The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-12
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The Manchester lily Council held us |
monthly meeting last night. The first ou7i
ness was the organization Of the new Coun |
eli by the eleciinn Of president. Mr.. Per
due was unanimously reelected.
II feel highiy complimented,' MI Ie,-
due said, "for your honoring OF me Dy ihls
o,ertiau. appreciate Il, and the confidence
SHe,o,ved IL a high honor. I try to be im-
martial. and hope that whenever make
mistakes that some member VIII show me
NIX errors.- Mr. Perdue gave great deal
of,ooI advice 10 the Council in regard 10
committees, Council meetings. etc,
Election OF councilman from the FOURTH
ward was next gone into. Mr.. W. H.
owens was elected as the represeht,itl't
from this ward; but going TO Birmingham,
Ala. 10 reside. he failed 20 qualify anG
created n vacancy Two long petitions
wore read from the citizens OF the Fourth
ward. peiitioniug the Council to elect NJ
Iohn T.. UtZ, who is now chairman OF me
CITY Central Committee.
Mr. O'Brien nominated Mr.. l.. W. Welsh
ger. "A former member Of the Council.
| lengthy petition was also presented from
residents of the Fourth ward, IN iaVor OF
Nlr. Weisiger Nearly five hundred sigma
lures were read from both of the papers
fully half hour being consumed III feadihg
the paperz Only about fifty voters OF ihe
ward failed 10 sign one or the other petition.
MIR. Weisiger was elected by the following
vote: Weisiger-Beatte, Rom. Hart Brow
der. Fahr and O'Brien. UZ-Bradley ana
Perdue.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
The election of police commissioners was
the next business taken up. Mr.. G.. a.
Jones (present ncumbenU and Dir. J.. l.
Morris were nominated. Mr.. Jones was
elected. Mr.. Perdue, who mas been men,
/ Der Ct the commission. declined 10 be re-
elected. Mr.. II. G. Beattie was elected
Mr.. W. T. Hart was reelected from the
Third waTd.
Mr.. l.. W. Weisiger was reelected from
the Fourth ward. There was no other
candidate nominated.
Mr.. Bradley moved that when the Coun-
ell adjourned it meet again on the night OF
July Is. Carried. At this meeting city
scayenger will be elected.
THE STREET COMMITTEE.
The street Committee made a report Civ
ine information 20 the Council as TO the
curbing Of Decatur, Perry and Porter
streets. and the placiDgOf terra Gotta drains
on Maury street and Petersburg turnpike.
Mr. perdue stated that for more than
twelve months be had not heard report
from the Cemetery Committee; that be
thought the committee should make a re-
port at the next meeting ana also
| that the cost Of inteImeut5 at
Maury Cemetery should be increased.
lie stated that be thought the
cemetery should be seli-sustaining
I II possible. aud that the committee should
LOOK into the matter. In tue course OF lis
remarks, alr. Perdue stated that be was not
going 10 stand the way committees had been
doing -busine 5. Every member 81 this
Council" ne said, "that serves with one
this year will have 10 toe the mark. The
rules provide that all committees shall re-
port at regular meetings, and shall see
that that rule is carried Out. and that busi-
ness is transacted With more expedition
than heretofore" MIR. PerJlue read the
rules for The guidance of TIE Council, CIV
ling espebial emphasis to the rules that have
heretofore been disobeyed.
1 DISTRACTIONS.
An ordinance was offered by Mr. Bradley
amending section ., chapter y. Of the re-
yised ordinances, providing that ii any per-
son 0hstruct alleys, streets or sidewalks, or
il they allow such distractions 10 remain
they Shall be fined SO and that The police
and CITY engineer shall report such viola
/ lions. The ordinance was adopted.
: About twenty building applications were
granted by the Council. Two were recon-
mi;ted 10 the committee.
4 resolut,of was offered asking that an or
liliuance be drawn bv tire Council PROHIBIT
ing engines Of the Atlantic Coast Line from
standing under The iron bridge recently con-
structed on Semmes avenue over the Rich
mond and Petersburg raihoad track. The
, resolution was laid on the table, Mr.. q Bren
: stating that ne would see that tie annoy
auce was stopped The trouble seems t. De
3 that under the bridge being a cool place en-
. gineers stop under there during the day.
BY the putting II steam and smoke, the
p bridge has become somewhat dangerous
3 and disagree bic, hence the resolution.
/ The resolution was laid on the table, and
J at 1920 the Council adjourned
OTHER ITEMS.
= CITY Sergeant Henry Fitzgerald was re-
! ported cOnyalescenl Yesterday.
Dir. h. T.. Owen. Jr., has returned from "a
trip 10 Ocean View.
Professor \. II. Fitzgerald has not yet
completed the school census.
Mrs. ". II. owens, Mrs. :. r. Owen',
D Jr., ard Miss Alma Owens have gone to
Virginia Beach.
a Miss sall.e b. Weisiger and Mics Lizzie
re- Graves Will leave IN a few days on visit
= to Newport News.
e The Chesterfield Cavalry will hold their
e next drill at MOrrisett's store, in swans
L boro. on the 18th instant. at > O'Clock
, MIR. John L. M, chairman Of the City
I Democratic Committee, has called . meet
=, ing Of the committee, for next Monday
+ night. at o'clock, In tine Leader building.
F.. for the purpose OF organization The com
. mitee will also be called upon 10 pass upon
the representatives from The First Ward.
IL viii be remembered that two meetings
were held in the First TO elect committees.
The one held at Crump's coal yard. elected
I Charles II. Sims, Charles '. Green. and
G James Cook. The meeting at +. &. Davis
. elected John W. Caudie. b. j. faulconer
3 and Charles Atkinson. The members u
the committee, from the other wards, are rs
follows: Second Ward: 4. ). Gallagher,
Andrew Hooker, and Joseph Butler Third
; ward: ". r. Pit. 4. j. smith, and :. =.
Patch. Fourth ward: John T.. UtZ y. l..
s Jewett. and ID. L. Toney. OF these, Messrs.
/ Hooker. Butler, Pitt and Patch are new
members. The others are members Of The
old committee.
Next sunday night 40 quarter past q
! o'clock Rev. J. j. ClOpton VIII preach
: special sermon 10 railroad men at Meade
: Memorial Church. The subject VIII be ~
I Parable in Railrsading.'
Mr. X. 4. T0uey died Thursday afternoon
at the residence Of Mr.. Richard Brown ON
, Porter street. The deceased was brother
: Of Mr. j. ". Toney. and came here several
years ago from Powhatan county. The iu-
neral took place Yesterday morning.
Several new buildings are being erected
on the Woodland Heights by Manchester
syndicate.
The M'KlNLEY BILL.
. Probable Action of Great Britain Regard
ing It.
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