Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-14
DoINGS OF COUNCIL
MANCHESTER FATHERS HOLD "
rrurSTrNG JANUARY SESSION.
DR.. INGRAM URGES VACCINATION.
III. Letter to the Board Of He"itn-
Telephone for schooi-house-"r'
u.ron HOPES to pebuild-The TAN
merry Fire-Other Items.


rable business was transacted
rrhare were present Messrs. John OBrien
l,res,deno w. o. Randlett. r. L. "a
tram. s. p. Jones. L. NJ Nunnaiiy'
r. Abbott. w. b. Bradley, ana D.
Green. n
letter. was received from Mr.. D. -
uagan. whose leather-making piaht' y"
IN. suburbs Of the city. was burned uu-
ring last summer, and read TO the |oui-
clI MIR. Hagan has not built on the iol
which reyerts back TO the city II ne docs
NOT do so. The Council instructed the
cItv Clerk to write TO Mr.. Hagan ana
find out what he intends to do. inc iet-
ter read at this time was his reply h
asked for more time, and SAID ne hopeu
60 be atle 90 rebuild the plant; If not ne |
was willing to turn the lot over 10 INC
city. Mr.. Hagan was present hirnseii anu
oade a similar statement The letter
mas referred to the Buildings and Lana
Committee. ,,,
WANTS THROUGH TRANSFERS.
Mr.. Bradley wants a transfer upon
transfer. He offered a resolution ior
special committee to be appointed 10 see
thu officers of the Richmond Railway anu
Electric Company and endeaVor 10 se'
than, IN give two transfers for one laie
when the passenger is going in con-
.t,,,ous direction This used to be done
According 10 the present orders OF the
rauroad company person would nave 10
nav two fares to get from Barton helsh's
70 Manchester Mr.. Bradley wants the
+rorsfer Given to the Clay-street line 10
ba repunched to the Perry-street OF nun
street line. The resolution was adopteu'
and Messrs. Bradley, Nunnally' ana Jones
were appointed to constitute the Gull
mittee. ~,
was instructed to put a telephone or the
Southside Telephone Company at the
white school.
URGES VACCINATION.
letter was received from Dr. Law
renee ingram. president Of the Board OF
hea,th urang the Council TO make an
appropriation for general vaccination
of the CITY The letter reads as follows;
'.To the Honorable city Council OF Man.
chester:
"Gentlemen.-About two months ago l
called a meeting of the Board Of Health
and wrote TO your body advising you OF
I | the preyalence of smallpox at points not
. | far distant from our city, and urged the
S importance of an Appropriation loi :"
general vaccination. Even the oVer-san-
e1,ine are now ready to admit that this
, dread disease, this paI alyzer or business II
> on the increase, in spite OF the praise
worthy efforts of the health officers OF
the infected districts. and therefore the
/ inheritance OF such an expenditure Is more
K | manifest than ever.
"Our death-rate for the past year was
exceptionally good but 1t has peen years
since the vaccination of the city was done,
although IT has been advocated several
= times by me. other cities have mace TINS
outlay. and ] feel sure that the advantage
of such an investment will be patent 10
q your honorable body.
: (S,aned LAWRENCE INGRAM
president Of Board of Health"
: The letter was sent to the Board OF
Health with the request or plan loi
J., vaccination. and the amount OF the appro-
O | priation wanted
,r granted. and much routine business was
II transacted. after which the body ad
iourned.
- THE SHOTWELL FIRE.
IS Tho flames which Quilted the tanner!
oP A D. Shotwell e. Co. and the collar
L. factory Of the j. ]. Wright Company carr!
u Yesterday morning destroyed the plant
~ | of two of the most broad-spir1ted and en-
>" ternrising firms ia this city.e The new
es lis good news. though, that work VIII d
a. stopped for but very few days, ana neI
v. plants will be put up as soon as 1ul
ne force of workmen can do so. The tan
80 merry employs about twenty-five persons
% and the collar-plant nearly as many
n Messrs. A. D. Shotwell & Co.'S los
f. amounts 10 about $1,000 and is nearl
covered by insurance. The $1,000 loss
ne the collar-factory is fully covered. Ten
nS porary structures and the smaller house
still standing will be used until more SUI
stantial buildings can be erected
The fire is thought to have originate
ny in the boiler-room from an eVerheate
% steam-pipe. 49,.
The response Of the Manchester FIJI
av Department was prompt, and their woI
4SO and that of the department at the plal
was heroic and worthy of all praise.
As This is the second tine the tannery HI
i. burned in recent years having been 7
ith duced bv flames about FIVE years ag
res when considerable loss was sustained.
of THAT FIRE-BELL.
The greatest difficulty was experienc
Yesterday morning by the police Office
j. in ringing the fre-beU over the engll
10 house. and "A means or an arranEeme
ee'' by which the bell can be rung with mo
,,os ease and less danger to the limb and Il
rip OF the policemen Is mater ior inc +
, of Commissioners to consider
The bell IS three stories from
ground, and is reached by two flights
;. rickety stairs. that a man can hare
ung walk up safely I'm the daytime, much i
last at night in pitch" dark. There is "A r.
nee from the bell to the ground, 1t is true
rate yesterday morning ii was so full of
rory that II would not work
Z 10 PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
the Mr.. ]. II. Milstead, or west Twel
aple street. has the grip.
W Mrs Ernest II. Atwel, OF Semr
,,cai street, is i'll with the grip.
ter Mrs. +. =. Ellington and son. Dabr
TO are visiting friends in Selma, y. G..
APP The funeral Of little Eddie Moore,
has of Alr. and Mrs |. II. Moore, who {
ster early Thursday morning. took place fl
Asbury church yesterday afternoon q
o'clock
The party given at the residence
been Messrs. Henry and Willie Jones TIL
and day evening was much enjoyed. I'll
wing nrcsent were Misses Kettle Dodd. Ma,
A. Eaem, Eva and Lucelle Hendricks,
len Haynes. Matte Taylor, Fannie John
,era Viola hilbury, Theresa Baugh, Du
} his Homer, Lizzie Dent. Fannie Steger, h
Evans. and Mrs. Blankenship Mes
,uble John Jennings, NJ. l.. Wood, w. Glen
rrhal y Asbsrook r. M. Steger. G. f. Bal
FLOYD Hendricks, w. Jennings, ia
Powell. Henry jennings, f.. Waym
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