The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
WATER IN Y.
MANCHESTER.
commission Discussed the Ques-.
ton Informally Last
Night.
HOUSE WARMING THURSDAY
Superintendent Allen Will Re
,ceivc the Citizens To-mor-
row-Persollal Notes.
Manchester Bureau Times Dispatcl1,l
No. 1102 Hull Street. !

Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch,l
No. 1902 Hull Street.
4 A meeting Of tho Water Commission
!. was held last night at the offices OF ST.
( rerintendcnt Sharp. Routine business
was transacted. and an Informal discus
.ion was INDUCED In on tho needs OF clear
water. e K.
1t was tho unanimous opinion that Man
chester was very much In need Of cloar
water. No recommendations wcrc sug-
gestcd for Council to act upon, but when
the time comes for the Clear Water
Commission to act, 1t IS quito likely that
the various phases Of the question will
60 presented for discussion. @.t u
HOUSE WARMING.
superintendent Allen Of the aims
house and cemetery, will give a house
warming on Thursday. .sit
The new residence for the superintend-
ent has been completed, and In honor OF
shat event Mr.. and Mrs. Allen will en-.
tertain on Thursday from to O'clock.
!l'he public IS invited to attend, and look
over the building. s
b Tho following ladies' will assist Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen In receiving the guests: Mrs.
Annie O'Donncll Shortwcll, Misses Lucille
O'Brien. Florence Britton Mary Britton,
Beatrice Nuckols, Gertrude Allen.
The new residence Is the result Of a
ts1cng fight In Council. The old homo
had long since gono out OF date. and the
Cemetery Committee worked hard for a
residence for the superintendent that
would be credit to the city and a com
fort for the superintendent and his fami-
~. "a r,
Members Of the City Council will be en-
tcrtained on Thursday night.
TO HELP TIE POOR. ii
The poor OF Manchester will be looked
after In the right way. Alderman Abb
.bottt chairman OF the Almshouse Com
n,ittee, and who looks out for the out
door poor would be glad to hear from
these who are deserving and who are
suffering for the necessities Of life, and
all who really need aid will get It. pro-
vided they have the necessary credentials.
CAP1TATEON TAXES.
Manchester voters. like those In Rich
#riond. are slow In paying the necessary
poll tax. It Is absolutely necessary that
Euch taxes should be paid before next
Monday, or the citizen will be unable
to vote mt the next election.
The sovereigns are slow In paying up.
md II the present rate Ia kept up hardly
fifty per cent. OF the registered voters
will be able to cast their votes at the
elections next year. 4: ID No s..5i ~ 4
S4g. is5 CITY COUNCIL. 81 ~ s.t5
II tho City Council does not provide
forlth filling OF the vacancies Inv that
body before January list tho Council will
be tshy.' at least two mombcrn. Tho
Constitution provides thnt cities In Man
chester's class shall have Mt least four.
teen members. That body has now only
twelve.
The Council will probably provide for
sixteen. four In each ward. This law
goes into effect on January 1st. q these
four, one for each ward onlySone man
has been mentioned--Nr. John Moore.
Mr.. Moore. 1t is conceded would. make
most valuable member. and his friends
are anxious to have him In tho body OF
city Fathers from the Fourth Ward. lie
Is progressive citizen and q atriot
through and through. and whatever ne
did in the Council would be to the benefit
OF tho city at large.
i5 PERSONAL AND NOTES.
Mrs. Pauline B. Lottner has received
the first prize for a short story. when
she submitted to Fashions. a Phlladel-
:, phia magazine. i5s ,I.a ",
81 Manchester Council, r. A., met IN reg,
ular session last night. but {: quorum d'd
not appear. and the election 81 oitlcers
was postponed to the next meet'ng'8q
Mrs w. H. White is better.
Policeman Wright has been promoteu 70
the sergeancy of the police force q posi-
ton no Is fully able to hold
Com mon Council will meet FRIDAY nleht.