Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-19
MANCHESTER NEWS.
THE COUNCIL HOLDS A SHORT sts'
SION AND ADJOU4Ns OVER.
The Most Important Business NOT 'sea"'
for rAction-simpson Sent On for
Forgery-Other Items.


The first business taken up was tne
granting Of number Of permits 70 oalio
houses in different parts of the city. Inc
number Of these permits indicate thst a
great deal of building will be done IN Man.
chester in the very near future. fresldent
| Perdue remarked while calling FOL, vote
upon the building permits tnat ne hau
| never seen so many at one time Del9re. ne
has been in the City Council on anu on Ior
about eighteen years.
ANOTHER TIaE-PLUo.
The matter in relation TO the removai OF
/ the fire-plug from Cowardin avenue ana
( Semmes street was laid over until the next
meeting.
The Committee on Fire Department re-
ported that this plug would have 70 DC
moved and said that it might be trans
! ferred to any point within fifty feet from
where it is now located.
| Mr. A. ID. Shotwell appeared before the
| Council and suggested that this plug be
/ transferred to point on Powhatan street
near Shotwell Il Co.'s tannery, which OF
present has no protection from fire. lie
expressed his willingness TO bear reason
| able proportion Of the expense. The mat
! ter was left in the hands of the Fire Com
mittee. where the same question IL already
being considered. The plug at Perry or
McDonough and semmes Will probably DC
moved.
BRIDGE COMMISSIONER.
On motion of Mr.. Perdue (Mr. Beattie
| in the cnair) the Council proceeded with
| the election of a bridge commissioner.
| Mr.. Rolin nominated MIR. James L. BRAD
| lev. Mr.. Faulkner nominated Mr.. A. T..
Jones. Mr.. Jones declined and nominated
| Mr.. Hart. The vote was as follows: Brad
lev, s.; Hart, 4. MIR. Hart was excused
from voting.
TALK ABOUT BILL.
Just before the adjournment OF the
! Council Mr.. Charles l.. Page was heard III
behalf of Mr. Broach, who has q bill be-
| fore the Council for filing in lot betong-
ing TO Mr.. Osterbind and located on Porter
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth,
which work was ordered by the Mayor.
On the lot was pond of water which was
caused by the raising OF the streets.
The Finance Committee took no action
on the bill, as the City Attorney, Judge
Clopton, expressed the opinion that
while Mr.. Broach should be paid the city
should not be made to fill privateproperty.
The Mayor. it was stated, held that the
city should bear the expense of filling as
the change in the grade of the abuttng
streets caused the nuisance.
Messrs Faulkner and G. A. Jones favored
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Beattie. who owns lot across the street.
said the raising OF the street had caused
him to spend $500, and If the city was to
pay for filling Mr.. Osterbind's lot he (Mr;
| Beattie) would expec. the city TO refund
| him the money expended In filling his lot.
The subject was referred TO the City At
torney to be reported upon next THURSDAY
night, to which time the Council at 9:2O
adjourned.
SENT ON FOR FELONY.
An examination was held in the Mayor
| Court yesterday morning in the continued
case of L. II. Simpson, the young white
man charged with forging the endorsement
| TO n check for $40 on the Planters National
Bank of Richmond, which check was do
posted by him in the Mechanics and Mer-
| chants Bank of this city. The facts in
this case were published in the Dispatch
some time ago, when the accused was ar
rested in Richmond.
| MIR. S. II. Roane, the drawer Of the check
| in question, who was the first witness ex-
amined, testified that he had advertised for
a business partner, and that simpson
had responded, and the two were con-
templating the formation of partner
slip: that he ordered some goods from
| Wikel & Smith. of Philadelphia, and on
the 9Th of February drew a check in their
] favor for $50, which he deposited in the
| Richmond post-office, and told Simpson OF
his action. He knew nothing further OF
tho matter until ho ascertained the next
day that the check had been paid, and
knowing the same could not have gone to
| Philadelphia and been returned In that
time. suspected something wrong and In
quired at the Manchester bank, where the
check had been deposited.
Treasurer Patteson, of the bank named,
who swore ont the warrant for Simpson,
and Sergeant Alexander Tomlinson, oi
Richmond, who made the arrest, were the
other witnesses examined. Mr.. Patteson
told the circumstances under which the
check was deposited by simpson, VINO re-
| presented that he was going to engage III
| business in Manchester, and wanted &c
open an account with this bank.
Sergeant Tomlinson said the prisoner
told him that another person took the let
ter containing the check out of the Rich
mond post-ofice and wrote the endorse
ment on the back.
Simpson, who had no witnesses, was sent
on to the grand jury.
STRICTLY DEMOCRATIC.
The City Committee is determined that
the primary of May sth shall be strictly
| Democratic.
The following provision has been incor-
porated In the plan:
"In case a voter should be challenged, ol
the Judges should have just cause TO doubt
the validity of such vote, they shall re-
ouire that the name of such voter be writ
ten on the back of the ballot offered by
said voter (should he desire to vote under
lsprotest) before same is deposited in the
! ballot-box. And should a contest arise
n based upon the ground of the invalidlty OF
I such ballot. or ballots, then their VALIDITY
| shall be decided by the City Central Com
mittee upon the recount of the general re-
suit. such decision TO be arrived at by sat
isfactory evidence adduced before the com
| mittee.n
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The April term of the Hastings Court
commences on Monday.
| Miss Meta MURRAY, of Durham, is visit
ING Miss Sarah Bradshaw, on Perry street
About 100 additional hands Ate expected
to arrive in a few days TO work on the Bell
Line, and over 100 mules were expected
last night. The workmen are now engaged
near Major Walkers, and Mr.. voolfolk, Of
Hoce & Voolfolk, the contractors, who L
IN charge of the work. and Mrs, WoolfolA
are domiciled at Major Walkers hospitaoit
| residence. M
Mr.. John o. Meador, an aged citizen OF
| Chesterfield, died at his home IN the coun'
ty Tuesday. He was seventy-elght years
OF age and was q brother of MIR. }. ID. Mea-
dor
MIR. ]. w. Wilbon, who has been FOL
twenty years superintendent of the Staten
Island railroad, was with ex-Mayor layioi
yesterday afternoon examining CERTAIN
properties in and near Manchester.
An Advisory Board of the Old Dominion
Loan aud Building Association for the CITY
of Manchester was organized laSs nv w
with the following officers: President, "
L. Moody; Vice-President, j. q; Holt
Secretary and Treasurer, George w. Holt
Board OF Directors-fhe above as er-oFsc,st
members and II. G. Beattie, Charles hel
Ter, A. II. Thomas, f. U. Moxley, and .
Charles Mittendorf; Attorney, u. l.
Pulliam.
Supreme Court Of Appeals.
Price against Brewer. Appeal and ssPsT
sedeos allowed to decree pronounced py Olt
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