Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-01
10 ISSUE THE BONDS.
TIE MANCHESTER COUNCIL PRO-
vIDEe FOR sTRgET-IMPaove-
MENT FUNDS.
All Technical Defects Remedied-Many
Thoroughfsres TO Be Improved
Marrisge-PerronaIsa and Briefs.

The Manchester Council held session
of seventeen minutes last night.
The body was called to order at one
minute past o'clock and at s:1s the busi-
ness had been disposed of and motion 70
adjourn was declared carried.
There was just quorum present These
seven members we're Messrs- J. X. Perdue
(president), James y. Bradley. II. q.
Beattie. John O'Brien. e. w. Weisiger,
William I. Hart, and Robert Harris,
This was special meeting called TO con-
slider an ordinance repeating the resolution
adopted July 25th providing for the issue
of 500, 900 of percent. bonds for the p.r-
pose of street improvements and direcsing
the issue of a new series OF oonos-
THE ORDINANCE ADOPTED.
Mr.. Perdue read the new ordinance pre-
pared by CIty-Attorney Nlopton az tne re-
ouest of the Council. After providing Tor
fbe repeal OF the resolution referred to
and citing the recent passage by the Legs
lature of bill so amending the charter AS
10 remove certain technical objections con-
corning the issue of bonds the paper pro-
yides for the issue of one hundred thou
sand dollars of per cent. bonds. to run
thIrty-four wears from the lst OF January
(to-day). with clause inserted allow
ing the city TO retire the same at
the expiration Of ten years II II is
thought best to do so. The bonds are 10
be used for grading, curbing. guttering,
having. travelling, and macadamizIng such
streets as may be determined by the Coun-
Gil. The ordinance was adopted by a unani-
nous vote.
These are in effect the bonds provided
for in the resolution of July 25th but
which were not issued on account of GER
tain technicalities, which have since been
made all right. and they have been SOLD 10
Baltimore firm. Under the resolution the
bonds would have borne interest from tne
LIST of last July. but now they Will bear III
terest from to-day.
ONLY FOR ONE PURPOSE.
Mr.. O'Brien called attention to the TACT
that money would soon be needed TO pay
for certain property condemned 10 open
styeets and wanted TO know if the money
which will soon begin to come IN nom pro.
perty-owners taxed for paving IN 'front.' OF
their property could be used for this pur-
pose. He hoped it could, but II Was MS
impression that the revenue obtained from
this source would have to be applied 10
street improvements. n,
Mr. Beattie thought that the income
from this source should either be USED on
streets or placed In a sinking fund LOOKING
to the retirement of the bonds. :,
Mr.. Bradley thought this money would
be placed in the city s treasury. for general
purposes, but for his own part he YOU'D De
Glad TO have it held for street work alone.
The Chair conceded with the views ex-
messed by Mr.. O'Brien, and here the mat
ter dropped end the Council adjourned.
WHAT 1T WILL COST.
After the adjournment of the Council a
conference Of members of the Committees
on Finance and Streets was held and CHAIR
man Bradley. of the latter, submitted a
careful estimate prepared by Acting-En-
gineer Lipscomb as 10 what the improve
ments contracted for on upper Hull and on
Ninth and Fourteenth streets will cost.
The amounts aggregate 81, 25l.OS; This
was only intended for the Information or
the Finance Committee.
PRETrYMAy--wELLs.
Mr.. J. Roster Prettyman and Miss Hattie
T. Wells were married at the Central Metho-
dist churchat ID o'clock yesterday afternoon
bv the pastor, Rev. +. n. Peterson. There
was large attendance Of friends and re-
latiyes of the young couple.
Mr. PTettyman is popular young gen.
tlenlan Of this city and his bride is an at
tractive young lady and the adopted
daughter of City-Sergeant Henry Fltz-
GERALD. Her father, the late Albert Wells,
was long highly-respected citizen of Man
chester, and her mother was sister OF the
late Edwin Bourne.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Clerk DuVal, of the Hastings Court, is
sued one marriage-license yesterday.
Fifth street, which has recently been
graded. is in m almost impossible condi-
ton in consequence of the mud.
Mrs. b. X. Andrews, Of Petersburg, 10
visiting her sister. Mrs. b. A. Turner. on
Seventh street.
A letter has been received here an
nouncing the illness Of DR.. Thomas j. Tur-
pin. of Powbatan, brother-in-iaw OF MIR.
Augustine Royal, of this city.
A called meeting of the City School
Board will have to be held in few days to
elect regular and substitute teacher for
the colored schools.
The Danville railroad-shops. which have
been closed since December 18th, will re-
sumo operations tomorrow, and the pub
lie schools will reopen at the same time.
Mr.. Charles Redford. of Baltimore, for
merly of Manchester, is here to spend a
few days with friends and old acquaint-
ances.
To-day being holiday the post office
viii only be open from to o'clock this
morning.
There were about twenty-five couples at
the holiday german of the Manchester
Club, given at Leader Hall Monday eve
ming, and the entertainment was one OF the
most ENJOYABLE of the season.
Mr.. William Turnbull, who died at his
home in Petersburg on Monday, was for
merlv resident of Manchester, where his
family frequently visits.
The Sunday school of the cambridge
Street Baptist church held its Christmas
celebration last night. After the distribu-
ton of confectioneries the little folks were
pleased with Mother Goose entertain
ment. This school is in healthy condI-
ton. Mr.. Joseph L. Davidson Is the eifi-
cient superintendent.
When the cases of the seven colored
men charged with engaging in row at the
Petersburg railroad crossing on Christmas
eve were called in the Mayors Court yes
terday morning Mr.. Samuel III. Page coun-
sci for the defence, asked a continuance
until Friday. which was granted by the
Court, and the prisoners were admitted to
bail in the sum of $500 each. with the ex-
ception of William Graham and Thomas
Baugh, whose bail bonds were fixed at $50
each. The necessary bond was furnished
by all the prisoners except John and An
thony Murrill.