The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-13
TEN MINUTES SCHEDULE
BETTER STREET CAR SERVICE DE-
MANDED FOR NCHESTER'
After q Long Session the Council Took
Positive Actiou-A Pretty German
Personal and General.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TIMES,
1921 Hull STREET. BEATTIE BLOCK.

Manchester Council was held last eVtn-
! ing President John OBrien presiding. The
following members were present: Messrs.
/ y. Green. Charles II. Sims, Frank
| FITZGERALD. George g. Ely, X. l.. Patram,
| w. T. Hart. Matthew Morton, NJ: A.
| Campbell, John G. utz' and George Muhh'
! Mr.. George l.. Fisher, Major Il. II. Nash.
| ana Captain Andrew Pizzini were also in
The report Of the Chief OF Police,
| stating That 3l5 arrests mad been nlaue
during the month OF SeP.eH ,Sa c ole nor,
| of the Mayor. stating that the coIieCtioI on
| in the Mayor Court for the same PERIOD
were $50, were adopted. , ,,i,,oo
The reports Of the street ana lhdICS
Committees and that Of the SupetllileHu-
ont Of the Almshousc were approved.
| Mr.. Green. chairman OF inc colnlilll'eS
arnointed TO confer with the oihcers OF
| the Richmond Railway and Eiectrlc IN" III
pany relative to the prCpositloi1n No. 90 Inv
street lines at Seventh street ana MAKE
| q continuous route over Mayo Di'use IA
Richmond. provided the CouhIil $3.50 $500
! grant the privilege or REMOVING C ic -
street line from Perry TO Seillihgis o1,iitat,od
| etatad that a petition had been clrcuIaleu
amongst the citizens most aHecteu ~
| The change to which had been attaclieu
"a signatures-2l7 in favor OF the CIiahSF
and n against-and in consequence vi
MS fine committee had recommehue1di
| an ordinance providing for me reIn n'oN,,t
| Of the Perrv-street line from the presennSS
route TO Scmmes street, coLheGtihs et Tlt
| the present tracks AT oeHeii'h
and Cowardin avenue.
qHE coNrASI's OBJECT.
Mr.. Utz offered resolution p PROV RE
FOR The rejection OF the commute a.
CONTAMINATION. Action on TINS VIZ ue
ferrcd until the matter had DeGh ,JSrass-
cd nv those present Major Ndsh du Gt,as,,
me body, and spoke Ior dpout ~ cor1-
,u,i,,..se touching the object OF me CoIl -
~ lie said the Richmond l1ds any, ~
and Electric Company had re- I Tho
since that corporation hdu nhinct i'm
ines In charge, and their ohly U"yT UoS 70
nbongino the route, as proposed, was ,t Co
radura The expenses by shorteliinne Iii
Inc about half mile. ii tnt trark
,,rapted the right TO remove nv ,,fd 49,
n schedule of twelve Hll'u'''
gwen Nr Pool addressed the Council brieH ny
~, nat he had been opposed 70 ~. N
nT6posit!On prior to the ItytiP.. ioyrs out
netition. and only changer NJ
If resDect to his constituent "a no had
u IEracn next spoke, ana salu ne 80
IN on anverned entirely by the slsiia'u'' -
Of the P peIIpaG said he knew positively
an ,h. Tetition presented TO me COM
,nittcc contained names OF r1sluem'' no
~, as well as Of those on nc ho
suburbs, and in conSidsIauo' u
had opposed the pr2posielrroiii' number of rep
DIT, 4 20 ~. 9' ',,iti1svs had not had an OPP
portunity TO sign the PGpcl, ~, ,,,ara on
toned the names or many VIM
posed TO the scheme.
URGED REFLECTION.
