Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-09
THE COST OF SEWERS
REPORT ON THIS SUBJECT MADE
TO THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL.
The Subject Recommittcd for Far
Their Information and an ordi-
nance-Auditor Not Eiectcd-other
Business--Brfef News Items.

luz nlhIcn meeting Cl Ing saeA~"N"~'
Council was held last night, President
O'Brien and Messrs. Morton. Hart, Pa
tram, Sims. Ely, Campbell. Utz, Pool
and Fitzgerald being present.
Reports from the Chief OF Police, Street
and Finance committees were received and
filed. The Street Committees report
showed that the expenses for the past
month were t225.os. and a resolution was
embraced in the Finance Committees
report fixing the tax-rate for the year at
$40 for city purposes and 20 cents for
schools. This Is the same as the rate OF
last year.
The Almshouse Committee submitted
report for the past six months. showing
that during that period the cost Of con-
struction was $3.50; cost OF maintenance
si,S5S.si; physicians salary. $40; superin-
tendent's salary. SIS; inmates received, II
white and colored; discharged-white, 5;
colored, /; died-white, 4; number In aims
housewife. II; colored, s.
The Council ratified the appointments
made by the members of the Annexation
Committee In the appointing OF four citi-
zens to act with the committee. The
names Of these gentlemen have already
been published.
A petition from a number Of citizens In
the neighborhood was received asking
that a stone gutter be put In Thirteenth
street between Hull and cambridge. Re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
COST OF SEWERS.
From the joint committee on sewers
and water came a report of the estimated
cost of establishing sewers. The report
showed that to place sewers In the entire
city would cost s77,55LS2, and 10 place
them In the portions where they are now
needed would cost sc0,l79.52. The paper
was recommitted for further information
as 20 the character of sewers to be put
In, and for the preparation OF suitable
ordinance. a special meeting will be
held March 23d to consider the report.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Light Committee to have an arc cleo
trio light placed at the corner OF Fifth
and Decatur streets. This was the result
Of a petition from the Fifth-Street Me
thodist church.
Commissloner-of-the Revenue Samuel II.
Owens reported that the total amount OF
improvements in realty during the past
year was 81 $40.
A number Of building permits were
granted.
Mr.. Hart moved that the election OF
Auditor be not gone into. Mr. Sims moved
as n substitute. that the matter be pest
poned until the July meeting. Both pro-
positions were lost by tie votes.
Mr.. Pool offered resolution providing
that a city collector be appointed. This
was referred TO the Finance Committee.
OTHER MANCHESTER NEWS.
The Annexation Committee is quietly at
Ill sko info n,
on the subject Another meeting will be
had Monday night.
The singers OF the city who are willing
TO take part In the meetings which will
commence at Leader Hall next Monday
night. under the auspices of the Railroad
Branch, Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, are requested TO meet at cambridge
Street Baptist church tonight at 100
o'clock for practice. and also to meet
Evangelist J. r. Pratt.
The negro boy. Charles Jones alias WI
lie Bass. who was arrested Thursday for
stealing chickens. had a hearing yester.
day before Justice Charles 7. Jones, OF
Swansboro'. The evidence against the
boy was conclusive, and the Justice sent
him on to the grand jury OF Chesterfield.
which meets on Monday next.
Mr.. George II. Harding. of Long Island.
n. Y, formerly Of this city. is here on
WISH 10 relatives ana ffltndS.
The Circuit Court OF Chesterfield, Judge
Il. A. Hancock. Is stu engaged in hear
ing argument In the case Of the State
Bank ct ais. vs. s W. Forbes and WIFE
The remains OF Spears Williams were
taken TO Powhatan county yesterday for
interment.
There were nine deaths in the city du-
ring the month OF February.
Mrs. Catlett is quite sick at her resi-
dence, in Swansboro'.
Councilman j. r. Green. who was hurt
in Richmond, few days ago. is getting
along very well.
Mrs. Overton is quite sick at her resi-
dence. on Nineteenth and cambridge
streets
Mrs. J. W. GALLON, who has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. w. s. Jackson. on
Tenth street. has returned to her home.
in Crewe.
There was nothing on docket in the
Mayors Court yesterday morning.
Mr. Samuel Wescott is very Ill at his
residence, corner OF Lee and Fourth
streets.
Mrs. Isabella Chapman. OF Midlothian.
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. ID.
Lawton. on Mcdonald street.
No one seems to know who the Mr..
Goode, Of Swansboro'. is who has been
mentioned In some of the papers as a
possible candidate for Sheriff of Chester
field
Mr.. A. J. Bradley, who was thrown
from n buggy in n runaway accident
Thursday. was not hurt.
Rev. Mr.. Schoolfeld, the evangelist, Is
expected TO hold meeting in this city
shortly.
Mrs. s. l.. Fuiks is sick at her home.
on Ninth and Porter streets.