Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-22
WILL TEST THE LAW.
MIR. EVANS DECLINES TO COMPLY
WITH PLUMBING ORDINANCE.
The Commissioners Insist Upon It's
Enforcement, and VIII Take the
Matter Into the Courts-Other Items
Cleaned In Manchester.

water COMMISSIONERS was Del1 idSt eve
ming in the Office Of the water-works.
and the action Of Sewer-Inspector Harvey
Bourne in ordering the plumbing in Mr..
A. G. Evans's residence TO be changed
was sustained.
When the meeting had been called TO
order, Mr. Sims moved that this matter
be taken up before the regular routine
business was disposed of. This motion
was passed and Mr.. Bourne was heard.
He stated that his reason for ordering
the wori: done was that 1t did not con-
form to the ordinance. and he thought
the connection was liable 10 produce bad
gases, and consequently injure health.
Mr.. Evans was then given the floor and
proceeded to show the commission just
the awkward situation IN which he was
placed. He claimed that II he was made
to comply with the ordinance, which he
thought was unreasonable in its require
ments, the test would be made and the
plumbing in nearly every house In Man
chester would have TO be changed at
great expense, which he considered use
less. Mr. Evans desired that nothing
personal be considered in the matter,
and in this he was sustained by every
member OF the committee. Mr.. Evans,
however. stated that If he was required
TO make the change in accordance with
the recent ordinance he would refuse TO
do so, and then he would expect TO be
brought up before the Mayor. and II the
Mayors decision sustained the carrying
out of the ordinance, as he expected
would be done, he would then take an
appeal and have the matter made a
test in the courts. 1t seems that Mr..
Evans's plumbing is well done, but does
not conform by a good deal TO the or
dinance Inspector Bourne did not think
all the requirements Of the ordinance
were necessary, but simply ordered some
changes.
Mr.. Wells offered a resolution requir-
ing Mr.. Evans to have his plumbing so
altered as to conform to the ordinance,
and it was passed by a vote Of TO l.
Mr.. Sims voting in the negative. A
substitute to this resolution was offered
by Mr.. Sims empowering the Inspector
TO exercise his judgment in compelling
the carrying out of the entire ordinance
with n view Of saving the citizens money,
but this was lost. only its patron voting
in the affirmative. Mr. Evans then re-
tired from the hail, and the commission
ers transacted the regular routine Dusl-
ness and adjourned.
The ordinance containing regulations
for the government OF the sewer system
provides that there shall be licensed
plumbers TO do the plumbing work OF the
city Thus far only two have applied
Messrs. 4. w. Fair and Burkett x VIII
llams. In addition to being licensed by
the Board Of Water Commissioners, they
have to give a bond for competent work
manship.
INTERESTING POLICE COURT
The spectators in the Mayors Court
yesterday morning were treated to a
ripple of excitement when Is Honor
Imposed a small fine on member Of
the bar for contempt of court The way
it all happened was that Mr. l.. p. Pool
was defending Thomas Napier. the China
mans friend. who was charged with
throwing rocks at Mr.. S. ;. Carriers
horse Several Of the witnesses for the
prosecution being absent. the Mayor de-
sired TO continue the case until this
morning. The Mayor had hardly finished
talking about continuing the case when
Mr.. Pool jumped up, and said that with
the witnesses present nothing could be
proved against Napier, and that he did
not think II was fair to continue 1t.
little flush came over his Honors face
and he told Mr.. Pool not 10 say that
again. Whereupon Mr. Pool replied that
he meant what he said, and that 1t was
not fair. HIS Honor then fined Mr.. Pool
s. for contempt of court As soon as
Napier had been baied. Mr.. Pool started
out Of the courtroom, but he returned,
and apologized to the Court, and the fine
was RENTED.
The case of Charles Weller. charged
with obtaining under false pretenses $40
from the international and Fraternal Al
lance Company, was continued until
Thursday i'm the absence of witnesses for
the defence.
The case of William Barlow alias But
ton Griffin, charged with cursing and
abusing Lula Cheatham. was dismissed.
Sandy johnson was fined $50 for
cursng and abusing Cauzias Bouling
IN THE HUSTINGS COURT.
The Hastings Court was engaged yes
terday in hearing the cases Of William
Simpson alias Joe Liner (colored), charged
with breaking into the store of A. Marks
and stealing several articles of clothing.
and Peter Mingo (also colored), charged
with cutting, striking, and abusing Mary
Allen Clarke on the 9th Of June. Simpson
was given two years in the penitentiary,
while the jury brought in a verdict of
four years for Mingo.
Mr.. A. II. Fitzgerald qualified as Deputy
Sergeant
A list Of conveyances filed in the Clerks
office Of the Hastings Court during and
since the June term last were read and
ordered to be recorded, and the same
are in the following words and figures
to-wit.: Walter H. Nelson and wife to A.
1. Adamson. trustee, deed OF trust J. w.
Toney and wife TO A. l.. Adamson, trus-
tee, deed OF trust; o. W. SaNory and A.
]. Burgess to l.. W. Cheatham, trustee,
deed of trust; T. II. Fisher 10 a. Royal.
trustee deed of trust; c. l.. Page, special
commissioner, TO c. \. Blankenship, b.
and s.; G. r. Peasants, Jr., TO w. S.
Rollin. b and S.; Savings Bank OF Rich
mond TO Manchester Preserving, Picking
and Canning Company, b and s.; Cham
berlane Goodman and wife to Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad Company. b and
9; Charles H. Coster to Southern Rail-
way Company, b. and s.; Home Building
Company's trustees 10 Home Building
Company, b. and s.; Home Building Com
pany's trustees TO Home Building Com
pany. b. and s.; Home Building Company's
trustees 10 Home Building Company, b.
and s.: A. l.. Moon and wife to A. l..
Johnson b. and s.. Rose. Thomas q
Vashon. trustees. TO S. A. Morrissett, b.
and s.; Rose Thomas * Nashon, trus-
tees. to S. A. Morrissett b. and s.; S. A.
Morrissett to Granite Building Company,
b. and s.; Protestant Episcopal Church to
Della A. Simmons, b. and s.; Robert
Terry Totty TO Homestead, homestead;
A. L. Adamson, trustee, TO Walter IL.
Nelson, release; a. l.. Adamson, trustee,
to j. w. Toney and wife, release; Man
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