The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-14
OVER IN MANCHESTER.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL.

, Mas. of Matter of General Interest Dis-
cu..ed-Number Of Reports Received
and Acted On-Wafer-Gas Ordinance
Chesterfield Troop-General News.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Manchester City Council was held last
nicbt. In the absence of President j.
X. Perduc. Mr. j. F. Bradley was called
10 the chair.
The roll was called. and the follow
ing members answered to their names
LANES f. Bradley, b. 7. Faulconer. w.
T. Hart. c. A. Jones, John O'Brien. w.
{. Rolin. F.. W. Weisiger. II. c. Beattie;
also. Secretary Walden and City -Attor-
ney Clopton.
The minutes Of ehe last meeting were
read and approved.
CHIEF OF POLICE.
The report of the Chief OF Police
stated that the Chief Of Police had ar
rested twenty-six persons, First as
sislant twenty. Second assistant went
ty. Third assistant fourteen. Total,
eighty.
THE MAYOR.
The report Of the Mayor. relating to
fines and costs collected, says that the
total amount of fines collected was $50.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The report of the Finance Committee
of their approval of sundry bills was re-
ceiyed and adopted.
STREET COMMITTEE.
The Street Committed report reads
as follows:
Since your last meeting. August 9TH. the
Street Committee, acting under authority
from YOU. have awarded 70 ID. Il. lewis, OF
Manchester, The extension ofthe Fourteenth
street cu,vert for thirty-three feet northwest,
with roof Of stone flags. nj $3.50.
They have awarded the repair OF CUTTERS
next the curb with Old material 10 john
Weenbfum. nj thirty-hve cents per square
yard: the paving Of carriage crossings 10 The
same at ninety -nine cents for picked blocks
Of spall: the paving Of the rOad-Ded Of upper
Hull street with pebble or spall 10 the tame
nt ninety-seVen and One-half cents per
square yard. being the same price paid IN
Richmond Tor the same grade OF work.
Ninth street fIOm Everett 10 MJury has
been graded and modified 10 suit the conve-
ulence OF the public and those who h0d built
upon IL. and the grading approaches stock
ton street m present. This work Is done NJ
2:I cents per yard. the earth excayated be-
ing placed in our streets and paid for once.
owing 10 the continued absence of Decatur
ANteu OF the Richmond and Allegheny
branch Of the Chesapeake aud Ohio Road.
we have not had conference rs 10 widening
the canal bridge 10 G6 feet, rs We desire. but
viii do SO as soon as he can make an appoint
meut tor IL.
We have Isid new granite curb on upper
Hull street from Turnpike up 10 Twentieth
street.
Ne have directed the Engineer TO commit
uicafe with Mr.. Joseph Bryan, Of the street
Hallway Company. and ask him to put In q
double track on Hull street or place nj,
track parallel with the curb in upper Hull
street from the turnpike to the corporation
line
Since the overflow much ditching has been
required below the city, and this with paving
has nrcgSsitated the employment OF extra
hands, increasing the expenditure for Au-
gust to $3.50. The force has now been 70
duced % two.
The grading on Porter aud Perry street,
las been let 10 Mr.. J. l.. Branch. Of " inches
ter. at twenty cents per cubic yard,
The report was received and adopted
WATER GAS.
The franchise TO the Manchester Fuel
Power and Lighting Company, the
main features Of which have been seve-
raj times published in this paper, came
up as a report from the Joint Commit.
tee on Finance and Streets This fran
chise allows the company, whose off
GERS are Manchester aud Richmond
men. to have exclusive privilege FOR
water gas for fifteen years. Other com
panics can introduce other kind Of gas
without interfering with the water
gas company and guaranteeing their
ability to furnish gas at equally as
cheap 4 rate.
Mr.. j. Thompson Brown said that he
and the committee had exhausted them
selves in discussing this matter. lie
did not believe that the Council could
do better than what they have done.
lie found. by hearing the reading OF
the report. that there had been some
changes. He had pot learned until to-
night that the committee had met again
aud were in consultation with tho city
attorney.
The parties he represented were not
spectators. but genuine business mem
He argued that liberal charter ought
t) be granted these capitalists. lie be-
/ lieved that the committee had done the
best they could, and that Manchester
would Dc benefited in every particular
by the presence of this company IL
their midst. He wanted better priv.
leges than the ordinance as found II
the committee gave the company he
represented.
The matter was temporarily laid
aside. and Mr.. Brown and City Attof.
ney Judge Clopton held a consultation
Ia the meanwhile the Council pro
ceeded to transact other business.
BUILDING PERMITS.
\ number of building permits were
granted for the erection of sundry resi-
dences and business houses in the city
Oil PLANT.
The report Of the special committee
on the application of the proprietors &c
establish an oil plant at the corner Of
/ Hull and Second streets was submitted
The committee reported that the com
sany had selected another site, at the
corner of Stockton and Second streets
/ The committee would also like to have
a track run TO their works from tb,
rlue q the SPIKE mil. Inc question o.
allowing the oil mill to be established
was referred back to the committee
and the railroad connection question
referred to the Committee on Streets.
Mr.. BRADLEY's OFFER.
The offer of Mr.. a. j. Bradley of thu
use Of ms Office on Twelfth street Will,
matters are In progress in regard TO tb'
reconstruction OF the Jail on the court
house green. and is use as station
house was referred to the commute,
having the question Of new Jail il
charge.
rjE sOUTHsIDE LAND AND IMPROVEMENT
COMPANY.
The franchise granting 10 the South
side Land and improvement Company
the right 10 construct a line of stree
railway up Semmes from Seventh stree
To Ninth: thence to Perry thence to Co
wardin avenue and back TO Semmes
came up.
The important point raised and dis
cussed was, shall this company be ex
gnlp fa1 from taxation for ton wears