Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-20
TAx-ExEMPTloN IN MANCHESTER
YIuch Property In the city That Has faid
Nothing Into tho Treasury.

Nothing Into tho Treasury.
There are many thousand dollars worth
of property in this city which mas heIelo-
fore been exempted from taxation. None
of the large manufacturing establishments
situated on the river are taxed, nor are
some OF the other large enterprises iocateu
here.
A DISPATCH reporter, while In converse
tion with Mr.. j. w. Bronaugh. the city
treasurer, Yesterday, was told that II the
law as laid down in the decision OF the gu.
preme Court in the case of Whiting against
tho Town Council of West Point was en-
forced in Manchester-and no doubt \.
would be-the revenues Of the city would
be increased between $1,000 and $4,000 an
nually.
II is not vet known what steps the Coun-
Gil will take IN regard to this matter, out
the citizens can force the issue ny orlhg-
ing suit against the city for allowing one
corporatiOn company, or Individual 10 oe
taxed while Others are exempted.
There are manufacture g establishments
here which have been subject TO taxation
all along, while those which started mere
since the adoption of the ordinance by the
City Council exempting any corporatloh
which should thereafter locate IN Man
chester from taxation have not pald one
ctul vi iiANO AAN
FURNITURE AND PLAyING-MILL.
The Manchester Planning and Manufac-
turing Company was organized yesterday,
and immediate application Will DO made
for a charter with $50 900 authorized capl-
tai. The company proposes 10 manulac-
ture furniture aud conduct the planning
mill business. These are the ohlcers II.
$. Bradley. president; +. B. Dunford. sec
retary. and A. ROYAL. treasurer. Directors.
n. s. Bradley, f. Is. Dunford, A. Royal,
John Il. Walker, and II. j. Gillian.
A petition has been presented TO the
Grand Master of Odd-Fellows OF virginia.
through Stuart Lodge. for a lodge IN
Swansboro'. Dlstrict.D Deputy Mas
ter George Blankenship expects to hear
from the Grand Master in few days IN re-
card to the matter and as soon as the
permission is granted the lodge Will go TO
work.
Stuart and Henderson lodges, of this
city, have elected representatives and al
ternates to the Grand Lodge, which meets
in Richmond next month. Mr.. George
Blankenship Will represent Stuart, and
his alternate is blr. George Paine. Rev.
Decatur Edwards will represent Henderson
Lodge, and MS alternate Is }. q. Adams.
BRIEF NOTES OF INTEREST.
Mr.. ". NJ. Bishop. an employee ct tho
Richmond and Petersburg railroad yards
in this CITY. was very painfully hurt yes
terday morning about 3 o'clock. He was
coupling train of cars near where the
street intersects tho railroad when ms
hand got caught. badly MASKING thar
member. DR.. Lawrence Ingram was sum-
moned and rendered the necessary surgl-
cal attention.
A number OF the discharged operatives
at the DanvIlle shops, IN this city. have
been put to work again. and since the
Terminal reorganization plan has been
given out the general impression Is that
the balance of the employees who were
put oil will resume work. and that more
work than ever Will be done at the shops
in this city.
A public meeting of the COlOred Young
Mems Christian ASSOCIATION Will be held
at the First Baptist church tcolored) To-
night. IL. i. Hill, president ot the hlch-
mond Association, will deliver an address,
and DR.. 4. Bnga. the pastor. Will also adj
dres, the assemblage. The association IS
doing good work among the colored peo-
pie OF this city.
The continued case of Reeves and Hun
ter doth colOredJ, charged with stealing
a satchel containing clothing, was called
for investigation in the Mayors Court yes
terday morning. In the absence OF lmpOr-
tant witnesses the case was continued I'M
nj tomorrow. One of the men has already
acknowledged stealing the satchel.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Mr. John j. BOYLE has been appointed
Waterman on Free bridge.
Mr.. Alexander b. McCulloch, of this
city, is one of those nominated for dele
gaie to the International Typographical
Union by the Richmond Union.
The funeral or Albert ID. Kitchen,
whose death was announced in the DIS
PATCH. took place from the Fifth-Street
Methodist church yesterday afternoon at
o'clock and was conducted by Rev. L,
Z. Woodward.
Mrs. W. A. Nance, who has been serious
" in for several days at her home on
Eighth street. is still in very critical con-
ditIon.