The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-14
Manchester Council Appoints.
Committee. to Look Into Mat
ter Of Having One.
Will HAVE The CARNIVAL Y Y.
Concessions Made by the Alder
men and Subscriptions Coming I
i,-Otlcr Southside Items. {

ual routine Of business, turned.
their attention 10 several matters OF
{ Importance. resolution was offered by
Z Mr.. j. B. Rudd inquring into q proposed
extension OF the corporate limits OF Man
chester, 70 as TO embrace the cemetery,
slrnslouse and all contiguous territory
belonging to the city. The resolution was
acted on favorably.
Mr.. r. n. Patram offered the following
resolution which was carried:
Whereas, the contract between the city
OF Manchester and the Virginia Passen
ger and Power Company, granting to the
city OF Manchester free lights for i've
years, expires April !, 1901 ;and, where.
as the City Council will be constrained
10 furnish the city with lights for Its
streets, alleys and parks; therefore, be
Resolved, by. the Council, both branches
concurrnK, That special committee OF
five, two from the Board Of Aldermen
and three from the City Assembly. De
appointed to look into the advisability OF
Installing It's oxyn electric plant with SUI "
fcicnt powcr capacity to furnish the city.
WITH lights for Its streets, alleys and
parks. and to private consumers.
N,cssrs. r.. L. Patran and John Moore
were appointed from the Board.
To Have the Carnival.
chief Crooks, OF the fire department,
appea red before the Board, asking that
taxation on the Hatchcr-Adan1s, Carni-
yal.2to be given under the auspices OF
y The fire department., be suspended or pc
lIghtened sufficiently to meet the re-
3 sources OF the department.
lir. Berger, representing the carnl'al
I Company, addressed the body. glvins an
outline OF It's character and FEATURES anu
sson,inp eh9 benef!t that would accrue TO
the city and the merchants ~ .A - - /" '''s
the carnival 20 come. 5s &, !.
There vas some question as 10 atne
/ legality or excmpting the company from
taxation and Mr.. Patram moved : 'h :,
the company be assessed under the orol-
nance clause, requiring but 5 a week ia X
alton for the whole show. Inis "as
adop{ed. "A resolution was passed reau unlF.
ing all the flremcn and substitut 70
act as spcciai police without pay du t1
Tho week OF thu carnival.
Carnival Assured.
The fact that the carnival, to pc sven
g under the auspices Of the ttatchc' i =
Adams Carnival Company. V 70 come :, !, Is, 9
1ta,,ahes ter on the 18th. is prac tically
8, .ss,,rcd After the concessions mad 5y
no hoard OF Aldermen It remains but 20
.ec,,r. by subscription the remainder OF
~. ni,rn necessary TO make up tho
! p mount OF the guarantee, and 70 secure
li-ntipc for the booths and GROUNDS.
Itf,s expccted that sufficient descriptions
IA Viii be raised to-day 10 make sood inc
sum n ecded The Virginia Passenger and
Power Company will be seen to-day WITH
n view. to securing the ncccssary ne hls.
The proceeds accrung to the fire COM
To ~
= fund for iiremen WHO may pc crippled or
In any way disabled while In the per-
formance OF their duty
Tho R1Iara ntcc has already been llber-
ally subscribed to by the following: p.
4 H. Toney, Fl. c. Bcattie, ". ). Dobbin.
Il. Donald, John Oncsty, Moore and
Burke, II r. Holiday, H. j. Schwartz.
Harrison Brothers. Sergeant Saunders,
city Attorney Page, Ernest Wells. and
Nv. /. Crostic.
a meeting OF the fire company ID
called for tonight at S o'clock.
OF for Baltimore.
8 Mr. IL. Powell. the Manchester repre-
\ sentative OF Dixie Aeric OF Eagles. left
for Baltimore Sunday TO attend +the na-
tiona gathering OF that order. Mr.. Pow
a eli, a wcll-knoWn merchants lis an en-
6$thusastic Eagle. and who takes grca
interest in the workings OF the order. He
has been In business In Manchester for
many years.
a reception was rendered to Mr.. Wal
ter. Collier. who. lately returned from
Atlantic City. by Mrs. G. ". Paine. in
her home, II Decatur street. Some OF
those present were Misses Ollie Haggard,
Ruth Crowder, Blanche Blunt Alma An
drcws, Fife jackson, Nell Jackson, Lot
tic Flournoy. Bessie Tatum, and Messrs.
Edward Waymack, Ernest Nihlett, F. G.
Sullivan. and Edgar Andrews. Delectable
refreshments were enjoyed, and pleas
ant music was dlscoursed during the
evening.
Personals and Briefs.
Mr. B. N. Clarke Is still dangerously
4 Ill at his home In swansboro, and little
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Harvey Clarke WAS arrested Yesterda y
for being drunk and dlsorderly on a
} street car. 81
a warrant was issued against tho
Southern Advertising Sign Company for
doing business without A. license.
Little credence Is placed In the account
the theft OF $40 from the store OF Mrs.
Chatham on Hull Street, as the tale
hardly appears plausible, Ell,
"A meeting Of tho City Mission will be
held this afternoon at 4:s0 o'clock In tho
home Of Mrs. W. L. Moody, No, 1925
Porter Street No
Mrs. j. ". Craze, who has beef, III In
her home for some time, as a. result from
injuries received from a. fall, is no better,
Miss Agnes Ely opens aler school In
Stockton Street Wednesday, September
b Mst,
a Riclfmond woman was found In the
streets Monday night wandering about
In dazed condition At first she was
unable to give her name or to tell where
F she lived. Later she came to her senses
and was sent home, III
Had No Conscience,