Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-12
CITY OF MANCHESTER
THE COUNCIL ELECTS OFFICERS AND
ORGANIZES FOR WORK.
Mr.. weisicer Chosen 10 FiII a yaeancJ-
President Perdue Talks Plainly TO
His Assoclatcs-Otber News.
The July meeting Of the Mancheste

tativc from the Fourth ward. recently ac-
Gently accepted position AZ Birmi ngham,
Ala, and therefore never qualified. leaving
q vacancy which the Council filled last
night by the election Of Mr. T.. W. vel
/ siger.
Mp. PTHDUE rnReDEST.
/ At few minutes after O'Clock Mr. ].
r. Perdue, who for ten years or more hos
been president of the body. called the
Council to order and 70 facilitate business
had tho roll called and minutes read with
out the formal proceeding of o temporary
organization. The other members present
were Messrs. OBrien, kolin. Beatte,
Browder, Fahr, Hart. aud Bradley.
When nominations for the Office % pre-
sident were declared In order Dir. O'Bren
presented the name Of Mr.. Perdue, and he
was reelected unanimously. In signifying
his acceptance Mr. PeTdue made brlet
address 70 the Council expressing his ap-
probation Of the confidence which the
Council reposed in him in electing him
president for 50 many consecutive years.
lie knew he made mistakes. but they were
OF the head and not proceeding
from the heart lie sometimes, per-
haps. in the heat Of debate sad
things that seemed harsh and unkind, but
II was always his desire 20 DO what was
right and TO be just 10 all. Tho President
gave lis associates some good advice about
the performance OF their duty; assured
them that he intended 10 be more rlgld IN
his rulings hereafter than lie had been IN
the past, and % require ell reports and re-
solutions 20 be written.
NEW MEMBER CHOSEN.
The filing Of the vacancy in the Fourth
Ward was declared % be the next business
in order. and Mr. Bradley nominated for
the position Mr. John l.. Utz. aad Mr..
O'Brien nominated Mr.. E. W. Weisiger:
Petitions were presented IN behalf ot
both gentlemen and the long lists Of names
were read. Each paper must have had
some two hundred or more signatures. and
there were not more than fifty or seventy
five men in the ward whose names were
not attached 10 one of The petitions. The
reading Of them consumed nearly half
hour.
The vote resulted as follows: for Mr,
Utz. Messrs. Bradley and Perdue; for Mr.
Welsiger. Messrs. Beattie. Rolin, Hart,
Browder. Fair. and O'Brien.
Mr.. Weisiger was declared elected.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
The next business was the election Of
Police Commissioners. The nOminatioE3
from the First Ward were Messrs. {. A.
Jones (present incumbent) and Z. I. Nor
ris The latter was elected.
Mr.. Perdue, from the Second Ward. de-
clned 20 be a candidate again, and Mr.
Henr, =. Beattie was chosen IN his stead.
Messrs. ". T. Hart and l.. W. Weislger
were reelected without opposition.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
Mr.. Bradley moved that when the Coun-
Gil adjourned il should be TO meet again
next Friday night Agreed TO.
The Office of City Scavenger Will proba-
bly, be filed at that time.
Strict WORK.
The Street Committee was the only one
from which a report was made. and that
only gave information about the curbing
of Decatur, Perry, and Porter streets and
the placing Of terra-cotta drains on Maury
street and the Petersburg turnpike.
THE COMMITTEES LEcTURrD.
President Perdue said he would like 70
hear q report from the Cemetery Commit
tee at the next meeting as there had not
been one for about a year. his should
not be the case. All of the committees
We're required 10 meet monthly and they
should let the Council know what was GO
ing on in their respective departments.
He also suggested that II would be wise to
increase the cost of interments in Maury
cemetery so as TO make the income from
the cemetery meet the expenses.
The President also urged upon the other
committees the importance of giving more
NATtlul attention 10 AAtI uutAt'f nAAA -@f'
notice that he intended TO rule them up.
The business of the Council had been con-
Quoted in too reckless manner and any
member acted for a committee. The Work
of the Committee for the Relief OF the
Poor. he said. had been especially lrregu-
lar Some OF the members had done Their
best, and others, who would probably go
out and criticise the action of the Council,
had fallen far short OF dlscharginS their
Gu fiaS in an apCpnfa llp manner
Alr. Perdue spoke very plainly TO the
councimen and told them they were elect
ed TO perform certain duties, and II they
were not willing TO do this they should re-
sign. He proposed to see that during this
year all Of the members attended the ses-
sions both of the Council and the commit
tees He then read the sections OF the
charter bearing on the duties OF council
men.
oBsTRUcTEG STREETS.
Mr.. Brady presented an ordinance pro-
viding that if anv person obstructs an
allev, street, or sidewalk. or II they allow
such distractions 10 remain they snail 0e
fined so, and that the police and City
Engineer shall report such violations.
Adopted under suspension OF the rules.
4 large number of permits 10 erect frame
buildings were granted, giving evidence Oh
the rapid growth OF the city.
DON'T STAND UNDER TIE BRIDGE.
Mr.. Bradley offered a resolution direct
ing the preparation of an ordinance prohlb-
iting engineers on the Atlantic-COast Line
from standing the enginesg under the new
bridge on Semmes avenue. He offered TINS
for the protection of the travelling public.
Mr.. O'Brien said il might be we'll 10 pass
such an ordinance, but he would see that
there was no cause for complaint from this
source. If the engineers had been stop
ping there they woald be stopped.
The paper was laid on the table.
Adjourned at 1920 o'clock.
THE CITY COMMITTEE TO ORGANIZE.
Mr.. John T. Utz, who was chairman or
the outgoing City Democratic Committee
and who is also a member Of the new one,
has called meeting of the latter commit
tee TO be held in the Ledder building next
Monday night at o'clock for the purpose
of organizing. Two delegations, II VIII
be remembered, were elected from the
First Ward. two separate meetings having
been held there. Messrs. Charles II. sims,
Charles V. Green, and James Cook constl-
tute one delegation and the other IS COM
posed OF Messrs. John W. Candle. Il. Z.
Faulckner, aud Charles Attkisson.
The members of the committee from the
other wards are as follows:
Second Wsrd-A. J. Gallagher, Andrew
Hooker, and Joseph Butler.
Third Ward-W. L. Pitt, L. j. Smith, and
S. S. Patch.
Fourth Ward-John L. Utz. J. T. Jewett,
and ID. l.. Ioney.
OF these Messrs. Hooker. Butler, Pitt,
Patch and ere new members.
PERSONALS AND DRTEFs.
Sergeant Henry Fitzgerald, who has been
quite Ill, was better yesterday.
Mr.. b. Z. Owen, Sr., has returned from
Ocean View.
Professor A. II. Fitzgerald is still hard at
work taking the school census for the city.
Mrs. W. II. Owens. Mrs. 5. Il. Owens, Jr.,
and Miss Alma Owens left this morning for
Virginia Beach.
Miss Sallie B. Weisiger and Miss Lizzie
Graves Will leave in few days tor Newport
News 10 spend some time.
Chesterfield Cavalry Troop will have their
next drill at Morrlssett's store, III Swans
boro', ON the 18th instant at O'Clock.
At the Meade Memorial church to-mor-
row night at s15 o'clock Roy. John j.
Clopton will preach u sermon to railroad
men on A Parable in kailroading.n