Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-15
CLOPTON Is CHOSEN.
Mancilestcr Council Meets and ReOr-
gnnizes for Another Year.

ManCileStCr fOuuctf Meets anu hfOf-
gnnizes for Another Year.
The reorganization session Of the Man
cLest-r council was held last night.
g.2Ir were present Messrs. John
OI5r.cn PresidenO. John +. liz, W. W.
Pool. :. T.. Jones. }. Il. Green. K. H..
Patram. J. r. Abbott, W. r. Hart. w. A..
Neal Matthew Morton, l.. \. Nunnally
and W. b. Bradley.
After the calling Of the roll the body
reorganized. Captain OBrien was re-
elected President and Mr.. Neal took his
seat as a member Of that body. The new
body was then ready for business.
a petition was received from the Rich
mond. Petersburg and Carolina asking to
be allowed TO build a spur track from
the proposed main track 10 enable them
to handle their material for bridge and
other structures. IL WAS granted
Judge Clopton was reelected city At
torney No other name was presented.
Mr.. Bradley offered an ordinance,
drawn up with a view to prescribing
tho duties Of the city Physician and
fixing his salary at $40. II is the pur-
pose OF Mr.. Bradley that both the city
Physician and the health officer shall
receive Il reasonable compensation. The
ordinance was referred To- the ordinance
and the Almshouse committees, and the
election of City Physician was put of
until the next meeting.
BOARD OF ALDERNEN
Mr.. Bradley further offered "A resolution,
which was adopted instructing the city
Attorney TO draw up a bill, 10 be pre-
scented during the next session Of the
General Assembly. providing that the
charter Of the city shall be So amended
as 10 inaugurate Board Of Aldermen
two from each Of the four wards. II was
passed unanimously.
The Fire and Police commissioners We're
reelected as follows:
Fire-Messrs. John OBrien. j. r. Green.
W. W Pool, r. J.. Patram. and W. b.
Bradley.
Police-Messrs. II. A. Maurice, s. p.
Jones. i. NJ Nunnally W. T. Hart, and
John T.. UtZ.
Mr.. 3. A. Nunnally resigned from the
Board OF Health and MI. h.. q. Hin was
chosen in his place.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BETTERED.
The contract for furnishing the hose
wagon which Will be gotten for the Fire
Department has been awarded 10 Johns
& Green. OF this city. The new wagon
will correspond with the wagon at No ,
Enginc-House in Richmond.
The engine-house will be fixed up anew
also. and committee has the matter in
hand
Mr.. william p. Vaughan. a painter,
was very badly hurt Thursday evening.
While at work in Richmond a door fell.
IL L Il
unconscious. Dr. Irving, OF Richmond,
attended him. Mr.. Vaughan was resting
easier yesterday.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Or. Fowlkes. Of Chesterfield. is visiting
friends in this city.
Miss Bessie Bredrup Is visiting at Twin
Oaks. in Chesterfield county.
Judge y. A. Hancock left Thursday 70
visit Or. Winston. OF Prince Edward
county.
Mrs. W. b. Bradley left Thursday TO
visit her mother. in Prince Edward coun-
~.
Mr.. I. II. Reynolds al Messrs. Char
lle and Henry Kahn LETT Thursday night
for Cumberland county.
Mrs. Matte Smith. and Mrs. JAMIE
Browder.- Of Selma, y. G., are visiting
friends and relatives in this city
MIR. ". r. Fuqua. of Chesterfield. who
has been quite III. is reported better.
Mr.. Allen Lumpkn and Hiss Lucy
Lumpkin. OF New Kent county, are visit
ing Mrs. c. W. Lumpkin.
Mr.. Richard Alley and sister. OF Peters
burg. are visiting Mrs. Craig, ON west
Thirteenth street.
Mr.. W. Russell owen son OF Or. \. h.
owen. OF Berkeley. IS visiting Mrs. ". IL.
White, No. $40 Decatur street.
Mr.. j. 4. Redford was taken quite Ill
on Hun street Thursday morning. ana