The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-11
OUR COUSINS COUNCIL.
TIE CITY FATHERS OF MANCHESTER
Many Matters of Interest Discussed ana
Acted Upon-Pcrsonal Gossip ana
News From over the River.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TINES. !
Twelfth and Hull streets
Branch Office 1904 Decatur street.

| Brancn Ofnce llO4 decatur stIces.
| The city council met in regular session last
evening in the council chamber, with the fol-
lowing members present }. X Perdue (pres-
ident), L. w. Wcisiger. John O'Brien, h. l.
| Morris, A. c. Jones. Il. Browder. j. +. Jtz.
A. w. Fair. w. s. Roln and J. l.. Taylor.
The minutes of the preceding meeting were
read and approved
Report Of chief Of police was read and ap-
proved
The finance committee recommended that
the pay Of judges and clerks OF election be IN
creased : each per day. This and the rest OF
| the report was adopted
The report from the street committee was
/ approved and filed.
Mayor Atkinson. whose term Of Office ex-
plres with this month. requested that the car
pet now on his Office floor be sold 10 him.
| The request was granted and s5 fixed as the
| price.
! The special committee on station-house
| building reported adversely on fixing the old
! market house as II statiOn-hOuse They re
| commend that the present cells in the old
ranged. and that close inside blinds DO put on
tue windows fronting on Hull street The re-
| commentator WAS adopted
! Mr.. Isaacs appeared before the council as a
representative OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
| Railway Company with o bill Of 300 for re-
pairs done the bridge over the canal ut Hull
street. There seemed 70 be "a misunderstand-
Ing about the bill, Dir. lsaacs thinking that
| the sidewalk part OF he bridge was 10 be-
| five feet wide, while the city engineer
! thought IL would be thirteen feet. The motion
! to pay the bill was lost by vote Of to 3.
A number Of building permits were
granted.
Mr. J. +. Utz offered resolution that the
auditor furnish a report showing cost for
maintenance Of poor for the past year. and
! that the chairman of the poor committee cor
respond with the officers Of other cities and
obtain the same information. The resolution
was adopted.
MIR. j. X. Perdue moved that rule 81
! be suspended 80 that an ordinance TO
! prevent the sale of goods other than drugs On
! Sundays might come up on its merits. Mr..
| j. T.. Taylor moved. seconded by Mr. W. 5.
! ROlin a. an amendment that the ordinance
/ go 10 the ordinance committee. This was
| virtually moving that rule 81 be not sus-
! pended.
Cigars. tobacco. saltwater. &c. were in
serted IN the ordinance as things not TO be
sold on Sunday Mr. Rolin suggested that
as one Of the petitioners in favor OF the ordl-
! nance Kept dairy and sold milk on Sunday
| that milk be inserted also.
| Judge CloptOn inadvertently spoke Of the
| sale of ice for the milk Mr.. Weslger. one Of
the most prominent druggists in the city. said
he had been in the drug business for forty
wears. and did not think the State law
defined what druggist should sell on Sun
| dav Said he did not want D. violate the law
| and and wanted TO know what constituted
| medicines under the ordinance. The vote
was finally taken on AIr. PeTdues motion and
| lost and the ordinance Of course went 10 the
| ordinance committee.
Mr.. O'Brien offered the following. which
was adopted
Belt resolved. That the committee on water
| be authorized TO run the fOur-inch main
| down Wall street according TO the contract
| between the city and water company. and as
per the petition from A. ID. Shotwell Il Go.
Mr. j T.. Ttz moved that the election Of
fire commissioners be gone into. Lost.
The council then adjourned to meet next
| Friday night.
ITEMS or INTEREST.
At a stated convocation OF Manchester
Royal Arch Chapter held Thursday night at
Masons' Hall on Fifth street. the following
officers were elected High Priest. John II.
Charlton King. james ID. Craig Scribe, X.
B. W. Beatte; G. Of H.. Charles II. Sims
i. 3, A. H. Fitzgerald; T. A. O.. G. n: Van
Houten; Master Of Third Vel, William Walsh:
Master of Second Veil A. c. Gibbs: Master
Of First Veil ii. J.. Smith; Secretary. James
w. Craig Treasurer W. j. Carter Steward
and Tier, ". T. Lithgow; Chaplains, +. j.
BUEES ana L.. p. heyuOlQ3s CHAIRMAN NteW-
ards Committee. w J. Carter.
The yestry Of Christ church. Roanoke. held
a meeting several days ago and voted 10 ex-
tend a call TO Rev. }. Cleveland Hall, now at
Fairfax Courthouse 1t is. Of course. not
known if Mr. Hall will accept the charge.
but IL is hoped that he will by all interested.
as he would be a decided acquisition 10 the
clerical circle of Roanoke. Mr. Hall IS we'll
known in Manchester. where he formerly
lived
The Vulcan Iron Works will remove 10
Manchester right away if they can secure
from the city subscription Of $4,000 10 their
stock They arc anxious b. remove 10 the
site which the city gave them. but it will cost
between fifteen and sixteen thousand dollars
20 make the mOye-that is to say. e. ipay for
the erection Of the new buildings and for the
removal of the machinery.
The Manchester German Club had dance
at the boat-house at Forest-Hill Park last
night.
The Mayor had half-dozen negro boys be-
fore him yesterday morning for being dlsor-
derby, fighting and throwing rocks IN the
street Willie Graham, who has been there
before was fnod g. or in default. six months
in jail while Walter Brown and William
Howell had 10 pay $3.50 each. and Robert
Baugh 81 Maggie Branch a little negro girl
who has often figured in police scenes, twas
sent to the grand jury for stealing $3.50 from
Dir. Creed Davis.
The Forest Hill ball team have not as yet
received their new uniforms, and will not
play the College club this afternoon as ex-
pected The game will be PLAYED at an early
cate, just Us soon as the suits come.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Miss Lena Morrissett has returned from
Hollins Institute.
Mr.. Chelsey Wilbur and wife of Norfolk.
who have been visiting here, have returned
homo.
Master Johnnie Lipscomb has returned
from Randolph Macon Academy, Bedford
City, for the vacation.
Mr.. NJ A. Cogbill. Of Chesterfield is del
egate 10 the Methodist District Conference in
session in Richmond.
Miss Lalla Mayo of this city. was one of the
professional graduates of tho State Female
Normal School at Farmyllle al the session just
ended.
Miss Susie Beal. of Scottsyille. is visiting
her sister. Mrs. A. w Fair. on Decatur
street.
Rev l.. X. Thornhill is expected from APP
pomattox to-day and will I'LL his pulpit to-
morrow