The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-05
Will NOT SPEAK
FOR MANCHESTER.
Mr.. Woodward Tod Committee
He Had Been Treated Unfairly.
.MEETlNGAN INTERESTING ONE
Building Ordinance is to Be Enforced
More Strictly Than Has Been the
Observation-Disclosures Has Been
VioIate1-oouthside News,
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,

Manchester Bureau, Richmond lines
No 11O2 Hull Street.
There were some rather exciting In
cidents at the Street Committee meeting
last evening Objection OF MT. q NJ
wodward If the firm of Woodward &
Son TO an amendment to an ordnance
submitted by him. did not alter the de-
cision of the committee in sending the
amended ordinance. as reported. py
subcommittee, TO the Council Tor Its
adoption or defeat An ordinance oHered
last evening by oAr. Woodward, IN sense
almost the same as he amendment sent
to the Council. with s1Sht cnanse IN
the phraseology. was passed oy' anu
though the gentleman protested against
What he termed unfair treatment, the
amended ordinance went to the Coun-
Gil
Through the efforts of Councilman J.
S. Wakefield, Of the First Ward, the
ward in which the lumber yard is oper-
ated, the ordinance allowing the firm to
construct a spur track along Fourth
Street or across the same was at
previous meeting of the committee sent
to a subcommittee, who changed the
reading SO that Mr.. Woodeard did not
like it. Last night he submitted another
paper. desiring the members TO IND the
flaws in it and tell him of them.
1t was upon the question of a light
being placed at the crossing that the
ordinance presented by Mr.. v oodward
was held up and the amendment sent to
the Council In this ordinance Mr..
Woodward cites that no shifting shall
be done at night until a light is paced
an the crossing. Mr. Wakefield, who was
reading a copy of the ordinance
thought that if the city should at any
time place a light on the corner or cross
ing the company Of Woodward q Son
could take advantage OF 1t ana shllt
cars at night, when they would not be
wing for a light Then another pas
sage in the ordinance was objectionable
to the members That said that freight
should be shifted. Some of them wanted
it to read lumber, and nothing else. Mr..
Woodward objected to such an amend
nlent.
Mr.. Hooker was the only advocate of
the ordinance presented and his motion
met with no second when ne wished 10
send it to the Council.
Just before leaving the committee 1t
could be plainly seen that Mr.. Wood
ward was holding himself in restraint
with an effort He said that he was a
member of the Board of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce of Richmond.
and had in times past recommended
Manchester to manufacturers. IF per-
son were ask me about the advisable
ty of coming here now" said Mr.. Wood
ward land I had to base my answer by
by experience with this committee. it
would be very detrimental to the city of
Manchester am of the opinion that
have been treated unfairly and for no
reason at all There is absolutely no
encoura cement for a firm to locate here.
If the committee is to take up each
phrase OF an ordinance and look at the
technical points and finally refuse to
pass it.
There were present at the meeting:
Nessrs. R L. Patram, J. S. Wakefield.
J. D. Reams, a. R Hoker and A. L..
Sampson. It was by far the most inter-
esting meeting the committee has hold
for months. and the Questin of Mr..
Woodward WI. come up in the Council
Tuesday NIGHT With renewed force.
BUILDING PERMITS.
1t came out in the meeting OF the Fire
Corlrrittee last night that, the ordinance
governing the erection of new buildings
has been violated for years in SO far as
parties building have not presented to
that committee a plan of the structure
and tho lind of material used. Mr.. viii
liam DobbinS, who is erecting a 1arg"
1>1,i'1i,,~ ar the corner of Seventh and
Hull Streets is to he the turning block
in the affairs of the committee. Plans
submitted BY him to the Fire Committee
months ago called for q two-story brick
building It develops now that ne is
having only the front and one side nf
brick, the rear and the dead wall being
of wea t!lar-boarding covered with CORFU
gated iron.
There wns considerable argument over
the question and it was finally decided
TO instruct the CITY Engineer to enforce
the ordinance governing building nermits.
Pvt in tir,os past there has been no
such instruction, and buildings have. in
many gases hean o~nctad nnd +',en nov
mfts applied for. Several building per-
1nits war. granted 10 other parties, and
so-,,a bis we've paid. Present at tho
.,,,aa.in~ we~a Massrs. Patram, Fair.
Hooker ard Sampson.
The Fire Commissioners met in the
Council chamber and transacted a LOT
of routine business. a new set of har-
mess for the fire horse. .Old Bob was
ordered
NO DEATH CERTIFICATE.
Several DAYS ugo a Mr. Welch died on
Fifteenth Street. and YESTERDAY morning
h;- body ,rn~ tol.c,, 70 his old howe y,
the county for interment. A notice to
this effect in N afternoon paDer caused
Tr. It'll president of the Board Of
Health to look up his record in regard
to deaths. and he can find nothing about
an application for Il death certificate.
Tho fa'ilv NAV have i"uorantlv over
looked this fact. ard the undertaken.
whoe~ar he be, will likely be held re-
sponsble.
Tho report of the number of deaths
for the rast month has been made out
hv DR.. HE'D and shows that lG persons
died in November Eleven We're white
and five We're negroes. In November.
year ago there We're p deaths, Il whites
and colored.
SCHOOL BOARD.
The School Board met in regular SEES
sion last night and transacted all routine
work The hills for the past months
We're o-9ered pad Several pupils have been
suspended within the past month for
carving pistols. some real ones and
others toy ones The action of Profess
sor fitzgerald was confirmed by the
board
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