The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-07
MANCHESTER is GROWING.
RicHMOND'S BROOKLYN BIDS
FAIR TO BEAT US.

At Present that TIC wn IL on Boom-The
Report Of tho Asscssors--what the Com
missioner sa, s-Other Notes OF Inter
est.
The Council Committee on Finance met
last night and transacted routine business.
Rev. F.. NJ. Peterson has attained the hon.
or Of u. ID. He has well merited the
honor.
Miss Sallie Haynes. OF Richmond, is the
guest OF Mrs. u. III. Guy, at Drewry's man.
sion.
Mrs. G. T.. Bedford is quite Ill at her resi-
dence on Decatur street between Eleventh
and Twelfth.
Rev. Mr. Van roulin, Of Kentucky, will
preach at the Presbyterian church next
sunday morning and night.
Invitations have been issued 10 the mar
riage OF Miss Kate Archer and Mr.. James
ID. Gillian at Chester on June nth.
Miss Blanche l.. Lehner, Of Elizabeth City,
y. j., is the guest OF Mr.. {. l.. Bowman,
Twelfth and McDOnOugh streets.
Major Il. II. Nash and Major Charles
Stringfellow were in Manchester Thursday.
The July term OF the Chesterfield County
Court will begin Monday.
Mr.. W. W. Pool has been appointed post
master at Crows Spring, in Chesterfield.
The funeral of the late Richard l.. Jones
OF Mat0aca was largely attended.
The supervisors Of Chesterfield will define
their levy for the ensuing year, at their next
meeting. which will take place on the fourth
Monday in this month.
Lake View road at Forest Hill Park is Il
a "
the people who ride Of an evening. There
are rustic seats scattered throughout the
park.
Porter street. between Tenth and Eleventh,
is being made into beautiful thoroughfaro.
As "A consequence property on that street il
increasing in value.
Quite a number Of Manchesterians at
tended the marriage of Miss Maggie T.. En-
Mss and Mr.. ID. +. Alley, Thursday night.
Mayor Attkss0n had IA cOlored idiot be-
fore him Yesterday morning on the charge
Of stealing one lot of iron from the Rich
mond and Danvlle Railroad Company. The
evidence was conclusive, bat owing TO the
prisoners mental condition he was dis
charged and ordered to leave the ely.
BREAD on the Waters" a drama, was
quite success at Gibbs Opera House
Thursday night. Mrs. Persons gave sew
eraI enjoyable musical selections.
There will be no water in the city hy-
drants next Sunday. The Council mas
ordered that the fire plug at the intersec-
tiOn Of >emmes street and COwardin ave-
nue. be removed. and to do this will necessi-
| tate cutting oil the water from the pipes.
| As less water IS used, probably, on sun
| day, the water company has selected that
| time for the work, The water will be shut
oil at o'clock in the morning, and will
probably not be turned on again for ten
hours. Water-takers Will. therefore, govern
| themselves accordingly.
Mdssrs. W. +. Lithg0w. i. W. Nunnally
and Il. u. Owen, ST., the state assessors for
Manchester, finished their work to-day
after weeks of laboriouS and tedious labor
| They have prepared a report, which will be
submitted 10 the City Council at the next
| meeting OF that body. and that report will
show an increase of nearly seventy per
cent. in taxable values over the previous
assessment. or, i'm other words, the increase
in taxable values in Manchester. under the
new assessment, goes beyond 100000.
Total amount OF real estate for
JSJO s2,l43.lOS
T. Properly exempt from cay taxi. $4,000
Taxable real estate for Is0o.......... s2.23I.IGs
Total taxable real estate FOR 1889. 1,32o, 775
Increase over 1sS9................... ; 900. 1913
| Total amount Of personal property.
| lNsJ. I'll, 4bS
| Probable Increase for 1S9O........... $4,000
! The above figures will give a total annual
increase to the city Of about thirty thousand
dollars. This is for city purposes alone,
and does not include school expenditures.
IN examination Of the Assessors books
VIII show that the new assessment is not a
| high one, as considerable property has,
since the new assessors passed upon it.
been sold at figures considerably beyond
| the assessed value.
Commissi0ner-Octhe Revenue Owens will
send the following to the City Council at the
next meeting Of that body:
| ] beg leave 10 make my annual report for
! the fiscal year ending February, 1880. as 70
! the number of new buildings erected, un-
| finished, and Improvements in the several
| wards
First Ward-New buildings, 30: value. 500. =
| $50; unfinished. 4 Valnc. Il, 700; improve
ments, $40. Total, S233l5
Second WaTd-New buildings. 10: value,
sl2,7OO; unfinished, 3 value. S23C0; I'M
! prOyemenis. $500. Total, sI5.9a0
| Third Mard-New buildings. 80; value,
SOS 3; unfinished, .; value. 81, $50; improve
ments, SIl50. Total, s26,67j.
Fourth Mafd-Ncw buildings, So: value,
| S5O.65O; unfinished, 6; value. s2.1O0: I'M
prOvemepts, $1,000. Total, s51,95O.
| Grand total, 500 900.
| This shows an increase in value over the
| previous year Of s2S,O2i