Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-12
CITYOF MANCHESTER
MUCH BUSINESS BEFORE THE couN-
Gil At LAST NiGHrS SESSION.
New Ordinance About Huii-Street Buiid-
ings-Judge Cioptoa Reelected
Personal and Other Items.

The regular monthly meeting of the
City Council was held in the Council.
chamber last night with the following
members present Messrs. o,Brien, (presI-
dent. Sims, Fitzgerald. Weisiger. Caudle.
Hart. Ely. Campbell. Pool. Utz. and Bur-
CESS. lCity-Attorney Clopton and CITY,
Engineer Lipscomb were also in attend
ance.
The Street Committees report was
adopted.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Burgess
providing for the appointment OF COM
mlttee of three TO examine and report 20
the Council the cost OF widening Cowardin
avenue from Hull to Perry street. IL was
adopted.
The reports Of the Mayor and Chief OF
Police were received and filed. The iafter
showed that $62.50 were collected IN hnes
during the north of July.
HOUSES ON HULL STREET.
The Ordinance Committee reported O
new ordinance governing the construction
of houses on Hull street. The former or;
dinance provided that structures on Hull
street should be made OF brick. stone. or
other hre-proof material. lt was changed
TO read: MADE of brick or stone" Ihe
suspension of the rules.
The committee also reported an ordi-
nance providing that the Scayenger 90
elected every two years, and that he oere-
auired TO give bond in $1,000 to save the
city from any damage. This was also
adopted under suspension or the rules'
The special committee appointed to re-
commend some one for Scaveuger return
ed ali the papers on the subject TO the
Council without recommendation. A
motion TO go.into the election of Scaven-
ger last night was lost. and the matter was
postponed until the next meeting OF the
Council. The applications were again re-
ferred back to the special committee.
FEED THE PRISONERS.
A resolution was offered and adopted
providing that when prisoners are arrested
and confined 10 the statlon-house before
trial the Chief of Police make some ar
rangement for procuring food for such
unfortunates. the cost to be added to the
cost of the trial, and where the prisoner Is
discharged the city TO bear the expense.
Mr.. Hart moved that the city give TO Mr.
Moxley. cripple, license for the con-
duct OF green grocery. This was granted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Utz Judge William
I. Clopton was reelected City Attorney by
q vote OF 10 TO |.
A paper was received from tho Rich
mond. Manchester and Petersburg Flee
tric Railway Company asking an exten-
sion of time to begin operations on TINS
road They were given six months more
time.
MR.. MooRE's DrArH.
Mr.. joseph S. Moore died at his resi-
dence. No. 1871 Porter street, yesterday
afternoon IN the 10th year OF his age. lie
leaves a wife and three children. lie had
been for thirty-one years member of the
| Balnbridge-Street church, from which
place the funeral will take place this eve
ming at 1880 o'clock.
Mayor Maurice has gone to the country
| for weeks vacation.
Mr.. Samuel Taylor and little daughter
| left last night to visit friends in North
| Carolina.
Charles Bowen. of Swansboro'. was
| locked up III the city station-house last
| night in default OF bond for his good be-
| havior tor twelve months.
| The current was cut off the Manchester
cars last night and delayed travel for some
time.
| OTHER MANCHESTER NEWS.
| Pbilbert Miller. colored man. had an
entertainment at his house, in Chester
| field, near Midlothian. several nights ago
and during the festivities John Miller and
Dick Brown got into O difficulty. Brown
| used q razor and cut of q portion OF the
other negro's nose, infiicting quite PAIN.
full wound. Justice Hugh Longest. oI
Bon Air. will Investigate the matter to
day.
Miss Ada Neister, of Crow Springs
Chesterfield county, is visiting friends in
| Amelia.
There will be q meeting at Bethlehem
church, in Chesterfield. beginning the
third Sunday in this month and continuing
O week.
4 Nlr. George II. Jewitt. of Midlothian,
was in the city yesterday. He IS recover
ing from q severe illness and II VIII oe
some time yet before he will be well enough
to engage in active business.