Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-14
GET DOWN TO WORK.
THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL ORGAN
ICES AND HAS A BUSY SESSION.
Steps Toward Having scwers-want =
Better Car service-Other South
side Items.


side Items.
The second meeting OF the new Man
chester Council was held last night IN
the Council chamber. with the following
members present: Messrs. Campbell. Pool.
Ely. Morton, Hart. Sims. Fitzgerald.
OBrien. Utz. Green. Patram. and Num-
the last three being the new city law
makers.
MFR. Utz, who was in the chair. an
nounced that the first order of business
was the election of a president, and Mr.
John O'Brien was unanimously reelected.
Mr.. O'Brien took the chair. and said the
next business was the election OF the Po-
lice Commissioners. Mr.. Sims was chosen
from the First Ward, Mr.. Campbell from
the Second. Mr. Hart from the Third. and
Mr.. Utz from the Fourth.
For Fire Commissioners the following
were selected: First Ward-Mr. Fitzgerald;
Second-Mr. Pool; Third-Mr. Patram:
Fourth-Mr Mum.
For City Attorney Judge William J..
CIopton and Colonel G.. X. Macon were
placed In nomination, and the former, who
has filed the office for ~ number OF
years. was elected
MANY REPORTS RECEIVED.
Reports from the Chief OF Police, Mayor,
Finance Committee. Almshouse Commit
tee, Cemetery Committee and Street Com
mittee were received and filed. There was
nothing of public interest in the reports.
City Engineer Lipscomb reported that
L.. 1. Il .1a1 no Itsia H.
mond and Petersburg railroad at Semmes
street, and found 1t In good condition
The special committee appointed TO ar
range for the purchase OF the Manches-
ter Water Company's plant reported That
the purchase had been made, and that
the water-works were now under the
control OF the city The report was re-
ceived and the committee discharged.
TO HAVE SEWERS.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
Utz was adopted:
Resolved. That the president OF the
Council appoint special committee OF
four members on sewers, to act in con-
junction with the water commissioners ana
take steDs at once in the matter, ana
report to the Council as early as possible
as to the best way Of putting IN a sys-
fem of sewers. according to the plans
and Specifications now in hand, known as
the Waring system. or such modihcations
as they may suggest
on motion OF Mr. Hart the plumbers
ordinance" was repealed.
The following, offered by Mr. Sims was
referred TO the Committee on Streets:
Resolved. That the Street Committee
be instructed to look into the adVisapiilly
and ascertain the cost and present same
.1 If Yak
Of Decatur street from First street TO the
Petersburg turnpike also. Perry street
from the Richmond and Danville railroad
to Cowardin avenue"
DEMAND BETTER CAR SERVICE.
Mr. Pool submitted the following, which
was unanimously adopted:
"Resolved. That the Committee or vi
dinance be instructed to prepare an ordi-
nance recurring the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company to run continuously
tho cars on the lines known as the Hull,
Decatur. and Perry-street lines of street
railway on a schedule Of ten minutes.
with all privileges of transfer in Richmond
now existing"
The Council then adjourned
Other Manchester News.
There will be a union Sunday-school
meeting at Chesterfield Courthouse next
"Wednesday, at which several schoois VIII
b. represented. Judge II. a. Hancock'
Mr.. Il. f. Johnson. Mr. William hllysoh'
and others will be present and make ad-
dresses. c,,
A meeting Of the Baptist Sunday SchrDi
Association Of Chesterfield wiz he heid
on the fifth Sunday in July AZ JeruSaIenIi
church. Or. Willingham and others VIII
The street-railway track on upper Hull
street which has been in bad cohuitioh
T. -. V.HaH ~ Il
Mr. a. L. Adamson. who went Norm TO
attend the funeral of his brother, Dr;
AdamsOn, is expected home In day or
two. , r..
Bon Air. where he has been visiting Or.
John Bransford. The two children Of Or.
Bransford, who have been quite sick, are
improving. -,
Bass left Yesterday evening for bermuda
Hundreds to visit friends and relatives.
Mr.. Miles DuNal, Of Centrala, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. Wellington Brands Is out again,
after a severe spell of Illness.
Rev. j. T.. Jackson, Of Wiseville, Ches-
terfeld was in the city yesterday.
Mrs W II. Minis, who has been very
i'll at her residence. corner of Twelfth ana
Semmes streets, is better.
TWO DEATHS YESTERDAY.
Mrs A. y. Crawford died yesterday
on Nineteenth street near Hull. after a
short Illness. The funeral will take place
from the house this morning at 1890
o'clock Mr.. Crawford is employed by
The Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany.
Mrs. 4. J. Wood died at the residence of
her husband, on Eighth street between
Semmes and Railroad, yesterday morning
at 10 O'clock The deceased leaves nus
band, a daughter (Mrs. W. II. Day. ana
Il son. -,
.t'-... r'.. WOW
street near Twentieth, he was robbed OF
a silver watch and chain, so in currency.
a silk umbrella, and new nat Inc case
was a reported to the police.
Hon H. A. Maurice has returned 10
the city, after very pleasant Visit 10
Buckingham county. ...,
Judge William /. Clopton has returned
from the Bar Association. which mas peen
in session at Virginia Beach.