The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-26
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
CALLED MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
Tho Question of street-Car Tracks Oh
tho southsIde Company - The Demo
cratic Committee - Revenue Report 90
Mfnor uappenfncs.


Chamber. Prcsent-Mcssrs. Perdue (presi-
dentl. Hart, Bcattie, Rolin. A. {. Jones,
Fair. Weisigcr, and Morris. The object OF
the meeting was stated by the president To
he the consideration of the question OF
paving Perry street with granite blocks IN
stead of macadamizing, aud also 10 con-
slider what kind Of rails the Southside Land
and Improvement Company shall place on
that street.
Mr. ROlin in few remarks offered a re-
solution that the city pave Perry street WIN
granite blocks. instead of macadamizing,
within two feet Of the street car track ana
that the car company pay for the TWO ieel
having and the paving inside Of the track.
Mr.. Beattie offered an amendment thal
! Decatur street from Seventh to the lurh-
nike De paved with granite blocks.
N0er considerable discussion 10y Messfs
Reattic and Rolin, the amendment was
finally ruled out OF order by Mr.. ferdue.
| The point made was that the meeting beng
a called one. the only matters that could pe
discussed were those for which the meeting
was called.
The discussion on Mir. Rollins resolution
was then begun, Mr.. Perduc being the hr'l
speaker. lie stated that the ordinance pro
yidos that the street Committee and CITY
Fn,iueor should have supervision of the
LAYING of the track Of the >outhslde Lana
and IMPROVEMENT Company. lie also stated
tbat the street Committee had authority To
Gravel Perry street. and not pave 1t; that
| be mad the word of representative oil the
company that if the railway on Perry street,
/ from seventh 10 COwardin avenue. was not
satisfactory. that the company would tear
up the track and make the railway per
f,ctly satisfactory. He further stated
that the street Committee was greatly 10
blame for such a state Of affairs, and as u
was their fault he could not think il fair for
fine Council 10 make the Southside Company
tear up their track. 81 think he said IN
conclusion. "that this whole matter shonld
be- referred back 10 the street Committee,
and that that committee bring to the Coun-
ell some Kind of guarantee from the com
pany as 10 a satisfactory railway
Nr. Pcrduc, in his remarks, stated that
be was very much opposed 10 the rail now
being used. but as If was the committee
| fault, hc did not think 1t fair 10 put such
additional expense on the company.
Mr.. Rom stated that he had protested
| i'm fine street Committee about the rail
used: that nc had spoken 90 Mr.. Bradley
about il. and that the latter had stated 10 him
| that the >ouihsidc Company had permit
| to DO SO: that me- had looked on the minutes
/ for the permit spoken of by Mr.. Bradley, but
| he had failed 90 find il. and that Mr.. ). {.
! Robertson, OF the SOuthside Company,
could not produce the permit: that after
/ finding out that no such permit was ever
granted, he presented a resolution two
| weeks AGO i'm the Council 10 inquire in
reference 10 the I rails.
! In reply 90 "A question, Mr. Nelson, City
/ Engineer, stated that be had protested u
/ -0uthside Company about the rail used.
| and that the guarantee read a. the last
meeting was then given the city. The
guarantee referred 10, reads that "li the
/ ~outhside Railway is not satisfactory when
completed that the company will do any
| thing 10 make it So
| Mr.. Perduc, after hearing this. stated thai
as the city Engineer and the street Com
mittCc had given the right TO use the rail
/ be did not think it fair for the Council L,
make the company pullup the tracks.
! Mr.. Bealtie stated that be felt sure the
! >outhside Company would give bond o
/ $1,000 or $4,000 o. the city 20 insure salts
| factory railway service.
! Mr.. Perdue stated that Major Seldom
president of the SOuthside Company, had
stated % him that the company would make
| the railway satisfactory; that they would
! give satisfactory guarantee. ana that sucl
| guarantee would be- good for two years. the
company holding the railway for that time
Mr. Nelson presented paper from Mr.. y
/ &. Robertson stating that If the City COun
! ell OF Manchester orders II, the company
/ will pave inside and two feet on the Outsid,
Of the tracks of the SOuthside Company on
! Perry street from seventh 90 COwardin ave
nue..
\ resolution by Mr.. Beattie was present
L.. L.. 4 frfr.. q D.
! city Of Manchester a bond of $4,000 TO sub
-iantate the guarantee given, aud that The
| committee on streets approve the securll,
| given.
An amendment was added that the South
/ side Company Doe required 10 gravel inside
and two feet on the outside Of their track,
| whenever il shall bee deemed necessary.
! The resolution was then voted upon as ;
substitute for the resolution Of Mr.. tOiin
! The substitute was adopted. Mcssrs. ROln
and Jones being the only members voting u
the negative.
At halfpast 10 o'clock the Council adj
iourned.
OTHER MATTERS.
The meeting ofthe City Democratic Com
mittcc was not held last night, MIR. John /
III. who was voted for rs one OF the chair
men last week. being quite sick at his resi-
dencc on COWardiu avenue.
4 short session OF the Hastings Court wa.
held Yesterday 10 consider chancory mat
ters.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Hilton, accompanied by he
sister, Miss Laura J.. Franklin, and Mis-
Carrie Pickett, have left for visit TO HOus
ton, Va.
\ special term of the Chesterfield Circui
Court. Judge Hancock presiding, begal
Yesterday. The object Of the special tern
] "a. q A. {
GREGORY for license 10 sell liquor at Rock
wood, on the Broad Rock road. about cigh
mile, from Manchester. \ license Is on
posed by many residents Of the neighboI
hood.
Oracle Harlow, a small white boy, strucl
Matt Jones on the head with rock yestci
day during a pugilistc encounter Ia
wound is quite "a serious one. Harlow wa
arrested.
Mr.. samuel Il. Owens, Commissioner q
the Revenue, has completed his report d
the number OF births and deaths in Man
chester during the year 1851. Births
whites. l9j; colored, %; males, llG; ie
males. lll. Deaths, 9S; white, 10; cO.Ored
81; male. -; female. iG.
Mr. T.. c. Dmney, Of Pennsylvania, pur
chased some time ago about i've thOusan
acres of land in Chesterfield, situated be
Tween Tomahawk and Glover Hill MI
Dmney intended constructing railroa
5 along the line Of the old Grove shaft irOl
Tomahawk Church to COaltield, aud ther
connect with the Richmond and Danvill
Railroad. lie accordingly asked the COuI
10 appoint a commission 10 assess the dan
ages 10 land along the route, which wa
done. Before the commissioners made thel
report, however, MIR. Dniney purchased
large number Of mules, wagons, tools ana
d quantity of rails, in order TO begin the Wor
at once. Whom the commissioners reported
however, assessing the damages to the Ian
at $50 per acre. and 1000 more for the us
of the old cut Mr.. Dniuey thought his rOa
would bee most too costly, and gave M Tn
idea of taking that route. lie is now SUI
Neyng another route.
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