The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-17
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BUNYlAH DUHHAVAA1
WRITES HIS FAMILY
Assembly Refuses to Concur
With the Board.
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WANT THE REGULAR POLICE
WANT THE REGULAR POLICE
Business Mems Association Talks About
Increasing Taxes of Property Ho'- .
ders-o.her Matte, s-Oeath of
Mrs. Bass-;Mamchester psts
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Tines

ss.nchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
No, EDa HUH Street
In a 1estcr to his family here, EanEa'l
1,unnayant. the young Naneass'efta'a ,
,.ho has had such q reis:s1haoie tpse'"
fo.. escaping from the "h!iau1sea =, 8
Asv1um. writee that he Is SICK In 'he
eo,..h a. some no;nt. and is entirely ra-
1891 :. tho letter Itself indicates, he
E,ys that he viii not .'nncdi&ae'v re.
s,;,,, to Nanch ester, for he knows Lnat
tho officers Will arrest him and take MIN
hacls to the asylum. Five times uaS vac
,oune zaaa eluded the guards ana n1s'ce
h,s way from the place, Inc last Ilhe
h. ala not come 10 his ne1dve home, ana
,hsd been unheaTd from unul last Weef''
when a ioster reached tao 12in,4s lHioih
.Sn- them thai he was alive and DONG
l,yal,. with the exception Of a sick spell.
& II was when he was quite a small BOY
that HUMAN Dunnavant was sent iroNa
tNssncloster to The asylum. his nainu az
that time being unSound. For oyer two
l,rars he remained there, and WAS al
ileTcd some freedoin. Watching favor
able opportunity, he walked away iron!
,ehc Mace and came here. Later he was
xs:c.u-cs and sent back. For four tim IS
This was the case. and about month or
"a tr,nc z1oce ago the police hora recsiFec
word that he had again gotten free and
was headed this way.
Els home was watched, ss was incon-
ms trains. bat no sign of the alleged
ir1ozS man appeared s:ld the officers be-
xan to think that he WAS missing Tor
reed Els brother said last night that
sl.er had written to him, and that Whlle
iae did not remember the exact place
where the letter was mailed, he thought
q. vas from South Carolina.
FAILED TO CONCUR
Ey unanimous vote the City Assem-
bly,, in oalled session. last night refused
to concur in the action OF the Board Of
,Ajder1nen in placing six extra police on
<.rty for the holidays. and by their action
!aee1 the question open to The Mayor, who
4 mt the Offset had the authority. but
sfrough courtesy to the Council allowed
them to designate the number Of extra
4 police for the, occasion. In refusing TO
concur In the action of the upper branch
che Assembly cid no moro than was ex-
rected, for they had previously sent up
i a resolution providing for two regular
|ner to take The place Of the extras.
This had been practically killed by the
Board. though It was only deferred.
= The Assembly was called to order
I promptly at O'Clock by President Wake
field. who read the resolution of the
Z, Cfsrer branch. Mr.. a. J.. Sampson was
4 the first member to speak upon the oues-
Z fson- Fc argued that :nasnuch as the
= Board had refused 20 concur in The action
& OF the body in placing two regular men
on duty. and practically IN Its stead sent
resolution asking them to vote for six
cstras. be thought it behoovcd tie As
Z ssIrhly to turn down the resolution. A
n,tricI. to this effect was made and
i,6lly passed. Mr. Pettitt wanted a
conference committee 10 settle The mat
trT
Ii seems tha. the Mayor or the Police
4 7r13 ynY1ay how
question.
BCsTNEss MEN.
81 Identifying Manchester IN such Q man
ner as TO Improve the city and increase
The valre Of property was tho keynote
OF the Business Mems Association last
night The increase of taxes of prop
erty holders who cyn lots fronting on
beautiful st"eets was the most important
question discussed. Mr. Pu!,iarn argued
that over three thousand dollars was
i spent annually for the permanent i'm
i provemeHt OF the city. II tho Council
would pass an ordinance compelling the
4 citizens TO paye their sidewalks with
1 ETanolsthtc. the city to pay o1e-thirfi
and the citizens two-thirds, he thought
4 tho masses would come here. He com
pared Manchester with Newport News,
Norfolk and Petersburg, ana the COM
ipasiscn did not show I'D we'll for Man
tSifeSttI. II we SIT mere ana Wait fOT
s things TO como to US. we vii, ne,-n" IA
any further than we are now" said NJ
president of the Association. In the
course OF his remarks. Continuing. Mt.
pulliam said that il Newnort News al
: lowed herself TO be drained by Norfolk
It was Newport News blame. and IL
-hanchestcr allowed herself to become
I the victim OF Richmond she had no one
10 blame for it but herself. cit is time
,vre acted" said Mr. Pullinrn
There were numerous other srrges-
lions. the rneetir~ being a lively and in
tere-ting one. The treasurer was in
etructed to send ont notices TO all Gelin-
! uuents to nay IN. and If they did not
then he will place the bills in the hands
! Of collector.
4 Incidentally tho members discussed
/ the COW ordinance. once talked Of so
! frequently, hut which was never PASSED
1 Mr. W. L. Gill. a supporter of this or
/ dinance, was present at the meeting
| 1t seemed TO be the sense Of the meeting
that the ordinance forcing cows from,
sHull Street should be passed. Mr. GIL
! rho is a member OF the Council and the
Association. was called upon TO offer an
i ordinance for a levy for constructing
sidewalks.
Among those nresen: were Hon. D. L.
Toney. Messrs. u. c. Bcattie, d. L.
iPulua1.1, A J. DaffIon, DR.. E. T. Rucker
W. n. Washington. Clarence Walden. A
y. Gallagher. W. c. Puiliam, John S.
.Alvis and many others.
MRS. BASS DIES.
Mrs. Mary A Bass. widow OF the late
i,vyfll;am Bass. died yesterday afternoon
at the home OF her son. Mr.. T. w Bass
NO 1201 cambridge Street. at the age of
|, serenty-fve years. She had been i'll for
/ about Ave months. and while her death
was not surprise to the immediate fam
fly, it was no less shock to her nu-
merors friends throughout the city. She
had been a resident OF Manchester for
iwcnty-one years. moving here from
Powhatan county. Two children survive
her. Messrs. r. ". and L. A. Bass both
OF this city. The funeral Will take place
this afternoon at $50 O'Clock from the
home, and intcrment Will be made in
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