Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-23
APPROVE THE DEAL.
THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL RATlFIEs
THE WATER.WoRkS PURCHASE.
A Commission Selected to Manage the De-
partment--No Negro Foreman
Personals and Briefs,

An adjourned meeting OF the Manchester
Council was held last night. the follow
ing members being present: MessrA
O'Brien, Sims, r.. W. Wcsiger. Morton.
Hart, Campbell. Pool. Ely, r. +. Welsh
ger. and Utz The meeting was TO consider
the ordinance recently reported. relative to
the purchase OF the Manchester water
plant by the city. The substance OF the
ordinance has already been published p
the Dispatch. Rule 30 was suspended.
and. on motion. the ordinance was unani-
mously adopted.
The ordinance provides that the water
company shall be under the control OF a
Board OF Commissioners, composed OF
one member from each ward. and the
president announced that he was ready
TO receive nominations for these offices.
The following were elected: G. S. Sims,
from the First Ward; J. r. Perdue.
Second: G. A. Carr, Third. and A. D..
Shotwell, Fourth.
The meeting then adjourned.
DENIES THE REPORT
Captain James A. Lipscomb. Chief OF
Police and City Engineer. said to Dis
patch reporter last night that the report
that the street force OF hands were un-
der a negro boss was wholly incorrect
and without foundation The city force
Is at present and has always been under
the control and supervision of the City
Engineer
The ladies of the Wiseviile Home Mis-
sion will have a festival In the grove at
the residence OF Mr.. J. II. Dodd on the
Midlothian turnpike. six miles from Man
chester. on July 4th, commencing at ii A.
NJ. Rev. f. T. Dadmun and Messrs. A.
G. Attksson and T. L. Pettigrew will de-
liver addresses.
The bride of Mr.. Richard ]. Gillian. Of
Powhatan who was married in Washing
ton Thursday, was Miss Marion NJ. Per-
kins. of Albemarle.
Captain Hugh Longest, of Chesterfield.
was in the city yesterday. The Captain
brought i'm some fine lambs raised on his
farm near Bon Air.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
Nick Black and James McCulls were
fined 81 each for fast driving on the
street
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Mr.. w. II. owens. the newly appointed
master machlnist of the Danville shops,
will remove his family from Birmingham
at once. Mr.. owens was formerly from
Manchester. and has many friends here.
who will be glad to welcome him back
again.
Mayor Maurice has notified the police
force to arrest all parties seen trespass-
ing on unoccupied premises. This order
was issued owing to the fact that flowers
and shrubbery have been stolen and other
injuries done to unoccuped property.
crowd of negro children cOngregate
nightly at the corner Of Twelfth and
Perry streets and create horrible nui-
sance by their yells. bicycle performance
upon the sidewalk. horizontal and other
| trapeze tricks on the shade trees, jump
ing on and off the street-cars. &c The
noise is frequently so very disagreeable
that citizens living In the vicinity cannot
enjoy the evenings sitting upon their
front porticOs.
1t Is said that Mr.. Robert Lufsey, of
Alabama, formerly of Manchester, con-
templates moving back 10 this city.
Mrs. John Robertson. of Marks Add
ton left yesterday for Green Bay, Va,
to visit friends and relatives.
Mr.. William Bronaugh, son of Treasurer
Joseph W. Bronaugh who has been quite
sick at Charlottesville. has returned home
and is improving very rapidly
The Hastings Court was engaged yeSter-
day in chanccry business.
All but one of the city officers recently
elected have qualified.
The lawn party at Clopton-Street church
Thursday night was a decided success.