The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-18
Manchester Council Will Make a
Loan to School Board.
CITY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
Urgent Appeal Issued 10 Citizens to
Register, and Canvass of City Or
dered-Matter of Lishts-Per-
sonal News from Southside.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.

To relieve the congestion in the white
r,snc schools. the City Assembly passed
a resolution last night that the city Dor
ROY the sum Of $1,000 and turn 1T oTcr
70 the School Board. they 10 reimburse
the city and pay interest at the rate Of
I'VE rer cent. This resolution. which Was
mn amendment by MI. r. Y. owen 10 a
motion of Mr.. c. i. Petit, WIS adopted
after two hours or more of discussion.
The City Assembly was called III :p:H'ai
session to hear a plea OF the school
Ct..anlttee on Grades for additional room
Tor lew scholars. Mr.. D. j. PulliaIn, su-
pc-intendcnt OF schools. explained to the
Council why the bill passed by that body
and sent to the Legislature for approval
had lot been passed. and briefly stated
tie conditions at present confronting the
Srhool Board. with an earnest supplica-
ton that something be done at once to
relieve the congestion iii the various
rooms, especially in the preparatory
rooms. Mr. Pulliaen stated that there
had been enrolled 20 new scholars, max
IlIS n total of sos pupils in the schooiS,
with n seating capacity for only 62S. rms
loft $50 pupils unprovided for. In the
lover grades the children only attend
half day, but still there were 100 pupils
To- whom there was no provision.
Mr.. Petit offered resolution that the
rity appropriate $1,000 for the relief of
the situation Mr.. Owen offered an
ar endrncnt that the city borrow the
money and lend It to the School Board
at five per cent. interest. This was car
ried after about two hours argument.
Both the original and the amendment
were FIRST lost and then MessrS. Nunnally
and Gill spoke for the purchasing of old
Central Church property.
CHAIRMAN HEARD.
Right in the midst Of this argument
Mr.. Bayley. chairman of the School
Board was accorded the privilege of
speaking and he called attention to the
great and crying need for more room.
II vas not q matter TO be passed over
or hurriedly done; IL the Council could
not loan or appropriate the money to re-
Hove the crowded condition at present,
then they should allow them the priv
lesc of teaching in the Council chamber.
M sooner was the suggestion made Ihan
motion was put and carried tina. the
Chamber be turned over to the hoard.
Mr Bk5-leT had TO explain that he sas
Tot In earnest but simply trying 10
impress Upon the Assembly the Importance
of dealing with the question at once
Mr. Fair offered resolution that a
joint committee-two from the Board of
Aldermen and three from the Assembly
be appointed to look into the feasibility
of purchasing the Reservoir lot and erect
Ing a permanent building at once. Mr.
Gill; as an amendment, moved that
committee of three from the Assembly
meet a similar committee from the Board
of Aldermen and offer 5000 for the Old
Central Church property. Mr.. Ferguson
substituted the amendment that instead
of 5000. only $4,000 be offered. Both
amendments were lost.
Mr. Wakefield who had previously
rallied Mr. Rcanls to the chair, made
point that Mr.. Fair was out of order
The chair decided against him and he
appealed The appeal was lost. ard he
then moved that the resolution or motion
NJ Mr. Fair was out of order and this
motion was carried.
Mr. Wakefield again moved that the
Finance Committee loan to the School
Board the sum of $1,000 to carry on the
needed addition to the building. As the
point was raised that the School Board
could not borrow money Judge CloptHn
was called upon for his opinion. He
stated that the first resolution of Mr..
Petit In the beginning the meeting.
had been drawn by himself and was in
accordance with the law on the subject
ACTION RECONSTRUCTED
Mr. Sampson finally got things straight
ened by offering a motion that the body
reconsider the action taken on the amend
roent Of Mr. Owen to the resolution of
Mr. Petit and that ii be carried.
ON a vote taken the second time the
amendment was adopted. This about
completed the !ahors of the members. who
after working FOR over two hours. finally
tecided to reconsider an amendment lost
In the beginning and adopt it as the
proper one.
As 10 the discussed light propo-
tition. which has for several meeting
nights past confronted the Assembly and
several committees, Mr.. Riddle, superin-
tendent Of the Atlantic Coast Line was
nresent as was CAPTAIN West superin-
tendenf of the Southern, to explain the
whole case Mr.. Riddle allowed to
speak first. and he claimed that of the
five lights charged against his road by
the CITY of Manchester only two of them
were placed where the road wanted them
We cortan6ed that If they Were to nay
the electric company for these lights they
should certainly have the n1''v 'Aes
nlacing them where they did the most
rood to the road. Captain West con-
-,,,.,ad in the statement of Mr.. Riddle.
and the whole matter went to the Light
Committee.
CRY COMMITTEE.
II was decided at meeting of the City
De,nocratic Committee last night to not
only Issue q letter 10 the voters OF Inc
city asking them 70 by all means resis-
ter. hut II was also resolved d, thet the
stitute himself a committee of one to
canvass the city and see that all voters
come out. 4 letter issued viii be named
TO every citizens. earnestly asking him
to register and setting forth the reasons
for the request.
CAME ON EXCURSION.
Lee Wilkins. long months ago was
boarder at the home of Ole Olsen.
the Swede giant in Manchester Without
any notice Lee left the home some time
ncn. and at the same time he left there
were some clothes missing A warrant
was issued for him. but ne was rst to
be found. Lee came to the city on an
excursion from nanville yesterday Off
Ger WRIGHT arrested him.
Miss Birdie Louis Goodman. the eiGh-
tcen-yea,,-ol6 daughter of MIR r. IA Good
man. of No 924 Isainbridge Street dice
Monday afternoon at 800 O'Clock after an
Illness of two months with typhoid fever
he funeral took place Yesterday at -
O'Clock from the house. and the remains
We're taken 10 Cumberland county last
night Tor irternent there this morning.
PERSONALS AND BR1EFS
MT 3. A. Nunnally allowed two cows
to roam at large through the streets at