The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-14
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After Mr. J. Thompson Brown aud
Civ Attorney Judge Clopton lad nm
lsbed their conference, The ofdlpaice
granting the Manchester Fuel, Power
and Lighting Company the franchise
for supplying the city with gas was cal
ed Nd. An amendment Increasing the
time of exclusive privilege was report
ed and added on by a majority N"'''
An amendment allowing this company
To manufacture any other kind OF saS
was al.o reported and adopted. Inc
company TO manufacture other E"s'
though. have to first obtain permission
of the Council. This water gas Is 20 De
Of twenty candle power.
There was discussion as 10 tne
amendmen, exempting the property Oh
the gas company q every hlnu rum
taxation. Mr.. Brown said mat tue
company he represented were manu-
featuring this same gas I'M large cl''os'
as high as 100000 inhabitants. aud get.
ting Si.35 per thousand cubic feet ana
were losing money. They were wiling
10 give the same gas to Manchester 5
peopIe at one dollar per Thousand an"
TO tie city for seyenty-iiye cents per
thousand cubic feet. He stated en-
/ ically that the company "oui' '''e
money for the first ten years.
Mr.. Rollins said he did not believe
/ that. He was 1 the opinion that the
company would make money from .he
day they started to make gas. lie pc
! Iieved that it could be made for twenty
fve cents per thousand cubic feet ana
a large dividend would be- paid the INST
wear on the full outlay OF the paul.
which would increase year by year.
The amendment eXemptlng the COM
pany from taxation Tor Ten years N"'
adopted.
quires that pipes shall be laid on streets
not mentioned in the ordinance. whei =
ever there are subscribers VINO g
patronage will equal ten per cent onih'
outlay.
The ordinance was then adopted as
whole.
G.. A. Jones. John O 'Buen. WeiseSer, ,
/ Beattie, Faulc oner- q.
Noes-Bradley, Rolin-2.
THE scAvENGER AGAIN.
Mn. O'Brieu moved that the city he
divided into two scavenger distrc s.
the dividing line to be Hull street. 10
pass this required suspension OF the
rule. The rules were suspended anu
the resolution failed To pass. rot Tee
ceiyiug the legal number OF votes
reaulred-1. The vote iesulled-ayes.
4; noes. 4.
The Board then went into the cleo
ton of a scaveuger. which was done M
secret session. /. was the general
opinion that Of the eight men n3mi
mated no one should be elected to lhi,
position who did not have the capital
to carry out the business properly.
The teams should foe good ana
able to conduct this Kind 81
work. The present scayenger uses
teams which have been at other
work all day and has % divide with the
man whose teams he bOrrows. They
have been seen stalled. aud they are
worked night aud day with no une 90
lie down and eat. \ bond ~ suiicient
amount should also be required.
There were eight members Oh TIE
Council present and eight Candidates.
Mr.. o Brien having pat all eight in
nomination himself. The lONes- name
or names were 10 be droTpei. No one
was elected on the first ballot. the see.
0ud ballot gave Johnson ana 'tiiJ-
way the other two votes scattering.
On the third ballot Mr.. james johnson
received votes Ia majority aud was
declared elected scayenger for The term
of one wear. unless removed. or until
his successor is elected aud qualities.
The bond required under The ordnance
is $500
Adjourned at ll.lj.
THE CHESTERFIELD TROOP
Alta regular meeting OF the Chester
field Troop, held yesterday. $50 Nan.
chester, the company commander ln
the chair. she election Of secretary and
treasurer resulted as follow. j. W.
Nunnally. treasurer. auI ". ). "5cde,
secretary.
Lieutenant AttkIssOnwa5 clliFd to toe
chair. and Orderly Sergeant Malthe" 3
made tue following report ot the ap
p0intment of non c0mmi-siofed oil
GERS S-Igeants-second Sergeant, j. u.
Duyal: Third Sergeant. Charles Teller.
Fourth Sergeant, Walter Moore, flth
Sergeant, A. l.. Adams0n' sixth Ser
geant. ID. A. Pulli8m. CoIpO5als-f INST
Corporal. W. ). Goode: ) coud C0ipo-
raj. j. ID. Brown; Third Corporal. l.. l..
Brodnax; Fourth Corporal. HAMPTON
TAYLOR. Quartermastei, b. ". Nun
naly: Color Sergeant l.. ". Holt Blu
gler, j. 5. Williams.
The company then adjourned. and by
order of the captain viii meet again 90
Maurice's Hall, at O'Clock L. ". OF
the 18th instant.
OTHER MATTERS.
Last Friday evening September 9Th,
Mr.. Chalkley discovered that his OPEN
face watch had been taken from q
front room while he and his family
were in the rear part OF the house.
Mrs. Chalkley saw some one leave the
yard through the front gate, bat Was ui .
able to ascertain whether the person
Was white or black
Chief Of Police LipscOmb, leaning
OF the matter, came 20 the conclusion.
after investigation. that the watch had
been pawned IN one If the numerous
thsee gold balls establishment s in Rich
mond. lie obtained the assistance Of
Sergeant Hnce, Of the Richmond po-
ice Of the Third district. lie found
the watch in Jacobs pawn shop
Mr.. Jacobs turned the watch Overland
gave the best description that he could
of the party who had pawled il.
Chief Lipscomb, after good detective
work, picked up young white man
who is an employe OF the Richmond and
, Danville Railroad. and is known under
the double name Of T. VI. and ". f..
TAYLOR.
When the case was called IN the
Mayors Court yesterday Judge j. II.
Gregory appeared Tor the accused. An
bOur was consumed IN the examination
of witnesses. The Commonwealth
found that all OF their witnesses were
not present, and the further hearing
continued until to-day. The accused
was bailed in the sum Of Slo0 for bis
appearance.
SIX onestory houses. occupied by
negroes at Bermuda HuD1reIs have
been destroyed by fire. Que Of the
houses was occupied by cO'Ored
couple, that being their bridal night.