Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
CITY OF MANCHESTER
NEWS THAT IRoN-GATE SPIKE
PLANT WILL START UP.
HELP FOR BURHED-OUT FAMILIES.
The People Raliying 10 tho Aid OF
Those Rendered UOmcIeas-De-
cision Against the City-Personals
and briefs.


and-Iron-Works Of Iron Gate. Va, viii
begin work soon. With fun force in
every department and was met with un-
feigned satisfaction. Though these works
are many miles from Richmond. they
are really managed by the Spike-and-
Iron Company here and a number OF
Manchester's skilful mechanics are en-
ployed I'm them. The two plants alter
nate. when the one in this city IS at
work the force Of workmen are taken
from that 90 iron Gate and brought here.
In Gike manner the force from Manches-
ter receive employment as freely when
the works in Iron Gate are in operation.
Work in repairing and preparation be-
gins Monday. and quite number who
have already been engaged viii leave for
Iron Gate before that time. 4 still
larger number wiz 20 when the full
blast begins, on April 9Th. This work
coupled with the assuring fact that the
Southern shops are working now their full
force. ten hours every work-day of the
week. has colored up the feelings Of the
citys people in a different hue from
blue.
ARE HELPING MANFULLY.
Since the disastrous fire in Swansboro'.
on Sunday morning when eight families
were turned out OF house and home, the
sympathy Of the little towns people has
gone out very freely 10 their less for
tunate neighbors, and this feeling has
expressed itself very substantially and
manfHly. a good many Of the citizens
got together and started n relief fund.
The loss sustained by these excellent
pfople. coming. as il does, In the very
midst of the tightest times the country
has perhaps ever known. is most dis
tressing. and IL has been very gratifying
to those who have the matter OF raising
money in hand to see how literally the
response has come from many sources.
This help u.s. besides. appreciated by
those who are benefited more than 'hey
can tell.
norton the funds according to the Joss
sustained by the different families ana
their needs
POSTAlAsTER's TERM.
The decision Of Mr. Gary, Postmaster
General that no postmaster whose re-
cord has been unsullied by his adnllh's-
tration shall be removed until the hatu-
raj expiration of his term will continue
Mr. D. l.. Toney, postmaster Of Manches-
fer until MAY. 1898. The present post
master has made good officer When he
took charge of the Office it was in the
tbird-class. Under this class the post
master had TO pay his clerks out or MS
salary. BY hard work and attention TO
business he has made it a second-class
Office. II now pays the postmaster
fixed salary. and the government pays
for the hire of the clerks and also fur
nishes everything used in the Office.
This office. being in the second-class, is
eligible TO free delivery, but on account
of the appropriations made by Congress
being insufficient TO make new free de
livery offices, it has never been placed in
that class.
DECIDED AGAINST THE CITY.
In the suit of Watkins Cottrell & CO..
VS.. c. ID. Patch. ct ais Judge Ingram
rendered his decision yesterday that the
fund in bank to the credit Of the cause
being the purchase money from the sale
of real estate of G. ID. Patch q Co.,
was not subject to lien of the city or
Manchester for paving taxes assessed
against G.. d. Patch q Co, under the
charter and ordinance Of the city.
The Court held that the assessments
for paving sidewalks made by the City
Council against property-owners aDut-
ting on such sidewalks were VOID ana
illegal. In his decision Judge Ingram
was influenced by that Of the Court OF
Appeals of Virginia I'm the case OF Violet
vs.. Alexander, and reported in the Nine
ty-second Virginia.
Judge Ingram said that neither the
charter of the city Of Manchester nor
a lxr IN
i'm July 10. 1889. making such assessments,
proyide a proper notice to the abutting
owners of whom the assessments Tor
having sidewalks are eXacted, or aHord
them any opportunity TO appear, ana
contest the legality justice, and correct
ness of the assessments, and that the
paying-tax assessments are, therefore,
illegal. and non-collectable by the city OF
Manchester. 1900,
Judge Clopton, City Attorney. stated
he was not prepared to say at this time
that the city would take an appeal out
asked that the decree in the suit be
ensnended for thirty days, so he might
perfect his appeal in the event tha'
he desired TO take an appeal.
This case was argued before Judge In
cram at the last term of the court by
Judge Clopton for the city, and Mr. a W.
patterson. of Richmond, for the
Savings Bank of Richmond.
POLICE COURT NEWS.
Robert Bolden (colored) was before the
MAYORS Court yesterday morning Ior
heating and kicking Molly Hicks.
these darkies live in a house in rear
of tbe colored Masonic Hall, and they
are freouent visitors 10 this court. Tues
dav night they had a general night IN
which Bolden. Molly Hicks, ana Lizzie
Harvey (all coloreD took very promi-
Bolden kicked Molly. and then She
event down" for a stick, but concluded
afterwards to get warrant instead
His Honor gave Bolden sixty days
Molly sixty days, and Lizzie thirty days.
Jane Avery (coloreO was up Tor Deat-
ing her cousin. boy about . years OF
ace and an orphan, who is i'm her charge.
The how had been coached, and gave
an entirely different story from that
g;ven 10 the Mayor Tuesday morning
When the boy was at the police office
Tuesday his head was bloody, and he
bod several severe gashes. from which
tbe blood flowed caused from beating
given with a stick.
Rut he told the Court that I'm lodging
the broom-stick he hit his head against
the door The gentle cousin was, how
ever. required 10 pay costs, ana give
security for her good conduct for the
near future.
STOLE THE ENGINES FIXTURES.
Thieves visited the brick manufactur-
ing establishment of Mr.. w. J. Reddie
al the east end Of Ninth street Tues
day night, and stripped the engine OF
an it's brass fixtures. The police have
been notified. but they have no clue to
the guilty party.
The engine was left in good condition
that night. When the engineer went TO
work yesterday morning some OF the
valuable parts of the engine were gone
TO ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS.