The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-01
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MORE HEALTHY
Authorities ofManchester Moving.
lin This Direction.
BAN WILL NOT COMPROMISE
Authentic Denial Of Report That the
School Board Case Might Be Set
tied This Way-Personal and
Other Southside Items.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
No. HOP Hull Street.

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
No. 11O2 Hull Street.
Results Of the action of the joint meet
ing of the Board Of Health and the
Street Committee held Tuesday night,
were shown yesterday afternoon by the
police book at the station-house. rive
owners or agents Of vacant lois, Where
stsgnant water has been lett were re-
ported to appear before Mayor maurice
this morning to answer the charge ol
ordinance violation. Swift work IN &C
complishing what the two committees did
at their meeting followed, and Captain
Lipscomb. who is secretary of the Street
Committee. summoned five persons or
agents to appear in court this morning.
This move of the two bodies IS spoken
of very Highly by citizens who want 10
see the city made as clean and healthy
as possible.
WILL NOT COMPROMISE.
It was thought Tuesday that proceed
inEs would yesterday be instituted by the
attorney for the School Board against
the Mechanics and Merchants Bannk for
the recovery Of the money taken from the
bourd by the former clerk, b. II. t1tz-
ge,ald. No such proceedings were filed.
a rurhor became current that the pahh
had offered compromise IL the matter
was dropped. Several people had heard
this rumor, and none could tell where IL
started Mr.. a. J.. Adamson. president Oh
the bank, was seen last night ana asker :,
whether any compromise had or would
be offered
Mr.. Adanlson told the reporter TO de-
nv the rumor in the very strongest terms.
He said the bank had no intention now
anG never had had any OF compro1nlsl 8
the case He held that the bank was not
responsible for the money lost ny the
School Board.
NET SECRETLY AND WORl>ED.
Within the next two months the Anti
Saloon League will establish in Manches-
ter a bra nch office and prosecute a war
against all saloon groceries. This fact mas
lust leaked out, and in connection with
the proposed movement thcre-lS announcer
secret, which has been so safely guarded
that possibly few people of the city are
aware of it, 1t is that during the recent
primary some good work was done by
well organized union or league.
About three weeks before the primary
came there was held in different homes
Of Manchester residents meetings of the
League. and at one time there was a
heated discussion relative to the expe-
diency of their iraug1lrating a tight
against candidates for municipal offices
who were in the liquor business
Owing to the incomplete organization
Of the members in Manchester at that
time the matter was dropped; that IS, 1t
was to the eyes of the public, but re-
suits show that q. thorough canvass was
made of the city by the little handful OF
men, One gentleman of the city, who let
himself out, said to reporter OF ne
Times yesterday that while there was
no outward demonstrations; splendid work
was done, and that they were more than
pleased with the results.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Before Judge Ingram of the Hastings
Court Yesterday morning Is applications
for liquor licenses were granted. This
is comparatively a small number OF
licenses for barrooms in the city. fe"
years ago. there were thirty saloons IN
Manchester. and the dropping Oft OF the
number, can but signify two things
either citizens of Manchester are golne
to Richmond for their drink, or they arc
taking on a state of Temperance Wmch
is damaging to saloon men of the city.
Licenses were granted to the following
persons yesterday:
Elijah Davis at 3O3 Hull Street: Robert
Morris tcoloredl 1922 Hull Street: Peter
Donald Jr. 1909 Hull Street; ". NJ
Dobbins, 500 Hull Street; ]. R. Robin
son. 800 Twelfth Street; w. A. Neal, III
Hull Street: NJ. j. Johnson, zoos Hull
Street, J w. Moore and NJ. It. Burke
ut 1437 Hull Street; D L. Toncy. 1l15
Hull Street; w. B. Peasants, 10i4 Hull
Street; r. a. Bowen, 1901 Hull Street;
L. NJ Latham, 1901 Hull Street: J. G,
Rice. 1119 Hull Street: II. NJ. Burruss
22e3 Hull Street; S. Ulmans Son. 12l2
Hull Street: J. A. Turner and P. r.
Richardson, at Nineteenth and Hull