Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-05
ANOTHER LOT GIVEN.
mASCHEsTER COUNCIL REsCINDs
ITS ACTION OF LAST WEEK.
MEETING OF TIE BUSINESSMEN.
The Association Adopts n COnstffu-
ton and By-Laws-New Members
Join-Judge CIopton to Resign
City torneyship-Other News.


Manchester Council was held last eve
ming TO hear report from the Commit
Zee on Cemeteries. There were present
Messrs John O'Brien (presidenD, w. w.
Pool, w. y. Bradley, Matthew Morton.
John T.. Utz, ]. II. Green, w. O, Rand
lett, James T. Abbott. L. NJ. Nunnally,
w. T. Hart, and r. l.. Patram.
A short while ago the Council granted
to Mr.. william Gratznowsky lot, on
which to erect a furniture factory, and
complaint was made almost Immediately
10 the Cemetery Committee by owners or
sections In Maury Cemetery that this lot
encroached on the cemetery. they maze
vigorous representations 10 the commit
tee OF their disapproyal. The Cemetery
Committee met ana decided upon a re-
port to make to the Council concerning
the matter At their request President
O'Brien called a meeting Of the body last
evening. The committee made recon-
mendation to the Council that the action
OF the former meeting in granting the
lot to which objection was made be re-
scinded, and that a lot at Perdue avenue
and Green street be granted TO Mr.. Gratz-
nowsky upon the same terms as the for
ring. The recommendation was adopted
unanimously and Mr.. Gratznowsky stated
that the action was perfectly agreeable
to him This latter plot does not en-
croach upon the cemetery proper at all.
A letter was received from Mr. III. c.
Beattie protesting against the use or
cemetery ground and land very near the
cemetery for the purpose Of locating man.
| ufacturing plants.
THE SMALLPOX BILLS.
| The call of the Council also extended
TO the hearing Of the report of the special
| committee appointed to investigate the
matter of a number of bills Of expenses
incurred in the measures recently taken
for the crushng-Out of smallpox in
the city. Mr. Bradley, chairman Of this
committee, stated that he did not know
that his committee would be expected to
report at this meeting, and was not
therefore wholly ready to do So as their
investigation was not yet completed. The
committee had approved all the bills eX-
cept those of Drs. Ingram and Merchant.
They wanted more time in which to in
vestigate the ground for these bills.
A motion was made that the bills re-
commended to be paid should be paid. and
that the committee be given necessary
time to formulate a report on the ply
sicians' bills. Mr. Pool offered a subsS-
tute, that all the bills be paid at once.
A spirited debate between Messrs. Pool
and Bradley followed. The substitute
was lost and the original motion adopted
and the bills, with the exception OF ply
sicians' bills. were paid at once. After
that the Council adjourned.
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION.
An adjourned meeting of the Business
Mems Association of the city of Man
chester was held yesterday afternoon
at 4 O'Clock at Toney's Hall, with large
attendance. The meeting was called TO
order by President Daffron, with Secre-
tary Walden at his post. The Canvasslng
Committee reported that they had secured
ten new members since the last meeting
making the whole number about sixty,
and on motion, all were duly elected
members.
Mr. Pulliam, chairman Of the committee
appointed at the last meeting 10 draft
constitution and bylaws for the associa-
ton, made their report, which was unani-
mously adopted. The constitution and by
laws of the old Board of Trade were
adopted. with minor changes.
The secretary was instructed to COM
municate with each member of the city
Council and ask them to join this assoc
| ciation so that they could work together
| in locating manufacturing and other large
| plants in this city.
The association elected the following
| Executive Committee: Messrs. T. b. Gers
ley, ID. L. Pulliam, NJ. 4. Campbell, ID.
| l.. Toney, and II. c. Beattie. After this
| the body adjourned to meet on Tuesday
| afternoon at o'clock at Toney's Hall.
JUDGE CLOPTON WILL RESIGN.
Judge William l. Clopton, City Attor-
ney. has expressed his determination 10
| decline to serve the city in that capacity
any longer than the present term OF Of
| flee, which ends In July. Judge Clopton
| has made faithful officer and a more
| efficient one could hardly be found In the
State. He was first chosen as City Attor-
ney in 1866. and held the position until
| 1874 when he was elected to preside as
| the first Judge of the city. or Hastings.
Court. He held this position for six
years. and was again. in 1885, elected to
| the position Of City Attorney, which he
| has held ever since. During the period
| Of his occupancy Of the bench of the City
| Court Mr.. G. c. McRae was the City At
| torney.
| DEATH OF MR.. BURNETT.
| Mr.. Addison w. Burnett, who died al
| West Point on Wednesday was born and
| reared in Manchester and his den.ise
causes much regret among those whctAe-
member him. He was for six years, uNl
his Illness, a postal clerk on the South
ern railroad between Richmond and West
| Point. AS he spent the nights at West
| Point, his family, which consists of a
wife and several children, resides there.
He married a Miss Gill, of Chesterfield.