The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-02
NEWS GATHERED
FROM s0UTHs|DE
Mayor and City Treasurer ASK
Finance Committee to In
crease Their Salaries.
A CURIOSITY IN THE CITY
Squire Chcatllam Purchases
Gibbs's Hall, OH Fifteenth and
Hull Streets.
Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch.
Mo Hog Hull street,

Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch.
/ No. 1lo2 Hull street.
| The Cemetery Committee was called
to order by superintendent Alien at 7:so
o'clock last night. and after roil-call
reading of call for meeting and other
| opening formalities, soon dispatched
the work before 1t. a few routine mat
ters were transacted and a resolution
was offered to increase the salary of
Mr.. Alien.
Immediately upon the adjournment of
the Cemetery COMMITTEES. Chairman
Brad!ey raped the Finance Committee
to order and the body got down to work
| at once.
| The chief proposition before the com
mittee was the proposed increase of
salary to most of the city officials. On
| the list of those whose salaries are
affected are Chief of Fire Department.,
Assistant Chief. and firemen, city En-
| gineer. Superintendent OF Public
Schools Chief OF Police. policemen.
| Mayor. City Treasurer, City Attorney
and superintendent Cemetery.
After considerable discussion IL was
| agreed to defer the matter until next
| Wednesday night when 1t will be taken
| into consideration.
| Mayor Maurice appeared before the
| body last night and asked for an in
| crease of pay. He declared that what
| he receives at the present time is bare
| ly n living.
| The Mayor has been very active and
| faithful in his works He has been Mayor
| of Manchester for fourteen years.
| The other officer who appeared before
the committee was City Treasurer j. w.
| Bronaugh, Jr. Mr.. Bronaugh said he hes
urv IN 81
| mittee for an increase of salary, owing
TO the fact that he believed the city
was unable to make the advance. Now.
| however, as the revenues are increasing
and the city Is becoming prosperous, he
/ thought 1t could not decline. under any
circumstances. Mr.. Bronaugh receives
s1,H0 and wants Sl,500 a year.
The rate OF taxation for the coming
year will be tho same as that OF last
year.
The sum of $500, which Mr. Hooker
asked for the Health Department. pro-
viding for a new cart mule and driver,
was granted.
All the bills were approved for pay
ment.
Curiosity in the City.
Something of Manchester curiosity is
pretty pointer puppy which came into
tho world on only three legs. The fourth.
his right fore-Ies, is missing. The owner
of tile animal is Mr.. Ernest Stump No.
! Ills Hull Street. The canine Is eight
months old. and Mr.. Stump, who has had
him ever since his birth. asserts that he
came into the world minus this limb.
II close examination is made it can
be observed that the dog has no shoulder
blade where the leg Is missing. The dog
is active and moves about easily, and
even, at the age of eight months. he is
we'll trained to stand birds
Gibbs's Hall Sold.
Squire l.. w. Cheatham late Thursday
afternoon purchased Gibbs's Hall. known
as ''Gibhs's Opera House," Fifteenth and
Hull Streets. for Si,10o. The deal had
been pending for several days. Mr..
Thomas II. Smith, of the real estate
firm Of Toney and Smith, said Thursday
morning that he had an option on the
property for a Richmond party. and he
expected that the deal would be closed
in n day or two.
Mr.. Allan G. Collins. attorney for the
owners, wanted to sell the property to
settle an estate. Mr.. Allan Pettgrew,
Cheatham Interested In the property some
time ago. and at that time the place was
offered for $4,000. but was subsequently
raised 500, the additional sum paid by
Squire Cheatham. Mr. Cheatham at the
present time runs a place of business on
InlfteenCu anu f1uIl SlTeelS, ana
March 18TH when matters will be settled,
the now purchaser will move his place of
business to his new property. Several al
terations will be made in the building, AMI
the entire structure put In up-to-date
order The property fronts forty
and a half feet on Hull, and runs back
seventy-seven feet on Fifteenth Street.
Sunday in the Churches.
In Central M. E. Church tomorrow the
pastor, Rev. j. *. Jolffe. will preach on
the following topic at night: IAN Eye
r. t. Wilson. ID. d.. presiding elder of
the district. will preach. The choir has
arranged a special program for the night
service
The pastor will occupy the pulpit at
both services tomorrow Mt the Oak Grove
Baptist Church. The morning subject
will be "The Inherited Mantle" Eve
Ming topic: "a Bird In the Hand is
Worth Two in the Bush"
Rev C. Q. Woodward. pastor of CO.
wardin Avenue Christian Church, will
preach tomorrow on the following
themes: AT II a. NJ. Christ and the
Lost Sheep" at 7:45 p. M., Capture of
Jericho,"e "a sermon to the Joseph r.
Johnston Camp>
In the Bainbridge Street Church to-
morrow the pastor. Rev. q. ". Badly.
will preach on the following subjects:
Morning. "a Spiritual Stepladder;" even
ing. against Whom Do We SIM
Tho midweek prayer meeting on We'd
nesday night will be conducted by the
pastor The subject Is THE Sure Foun-
dation.'
Tomorrow in the Stockton Street
Baptist Church the pastor. Rev. r. W,
Cridlln, Will occupy the pulpit only at
night Iris subject will be. Triumph
in hn
morning service will be led by Rev. a.
b. Rudd, formerly of Chesterfield county |,
IA missionary to Porto Rico.
In the Asbury Methodist Church the
pastor, Rev. j. G.. Cranberry. Jr., will |
preach Tomorrow on the following topics:
AT II A. NJ, "The Real Presence in the
Support at 7:45 r.. NJ, "'rhe Christian
CITY,"
The elders and deacons of the Cowardtn