The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-13
THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL.
SEPTEMBER SESSION OF THE
CITY Fathers.

CITY Fathers.
street Railway PIiviieges-Branch Road.
Revenue from Graves-Bonds soid-Dam
Ixtension-Wat worLs-Train Stop
pine-sewerage system Proposed.
\ regular meeting of the Manchester
City Council was held last night. Present:
Pcrdue (presidenD, O'Brien. Wcisigcr
Bradley, Beattic, A. c. Jones, Browder,
Fair, Rolin, and Hart. The report Of the
Chief OF Police, as forwarded to the Mayor,
was read and approved. 1t has already
been published in The TINES, and gives the
number Of arots made during the month Of
August.
The street Committee reported the petit
ton Of the Manchester Railway and I'M
proyomont Company{ They recommended
The granting Of the petition which is ihat
the company be allowed to run tracks. sin
Gle or double up Decatur street 10 the rail
road. thence o. Hancock. up Hancock 10
Holly. down Holly 10 Hull. and thence 90
the corporate limits; that If this franchise
be granted the company they release the
franchises they now hold. which Is from
Decatur 10 lNtilln. NbNH lNfii'u ~ ~
Donouch. and out McDOnough 10 Cowardln
avenue
A petition was read from the citizens of
Twelfth street. 20 the effect that If the new
franchise was granted they respectfully ask
that it bee done only on condition that the
company release their Iwciith-streCt fran
elise. The report OF the committee was re-
farrCd to the Committee on Ordinances.
BRANCH ROAD.
An ordinance was passed granting Kenny
A. Mcintosh the privilege Of running
branch road ON CRANKY street. between
second and Third. from the Richmond ana
| Danyille railroad. The road Is to he used
| for hauling granite, marble. etc.
| The Finance Committee reported that the
CITY had sold S25.OoO in bonds to be used in
! Free bridge repairs and other purposes 70 a
| baltimore firm for ninoty-eight cents. The
sale has been confirmed.
! Tho Committee on Light made "a report.
| stating they deemed 10 incXpcdicut to accept
tine proposition Ofithe Iraylor Electric COM
panv i'm REGARD 10 lighting the city Toy cleo
| tricitv. and that the city had no control OF
the poles now erected IN the city.
GRAVE REVENUE.
The Committee on Cemetcuc, reported
that the receipts from that part of the Gene
for, u.ed hv white people during ihc month
' Nu-u ,i'., .,s E,,o,.a. for the
| ltIa'n7 .'i'',"' d, ,i -" o,.,,one,.
hontn' f''''-'' '''''
sd ,...,,,;,.., ,.o,,,,its WON.
a l'' @ hu'i',i ~, "'.'i ..', Co. 1yroiiing
granted many o' WIN" WAY
houses.
A petition wa, read from Mr.. DE -aussmc
ana association a-N'u 'na, 'nes .',,.,,, ;r
u construct c"ihll'le 9t" '7O
Manchester ,on'',l," WI 'I' oc'r,'d
ncr As lhe wafer c"i,p""l' ~ ""9
TO the street oonlni'lee' w,
\ communication was Ic"u KIN Wv o."
tor company siaiIh3 '"dl tIe O4u
Iron and Nail Works were extending the
dam at their works. seriously sehdan-eiln-
the water supply of the city ana mat il the
supply was not equal ID an emer-ehc! il"t
complication would Doe the reason. Inc
communication WAS referred % me 'ili
Attorney with power io act. Inc 'Hl AZ
tOmey stated That DE h1d looked mo 'uC
matter, and thought that the matter would
Doe satisfactorily arranged.
v-,rpr-,,oufs
A.. ,r,u;.rn
y leileI WAS IV'' ""' ".' .., 80
Henry Nhlle. oil New uiA' ."' W.
lhe Mahcuc9'ci w "'-I I'"'' 49, ,i
sWcr TO resolution recently passed by lie
Council asking Mr. w mite Wh"i was l-'
cost of the waicr-"ofhs pant lh bis ..l-
ter Doc stated that De Was uha'l. i' say Nh"l
the plant cost. a~ hl- WoiN ln ihc CONSTR '-
ton of water works Mas quite eAl eNsiNe'
and after he constructed % PAM aAn u " u.s.
ac'eped' ne was h', ,, ',l, i"i ".'' ''
An 9rainanee wa' ,I -'4 i, u. moetins Of
H.