The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-14
MANCHESTER
COUNCIL MEETS
Discussion Over the Need for Better
Car Service.
GREEN STREET TO BE CLOSED.
Death or Little Louise Harding-Bricf
Personal Mcntion-Ncws
From the South
Side.
GREEN STREET TO BE CLOSED
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
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Manchester bureau, klcnhoHo iihts
UP Hull street Beatue Block.
The city Council Of Manchester held
their regular monthly meeting last night
in the city Hall. In the absence Of Cap
tain O'Brien. Mr.. Pool was acting chair
man. All the members of the body were
present
The reports Of the several committees
were heard and approved The Street
Committees report was accepted. Mr..
Morton. chairman Of the committee. asked
for two weeks extension OF the time in
which to report on certain other improve
Incnts.
a resolution was introduced. that all
property belonging 10 hdmpden-Sldney
college. bee taken from the tax books, also
that The Auditor erase all back tax on
such land. The resolution was adopted.
The report from the City Almshouse
showed that there were seventeen in
mates. bNpenses for the month, $iO3.5O.
The report was approved and the bills or
dcrcd 10 be paid.
Dr. Ingram. city physician. reported
that he had made siXty-twO visits during
the past month His report was received
and bills ordered to De paid Tine Gene
terry report was next read, which was APP
proved.
The bond OF Hammond Fisher. city
scavcngcS was read and accepted The
bond Is for 5000 Mr. Fisher asked that
De be allowed 10 dump the garbage Of the
city al the mouth of The sewer I'm the
river. a protest from several citizens liv-
ing near the lzoposed dump was read,
hut the Council granted Mr.. Fishers re-
quest The Board OF Health was request
ga by the Council TO investigate the cause
Of the uroffgf and TepOrt
Green street. which the Richmond Wood
Working plant wishes TO close mp in en-
largng their plant. was given them.
Deed 90 that property was ordered sign
Cd.
The transfer question was raised again
by Mr.. Abbott. The matter was referred
70 Judge Cl0ptCn city Attorney.
FOR A BETTER SERVICE.
communication from the Business
Mems Association was read. asking that a
committee be appointed from the Council
10 cooperate with committee from the
association I'm securing a better street car
service. Messrs Bradley. Jones' Morton
and Abbott We're appointed as a commit
tee
Tho street Committee reported that the
security check OF S2'0 deposited by the
Richmond and North Carolina railroad had
been returned. since the work had been
started
The resignation 81 Mr.. George p. Elev
from the School Beard from the Third
ward YVES accepted. Ills successor was
not appointed. tho appointment being
po7trcned one month. Several building
permits verc -rGntcd
An invitation ~ the Council as n hodv
from the Carnival Committee OF Rich
monf was read which was accepted with
tlouks
Tho meeting thon adjourned
CHILD DEAD.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles r. Harding have
the sympathy of the community in the
Joss they have sustained by the death of
their little son. Louis. aged three years.
which occurred Thursday morning, from
typhoid fever These bereaved parents
have two other children sick with the
fever and seem 90 have great trouble over
IT, The funeral of little Louis took place
from the residence on sixth street. east
this morning az 10 o'clock the service was
conducted by Rev. j. r. Wallace Of the
Fifth-Street Methodist church. Mr. Nor
rssett sang d selection requested by the
family and the interment was i'm Maury
Cemetery
Mr. and T. w. Cheatham left yesterday
morning for Jarratts. Va. to attend the
funeral of Col. John Prince, who was the
father of Mrs Cheatham
Mrs, James MCGEE is extremely ill at
her residence. and is considered to be in
eNtrcmis
Mrs. o. B. Davidson has returned from
buckingham county. where she has been
visiting for some weeks.
Dr. j. r. Garlick, OF Richmond, will
preach at Bainbridgc-Stree Baptist
church Sunday morning. DR.. NJ f.
Broaddus. Sunday night.
Miss Annah Davis, of Dorset, is visit
ing her aunt. Mrs. y. Hoy on Ninth
street
Little Leslie Vaughan. who has been
very sick with fever. is improving fast.
Mr.. Harvey Il. Mann has returned 20
his home in Maryland after a brief Wis
4; TO his parents.
Miss Willie Marshall IS right sick at the
residence of her parents. No. 81 Decatur
street