Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-14
THECOUNCIL'S WORK.
MANcHESTERS LAW MAKING BODY
HAS QUITE A BUSY SESSION.
Purchase or the Matchmaking Of
Schedule Desircd-Firc In the Beattie
Block aud Other Small Biazes.

BtOtk uuN WHIT f-hsbss Nss~s
The monthly meeting Of the Manchester
Council was held last night. the Following
members being present: Messrs. oBrien'
Pool, Utz, Ely. Campbell, Morton. Hart
Weisiger. Fitzgerald. aud Sims.
Reports from Chief-of-Poliee and Mayor
were received and fled, and bills to the
amount of s535.5l were approved.
From the Street Committee came "a
lengthy report. They recommended that
Il gutter be constructed on Twelfth street
from Hull to Decatur. which was adopted
They recommended that committee OF
three be appointed To confer with the
authorities OF the Richmond and Peters
burg railroad in reference to fixing a
crossing over their tracks at Fourteenth
street. Messrs. Utz. Sims. and Morton
were appointed on the committee.
STREETS NEED REPAIRING.
The City Engineer made report that
he had been instructed 10 prepare relative
to the condition OF the streets between
tie car tracks. The report showed that
the road-bc1 OF the streets was very much
In need OF repairs.
The Almshouse Committee submitted its
report. which showed that the institution
was In first-class condition, and doing a
good work.
The Finance Committee recommended
that the city would proceed to collect
city taxes on the property OF the Street
Railway Company for 1891. The recon-
nendation was adopted, only Messrs.
Weisiger Pool and Morton voting
against H.
An ordinance was adopted looking to
the purchase of the Manchester Water
Companys plant, and providing for the
government OF the works after being ac-
quired by the city.
Several businessmen from near Twelfth
and Hull streets presented a petition
asking that an eIectric-light be placed at
that corner. 1t was granted. only Messrs
Weisiger and Pool voting against II.
BETTER FIRE EQUIPMENT.
The Fire Commission was Instructed TO
look into the ACCESSIBILITY Of purchasing
a horse. harness. and hosc-wason for use
In attending fires. At present the fire.
men have to pull the reels themselves,
which operates very badly when long dis
tances have TO be traversed.
The Richmond. Manchester. and Peters
burg Electric Railway Company who
twelve months ago were granted permits
sion to construct a road through the city,
asked for an extension Of time, and six
months more were granted. Messis.
Sims, Pool. and OBren voted against
the extension.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Mr.. Sims offered a resolution that a
committee Of four be appointed To look
into the matter of the present street-car
schedule. The paper suggested that the
Decatur-strect line, above Seventh he
abandoned. and that the Hull-street cars
run across Mayos bridge, the Perry
street cars to continue as at present
but both lines TO run faster scheduie
Nessrs. tn. Ely. Morton. and Sims were
appointed as the COMMITTEES.
me- terms oil -FOUR UI the members OF
tho civ School Board having expired,
the following gentlemen were electeu 10
an the vacancies: c. \. SIMS, from the
First Ward, T.. \. Nunnally, from me
Second: G.. q. Ely. from the Third, anu
A. ID. Shotwell. from the Fourth. All vi
the above are incumDenis except MI
Shotwen, who succeeds Mr.. w. H. hoDlh-
son. who has removed to petersburg.
After the transaction Of some fou''h'
matters the body adjourned.
FIRES ARE VERY FREQUENT
II would seem that Manchester Is Try
ing to excel in having ilrJ' for no less
than six large ones have occurred "i'hii
the past few weeks. The Dig IRE tn"t
etor,ad in Mr.. Meals place at midnight
Thursday and reported IN TINS paper -
terdav was hardly out before the hre-
mn v.re called TO even a larger blaze
AT $50 fire was discovered in the DIG
et,bios i'm rear of the Beattie block, and
owing to the combustible character OF the
structure and contents and the high vino
that prevailed, the entire house was soon
a mass Of flames. 1t Is supposed to have
.strated In the stable in rear OF Mr. W. j.
Carter's drugstore. The alarm was turn
ed in, and after some delay several
streams were gotten to work ana succeed
ed in preventing the flames from spread
ing IL was at first feared that the large
stores fronting on Hull street would
catch fire as the wind was blowing IN
that direction, and the suggestion was
made that the Richmond FIRE Depart
ment be telephoned TO for assistance
This was found unnecessary however
The loss to Messrs. II. {. ID. ID. Beat
tie is about $1,000. They had an insurance
Of $500 Mr.. Carter lost two buggies ana
some provender.
AND GIll4lI ANU HIM
AS the fremen were gathering up their
hose and shaking the SCOT ana perspira-
tion from their tired and heated bodies,
preparatory to taking few hours or
needed rest, another alarm was turned
in. occasioned by the burning Of an out
house on the premises OF Mr. Rchard
Vaughan. whose home IS in the rear Of
the scene of the Beattie-stable fire. This
blaze was quickly put out
AT noon another alarm was turned In,
caused by the burning Of a lounge In the
house of Mr.. Vaughan. on Eleventh street
between cambridge and Hull. This was
also quickly extinguished, the loss being
very triliinS.
Officer Jones yesterday arrested Will
liam Johnson. n colored youth. on suspi-
cion of being implicated in these several
fires. Johnson denies his guilt and the
officers really have no evidence against
him, but are looking into the case.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.
Rev. DIR. 4. Binga. pastor OF the col
ored Baptist church. is holding a revival
AT his place of worship.
Mr.. Horace S. Bradley has been de-
tanned at home for several days in con-
sequence of sickness.
The Polk Miller Combination gave y
delightful entertainment in Leader Hall
last night for the benefit of Meade-Me-
mortal church. The audience was large,
and very well pleased.