The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
CIT COUNCIL
OF MANCHESTER,
An interesting and Rather Stormy
Session Held Last Night.
THE. DEATH OF A LITTLE CHILD.
Democratic Ward Meetings To BE
Held Trains Run Too Fast
Through che City-News,
Personal and Brief.
THE DEATH OF A LITTLE CHILD
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
1112 Hull Street Eeattie Block.
An important meeting of the City
Council was held last night and much
business transacted. There were present
Captain O'Brien, Messrs. Bradley, Green.
Abbott Jones, Morton, Hart, Patram and
Nrnnally The following members CT the
School Board were reelected: First
Ward, S. P. Jones; Second Ward, 3. A.
Nunnally; Third Ward, DR.. Rucker;
Fourth Ward, a. D. Shotweil.
AS the result OF a letter from John
C. Robertson, president OF the Virginia
Association of Independent Telephone
Companies, calling attention to bill No.
1CO4O, now pending in the House OF. Repre-
sentatiyes, the following resolution in
trodpced by Mr.. Green was adopted:
"ResoIved, That our Senators and
Representatives in Congress be requested
TO vote against the bill now in the
House Of Representatives., known as H.
r. Bill No. 1000, as the same is destruc-
tive of local seif-gcvernment in the cities.
and is a trick to oyerrule the decision of
the Supreme Court of the United States
in the case Of the City of Richmond
vs. The Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany. And, further, that a copy of thiS
resolution be forwarded to our Senator'S
and Representatives.
Mr. B. NJ. Gwathtney, secretary and
treasurer of the Allegheny Bost Company,
appeared before the body requesting the
right to extend a railway switch into
the companys lumber yard Semmes
Street The matter was referred to the
Street Committee with power tc act
A LIVELY SPAT.
Mr.. Green took offence at the manner
and the instruction which accompanied
the reference To the Street Committee,
and made what is supposed to have been
an attack upon the Council: though at
the close of his remarks the Council was
not certain what Mr.. Green was driving
at or whether it had been attacked Mr..
Green said he did not think the Street
Committee had been treated with proper
respect and in 9 sentlemanly manner
Mr.. Bradley, who sal just 70 the rlgpt OF
Mr.. Green, arose and said he -Ulo not eS-
actly understand Mr.. Green's remarks,
but that if a man talked to him about not
being treated in a seutlemanfy manner
he would knock his head off. A wave of
suppressed excitement passed over the
CITY Fathers but the meeting closed
without further reference to the matter.
Before adjournment the body went INTO
executive session
DEATH OF a CHILD.
Mary MaiCOfil, lllG LII ga -oi' Sii-A'A
of Capt. and Mrs c. NJ. Weathers, died
Yesterday at the home of her parents,
on Decatur Street. The little girl hao
been i'll for three weeks. The remains Will
he taken to Lenoir, NC. the home OF
Mrs. Weathers. this evening Tor burlai.
WARD MEETINGS.
Democratic Ward meetings VIII De hela
Thursday night, for. r'le election Oh aeie7
gates to the Norfolk Convention, Ward
superintendent and members OF the CITY
Central Committee.
Mr.. II. A. Jordan. superintendent Sec
ond Ward, has appointed as a meeting
place for his Ward the Mayors court
room.
at the next meeting of the Business
Mems Associat ion, of the city OF Man
chester. Va:
5..Whereas, The rate of speed, which is
now allowed by the Council for the pas
sage OF the trains of the Atlantc coast
Line Railroad through the city, winch
is at the rate OF 10 miles per nour' IS
dangerous TO the lives, limbs and teams
of the public crossing. said railroad at
Hull Maury and Bainbrdge Streets and
other portions of this city. be 1t therefore
.Resolved, That the City Council be.
requested to adopt an ordinance reducing
the rate of speed of the trains OF SAID
railroad to four miles per hour. whilst
| passing III OuSll - W >''S 49,
Manchester"
Mr. E. T. Cox, who was operated on
about five weeks at the Old Dominion
Hospital, for internal trouble, is very
much improved, and will be brought to
the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles L..
Petit. to-day, where he will spend some
time before returning to his home in the
country.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
III
home, on Fifth and Decatur Streets.
Mrs. E. " Campbell, of Farmville, Va,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. L. 3. fay-
lor. of % East Eleventh Street
Mr.. E. B. Davidson. of Buckingham,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Burley Taylor, CT % East Eleventh
Street, is somewhat better, but not yet
able to be out.
Miss Lottie Brands is yet very i'll.
Mr.. Jim Roberts, of Seventh and Stock.
ton Streets, was right painfully hurt
Monday afternoon at the Richmond Loco
motive Works He was resting comfort
ably last night.
Raleigh Saunders was arrested yester-
day by Captain Smith upon a warrant
him with cursing and abusing him
Saunders was bailed for his appearanc
to-day.
C. R. Harding was fined 81 by the Mayor
for being drunk and in default of the
amount was locked up.
Mr. and Mrs G. A. Moore announce
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Sadie E. Moore, to Mr.. Charles E. Bass,
to take place next Wednesday evening at
the West-End Methodist church.
The meetings al the Bainbridge-StTeet
Baptist Church are growing in interest
and a great many conversions nave been
effected Mr.. Martin is one of the most
godly and earnest men in the ministry and
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