The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-14
MANCHESTER COUNCIL MEET.
II Was Decided That Piremeu Shall Draw
Salaries Hereafter.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Cases in tho Mayors Court-sad Deaths Of
Chi1dren-Personai Mention About
Citizens and Brief Comment.
hiScHEsrrs BvREAU RICHMOND Tryrs.
Branch Office. SOB west Thirteenth street.


The City Council met in regular session in
their chamber last evening, eleven Of tho
twelve city lawmakers and wisdom workers
answering 10 the roll-call. They were Messrs.
p. Browder. A. G. Jones. f. F. Morris. W. T.
Pitt John O'Brien. w $. Rolin. J. X. Perdue.
W. T. Starke. j. +. Taylor. -. L. Toney and
+ W Weisiger.
Minutes Of the Last meeting were read and
approved.
Report Of Captain James A. L.pscomb.
chief of police was read md approved
Reports Of finance. light and street COM
mittees we're received aud adopted.
a report from the committee appointed to
look INTO the expediencY Of constructing a
poOrhouse was laid on the table.
4 letter was received from Mr. }. I Brown. OF
tho Richmond and Manchester Railway Com
pany, stating that he had complied with tho
requests Of tho Council relating 10 reparn. a
dangerous place Oh the lower part OF Hull
street
The city engineer reported that be did not
think the city scayenger wac creating a null
sance IN Chesterfield county, as Common
wealth's Attorney Cogbill seemed 20 think. A
copy Of this letter WAS ordered & he for
warded 20 Mr. Coebili.
number OF building permits were received
and granted.
A petition from Mr.. Gary asking that be be
allowed 10 put q tin roof on his house WAS re-
ferred to City-Attorney ClOptOn for his opln-
ion.
The committee on light made its report.
which was adopted. They, recommended
that the salary OF Mr.. }. Purdy as lamp light
er Of the city be kept up during his present
sickness. Motion was made and carried that
the recommendation be granted
The committee cemetery reported that
the culyert ordered some time since had been
constructed.
TO FILL yAcASCfEs
Mr.. /. NJ Nunnaly Of tho Second and Mr.
". T. Duke of the ! bird ward were elected
to oil vacancies on the school board caused
By the resignation OF Mr.. j. r. Perdue and
the removal Of Mr.. ID. dwards from the city.
These appointments are eminently satstac-
tory. Mr. Nuunally is a member of tue we'll
known grocery firm of Nunnslly Brothers.
He IS q young man OF wide popularity IN
social and business circles and Is In every
way competent 20 do justice % the position.
Mr. Duke was formerly a school teacher. but
is now owner Of the Dispatch route IN THIS
city. lie is recently from GoOchland county,
and by his uniform pohteness has Won tor
himself host OF friends. lie will be an e1-
cellent representative.
Mr. ID. J.. 1oney member OF the council
from the Fourth ward rendered his resigna-
ton which was accepted Mr.. 1Oney is the
newly elected member TO the House OF Dele
gates, and as such could not hold a city Of
nee He has been first rate representative.
and will be greatly missed In the councils OF
our city fathers Hissuccess0r will be elected
by the council al Its next regular meeting.
4 communication relative o the moving OF
q water plug was received from Manchester
Water Company and referred to tho commit
tee on water
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BY far the most important proceeding Of
the council was the petition from the Alert
Fire Company recommended 10y the hre COM
mttee. This was put Oh for the last piece OF
business and when 1t came up President
Perdue requested Mr. John O'Br!en TO take
the chair He began his remarks by saying
he was so glad that 50 many OF the member
of the fire department were present that
he wss under the impression that
the council and himself had been
misrepresented. and that they had the
kiudest of feelings towards the department.
During the course of his remarks he said that
the council had never refused any reasOa able
request Of the fire company. and he did not
think it would do so. He thought the recon-
mendatiOn had not come in proper form
before the body. lie said that he had framed
a resolution 70 oii err but that II was embodied
in the following one from Messrs Taylor and
Toney
A RESOLUTION.
Resolved That the committee on FIRE de-
partment be re uested 20 have prepared al
ordinance which will embrace the features OF
the recommendations mentioned IN their re-
port submitted TO this body. said ordinance To
set out the manner of appointment OF the
men III the department. their pay, duties and
other details mentioned in said report or that
may pertain thereto
After reading the resolution Mr.. Perdue re-
sumed his seat and took the vote on the resO-
luton. which was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Jones made motion that the hre COM
pauys urgent request for 600 feet OF hose be
granted and resolution 10 that effect was
unanimously adopted.
Thus ended very busy session Of the Coun-
Gil, which lasted upwards Of two hours.
POLICE POINTS.
Business has been so dull in the police court
Of late that the usual habitues Of this place
have dwinded down as ] as the supply
OF CITY water whom the river IS ". Dtil
yesterday morning not a case bad been dock
eted since the Sth instant. John Smith and
William Fowler from the First ward, had
little Suliivanistic exercise. and Tor being
caught in the act the Mayor called for II
each from them. which was promptly paid.
A warrant was issued for William jarham.
returnalle this morning. charging him with
keeping disreputable and dsorderly house
on Decatur street This person las several
times appeared before His Honor on a similar
charge. and on each occasion was ordered 10
move. The same old complaint IS again
brought in. and It is likely Mayor Attkisson
will probably break ituD for good TINS time
wYMAs AND HIS cHECK.
Mr.. b. II. MorTissett. Of this city to-day re,
ceived the following letter from Hull
Brothers. Of New York city. relative to the
Young man who has been trying TO obtain
money irauduently Ia Manchester and Ches-
terfeld. particulars Of which have already
been published IN this paper
We recently received telegram from
Burkevine Va, signed IF. +. Wyman." and
requesting a check for 800. which We mailed
as we have q salesman of that name travelling
IN Virginia.
We learn that the dispatch was fraudulent.
and that the rascal who thus obtained our
check is trying TO get Il cashed III various
places. Payment OF the check has been stopped
30 it is worthless. This notice ia issued to all
our Virginia customers TO warn them against
csshiDg the check. They will also do us q
favor by mentioning the matter TO other met
chants and tradespeOple OF their towns. and
also 10 the editors OF local papers.
our salesman. Mr.. f. T.. Wyman. will have
no trouble in establishing his identity in any
town lie visits as he il well known.
Hull BROTHERS.
PERSONALS.
Conductor Dabuey Gillian. who was in
iured IN the recent accident on the Farmyllo
and POwhatIn railroad has nearly recovered
Rev ). II. Turnbuli of Richmond. preached
An able sermon at the Presbyterian church