Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-09
CITY0F MANCHESTER
TIE NEW COUNCIL ORGANIZES AND
GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS.
MIR. O'Brisn Made Prssident-Poiice, Fire
and Bridge Commissioners and other
Oficers Eiected-Personai, Etc.
The 6rs. meeting of Manchester's new

| O'Brien (president pro en,.), Weisiger.
Morris, Sims, Hart Starke, Ely, FAIR,
| Campbell, and Taylor. For president Mr..
Morris nominated Mr.. O'Brien. who was
unanimously elected, the vote being put
by Mr. Weisger. Mr. O'Brien has been
useful member Of the Council for num-
Der of years and will make an excellent
president.
Mr.. Joseph B. Walden was unanimously
reelected City Auditor, and as such he Is
also Clerk of the Council.
| The body then went into the election of
@ councilman from the Second Ward 10
! fill the vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
tiOn of Mr. Perdue. Messrs. Matthew
Morton, Luther Nunnally, and W. W. Pool
| were named for the Office. Tho former
was elected on the first ballot. the vote
being as follows: Morton, g. Nunnally, 3;
Pool, /. Mr.. Taylor was excused from
| voting.
POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
The Police Commissioners were chosen
| a. follows: First Ward. Charles IL. Sims;
| Second Ward, NJ. A. Campbell; Third
| Ward, W. T. Hart, and Fourth ward, Il.
| w. Weisiger. Mr. Taylor declined nomi-
| nation IN Second Ward. Mr.. Ely's name
was presented for the Third Ward, but he
was defeated by Mr. Hart.
The election of the Fire Commissloners
resulted as follows: First Ward, W. r.
| Starke: Second Ward, Matthew Morton;
| Third Ward. w 4. Hart, and Fourth
| Ward, j. j.. Utz. There were three ,nomi;
! nees for the position IN First Ward, ana
| on the second ballot the vote was as fol
lows; Starke. 9: Morris, !, and Sims, /. In
! the Second Ward there were two candl-
dates, Mossrs. Morton and Taylor; the
| latter was defeated by a vote Of 20 !. MIR.
| TAYLOR declined and asked that his name
| be withdrawn, but his request was not
granted. In the Third Ward Messrs. Fly
and Hart were named, and tho latter was
chosen by vote of to !. Mr.. Utz had
no opposition.
There were two candidates for the posi-
tion OF City Scavcnger-viz., j. Is. La
| thram and James Johnson present lncuIn-
bent. The latter was elected by q vote
| of to-.
The report of the Mayor for the month
Of Juno was submitted and showed that
$50 had been collected in lines during the
month.
SPENDS LEss THAN oTHERs.
In compliance with a resolution recently
adopted by the Council, tho Committee on
Relief of the Poor presented "A report
showing the amount spent annually by
numoer of cities on account OF the poor
The paper exhibited the fact that the ex-
penditure on this account is smaller IN
Manchester than any other city OF IT'S SIZE
| embraced in the list.
The Bridge Commissioners were re-
elected rs follows: James f. Bradley W.
8. Rolin. T. w. Weisger, j. Il. Perdue.
and John O'Brien.
DON'T WANT TIE TANNEBY.
A petition was read from the cltlzons in
the lower part of the city requesting that
the Council prevent the James-Riyer Tan
nlng and Leather Company from rebuild
ING their taunery, corner Third ana BAN
bridge streets. which was partly destroyed
/ by fire some time ago as II vas nuisance
| The petition was referred 10 the flre
Commissioners with the instruction 10
consult the Board of Health.
A number Of applications for building
permits were read. All Of them were
( rranted except that from Stroud u
Friend who wanted to bulld
| shed in the rear Of tho store at the
northwest corner of Nineteenth and Hull
streets. which Is IN the prOhibltorv dis
trIct. The paper was referred 10 the j Ire
Commissioners for endorsements
Mr.. Taylor offered a resolution, which
was adopted, referring the petition of Mr.
William :. Vinegar and bis associates 70
establish "a gas-plant in Manchester 70 the
Committee on Ordinances. with lnstruc-
tions 10 consult Committee on Light and
City Attorney.
The Council adjourned at 10 o'clock 70
meet next Tuesday night, when the fresl-
dent will name the standing committees.
BRIEF NOTES OF INTEREST
Lottie Turner was before Mayor Maurice
Yesterday morning charged with the lar
ceny of a watch valued at $40 from Mrs
". w. Pool. Shewas sent on to the grand
a brake.chain on one of the electric cars
on the Uull-Street lue broke yesterday
while coming down the hill from Clopton
street IN Swansboro' toward Manchester.
The motorman was unable TO stop the car
until it reached Twentieth and Hun !
streets. Luckily there was no tram pass
ing at the time, nor was any one hnrt by
the accident
Iyev-Memorial church in Chesterfield |
county had their Children 's-Day celebrs- !
ton Thursday afternoon. Tho exercises !
consisted of singing and recltations by !
the scholars and an interesting address by |
the pastor. Rev. +. NJ. Edwards.
Chesterfield County Court meets next |
Monday. IL is expected that reorganlzi- |
ton of the Democratic party OF Chester !
field will be effected or the preliminary ar |
raugements made at that time.
The second quarterly meeting OF the |
Manchester Methodist Sunday School So |
cictv will be held at the West End church |
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. An inter
A number of lawyers OF this city are eX- |
pected 20 attend the fourth annual con-
vention of the Virginia State Bar Associa- !
ti0n, which will take place at the Hygei0 |
Hotel, Old Point, next Tuesday, Wednes- |
day, and Thursday.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Conductor William Burke. who was |
quite pninfully hurt by an accident on |
Free bridge several days ago, is able to be |
out.
Mr. Charles Watkins, who was so badly
injured by q runaway horse several weeks |
ago, is considered worse.
Mrs. o. l.. Trcylor. of Lynchburg, IS vis-
iting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ii. J.. /
Harnish, of Chesterfield.
Miss Vaughan, OF SwansbOro, who was
accidentally shot on the Fourth of july by
her companion. IS improving.
Mrs. Henry Gary is very Ill at her home,
in bwansOoro.
Mr.. j. T. Jewett has returned from a
business trip TO South Carolina.
Mrs. Il. A. Nunnally and children are at
the Bedford Alum Springs for the summer.
Mrs. William G.. Owens, Of this city, Is
spending the summer with her cousin,
Mrs John A. Lester, of Chesterfield.
Rev. w. G. Vaden, Judge William l.
Cloplon. and Mr. d. j. Weisiger, have re-
turned from Newport News, where they
attended the Methodist District Confer
ence.
Master Mechanic Thomas W. Gentry, of
the Richmond and Danyille shops, left
yesterday for Charlotte on the company's
business.
Mr.. W. II. Owens, wife. and son arrived
in the city from Birmingham yesterday
morning In the afternoon they left tor
Virginia Beach, accompanied by Mrs
Samuel Il. Owens and daughter. They
will be absent about a month.
THE CHOLERA IN PARIS.
Its Great Extent-It l. Fully-Deyeiopod
Cholera, Not "Cholerine."
gBy Anglo-American cable to the Dispatch.l
LONDON, July s.,-A dispatch from Paris