Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-14
CITY OF MANCHESTER
LONG AND BUSY SESSION OF THE
COUNCIL HELD LAST NIGHT.
Taxes Reduced-Cowardin Avenue to De
WIdcned-The Railroads Will De
Ruled Up-Other Items.


The Manchester Council held its June
meeting last night.
The session was n long one and there
we're many matters Of general interest con-
sidered.
The members present were Messrs. Per-
due (presilent), O'Brien. Bradley. Beattie,
Hart, Weisiger, Browder. Rolin. c. A.
Jones, Falconer. and Harris.
INCREASE IN REVENUES.
A report was received from tho State
assessors showing that the increase IN
realty vnlues over the last assessment was
nearly : .000. 600. The COmmlssioner OF the
Revenue also presented report showing
the increase in improvements ~ the Seve-
ral wards during the past year. The de-
tells Of both of these reports have hereto
fore been published. There were $l25OO0
worth OF improvements during the year.
REDUCING TAXATION.
Upon the strength of the good showing
made in these reports the Finance Com
mittee recommended the adoption of
resolution reducing the city tax for 1890
from S1.G0 on the 800 worth of property
TO S1.40 and the school-tax from 30 cents
to 20 cents on the 800 worth of property.
The committee also unanimously recon-
mended an increase of $500 in the salary OF
the City Attorney.
The report was unanimously adopted.
TO WIDEN cowAEDIs AVENUE.
A report was read from the Street Com
mittee recommending the widening of Co
wardn avenue bv taking q strip OF land
! from the east side of the avenue. This
matter was discussed at considerable
I l. g hfalf low
were present as interested spectators. most
| Of them being opposed to the taking Of
/ the whole strip from the east sde-the side
/ on which they live The report of the
committee also recommended that one half
Of the cost he assessed against tho
pr0perty-owners. The vote on this
J question stood TO 4. The Char
announced that it took two-thirdS vote
/ to adopt the report, as 1t embraced an as-
sessment against property owners Mr:
Bradley. who voted for the report. changed
/ his vote aud subsequently, moved that
! COwardin avenue be widened fifty feet and
that commissioners be appointed to assess
damages. This motion prevailed.
AFTER TuE RAILROAD WHISTLES.
Mr.. Bradley offered the following:
! ReSoir,d. That on aud after the 20th dav
of June. 1890. 1t shall be unlawful for any
railroad company passing through the city
Of Manchester to run its cars a. greater
rate of speed than six miles nm hour. ANY
company violating the provisions OF this
ordinance shall be fined not less than $50
for each offence. and that this resolution
be referred to the Ordinance Committee
TO prepare an ordinance carrying out the
provisions Of this resolution.
Also. that an ordinance be prepared TO
prevent the blowing Of whistles whether
the same be Mt private works, public works,
or hv railroads.
Also. that all pass nger trains be required
/ 10 stOD Tor passengers and 10 put on the
same at their respective depOtS III the city
Of Manchester. whether said trains be
tagged OF not.
Also, 10 stop the shifting of freight-cars
! on the Sabbath dav within the limits OF sand
city. and also the loading and unloading of
the same.
Referred TO the Ordinance Committee
! with Instructions TO report ordinances In
conformity to the above resolutions.
The reference of the resolutions does not
commit councilmen 10 voting for the Ordi-
nances.
TREY WANT LOOP.
Mr.. John L. Taylor "a attorney for the
Manchester Railway and Improvement
Company presented petition from Presl-
dent fisher Of that company asking for the
| privilege OF running infiI llllb up NlANi
street to COwardin avenue. down Cowar-
din avenue TO the Petersburg turnpike,
and thence TO Decatur street, making a
loon With the Decatur-Street line. he
ferred 10 the Committee on Streets.
ABOUT FRAME BUILDINGS.
The Council under a suspension of the
rules adopted an ordinance prohibiting
the erection. construction, removing, ele-
waiting, repairing building, or making any
additions TO any frame house on Hull
street from Seventh 10 the western corpo-
ration line.
Permission was granted to q number OF
persons TO erect buildings IN different
parts of the city.
II was after Ii o'clock when the Council
adjourned.
other Manchester Items.
The public schools of Manchester closed
YESTERDAY. There were no formal exer-
cises.
Mrs. lie. Woodbridge left yesterday fol
Culpeper county, where she will spend the
summer.
Master John G. Hewlett has returned
from Staunton, where he attended the
commencement of tho Deaf, Dumb. anc
Blind Institute, of which he was formerly
Nr. A. C. Harding had his face painfully
|
sion of an alcohol-lamp which he wa
lighting.
The total number of scholars enrolled II
he white public schools last session wa'
S25. The smallest number IN any room was
o. and the largest l4O.
The Manchester Railway and Improve
ment Company's street-car track has beer
MD on Decater street to Twelfth, and
large number of men are now at work OF
the latter thOroughfare going west.
The fire which came near burning the
house on Seventeenth street between
Stockton and Everett occupied by Fletch
er jackson and family Friday night, wa
the work of an incendlary. A quantity o
shavings and chips saturated with kero
sene oil had been placedin tub under th'
house and set atire. This IL the second at
tempt that has been made to burn TIM
building.
Mr Harry r. Perdue and bride have re
turned from their bridal tour and VII
= spend a few days here and in Rlchmon,,
before moving 10 their home at Ashland
While away they visited various places Il
VIRGINIA, Vest Virginia. Kentucky, an'
OhiO