Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-10

MANCHESTER COUNCIL TRANsACTs
THE BUSINESS OF A MONTH.
DECIDE TO PAVE PERRY STREET.
Two Squares of the Thoroughfnre to
He Paved With Granite Blocks
No More Cotton Trees-Epworth
League Rally.
League Rally.

The September meeting Of the Man
chester Council was held In the Council
chamber last night. and the business ac-
cumulated during the preceding month
was transacted. There were present
| Messrs. John O'Brien, w. w. Pool, Mat
| thew Morton. S. p. Jones, l. NJ. Nun
nally. w. b. Bradley, James T. Abbott,
W. o. Randlett, r. l. Patram, John H..
| Utz. and j. X. Green.
The body went Immediately into hear
ing the reports of the standing commit
tees. Those of the committees on
Streets, Finance, Almshouse. etc, were
approved and ordered TO be filed. Mr..
| Morton, chairman of the Street Commit
tee, requested the Council to appropriate
$500 for the use of the streets above the
amount set apart in the budget, and re-
commended that the Finance Committee
be instructed to devise some means for
raising the sum. An offsetting resolution
was offered referring the request 20 the
Finance Committee TO devise the means
first after which the Council reserves
the privilege of appropriating or not, as
it chose. Mr.. >Utz expressed ii by say
ing he wanted to know where the money
was coming from before he voted to give
it TO the committee. Several members
took occasion to express themselves as
being violently opposed to any improve
ment being made to the streets which was
not permanent. These declared for
ever against the use of cinders and ashes
rs a species Of sidewalk.
PAVE PERRY STREET.
Mr. Bradley presented a resolution pro
vding for the pavement of Perry street
from Ninth to Seventh, with stone blocks.
lie explained that about $500 of the
fund for the work on Hull street ,e-
manned. 1t was decided unanimously to
do the work.
An ordinance was adopted prohibiting
the planting of cotton and Carolina pop
lar trees on the streets and alleys of the
city. The remainder OF the session was
taken up with purely routine business.
RALLY AT FIFTH-STREET.
The rally of the Epworth leaguers of
Richmond and Manchester. at Fifth
Street Methodist church. in this city last
night was greatly enjoyed. as well as
helpful to the large representation pres
ent.
The music was spirited and inspiring.
while the addresses OF Rev. j. c. Gran
berry and Rev. Charles l.. Bane were
thoughtful, of sound sense, and calculated
to do good.
The representation from the league Of
Park-Place church attended in a body.
THE LIST COMPLETED.
At meeting of the School Board. held
at the Bainbridge-Stree- School Build
ing on Thursday night the list OF books
to be used in the public schools Of the
city was completed. The following books
were added to the list, which was adopt
ed Thursday night. September 1st, and
printed in these columns at that time:
Maps-Rand, McNally & Co.
Algebra-WentwOrth
Geometry-Wentwortl
Physics-Steele's.
hemistry-Steele's.
Physiology
Rhetoric-Waddy'5 Elements Of Com
position.
Literature-Trimbles shor. Course;
Manley's Southern.
Latin-Bingham C1cCabe's)
The schools of the city will open next
Thursday 18th. The scholars who attend
ed last year will come on that day and
be entered<while the new scholars will
be entered on Friday. The regular school
exercises will begin on Monday following
The Committee on Rules will meet next
Monday afternoon at .. o'clock. at which
time it is requested that all the teachers
be present. This committee will revise
and make new rules to govern the schools
for the coming year.
SQUIRE CHEATHAM HOLDS COURT
Marx Addition yesterday morning made
necessary by the pugilistic attentions
towards each other. by two colored women
of the suburb. They were Ella Cole and
Catherine Crump. The latter, the Squire
decided was at fault, and she was fined
$50 and costs.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. c. A. Jones, of lower Hull street.
is quite sick.
Mrs. e. ]. Walden left Thursday for a
visit 10 Buffalo Lithia Springs
DR.. III. Lusk, of Beach, Va, was in the
city yesterday.
Miss Rachel Lyon returned Thursday
from a visit to Skinquarter, Va.
Captain L. II. Flournoy, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Chesterfield county, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. Thomas Atkisson, of Swansboro',
is visiting relatives and friends in North
Carolina.
Mr.. r. A. Reddin, of Baltimore, was in
the city yesterday
Mr.. Walter S. Gill has returned from
Newport News, where he has been spend
ing his vacation.
Mrs. Julian c. Snelllngs will return to-
night from Bedford City, where she has
been visiting her parents.
Miss Ella J. Hancock, Of Chesterfield,
is visiting her brother, Dr. Winston, at
Farmville. Va.
Miss Kate Drewry has returned to the
city from Westmoreland county, where
she has been spending the summer
a letter was received yesterday from
Fla. stating that Mr.. Vance
Hatcher, of Chesterfield county. was bet
ter. His brother. Mr.. Peter Hatcher. has
home, but Mr.. Walker Hatcher
is still in attendance upon him.
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Tale of Woe No. 1.
Dick Mccarthy was arrested yesterday
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