The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-13
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
REST PERDUE or 4 WRONG tam
He Should Never Criticiss a Ne"HpaPs'' "O
=. rorcot For the Moment and Did
so-A Dangerous Proceeding
J,ycrrsrrn BrnrAu RrcawoSp TrNEs, }
Twelfth and Hull streets (

Twelfth and Hull streets.
Branch Office. Il04 Decatur street.
The city council met in regular Ss'''oH l.''
ovanino in the council chambers. Az tLe
sc, ooging of the roll the following mem
- ,.ysred 10 their j. IL. Perdue.
rob, o,prien. p. Browder. John J.. Jtz.
roLn Varlor and w. 5. Bolin. This did
~, ,,oro a quorum. and a wait" Of a few
,,irutes was INDUCED in. In q short while
NJ ~ r. Pitt made bis appearance, and
Clerk Walden again callei tie roll. Seven
mombers being present business was begun.
AZ the request of Clerk Walden. Mr. John
0,Rrien read the minutes of the meetings OF
the preceding month. Of which there were
four.
Business was resumed and tho report from
/ the Jhiof of Police was read an0 referred To-
1 the police commissioners. Accompanying the
police renOrt was "A petition that % more com.
I Portable and a secure station mouse oe nttea
up. and that % fund be APPROPRIATED ior %
secret service. rms was ALSO io4oll0N '"0
commissioners
About this sine Mr.. E.W. Weisiger. council
m.u from the Fourth ward. made MS appear
auce. making eight member, present.
The report nom the Committee on buld-
iug- was tleu read and approved.
CITY Treasurer BrOnaush report was then
read and referred % the finance Committee.
The street Committee made ITS report, which
was adopted.
l.s Water Committee made a report relat-
ing t. the cost of placing 10 plug no sixteenth
/ and D. arl streets. The report being "a tfiie
mixed, 10 was referred DacA 20 tAeA TOT aa-
dlt.Oual nlOrmatOn.
c1IIIcs.D q TIMES.
T-hecommittee ON light then made their re-
port. which Was adotped.
Mr.. perdue then took the floor, with llr.
Ro.in in tie chair. After speaking of hs able
distribution of the lights and wonderful Wis
1 dom displayed in securing sue. p splendid
+ contact for the city. he aft .mpted - cr.tl-
else an article which appeared several days
AGO in this paper. The article referred to was
AIN interview that "a Times reporter had
with several prominent citizens relative TO the
placing of 70 hight no "a point where the elec-
/ trio light company ROW has one. Inc &Itlcie
used the word 4 Ay' IN speaking OK the ac-
/ tOq of placing the light at Tenth ana uull
streets. The president evidently was not
/ familiar with the meaning OF the word, though
he certainly II. uld bee. lie therefore secured
% CODY VI u dictionary and tOOA down every
definition given therein and proceeded 10
what Ae seemed 20 think - very amusing eX-
/ p.auati0u OF tue word to tire council.
AGA meeting some months ago "a communl-
caf0u was received from Mr. IA. ). Bradley
asking l.r tine privilege Ot making a bld TOR
lighting tho city with electric nights lbe
communication was referred. and "a nOtlon
was made that when the franchise or tho
company who was then furnishing light IN
CITY expired. that the city advertise for bias
and give the contract LOT lighting TO tie
lowest bidder.
HISTORY or 81 LIGHTS.
Al the last regular meeting OF the council
Nr. Hcrlue put llr. Morris. % member of the
Iiyat Committee. i'm the chair. and made Is
statement 20 the effect that be had q spiendld
oru0rfunitv o. light the city with electricity,
but the contract would have 20 be made No
once. Accordingly q motion was made anu
adopted that the Light Committee make %
contract to the best of their ability % nave
tho clty lighted. After .he Adjournment u
tine council the Light committee Wa7 called
t9.ct.e~ and Sir. Perdue was empowered
yrtn authority o. contract Ton the lights. HE
a--rauacments were made the next day WITH
tbo Dtc1moud Railway and Electric Com
pquv. and iany other company ever hAH "i
opu0rtuuity 10 make d Dp4 IL l7 hot ie-otne"-
Nr. lerdre sOuls ln me employ OF tLo
c0mnqnv. but ol course tnl7 has uotnlng % DO
with tle matter.
several building permits were granted and
Motion was made and carried to adjourn 70
next friday night. when aa important paper
relative t1 the sewerage question and "a COM
municatlOu FROM tic tire ANA VIII
come up.
PERSONAL MENrIOS.
AIR.. 81. O.. Hartwell, formerly Of Manches-
ter. now OF Aadfurd, Va, is visiting friends
Senator Parrish bias been requested to in-
troIrce d lll in the Senate giving Chester
field Sis commissioner ln cnancery.
The City sergeant VIII ln q few days take
Mrs. OrlAtl o. the Western Asylum 40 Stauu-
Nrs. 81. B. Bradley. who has been SO very
sick. was somewhat improved yesterday. Her
mother. Mrs. H. "a. Johnson, OF Prospect,
whJ D. here. is also quite SICK
Nr. Aaron narield returned from Now YORK I
Yesterday. where ne had been on % business
trim. Ile wu5 called home ON account ~ tine
illness %. his wife. Tie latter was considered
better yesterday.
5ir. ,nd slls. D.. s.. Terry, ofiPhiladelnhia.
and their s0l, Ar. Walter ferry, are visiting /
Mr. and Mls. Augustine Royal, on Porter
street.
Captain Lockett. Of Crewe, Nottoway coun-
~. wa ia tie city yesterday. He was 40 one
time % representative from Chesterfield IA the
william II. smith. q respected colored man,
died 20 his residence OLA upper Hall street
Thursday evening last. Tie funeral Wall
take place tomorrow 80 Q 0clOck from the
First Baptist church.
Olucef hll+atlA A4l4tpi WIZ A"o JUL iuAc
sick. is improving.
ITEMS or INTEDEsT.
Yesterday WAS % very disagreeable. cold.
windy and dusty day. Those who were forced
on the streets transacted their business with
great speed and returned indoors to more
comfortable quarters.
The mails from tho North have been a triAe
late for TIE past Few days.
Range Of the thermometer at TIE TINS
bureau yesterday. "A. NJ. 20. ~ NJ. y; GP.
NJ. Sd.
A party OF ladies and gentlemen. number
ing about twenty-five. visited the iron works
0l Messr5. d. Is. Johnson a. Co. Thursday |
night and saw the furnaces IN full blast.
which is "a very pretty sight. Messrs. Street
and Stuart. officers OF the company. escorted
the party through the works. Alter seeing
the sights tie party adjourned 70 the resi-
denco o. Mr.. William Allen. superintendent
OF Maury cemetery. where they enjoyed an
elegant supper and spent ii very pleasant
evening. I
Friendship Lodge No.. 2. X. OF r., had a
meeting last night ia their hall and elected
several new members
Philip Johnson. who was sent % the grand
Jury IL the Richmond police court yesterday !