The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-10
A BUSY CITY COUNCIL
WAS IN SESSION IN xASCHEsrEB
A Large Amount Of Important business
Transacted During tho Long Session.
News From Over the River.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TINES. !
1871 HUH STREET, tlEATTIE BLOCK.

1921 Hull STREET, fEATfIE BLOCK.
The regular meeting of the City Council
of Manchester was held last evening. Pres
emit: Messrs. O'Brien (presidsn), Sims.
weisiger. Ely, Hart. Taylor. Utz, Morton.
Campbell. Clerk Walden and City Attorney
Clopton.
A communication from the mayor re-
fsrred to the bad electric light service
lately, and suggested that the city have the
candle-power Of the lights tested. lie says
tho city is now il good sanitary condition.
He asked for Just increase of his salary,
| which. be says. is the smallest PAID 70 any
of the city officials. The communlcation
| was received That part Of II referring 10
! his salary was referred TO the committee on
| finance.
| The second communication was the 70,
| port of the police commissioners. forWarueu
| by the mayor recommending the increase
of the police force by two members,
After some discussion regarding tae SUD
! ject IT was referred 10 the finance commit
tee by vote of five to four.
There was the point raised that the police
| force is the same in number now as wnen
| there were only 5000 people in the city.
and the increase is needed TO meet the
| growth of the city.
|
| Mr.. Weisiger moved Its reference 70 the
| finance committee and Mr.. Taylor spoke IN
| favor Of the same disposition of the matter
! so that the cost and WAYS might be seen
! into.
Mr.. Morton favored IN increase OF the force
| making the point that two men were insuf-
| fcient. Especially as one man at least must
look out for electric lights not burning, 10
report them, thus leaving one oficer TO pa
| troll the city.
| Mr.. Sims made q strong appeal for moro
| police. stating that the other night wnen
one officer had gone to Richmond with
| prisoner and one was uptown making an
arrest there was no officer 10 be bad TO ar
rest negro who was disorderly IN an elec-
trio car.
| THE CHIEFS REPORT.
The report of the chief OF police for the
month of August was read aud the details
are as follows. Number of arrests, Is-for
| felony. 3; inisdemeanors, 80: ordinance vio-
lations, Al, made as follows: BY the chie1,
19: first assistant, q, second assistant
third assistant. 20: chief and third. first and
second assistants. 2; first and third ASSIST
| ants, 2.
He asks for Telephone to be put in the
Office of the Chief OF Police. so as TO be in
| prompt communication with the puollc.
MIR. TAYLOR moved that the Mayor be au-
thorized 10 put in telephone, as desired
by the chief, with the restriction that 1t
| shall be used for police work, IRE alarms
and official business only. There was much
| complaint about the telephone lately In
that Office. The resolution OF Mr.. Taylor
was adopted. So the chief will have his
telephone.
The report of the committee on streets
was received giving in detail the expendi,
| lures in this direction. Mr.. Taylor moved
| its adoption, and the report was referred 10
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former reports. The report of the street
committee gives S57232 as the total OF ex-
| penditutes for the month on streets. Ids
| amount is larger than usual in view or the
| extra cleaning done since the cholera ques-
ton came up. The city is said to be IN ex.
celent condition from a sanitary point OF
| view.
THE FINANCES.
The report from the finance COMMITTEES,
giving the total of bills against the city Tor
the month as paid. S76526 was received,
The fire commissioners made verbal re-
port through blr. Morton, in which he
stated they would make a full report to the
| next meeting of the council on the subject
OF the new fire company.
A letter from the Standard On Com
! pany's Manchester branch ASKING for re-
pairs to the street near their plant was re-
ferred to the street committee with the re-
| quest that it be given prompt attention.
A circular letter from the Board of Worlds
Fair managers for Virginia was read. They
request an appropriation towards defraying
expenses at the Chicago Columbian
| Exposition of the State exhibit. The letter
was referred to the finance committee.
On motion of Dir. Taylor the street COM
mittee was authorized TO put stone gutter
| down on west side of Tenth street from Hull
street to the Nelson stable property.
Mr.. Hart moved that the street commit
tee be instructed TO lay down a stone gutter
on Eleventh street between Hull and De-
catur. The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Utz moved that the city attorney
| examine the contract between Manchester
| and Richmond regarding the lighting of the
| Free bridge and report which of the cities
is responsible for the late lack of attention
TO the lights This resolution was adopted
| with the request that prompt notice be
| given it,
| THE WATER SUPPLY.
Mr.. Sims offered a resolution asking that
the city attorney examine the rights of the
city at the point where the Manchester
| Water Company receive their supply, 1t
| being affected by the dam of the Old Do
| minion Iron and Nail Works Company. IL
| is alleged now that this dam cuts OFF the
| water This resolution WAS amended 30
! that tie rights of the city, in the event of
its acquisition of the property in future,
|
| A proposed ordinance regarding the in
| PRODUCTION and operation OF system or
sewerage into the city Of Manchester was
referred to the committee on streets.
| A petition from Mr.. John Carroll. asking
| the rebate of certain city taxes 10 the
amount of 9.48. was referred to the finance
| committee, and q petition Of Mrs. Charlotte
| Blackwell, regarding the line of her prop
erty on the street. was referred to the street
| committee.
A complaint from H. s. Bradley about
culvert on cambridge street at the railroad
| crossing came up again and was referred
| to the committee on streets.
A resolution that the water committee
supply the colored school-house with water
and lay pipes for that purpose was referred
| to that committee.
Mr. Sims offered resolution amending
| the present ordinance regarding the restric-
| ton of the erection of wooden houses on
| Hull street so as to include that portion of
the street from low water mark on James
| river to Seventh street. 1t was referred 10
the Ordnance committee TO bring in ape
| cial ordinance concerning this section at
| once.
A number of building permits were
granted to different persons all over the
city. These show great activity IN build
| ing. + -,
board of health. sent in his mortuary report
for August.
MORTUARY RTPoRT.
Mortuary report for month OF August OF
the city of Manchester, by DR.. Lawrence
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