The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-14
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
Meeting of the CITY Council Other Items
of Interest.

A REGULAR meeting Of the City Council Of
Manchester was held last night. report
was received from the State assessors, show
ing that the increase in realty values over
the last assessment. was nearly Sl.Oeo,op.
The Commissioner Of the Revenue. also pre-
souted n repnrt. showing the increase in i'm
nrovements i'm the several wards during the
nast wear. The details Of both Of these re-
norris. have heretofore been published. There
were Si2J. 900 worth OF Improvements during
the past year.
Vpon the strength Of the good showing
made i'm the above reports, the Finance Com
mittee recommended the adoption Of n resO-
luton reducing the city Tax for lsoO from
81 60 on the 500 worth Of property 10 $40,
and the school tax from 80 cents TO ~ cents
ON the 800 worth OF property. The Finance
Committee also unanimously recommended
an increase of 500 in the salary Of the City
Attorney.
The report Of the Finance committee was
unanimously adopted.
4 report from toe street Committee,
recommending the widening OF COwardin
avenue by taking strip of land from the
east side Of the avenue, was discussed ~
considerable length. aud q number of prop
erfy holders on COwardin avenue were
prt sent. as interested spectators, most az
them being opposed 10 the taking Of
the strip of land from the east side
the side on which they live. The report
of the committee also recommended that
one-half Of the cost be ASSESSED against
the property-Owncrs. The vote on this ques-
ton stood : 20 4. The chair announced
that it took two-thiids vote 10 adopt the
report. as IL embraced an assessment
against propcriy-owners.
Mr. Bradley. who voted for the report,
changed his vote. and subsequently moved
that Cowarlin avenue be widened fifty feet.
and thai commissioners be appointed to as
sess damages. This motion prevailed.
MIR. Bradley offered the following:
Pesolved, That on and amer the both dly
Of June. 1890, 10 shall be uulawfui ior any
railroad COMPANY passing through the CITY ~
Manchester TO run lis ears 40 "a greater rate OF
speed tban six miles an hour. Any company
violating the provisions Of this ordinance
shall be hncd not less th9n $50 for each Of
tense. and that this resolution be referred 10
the OTdinarc &c Committee % prepare nm ofdi-
nance carry ing out The provisions OF this r,so-
luton.
Also that an ordinance Toe prepared 10
prevent the blowing of whistles. whether
the same he al private works, public works,
or by railroads.
Also that all passenger trains be required
to stop Tor passengers and 10 put on ire
same at their respective depOis len the CITY
os Manchester, whether said trains De
tagged or not
Also to stop the shifting Of freight cars on
the sabbath da@sythin the limits of said
city. and also the loading and unloading OF
the same.
These resolutions were all referred 10 the
Ordinance Committee with instructions to
report ordinances in conformity with the
resolutions.
Mr.. John Z. Taylor, as attorney for the
Manchester Railway and improvement
Company. presented petition from Presi-
dent Fisher OF that company asking for ihe
privilege Of running their line mp POrler
street 20 towardin avenue. down CoWardin
avenue 10 the Petersburg turnpike. and
thence 10 Decatur street. making a loop
with the Decatur-sircct line. Referred 10
the Committee on Streets.
The Council under a suspension Of rules
adopted Am ordinance prohibiting the cree
ton, construction, removing, cleyating rc-
pairing. building or making any addition 20
any house On llull street from Eleventh io
tine western corporation line.
Permission Was granted To- number %.
persons TO erect buildings in different parts
Of the city.
OTHER ITEMS.
Mrs. VI. T. Woodbridge lcfl to-day for Cu.-
pepper county, where shcwi.l spend the sum-
mfr.
Yesterday morning, while 1ir. a. {. llar-
ding, iewclier Was lighting AN alcohol
lamp, the lamp exploded, and bis face was
badly burned.
4 warrant h1s been sworn out AGAINST
Thomas Mann (co.Drcd). charged with steal
ino bras-es from tine Midlothian Coal Com
pany. The dafScy has not as yet been cap
tupd.
Tue Manchester Railway and Improve
mcut Company Ohe projectors of the Mayo's
bridge liucD are making rapid headW1y
with the work 0i laying their track on d.
caiur street. They have reached as hi-l up
Us Twelfth street where the track tlins
into that street.
There were 90 scholars enrolled eft thc
public schools during the last session.
Those institutions closed yesterday after "a
very successful session.
4 large force o. hands are daily engaged
on johnson \ Co.'s iron plants. When ihe
plant begins working il viii employ over
three hundred workmer. IL is 10 be located
near Maury's Cemetery.
Many citizens of Manchester. atteul the
sam Jones meetings nightly. Cars fun OF
them N.ayc for Richmond as carly as
half past six O'Clock.
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