Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-28
COUNCIL ADOPTS II.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES con-
rRACrPAssEs IN MANCHESTER.
DEATH COMES QUICKLY AFTER A FALL
Mrs. wi,Iiams, of swansboro', Dies
from the Injuries Received sat"r-
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storm-Other Manchester News

The Manchester Council held a sepciai
meeting last night, and adopted the agree
ment or contract between its special COM
mittee and the overall manufacturing
concern which has been seeking 10 come
to the city.
The vote stood 9 to !, Mr.. John e. Utz,
of the Fourth Ward, being the only mem
Der voting against 1t. Those who Favored
Il were Messrs. John O'Brien presideno'
Matthew Morton. NJ. A. Campbell, j. X.
Green. w. B. Bradley, ii. G. Nelson, X.
L. Patram, s. p. Jones, and w. w. POOL
The situation when Mr.. John w. Han
clerk of the Council, read the contract
and Mr.. Pool had moved its adoption, was
decidedly unique. Mr.. Campbell and Mr.
Patron. as far as supposlng the matter IL
concerned. found themselves just where
Mr. Utz was. Almost every MEMBER
of the body desired 10 state where ne
stood and why he voted as he did.
Mr.. Campbell was the first TO rise. lie
said from first to last he was personally
opposed 10 the step about TO be taken py
the Council but would vote Tor IL solely
because the great majority OF his con-
TO him and asked him to vote for 1t. lie
was voting according TO their judgment
and not his. as he was sent there by
them as their representative. He did not
feel like opposing his own opinion 10 tha'
OF so many others
MIR Patram said he stood precisely
where Mr.. Campbell did. He was unal-
terablv opposed to It, but felt that he
ought to do as his constituents insisted.
Mr.. Utz said he was opposed TO 1t from
'principIe," and would vote accordingly
OTHERS LIKELY TO FOLLOW.
Mr.. Bradley said the one reason M
| would vote for II had been advanced by
Mr.. Ctz In a previous meeting-namely
| that this action would result In many
| more manufacturing concerns coming t'
| the city.
Mr.. Green said he thought It would b.
a great thing for Manchester, as the CITY
| had to live by her manufactures.
| Cantain O'Brlen declared that never be
fore when any other proposition was be
fore the Council had so many peopi
! come TO him and asked him TO vote 10
It.
Mr.. Jones thought the city was abso
| Iutely safe by the contract, and after con
sidering its workings in every aspect n
/ thought the city would be benefited.
Mr.. Morton favored 1t because he he
| lIeyed Il would be OF advantage 70 III
| citv.
Mr.. Patram declared he did not SCI
where manufactures helped Mancneste
SO much. He would dare say tnat TN
manufactures on the outskirts ala no
get a tenth of their operatives from TN
cjtv OF Manchester. Mr.. Morton said tina
was all right. The people lived just out
side of the city and in Swansboro', an
all of that part of the county, swans
boro' included, would soon come Int
Manchester.
There were repeated calls for the ques
tion. and the question was put, with IN
result stated above.
THE STREET VIADUCT.
The Clerk also read report from IN
special committee on the Semmes-stree
viaduct. a bone OF contention between IN
South-Side Land and Improvement Con-
many. the Richmond and Manchester Ran
way Company, and Manchester for ION
time. This report said that the oner
the land and the railway companies
= mt the yiaduct in good repair and the
turn II over to the city TO care for aftei
; yards was rejected. The statement wa
also made in the report that the owner
| OF tho bridge had no further propositior
regarding the settlement OF the Hat''
10 make. The special committee recon
mended. In conclusion, that the matte
be referred 10 the Street Committee. wa
the instruction 10 request the Richmon
and Petersburg Railway Company
build a bridge over their tracks at u
foot of CowardIn avenue where the o.
bridge stood.
The city holds that the state laws r.
ouire this OF every railroad.
: PAVE CowARDIN AVENUE.
Mr.. Campbell. OF the Street committe
made a report of special meeting OF n
committee. saying that they had been
quested to pave Cowardin avenue FRO
Hull street to the western property I'm
of Cowardin-Avenue church, and al
seventh street from Decatur TO stockto
I and in front OF stockton-Street bapti
/ church. The committee. acting under q
I impression that Il had right 70 do :
7 had granted the petition by ordering 9
/ work to be done.
, president o'Brien requested Mr.. re
to take the chair. and stated that