the
conditions named for the 100000 city of
Manchester 1924 coupon bonds issued uu-
der a resolution OF the Council adopted at
their July meeting, and respectfully re-
quest that you confirm the same
The report was unanimously adopted.
THE oII.-PLANT AGAIN.
A letter was read from Mr.. Anderson,
treasurer of the Standard Spike Company,
asking the Council to reconsider its action
/ in granting the Baltimore United Oil Com
pany permission 20 locate its plant and
warehouses Mt the corner OF Second and
Stockton streets, near the spike plant. In
his letter Mr. Anderson said that, unlike
the other establishments in that locality,
the spike buildings We're entirely OF wood,
would be certain 10 burn in case of fire at
the ol-works. and rs the company were
considering the matter of enlarglng their
plant it was not improbable that they
would want tho land on which 1t was pro-
posed TO establish the oil-works.
Another petition. signed by Mr.. Ander-
son and a half dozen or more property
owners. was read urging that the privileges
ba revoked on the ground that the OIL
establishment would be dangerous on ac-
count of fire. Mr.. Hart, the only member
who voted against granting the franchise,
moved to reconsider the vote by when the
permit was given. Two votes We're taken
and the Council refused to reconsider.
WILL CONSULT Mr.. M'BAGN.
In an informal way the subject was dis
cusscd a. some length. Several members
favored reopening the question, winch has
been talked over at every one OF the hall
dozen or more meetings held within the
last two months. and others thought Mr..
McBain, representing the Oil Company
had been granted privileges which the
Council could not revoke without his con.
sent
In order that allmight have a fair chance
1 Mr.. Bradley moved that the same commit
/ tee who formerly considered the petition
be reippointed TO confer with Mr.. McBaln
and If after so doing it Is found advisable
to call the Council in special session to ac'
upon the report.
opinion that unless Mr.. McBain consents
/ to accept some other location the present
arrangement will stand.
/ Mr. Augustine Royal, representing Mr.
! McBain in the latter's absence, and Mr.
d Jeffress, representing the Spike Company
/ briefly addressed the Council, and MIR
J BGdley's motion was unanimously adopt
ed. II is probable that the Spike Compa
nv will be represented at the conference
between Mr.. McBain and the special com
mittee and If an agreement can be reached
whereby the oil plant shall be placed else
where then the Council Will be called To
gether to act on the same.
wooD-sHED.
A number Of permits TO erect frame
buildings were granted. Among them wai
one authorizing Mr.. Sykes TO build shet
1OOxl6 feet in his woodward just opened a
the corner Of Seventh and Semmes streets
provided the shed shall be placed on th'
south side of the railroad track enterlns
/ his yard. The idea is not TO have the sheC
| on the Seventh-street front
THE GAS COMPANY.
The Council adopted the ordinance
offered at former meeting changing th'
name of the Manchester Fuel, Power
and Lighting Company to the Man
chester Gas and Electric Company" Iher'
is no change whatever made in the Prov
sions of the original ordinance, and th'
name is altered because an organization
has been effected under the latter name.
PERRY STREET.
Mr.. Weisiger offered q resolution pro
yiding that Perry street from the DanYill'
railroad track to Cowardin avenue b'
| curbed and puttered. that the roadway b'
macadamiZed, and the sidewalk be payeC
the Committee on Streets
HIS BOND APPROVED.
The bond of Mr.. James Johnson, th'
newly-elected City Scevenger, with Mr.
John Charlton as surety, was read and ap
proved.
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS.
A letter was received Mr.. II. +. Duval
clerk of the Hastings Court, certifying t
the Council the action of the court IN con
frming the report of the commissioner
appointed TO condemn property TOR open
inc lower Bainbridge street. and the AUDI
tor was directed 20 place the amount, abou
$500. in bank TO the credit of the Court, L
be by it paid out to the proper persons.
REMOVAL OF AWNINGS.
The ordinance which the Mavor desired
+ adopted concerning the eremoval of woodel
/ awnings and other distractions on Hal
street was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Ordinances. This ordinance L
simply designed to remedy a defect III tina
originally adopted, which leaves SOM
room for doubt ~ TO the right Of tn
Mayor TO require the removal OF all avn
lngs with wooden frames, whether Will
poles on the sidewalk or not.
NO PEDDLING OF FRANCHISES.
Mr.. O'Brien offered the following. whicl
is designed to prevent peddling in fran
chlses:
ret rcsolrsd by the city Council ofths CITY o
Manchester That Whenever any persons or cor
porations shall hereafter apply Tor the granting
of privileges or franchises by the city said per
soma or corporations shall be required 10 depoSi
with the City Treasurer 10 Der centum OF tn
/ PROBABLE cost or expense Of constructing tn
plant or proyement proposed 10 oe built be
fore ths application shall be considered oy th
Council. II said application be granted the sal
hal forfaifed To the city unless So,
plant or improvement be built In accordance
with the application granted.
IL said application be refused said depoei
shall be returned 20 the applicant.
Referred to the Committee on Ordi
nances.
THE NEW CAR LINE.
The petition of the Southside Land an'
Improvement Company asking permission
I 10 change the route of their street railway
upon which the Street Committee reported
favorably, was read and laid on the table
| to be considered at the next meeting.
The company wish to run tneir track
from the corner of Semmes and Seventh
streets down to Sixth-and-a-halt street
thence TO Porter, up Porter to Cowardli
avenue, thence to Semmes street, and u
! and beyond the corporate limits.
TO BORROW MONEY.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
! the Finance Committee to borrow S5,OO
or so much thereof as may be necessary u
| meet certain current expenses.