Mr.. J. X. Perdue, eX-presldeht was
then requested to SPEAK, an IN, ' co. his Sig
utiln had not been presenter LOT hla -
uature, and urged the CounclI 10 IcJe0I
the recommendation Of the coIllnl.Iie
Mr. Charles H. Page was granted lhe
floor and mentioned the names vi man r'yy
citizens on Perry street, VINO VIZ NJ
called upon for their signatures. ne
said the petition had been clIcula.eu III
tie interest Of the railway company
rather than that OF Manchester.
Mr.. OBrien Glr. Fitzgerald IN me
chain expressed hiIlself as being opposed
to the removal Of the Perly-aUtet lue,
and stated that the petition contained
many names Of ladies who dld hot con
slider the importance OF the chaIise; re
had not had an opportunity TO atIdch HIS
The vote on Mr.. Utz's resolution was
taken and adopted by an dye-dHu-idy
vote Of 10 to ?.
Fir. William Allen was reelected SUI
perintendent Of Maury cemetery
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Pool. ana adopted:
instructed to prepare an ordinance re-
pealinS an ordlnace passed september |
lith, granting the Manchester Hallway |
continue the use Oh the Dccatur-strect |
lire from Seventh 10 Twenty-irst street.
Mr.. Utz next offered a resolution in |
structing the city Attorney to frame an |
ordinance requiring the street railway |
companies to run their cars on the Hull |
street and Perry-street lines on ten-min- |
ute schedules. For violation Of the |
above the penalty is fixed at not less |
than 800 nor more than so per day.
After the reading Of a number of build !
Ing permits, and The consideration OF |
otner matters. the Council adjourned.
At the last meeting Of the committee it |
was decided to obtain the Views of citi- |
zens residing on Perry, Semmes, Decatur |
ana Huh streets, by the circulation of |
petition The committee Thursday night,
after considering the petition and talking |
City Attorney ClOptOn to prepare an Ordi- /
nance providing for the transfer of the |
car line from Perry TO Semmes street,
running along the latter from Seventh
street to Cowardln avenue.
The Council has already taken action
i'm REGARD To the Decatur-street line, but
il was conditioned upon the acceptance !
Of proposition concerning the Perry
street line.
Mr.. pool. who is a member Of the spe-
c'al committee which met Thursday |
night, said yesterday morning that he had
no idea that the Council would agree to
the report of the special committee.
IL IS very evident mat large ma
iority Of the people of Manchester are
opposed to the street railway on Perry
street being removed to Semmes street
1t will be remembered that the South
side Railway Company when about TO
build the line to Forest Hill Park. asked
TO be permitted 10 run their line up
Semmes street. The Council very prompt
ly said, NO you must run your line
up Perry street, and not up a street on
the outskirts Of the city"
The Central Democratic committee have
gotten right down TO work. and are indi-
N.IV
strongest EFFORTS in behalf OF Democracy
in Manchester Mr.. T.. II. Wells. the
chairman Is energetic and stirring Some
days since, In conversation with an en-
plOye OF the Richmond and Danyille
shops, who seemed 10 be on the eve of
enouncinS his allegiance To the Demo-
cratic party he made an illustrator of
the situation which makes the state OF
affairs plain, and which every dsaffected
Democrat and every POpulist would do
well to ponder Mr.. Wells said to the
Haven't these shops a master man.
chnlst, whose duty il is TO see that all
me machinery is kept in repair. and
in frSt-clasS working order?"
Yes was the reply
Now said Mr.. Wells. Suppose the
management of these shops should come
% you and tell YOU that this head ma
,hlHist who had been in their employ for
PROBABLY thirty years, had gotten every
hlhg INTO disorder machinery out OF re-
AR, and general lack of system eyery-
Vhere' and tell you that they wished you
. take ms place. but on condition that in
lA hohlhs YOU would undo the mischief
,,QAe by thirty years of msmanagement.
Nhat would you say?"
/ should decline such an offer" replied
ne nlachinlst; that would be task that
o man could perform" .
Xactly what you blame the Democratic
drty for not doing You wish TO turn | 1