Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-09
CITY OF MANCHESTER
BUSY TWO HOURS SESSION OF THE
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
Committees Appointed-Strcet Mstters-
The r Rail Can BE Used--No Hogs
wanted-GegeraI News Items

The August meeting Of the Manchester
Council was held last night.
The session was not as long as most OF
those of the last few months and was de-
voted chiefly to routine business.
President j. II. Perdue presided, and the
other members present were Messrs. Beat
tie. Bradley. A. G. Jones. G. A. Jones, Brow
der, Hart. O'Brien. Rolin, and Weisiger.
The only absentees were Messrs- Fair and
Morris. :,
City, Treasurer J. w. .Bronaugh, Jr., acted
as clerk in the absence Of Auditor Vaden.
Tho first report presented was that OF
the Finance Committee recommending the
payment of bills aggreGating S65S.9s.
SEWER FROM THE TASSERY.
In their report the Street Committee
recommended that If the James-River Tan
Dery Company will put a 2s-inch terra
Gotta pipe under the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad. thence to James river, the
city should pay $500 towards the cost OF
the same, provided the city shall have the
use Of said sewer for storm-water and sew
erage and that the James-River Tannery
Company shall be responsible for all dam
age that may be due to leakage or break
age of the canal at said sewer.
No action was taken on this matter.
OTHER STREET MATTERS.
This same committee reports that curb
has been set on the east side OF Tenth
street from Hull to Porter; that the
grading of McDonough, Semmes, Ninth,
Tenth. and Eleventh streets, and Cowardin
avenue is going on that the furnishing OF
feed to the CITY teams for the three months
following July !, 1890, has been awarded 70
Messrs. Bowen & Bradley, they being the
lowest bidders, and recommending that
permission be granted Messrs. Rennie
i Mcintosh TO put railroad track
across Brander or Mayo street INTO their
ward on lower Hull street, and that an or;
dinance covering the same be drawn, ana
that the SAID track be constructed under
the supervision of the City Engineer.
The report was simply filed, and ITS re-
Communications not acted on.
wATFR-PIPEs EXPOSED.
Chairman O'Brien. of the Water Com
mittee, laid before the Council letter
which he had received from Superlnten-
dent Horace S. Bradley of the Manchester
Water Company, relative TO the change ol
mains caused by the city's grading streets
since the mains were laid by the company:
MIR. Bradley, in this letter. notes all OF
the points at which the pipes have been
placed in an exposed condition, as well as
where thev have been considerably lowered
by filling the streets.
Messrs. O'Brien and Bradley drew the
attention of the Council to the Importance
of having these exposed pipes, especially
the large one on COwardin avenue. wnlch
AT some places is entirely uncovered.
placed below frost lines before the ap-
proach of winter. The danger OF tins man
being crushed IN by the wheels OF a heavy
wagon was also suggested.
The whole subject was referred to the
Committee on Water with power TO act. IL
is the opinion of the City Attorney that
the water company will have TO bear TINS
expense. and the committee has taken TINS
view of the case. 1t IS understood, now
ever. that as soon as the amount Is sufii-
cientlv large the company Will bring action
AGAINST the city to recover all Of the costs
sustained in lowering such pipes.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
President Perdue announced the ap-
pointment of the following standing COM
mittees
Finance: ]. r. Perdue, James +: Brad
lev. John O'Brien, G. a. Jones, and l.. W..
Streets James f. Bradley, II. c.. Beattie,
w. S. Rolin, c. A. Jones, and A. ". fahr.
Cemeteries II. G. Beattle, j. +. Bradley,
| and A. W. Fabr.
Buildings and Lands: f. w: Weisiger,
John O'Brien, W. 4. Hart. and f. L. Nor
| rss.
Light: John O'Brien, Philip Browder.
W. s. Rolin. and T.. Il. Morrlss.
Poor: G.. A. Jones. +. w. Weisiger, III. T..
Beattie, and W. 4. Hart
Fire Department: A. G. Jones, II. c..
Beattie. and Philip Browder.
Ordinances: ". 5. Rolin, L. Browder,
and f. T. Morriss.
tie and w. S. Kolin.
sTop THE RAISING OF HOGS.
| The following communication was read
and referred to the Committee on, Ordi-
nances with instructions TO report thereon
ut an adjourned meeting OF the Council 10
| be held two weeks from last night.
| To The Cify Council of Manchester:
| I deem it my duty to call the attention
! of your honorable body to the Importance
| of enacting an ordinance for the suppress
sion OF an abominable and noxious nuisance
which has already existed too long. /
! allude to the raising of hogs and keeping
| them confined in pens within the city lin
| its filing the air as they do with an insult
| ferable stencil, the unavoidable result OF
| filth and putrid matter inseparably con-
| nected with them. AMI unquestionably
q potent agent in the generation OF SICK;
ness and disease. Therefore the Board OF
| Health WOulu fespeciiuiiy susEe0t 'ti'1 ~
J privilege allowing such nuisance,
! fraught with danger and source oi
! much discomfort aud annoyance to
| large number of our citizens, 10 say
| nothing of the unsightly and uncity-
! like appearance of these filthy animals
either prowling the streets or con;
fnedinp pens, should no longer be tolerated
for the doubtful benefit OF few. and II
| is the earnest wish of the Board of Health
that il will be the pleasure ofyour honora-
bic body to take prompt measures FOR the
complete suppression OF tins troublesome
s. L. INGRAM, NJ. D..
President Board of Health.
Mr.. Perdue said he would give a hearty
amen to this proposition and Mr. Bradley
remarked that he would grunt If such an
| ordinance were adopted.
ABATE THE NUISANCE.
A communication was read from MIR. Ed
ward G. Becker, who lives at or near the
corner of Decatur and Twentieth streets
! asking that the nuisance caused by hlllns
the latter street be abated at once. The
street has been filled so much. he says, that
ponds of water stand all around his house
| and the health of his family has been seri
ously affected. Two or three OF nus chil-
dren are down with fever now, and he Tears
| tney VIII never get wen uuicoo thSoS SN>S
nant pools are drained and the street made
so that it will carry off the water.
About twenty five residents of the same
neIghborhood, together with many pro-
| perty-owners, joined In the petition OF MT
Becker and urged prompt action on the
part of the Council.
Mr.. Bradley said he knew this was bad
place and hoped the nuisance would be
cbated. The paper was referred to TIE
Street Committee with authority to act
Some steps looking to filling up the low
place have already been taken.
| CAN USE TIE RAIL.
Mr.. John G. Robertson. general mana
( ger of the Southside Land and Improve
ment Company. presented communica
ton on behalf of the company saying that
inasmuch as the Council had raised objec
ton to the manner in which their street
railway tracks are now being put down Oh
Perry street and Cowardin avenue-that is
TO the use of the Il rail on cross-ties--ths
company would put the rails on stringers
as was originally intended.
This opened up subject on which {
great deal of discussion has been indulgeC
IN at the last two OF three meetings Of the
Council and much of the ground alread,