The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-09
CONSOLIDATION SCHEME.
TIE CITY COUNCIL or MANCHESTER
APPOINTS A COMMITTEE.
To Consolidate With tho Committee Of the
Richmond Council Looking to the
Unity of the Two Cities.
NANCE EsTEn BUREAU RlcHMoXD TINES.
No. ll2l Hull STREET. BEATrIE BLOCK.

No Il<I HULL oIhEEI' DEATrIE BLOCK.
The city Council OF Manchester met
last night in regular session, with all
of the members present.
Reports from the Almshouse and street
Committees were received and filed. and
also the Mayors report.
The annual statement OF the City Treas
| urer was read to the Council, and upon
! a motion of Mr.. Sims was received and
| fled. The reports from tie Council OF
| Richmond regarding the consolidation OF
! Manchester and Richmond were read to
! the Council, and upon motion Of Mr..
| Sims a resolution was passed providing
/ tor the appointment Of a committee. TO
| consist Of four members frcm the Coun-
/ eli and four from the citizens at large. 10
| confer with the committee from the
Richmond Council.
\ petition signed by the best citizens Of
Manchester. asking that Mr.. John w
| Hall be appointed 10 the office of Audi
tor. was read 10 the Council. Mr.. Hall
also produced letters Of the highest re-
| concentrations as u his ability. The
question was postponed until the next
meeting. Just here President O'Brien said
he had to step .ut. and asked the Council
TO excuse him. MIR. Sims then took tho
chair and read a number Of building per-
mits, which were granted.
The following councilmen We're appoint
ed 10 serve on the committee Of anneXa-
ton: Messrs. Morton, Hart. UtZ and
Sims. Upon a motion OF Mr.. Utz, the COM
mlttee from the Council were empowered
10 appoint one representative citizen each
TO make up the entire committee as
whole. who shall confer with the com
mittee from Richmond
The Council then Adjourned.
The main topic OF conversation over
here yesterday was the weather. the
thormGmcte" ranging anywhere from four
above 10 one degree below zero, and in
exposed places the temperature is said
TO have been still lower Wnilc no great
amount Of suffering is reported by the
poor of the city as yet the charitable
organizations are on the lookout for all
such cases to afford them prompt relief.
Mr.. W. W. Poll. postmaster at Crow
Springs, Chesterfield county, has been
succeeded by Mrs. Laura T.. Todd.
The death Of Mrs. Lucy T.. Traylor
occurred at the almshouse Thursday
evening. Her funeral will take place to-
day
Invitations have been received by some
Of Manchester's young people TO dance
10 be given on the 18th a; the residence
OF Mr.. Rich. Wills near Centralia. II
was enormously stated some days since
that this affair would occur at the resi-
dencc Of Or. = -. DrcWry there.
Rev. J. ". stiff pastor Of West-End
Methodist church. is confined at home by
sickness
Mr.. VI. y. Phillips is improving slowly
at his residence i'm SWansb0rO.
Mrs. \. W. Azmore continues quite sick
a her residence on cambridge street be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth.
N'r. John r. Friend, who fractured a
bone I'm his leg at Forest Iiill lake We'd
nesday, was reported yesterday morning
as getting along very nicely
Rev. ". L. Constable Will preach at
CloptOn-Strcet church both nothing and
night next Sunday.
Mr.. Marcus r. Burke is here on a visit
and stopping with Mr.. John \. Burke, of
SWansbOIC.
Mr.. -. 6. Richardson. Of Richmond.
who was retained TO prosecute McNamee
and Gaul for the murder of Robert Lee
AtWel by the friends Of the murdered
man, has turned over to the widow the
fee which he received for his services.
Mr. Y. Il. Johnson had his foot badly
mashed Thursday while at work at the |
southern railway shops.
Mr.. u. j. Walker IS quite sick at his
residence. Nineteenth and Maury streets.
Mrs John Tingle has returned home
from very pleasant visit to the country. |
Rev. G. y. Van HOuten, who received |
severe fall day or 50 ago while leav- |
ing the Presbyterian church. was consid-
orably better yesterday.
The County Court will meet Monday.
N0torman ". G. Howell Of the Hull |
street electric car line, has been quite |
sick for some time past
Mr.. W. r. Bergman is at his place of |
business again after an absence Of sew |
erai days on account Of sickness.
Rev ". Il. Haight of Swansboro. was |
elected press secretary at the Young |
Mems Christian Association Convention, |
now i'm session at Stanton.
Master Herbert Clements is extremely !
il al the residence Of his father Mr. Lee |
Clements.
Miss Annie Booth. Of Dnwiddic, IS Wis
iting Miss Lou Friend Fifteenth street.