The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-05
Judge Haner Makes This Plea t
Manchester Committee.
ACTION ON MATTER DEFERRED
Question Raised as to City Paying for
Removal of Cats School Districts
Not Changed by New Arrange
ment Of the Wards.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.

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ialc road will not nave TO pay Manchester
any IAN Tor The passengers carried through
the city this year. Judge tdaIlcr, couLSel
aad general manager for the company APP
rcared before the committee ana asked
shat the taxing of his company bS Inc
city be deferred untl the beginning OF tht
ncxt fiscal year. After a long discussion
Of the case, the whole matter was re-
fcirea 10 Judge Ciopton, city attorney,
who Nil, look into the legal status of the
ease and make his report 10 the next
meeting.
II is difficult for the committee to de-
4crininc in the event that it charges the
company "a tax on passengers carrleo
through the city just what the sum would
no Judge IIaner told the members that
rycn The officials of the company did not
kuow the number of passengers caiTieo
i,i Manchester and TO tax them wouiu.
nc thought, be hardship. lie sa'o
there might be some legal pol-it raised
MS 10 the right of the Council TO tax inc
t.omlang before the road was complctea.
and the construction forceWas s..ii d.
vor,, on the road, and would be for some
time. The Board of Public Works VIII
decide in the matter of theSwork not Ee'
having been completed.
g'be committee had a nice question as
to rebate in taxes on the pfopelS VI
N;r / r. Morris lying on Cowardin Ave
fl seems that the property mas oeei' 49,
s,sscd for frontage on Nineteenth e'resI,
when really there is no frontage on t''e
street; The land only goes ~lthlh tiiiis
.ix feet OF the latter street, anu nv
,,nner asked that he be relieved from the
,,.,,-,nent of taxes on property which did
-,at belong to him. The question 1heh
:f,,asa as 10 who was the owner OF TINS
thttv-six feet Of land. Judge clopton
had investigated the case Thoroughly,
and advised the committee TO annui the
lax which had been assessed Tor the
fror,ape on The street mentioned. but
.jlat the tax on Cowardin Avenue
should remain the same.
Tho committee had numerous bills Tor
llayment. all OF which took up GOOD
deal of time. There was one from tne
civ Scavenger for removing the bodies
% twenty-nine dogs and four cats his
i,flI was sS-a. There is no ordinance
about the removal of cats and the
charge for this will go TO the Council
without recommendation.
An annual statement from the water
v erl.s viii he prepared by the next meet
ing. showing the amount spent. Several
bills for feeding the city teams Tor the
month were sert to the Finance Commit
toe for payment 1t developed that nail
OF these bills should be paid by the
Health Committee, as two OF the carts
are kept busy all the time moving gar
from tn 1880 o'clock There We're
present Massrs. Bradley, Utz and L. NJ.
Nuimally.
SCHOOL, DISTRICTS, NOT CHANNSED..
The school. districts are not. changed by
Tho new boundaries. Of the wards OF Inc
city. This question is decloea pS me o'.s
Attorney. For some time; in fact, since
-nc boundaries of the wards We're
changed. there has been much talk among
members OF the School Board as Il
whether they would stay in the board or
not. Heretofore the election OF men dof
The board has been by the Council and
;s the old boundaries Of the wards We're
The same as those Of the school districts
,lerc were three men elected from each
varI making twelve men for the board
The terms of four men of the beard en-
,i,ed on the first of April, and one was
from each ward. NHith the exception ot
cIccting MIR. r.. c. Broaddus to the place
OF Captain O'Brien. the others were re-
elected 1t has been talked. and even
thought by Mr.. Galley, now the efficient
head of the School Board. that by reason
al his being now in the Second Ward.
Nll,cn he was elected from the fourth,
that his term would expire ON July the
first, and there being already three men
In the board from the third MI balleE
would have to get out. Now, though inc
matter is settled much to the satisfaction
I
is still in the Fourth School District ana
Mill hold his position provided, OF course,
riected by the Council. and It might be
said there is little or no doubt that ne
Mil 20 back TO the body. The next meet
.ng OF the board will be the time for the
reorganization, and Mr.. Bailey Will most
probably be the next president For over
a wear he has been at the head OF the
board, and having a deep interest in the
Work he has done much for the schools.
A GOOD AVERAGE.
The monthly report OF the pupiic
schools is given in full below. The Iimes
only publishes the names OIL those VINO
get 9S per sent. or over. MOI a le" OF
the little ones received the required per-
centace this time. and arc rewarded
Hiss I3ohannan in School No. 10. has
The largest number of those who are
entitled To honor mention Miss Behali-
nam hns a large school of little tols. ana
they all dearly love her. This accounts
Tor their good, showing at the end. Inc
report follows:
HIGH SCHOOL.
Mir. B. l.. Smith and Miss Il. A. Lyon,
teachers
Roberts, Carrie Baylcy, Bessie Sampson.
Edna Galloway.
school NJ Miss French teacher.
Ruth Blanton. l5mnic DAY.
school No MRS. Woodward. teacher.
Marie Duval Emily Fitzgerald, Mar
Si.ret owen, Mary Naden. John Ingram.
Cicve Gary.
School No S.-Iiss Hall. teacher.
EDDIE Dunford. Louise Reans. Harry
Canada, Royal Brown, Alma Robinson.
Schor no. miss Mayo. teacher.
Frank Walton.
school No. 5-Miss REED. teacher.
Louise Eean,s, Bette Bot oms. Ora
Cook, Elna Mcrr ssette, Lucille Nucko:s.
Ashton Walton. Blanche Palmer. Ruby
lsaimer. FLOYD Tatum.
School No 6.--Mis3 Brown. teacher.
.Alins BEDFORD, Marie Crooks. Norwood
Cary. M,1te Barrat., Mary 3. Snellings.
Ingram Taylor.
scaool No Miss Bessie Wells.
teacher.
zuieime .on~al, Mamie Walden. Hattie
,ti,es, Harriet Buchanan, Randolph
Jcncs. Geor ge Wilkinson.
School No S--Mss Brands. Teacher.
Ida Mi,nms. Efnestine Walker. Hazel
Smart Gabel Saunders. Louise Royal.
Blanche Carter Cassie French.
Miss Rronaugh's School-Janes Latham,
Louise Francisco Lucy Best, Mack Tins
ley. Walter Clements. Frank Owen. Ray
fnoNd (s0Oaman