Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20
MANCHESTER NEWS.
COMMITTEE PREPARES CONTRACT
FOR STREET RAILWAY co.
TWO POLE-TAx CASES DECIDED.
One Opinion Against the city ana
One i'm !ts Fayor-sfree'-'"r
Leaves the Observation-Disclosures
and other SOuth-Side Items.

| The adjourned meeting Of the Man.
chester Street Committee was held III
the City Engineers office yesterday eve
ming at o'clock. and the body DECIDED
TO present set of requirements to the
| Richmond Railway and Electric COM
pany, .ubject to the approval oil the
| Council. There were present Messrs. {.
| II. Sims chairman. NJ. A. Campbell
| w. II. Owens, Matthew Morton ana W.
| T.. Hart. This proposition provides that'
| i'm order to settle the controversies now
pending between the city of Manchester
and the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company regarding the paving Oh Hun
street. it is agreed TO require the ran
road company to construct a double track
from Second TO Fifteenth street OF the
same character as now used In Ken
nond on Main street west of Fourteenth.
The rails TO be laid on these tracks are
TO be the Stringer street-railway rails,
forty-fve pounds to the yard, securely
fastened and all of good material Inc
| company Is further required 10 pave W.
tween these tracks and two feet on each
|
the city of Manchester agrees TO re-
CENT ali the claims now claimed by the
city TO be due for the ten years taxes,
| from which the company claims eXemp-
| ton under its franchise. II Is also agreed
| Ia dismiss the chancery suits now pend
| ing in the Hastings Court. These propc-
sitions were voted for by Messrs. sims,
Morton and Hart; Messrs. Campbell ana
| owens voting NO.
1t was further decided TO instruct a
called meeting Of the Council on FRIDAY
evening. and then the committee was adj
journed.
WORKING THE Y. II. c. a.
A meeting of thise interested in the
Young Mems Christian Association Tor
Manchester was held in Central Metho-
dist church last night. and reports OF
the various canvassing committees were
received. These committees reported
about 125 names of the required number
of 200 Secretary L. a. Coulter
was present, and made a snort
| but stirring address, IN which he urged
! the committee ana those who had the
| movement at heart not 10 be discouraged
but to 90 10 work more vigorously than
| ever. Several other names were added
ia the committee and it agreed 10 nave
| another rally of the forces on Monday
| evening. May Sd, in Central church.
OVER THE HORSES HEAD.
Ouite serious and singular incident
! happened on Fourth street yesterday
| evening 4 boy was riding horse be
longing to Mr. w. }. Carter at fearful
rate. the animal was just splitting the
street OPEN" ana people were running
out Of their houses 10 see nm go, "heh
an AZ once. without the slightest warn
| Oh result
that the youthful rider went over the
horses head 10 the pavement on ms
head. He was up in a moment, much
10 the surprise of his neighbors, but ne
brought up with him a Uranium that had
been skinned and bruised IN severai
places. - a..
There was regular meeting of the
Joseph Johnston Camp Of Confederate
Veterans i'm Odd-Feliows' Hall last night,
and matters Of routine Importance Were
transacted. 1t was expected that Mr.. D.
l.. Pulliam would address the camp Du'
maj gentleman was unavoidably absent
but sent word that he would certainly be
with him at another time The camp Is
talking about having a big flsh-fry soon,
HUsTINGs COURT IN SESSION.
The April session of the Hastings Court
convened yesterday morning, and- after
|
and setting DAYS for the trial of civil
cases the court adjourned until this
morning. TO allow the officials and jury
an opportunity TO enjoy the Easter holi-
day.
civil cases have been set as follows:
Nonteiro VS.. Charles +. Moore We'd
nesday, April 2lst; II. a. Savory VS..
James J. LAWN, 2ist; Fourqurean-
Price COMPANY VS.. III. 5. and A.
J. Bradley, Zlst; J. r. Davidson vs..
Richmond ana Manchester Railway
Company, Both; H.. c. Nelson, trustee,
VS.. Thomas b. Dornr, ct. ais, 18th;
I,ottie NJ. Evans vs.. W. Il. Robinson
26th.
The grand jury brought in true bills
for felony against John Hampton (col-
oredD who is charged with breaking into
the store of Mrs. Nunnally. and Samuel
Hall (colored), for shooting Willie Ora
ham.
DECIDED AGAINST THE CITY.
Judgment was entered for the COM
many in the case of the Richmond Rail-
way and Electric Company. Judge In
gram handed down quite a long and in
teresting opinion in the case. This suit
was brought by the company TO recover
Of the city of Manchester the sum OF
$3.50 paid the city as license Zee or
tax" for the occupation of the streets
by said company's poles for the support
of electric wires. The charge per pole
is 81. which the Court holds is not an
unreasonable one. The Railroad Com
pany paid the assessment under written
protest. holding that the charter of the
Council does not allow it the power tc
impose a tax In consideration OF this
the Court claimed that the name tax
was misnomer as in realty the charge
made by the city was rental, and as tins
Councils charter gave that body abSo-
lutte control over the streets and alleys
and all public ways, the absolute right
was also invested in II 10 rent said
streets and alleys and ways. This. no
thing more nor less, than what was
done under a written contract. This con
tract made provisions for the city and
requirements Of the Electric Company
and in consideration OF the fulhlment OF
these requirements. the city extends tc
the company certain privileges. one OF
which was, In sense, the exemption OF
this rental fee But in February. 1896
the Council passed an ordinance i'm
; posing the so-calIed tax. This ordinance
tho Court holds. confiioted with the con.
tract and hence was void. Upon. thi.
ground therefore, was the decision rem
dered.
JUDGMENT FOR THE CITY.
In the cases OF the Richmond and Man
chester Railway Company and Richmon
| and Manchester IpaIroHswent Compan