The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-01
THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL.
A Called Meeting Of That Body Held Last
Evening.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT FRANCHISE.
The Matter Referred to Committee With
Instructions to Report at the Next Meet
ing-News Items OF Interest.

At an adjourned meeting Of the City Coun-
Gil of Manchester last night an ordinance pro-
hibiting the COWS from running at large in the
city day or night was adopted almost unani-
mously. Mr.. Hart being the only member
voting against it The ordinance is similar to
the one now existing in Richmond
The question in relation to revoking the
franchise Of the Old Dominion Electric
Light Company, 10 which reference has here
tofore been made in this paper, came up for
consideration.
ilr. A. c. Attki.son. who represented Mr.
II. ). Bradley. who Is applying for electric
franchises in Manchester contended that the
ABSORPTION OF the Old Dominion Electric
Light Conn any OF Manchester by the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany Of Richmond. and the failure o.
that company 10 I'VE good light service IN
Manchester. and its further failure 10 furnish
o 'ectric power when application Is made TOR
the same bv citizens Of Manc hester. was suth-
cient 10 Justify the city OF Manchester IN de-
claring the franchises forfeited.
Major h. H. Nash and Mr., Nyndnaln X.
Meredith. representing the Richmond com
pany. claimed that they had vested rights
which could not be taken from them by the
city.
The Council then went into a secret session.
and subsequently Chairman Bradley stated
that the matter had been referred to the Com
mittee on Light. aud that the committee
would submit an ordinance at the next meet
ing Of tho Council relative 10 the matter. The
discussion of the subject was interesting ana
quite long
IN application was received from Mr.. lIor-
ace :. Bradley president of the iron
and brass-ioundry company luSt formed,
asking the Council for exemption from
1
Iany should locate in Manchester The
company confemplates starting out with
about twenty-five skilled worSmen. and -
anxious TO locate the plant in Manchester If
the city will grant this request. Referred TO
the Finance Committee.
Adjourned at II o'clock.
Mrs d. T.. Lipscomb has gone to Baltimore
on business.
Mir James Baird Of Chesterfield. who was
made i'll by a SPIDER bite last week Is lmproY-
ing
/ Miss Iouise Webster and her sister BESSIE,
| of this city. viii leave this week on visit 70
relatives in Caroline county. Va.
Mrs. Lucy Kidd. mother OF ex-Councllman
/ Hueh Kidd fell down IN her yard on Four
teenth street Yesterday and broke Ter arm.
/ GA meeting Of the officers and teachers Of
/ Central Methodist Sunday-school Will be held
/ tonight for the consideration OF important
business.
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on Decatur street ana % Is sad that III lew
wees electric cars will be running on the
/ Mayos-bridee line.
Mr. Thomas Hancock. Of Chesterfield, was
] i'm the city Yesterday. He SAID lie came u
! qualify before Judge Cloptou as constable, 10
which Office he was recently elected III tie
! Midlothian district.
of this city. died in Richmond Sunday night,
! and her remains were taken TO Charlotte
! county YESTERDAY % be- inferred III the Oh
| family burying ground at that place.
/ Chief-ot-P0Dice lipscomb was called on
/ Monday night about o'clock TO quiet a dls-
! turbance in a house on Decatur street uear,
| Twentieth occupied by L. }. Archer ana
wife. They were both summoned before the
/ Mayors Court yesterday morning. and sew
/ cral residents Of the neghOorhood testlhed
/ that the house WIS very dlsoIderly one ana
great annoyance. The Mayor gave orders
that Archer and his wife should move at the
/ expiration OF their month.
There We're TO- arrests made by Inc pol'e
force during the III nth of june ending 70
! day. OF this number Seyeniy-four were Tor
| ordinance violations. twenty-seyen tor mis-
! demeauor and ono for felony.
Ten marriage licenses We're issued by the
| clerk of the lustiugs Court during june. II
| which eight were 10 white and two e. colored
| couples During the same period siXty-two
! deeds were entered to record IN the cieFA 5
Office.
Tho international Nachnists Mon. No.
! lO2 of Manchester. will have Il plcni Friday
in the woods between Forest Hill Park and
/ the III dothian turnpike.
Captain James A. Lipscomb ba' promised
10 superiutend the barbe ne aud Ar. samuel
/ Williams will cook the Brun, wick stew. The
/ occasion promises % lie very pleasant one.
/ Monday afternoon an old cOlored man was
! found in an insen,ibe condition on the Pc
tersbure turnpike. two miles below Manches-
ter lie was bleeding pro usey. and ar first
! foul play was suspected. 1t was ascertained
afterwards. however, that the negro had leen
| driving IL steer-cart and that the steer ran
away. throwing him out of the wagon. DR..
| Lawrence Ingram rendered the necessary
medical aid and YESTERDAY the old man was
| r..-r-.L ~ IN. .-alllnn -l-nn Vow MeL.