Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-08
CITYOF MANCHESTER
THE eRoAcH CLAIM REFERRED TO
COUNCIL ey eTREer COMMITTEE.
The Liqusr-DeAiers Opposed so IN In
crsass Of Tsxatiea--s1rs. CursiIls's ra-
ncral-Psrsonais and Brssfs.

The Committee on Streets met in the
Council chamber last night, with Mr..
Kolin In the chair. The other members
present we're Messrs. W. E. Starks and A.
W. Fahr. Messrs. James 2. Bradley, j. L.
Broach, and City, Engineer Nelson were
also in attendance. The meeting was
called for the consideration Of the Broach
claim, which has been pending before this
committee for some time.
This clam is for excsvating done by Mr..
Broach on Eighth street between Perry
and McDonough, and on Semmes ana
Fifteenth streets.
It seems that tho Engineer made q cal
culation for this work and reported that
the grading would cost $64s. The amount
was appropriated by the Council; aud the
seventeen conts per yard. The Engineer,
it appears. directed the excavation OF 2, i06
yards more of dirt than was embraced IN
the original estimate. This entailed an
extra expense of $35s, and this is the
amount that Mr.. Broach is now contend
ing for. The question before the commit
tee has been whether or not the Engineer
was instructed 10 order this extra grading.
At the last meeting of the committee the
Engineer said he thought the work had
been ordered bv Dir. James r. Bradley,
who was at the time chairman OF the
Street Committee.
Nr. Bradley appeared before the body
last night and said be did not order the
work, as there had not been any appro-
priation by the Council for the extra
work.
REPORT TO THE COUNCIL.
Mr.. Fahr prepared paper which will be
submitted 10 the Council tonight, stating
that the committee were unable to hnd
out from whom the Engineer received
orders to incur the extra expense. The
Council will no doubt make the appropri-
alton of 1858. -,
A Communication was received from Mr.
Addison Jones asking that he be granted
permission TO place awagon-way across the
sidewalk on Hull street between Four
teenth and Fifteenth. The communica-
tion was fayorably recommended.
A considerable amount of routine busi-
ness was transacted, after which the meet
ing adjourned.
opposxp TO INCREASED LICENSE.
The liquor dealers in this city held q
meeting Wednesday and reorganized. AT
the last meeting of the Committee on
Finance il was decided To recommend TO
the Council that the city liquor law be in
creased from $50 to 300. il is understood
that the Council will be petitloned at the
meeting tonight to adopt the commuters
recommendations. The liquor dealers are
opposed to this action, and claim that they
have been conducting their business in O
quiet and orderly manner, and have strictly
consormed to the law against seiling
LIQUOR on Sunday and to minors.
Mr. j. w. Lewis, manager OF the Man
chester Preserving, Picking and Canning
COMPANY. was elected vice-presidant of
the Virginia Fruit and Vegetable Associa-
fiop. who held their fifth annual meeting
IN the editorial rooms of the Southern Plant
er Wednesday morning; The other oiil-
GERS are: Messrs. w. u. Kennon, Subletts,
Va. president; ]. n. Booze, Buchanan,
secretary and treasurer.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
II. G. Carter has returned from o visit to
Petersburg. =,
The Mayor had one trivial case for his
consideration yesterday morning.
Mr.. T.. S. Woodall (Dick( has gone to
Birmingham, Ala, in which city he has
accepted q position.
II il expected that electricians will be
running on Hull street by the lst of May.
Miss Julia Weir. of King William coun-
| ty, Is visiting Miss Kenta, on Porter street.
Mr.. X. A. Carter has returned to the city
from trip through Virginia and North
| Carolina.
Miss Emily b. Terrell, Of King William
| county, who has been visiting Mrs. ID. l..
| Pulliam, has returned home.
Miss Bessie Bouldin, Of Danville, ha'
returned home after pleasant visit Of
several weeks to Miss Matte Ford, OF
Porter street.
Mr.. Warner L. Wormley, of this city
has been called to King William county il
consequence of the alarming illness of DR.
| Carter w. Wormley.
| Rev. L. L. Dadmun and wife, of thi,
| city, are the guests OF Mr.. q. b. Morgan
| in Petersburg.
Miss Z. L. Hutchinson, of King William
| county, who for the past several month:
| has been visiting her brother on west Mar
shall street, Richmond, IS now the gues
| of Mrs. II. q. Nelson. corner OF Fifteenth
| and Decatur streets.
Sarah Anne Hatcher. q worthy colored
woman of this city. died Wednesday at hel
residence, on Sixteenth street between
| Stockton and Everett.
| The funeral of Mrs. Rosalie Q. Curville
whose death was announced in yesterday
DESPATCH, will take place tomorrow af
ternoon at o'clock from the Meade
Memorial church.
Mr.. II. Clay Chamberlain. proprietor 0
the Whitby Stock-Fsrm. in Chesterfield
has gone to Chicago TO attend meetin,
of the American Trotting Register Associa
ton. MIR. Chamberlain Is director II
the association and is the only one from
Virginia, and is one OF few from tn
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