Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-16
CITY0F MANCHESTER
BUSINESS BEFORE AN ADJOURNED
SESSION or THE CITY COUNCIL.
teenth Street-Proposition for More
Fire-Plugs-Other Items.

An adjourned meeting Of the Manches-
ter Council was held last night, with Pre-
sident Perdue in the chair.
This session was held at the suggestion
of Mr.. Bradley in order that all old busi-
ness might be wound up before the re-
tiring members go out.
OPENING FOURTEENTH STREET.
The special Joint committee appointed
20 examine into the prOpriety and advisa;
bility Of passing an ordinance proposed
and offered by the Richmond, Frederlcks-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company.
claiming 10 arrange and settle all disputes
between the city of Manchester and
the Richmond and Petersburg Rail-
road Company concerning Fourteenth
street northwest of Railroad street, pre-
sented . areport through Mr.. j. t. Bradley.
chairman, recommending that the
proposed ordinance be rejected and
that Fourteenth street be opened
from the point 2j4 feet from the railroad
where 10 now stops to such point on the
Richmond and Danyille railroad as may be
designated by the committee TO the COM
missioners to be asked for, and in order
that this may be carried into effect the
committee recommended that the Judge
OF the Hastings Court be requested to ap-
point commissioners To condemn land for
the extension of Fourteenth street, 80 feet
wide. to Il point on the Richmond and
Denyille railroad, &c. The report was
adopted.
MORE FIBE-PLUGs.
A communication was read from the
Manchester Water Company stating that
If the city will restore the hydrant taken
away from COwRrdin avenue and Semmes
al
Semmes and Fourteenth street they VIII
lay 6-inch pipe on McDOnough street for
two hydrants, to be placed where the Coun-
Gil may direct.
Mr.. Bradley, the Superintendent of the
Water Works, by invitation explained the
necessity of the proposed addition. He
said that it would not only be good fire
protection, but the company could supply
| a greater number of citizens with water.
The matter was referred to Committee
| on Water.
The James River Tanning Company pre-
sented a petition asking that their pro-
perty be exempted from taxation for five
years from next January.
Referred to Finance Committee.
MANY IN ONE.
The application of H. G. Whitlock for
| the appointment of Port Warden. Lum-
| ber-Measurer, Flour-IrspectOr. and OIl-ln-
| spector came up for consideration.
On motion the application was laid over
and a resolution was adopted Instructlng
| the City Attorney 10 prepare an ordinance
describing the duties of this officer.
THE GATE ORDINANCE.
An ordinance was presented providing
| that all gates now opening Outvards and
| those TO be hung hereafter shall open ln-
| wards, the changes to be made within sixty
| days after the passage Of the ordinance,
and property-Owners failing to comply with
| these provisions shall be fined not less
| than - nor more than so. The ordinance
was referred to the Committee on Ordi-
nances in order to allow property y-owners
| an opportunity TO be heard on the subject.
OTHER MANCHESTER ITEMS.
The Alert Fire Company have purchased
| q handsome bookcase for their library.
| Miss Stone, OF Hartford. Conn, is visit
ing Miss Agnes Walker at Holly Springs
near Manchester.
Miss Bessie Garrett, Of Halifax county
| who has been visiting Mrs. Robert Nelson
| OF this city, has returned home.
! Miss Emily B. Terrell of King William
! county, has been called to this city on ac.
count Of the illness of her cousin, Mrs. ID
| l.. Pulliam.
Mr.. George Sturdivant has returned from
| Pittsburgh, where he went rs representa-
! tive TO the convention of the National Ma
| chinists' Union.
| The concert and Butterfly festival which
was TO have taken place last night a
Leader Hall was indefinitely postponed OF
account Of the weather.