The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-15
l Burglar Entered a House and Stole SeY-
eral Hundred Dollars.
THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
A Column of News From Our Sister Clty-Per-
sonai Points OF General Interest.
What the People are Doing.

NclslecI, - DIlen, olOrrls n. y. Jones, lhy-
Tor, Toney and Browder.
! Mr.. Joseph Bronaugh was chosen secretary
| pro tenn and read the minutes of the last
meeting which were received and adopted.
Report Of Chief ofPolice approved by Mayor
Attksson. was received and adopted The
different standing committees made their re-
| ports. which were received and adopted, with
| the following exception:
The Committee on Cemetery recommended
several improvements for the cemetery. al Of
which were approved except tho building of a
| culvert, which was referred back TO tho COM
mlttce for advice As TO probable cost
The Alert Fire Company requested that the
city furnish them with hose. &c. Referred TO
| Fire Committee.
Mr.. John O'Brien, Of the Committee on
Lights, offered the following resolution.
which was adopted
Whereas the franchise of the Electric
Light Company now furnishing lights will ex-
pire on the 9Th of February, 1892, therefore DO
Resolved, That the Committees on Lights
and Finance DO authorized 10 advertise for
| bids for the sale of the privilege TO light the
streets and u furnish lights to private con-
sumers t. be let 10 the lowest responsible
bidder, the Council reserving the night 10 re-
iect any or all bids. Tho new privilege to
| apply after the expiration OF the abOye-men-
toned franchise"
This resolution il the result OF a request TO
furnish electric light and power to the city.
motion TO purchase the property Of Mrs.
Gates used in widening Cowardin avenue.
was adopted.
Several requests for building permits were
granted.
A resolution offered by Mr.. John Taylor
that committee Of three. composed Of
Messrs. Perlue. O'Brien and Toney be ap-
pointed TO ascertain aud report 10 the Council
the probable cost OF the property used in
widening COwardin avenue. Mr.. Johnson
was reelected scayenger OF the city OF Man
chester. COmmissiOner-Of-Reve Samuel
Il. Owen made application for an increase Of
salary. which was referred 10 the Finance
Committed May ,AttkissOn made similarre-
quest which was treated in ike manner.
The bill Of the Richmond Fire Department
for damage done hose in the recent FIRE OF tho
Baltimore United Oil Company was ordered
TO be paid.
A motion was made that the Ordinance
Committee draw up papers relative 10 whose
duty It shall DO to call for assistance from
Richmond in case Of fire IN Manchester.
Motion was made that the City Engineer be
instructed 20 see that the water-plpe now
being placed on Powhatan street be done in
proper manner.
The Council adjourned at 1890 p NJ
Captain James A. LipscOmb chief of police
gave a TINS man the following account Of
a robbery which was reported to him yester-
day morning
Mr. W. H. Sampson who is a clerk in the
postoffice hero. lives At No. 316 west Seventh
street Mr. Sampson is the treasurer OF the
order of Red Men in this city and had quite
q large amount Of money belonging to the
order. amounting to between two and three
hundred dollars which be carried in his pants
pocket
In addition to this he had about sl5 of his
own money on his person Mr.. Sampson
went home and retired at his usual hour.
When awakened yesterday morning he missed
his pants, and upon further investigation
found out that his watch and chain. which
had been placed on the bureau the night be-
fore. were also gone. Going down
stairs he found that the back win
dow 10 his dinpg-rOOm was open
and his pants laying on the ground
in the yard. Upon examination it was
disclosed that one Of the stats to the blind
had been sawed out. the blind thus opened
and the window raised. thereby efecting an
entrance. After gaining admission 20 the
house the thief did not interfere with any
thing down stairs but pas sing through the
dining room, entered the hall, from which
place he went upstairs. and turning
TO the left. he entered Mr. SIMPSONS
chamber. Neither lie nor his wife heard
noise of any kind and knew nothing Of the
nightly visit till they arose III the morning
A young lady who Il stopping IN the house
and whose room IS Just across the upstairs
hall from Mr.. SIMPSONS. was up until alter
IL CLOCK, but heard no uncommon noise about
the house, or any disturbance of any kind
during the night. Her room was not entered.
The Chief says II is very puzZlng case. as
he has no clue on which TO work. but that he
will unrsvel the mystery if possible.
Mr.. HaItwell Macon of stanton is in the
city
Miss Myrtle Lithgow is visiting friends in
Powhatsn county.
There is an uncommonly large amount of
petty thieying going on in the city Just now,
and TIMKs man spoke OF the matter TO
Chief of-Police Lipscomb yesterday. The
Captain replied: Yes, and am very
sorry and greatly worried that such
Is the case, but with the limited force
allowed it is impossible for ME to thoroughly
guard the city. | shall be very glad If your
valuable paper would interest itself IN the
matter and see if something cannot be done
10 remedy the evil ! am compelled T.
keep one officer on duty at police head |
three assistants in all, you can readily see
that 1t is impossible to properly perfor m this
duty. with only one officer 10 guard the en-
tire city having an area of several miles and |
upwards Oftwelye thousand inhabitants. 1t |
cannot be done. Yes, sir, these daily reports |
of robberies worry me great deal
and while can about manage |
the ordinance violators and the |
assault and battery cases with my present |
force, ! cannot keep as vigilant q watch for |
thieving as / could do with an adequate sup
ply of assistants. Please call attention 10
this matter 10 the Police Commissioners
and our honorable City Council and |
see if they will not help us out of this trouble
and thus do deed of charity. as well as al
act of loyalty, TO the people Of this commu-
nifty. Manchester is generally al exceedingly
quiet and orderly city. but III a situation like
the present the proper authorities should take
actlon-and that speedily
Mrs Baden of Roanoke. Is visiting Mrs.
Joseph Walker at Holly Springs, the latters
beautiful suburban home.
Mrs. Laura Walden and Miss Minnie Vaden
loft last evening for New York 10 visit rela-
tiTes.
Mrs Virginia Snelings had anight-blooming
cereus TO blossom night before last and It was
by all who saw II to be the most
beautiful one they had ever seen. The rare
and lovely plant had seventeen magnificent
blossoms. the largest number ever known 10
nave bossomed at one time on one plant IN
this vicinity
A large crowd was in attendance upon the
closing services OF the week of prayer at Cen
raj Methodist church last evening Rev w.
A. Iaughon. of the Fifth-Street church. con-
iucted the services.
Mr.. +. b. Robertson. late freight agent OF
he Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Com