Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-15

10 receive tDtIU. Ee cOmlIltbtt SusE'oNS
that the same lot be used for the deposit OF
garbage.
The report. after brief discussion, was
referred to the Committees on Cemeteries
and Public Buildings and Lands to be con-
sidered by them Jointly.
ON ROUTINE WORK.
Some time was spent on routine work.
large number of building permits were
granted and several statistical reports for
January were received and filed.
The report of the Chief of Police showed
that there were ffty-two arrests made
during the month. OF these one was for
felony. twenty-thrce for misdemeanor, and
twenty EIGHT for ordinance violations.
MB. HEIDER's SHOP.
Mr. William Heder appeared before the
Council with reference to blacksmith
shop on upper Hull street which he is con-
yerting into a storehouse. Mr.. Heider's
shop, it appears, was built before the
streets were laid off and the city's lines
well defined. Recently it became neces-
sary for Mr.. Heider TO tear down the front
of his shop 10 give the street proper width
and he determined TO improve and slightly
enlarge the building and make store OF
il. Mr.. Heider said Captain Lipscomb.
who was acting City Engineer. told him
there would be no trouble about the mat
ter, and he went ahead improving his pro-
perty without having any idea that he was
doing wrong.
MIR. Jones, chairman of the Committee
on Fire. said that the committee did not
feel authorized, under the city ordinance
prohibiting frame buildings on Hull street,
to grant the permit for which Mr.. Heider
applied. The Council did not take any
action and Mr.. Heider is still in dilemma.
ORDINANCES.
There were number of ordinances on
the table. having been sent in by Mr.. Faulk-
ner. chairman of the Committee on Ordi-
nances, who was not present. None OF
them. il appeared, has been considered, and
on motion of Mr.. Bradley it was decided
that the Council shall meet again two
weeks from lastmight to consider these
papers. some of which have been pending
for several months. Mr.. Bradley said he
was especially desrous that one OF the
number relating to awnings should be
acted Oh without delay.
SEWERS AND GAS.
Mr.. Bradley inquired what had become
of the petition presented several weeks
ago by Mr.. John c. Robertson. in behalf Of
a syndicate which he represents, asking
permission to establish gas-works. Mr..
Bradley said he understood that the COM
pany to which franchises were formerly
granted had been gwen the required thirty
days' notice. and Mr.. Robertson's people
wanted to begin operations without delay.
Mr. Roiin said the paper was before the
Committee on Light.
Mr.. Robertson said his people would also
like TO have their proposition to establish
q system of sewerage acted upon. An en-
gireer, he said, was at work ON the plans
and estimates.
Mr. Bradley said the Street Committee
had been considering the subject of the city
establishing her own system of sewerage
and would probably recommend that this
be done.
MAYo's BRIDGE LINE.
Mr.. Perdue requested the Street Com
mittee to inquire into the status Of the
Manchester Railway and Improvement
Company, which has undertaken to build a
street-railway over Mayo's bridge.
At 9:l5 the Council adjourned to meet
two weeks hence.
TO HAVE A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
An informal meeting of about twenty
leading businessmen of Manchester was
held yesterday evening IN the Leader
building to organize Chamber OF Com
merce.
Mayor A. G. Attkisson was called to the
chair and Benjamin p. Owen, Jr., requested
to act as secretary.
The following Committee on Constitu-
Na Gn and RtS%s c%som was sbppGnss " Sudfe
Moody. d. l.. Pulliam, George Z. Gary. Ii.
c. Beattie.
committee to wait upon the merchants
and businessmen and solicit membership
was appointed, as follows: BENJAMIN P.
Owen (chairman). d. l.. Toney. I. A. Da-
wilson. b. w. Nunally, James p. Robert
son, George 4. Carter. j. j. Blanton. j. q.
Holt, X. G. Broaddus. and George T.. Gary.
The meeting adjourned over until next
Thursday night at o'clock, at which time
the above-named committees will report
and q permanent organization will be ef-
fected.
At the meeting of the Council last night
Mr.. Beattie, who had been appointed
committee of one for that purpose. asked
the use of the Council chamber for Thurs
day night to hold the meeting, to ehect the
permanent organization of the Chamber.
THE sTREET-cAR COMBINE.
There is no longer any doubt that the
Richmond and Manchester Street Railway
Company and the Southside Land and In
proyement Company will be consolidated,
and the present plan is that from the ist
of next month the two properties VIII be
under tho management OF the oouthsioe
Company.
Mr.. John C. Robertson. manager of the
Southside Company, when approached Dy
Dispatch reporter on the subject last night
would not say whether or not his COM
pany had bought out the other property;
but admitted that the consolidation VIII
go into effect March lst.
CHESTERFIELD CIRCUIT COURT.
Governor Mckinney having approved
the bill providing that three terms OF tne
Circuit Court of Chesterfield county shall
be held instead of two. as heretofore, ono
of them commencing the 18th OF feoru-
airy, Judge Hancock will open the court
to-day. The term will probably continue
several days. The Judge is kept quite busy
now since four of his courts have three
terms instead of two each year.
PERSON AIS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. ID. ]. Weisiger and children left yes
terday morning for visit to friends III
Norfolk.
Messrs. ". B. Bradley and John O'Brien
have left for North Carolina on hunting
tour
The assessors of the real estate have
ward.
Miss Mollie Evans will leave to-day for
Norfolk TO visit her friend Miss Kate
Church, who will be married next week:
A considerable quantity of pike are being
caught in the fsh-traps in James river near
Mayo's bridge.
Mr.. David j. weisiger. of this city, Is at
tending the State Convention OF the
Young Mems Christian Association now in
session in Portsmouth.
The little invalid girl. Bette Elicit, OF
Manchester. for whose benefit an enter
tainment was given at Leader Hall some
time ago, and who has been for Q month
past at the "Sheltering Arms" in Rich
mond, 10 much improved in health.
Early yesterday afternoon . colored man
was arrested. CHARGED with being drunk