The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
UNION OF CITIES WILL
COVE IN PRESENT MONTH
Continued from First Page.)
police court viii be AT the Third pre-
cinci, -now the jail.
Teachers VIII Get More.

The schools of the Southside Will
also be turned over to the school board
and will be e-districted. The present
teachers OF Manchester Will be retain
ed. but on the salary scale now in
vogue in Richmond, which is s3s to
$50 in the lower grades and $50 to $50
/ in the higher grades. In Manchester
| the scale Is from $50 to $50.
The watei. department will continue
as heretofore, with no changes III the
employees.
Street cleaning employees, who re-
ceive $3.50 DAY, sunshine days
only, VIII be retained by Richmond
at az a day for every day.
The Fire Department will como
under the head of Chief Joynes Sta
uonmen will receive $17.50 month,
whereas they now get $50. Call men.
or runners, will get $40 month.
whereas they now receive So
The corporation court VIII remain
la Manchester and will be known as
Corporation Court, Part Two.
There will be no change in the pres
Ont court officers. who include. Judge
, Wells, Clerk Duvall, Sergeant Saun-
ders and Deputy Martin.
To Have New Bridge.
AS soon as affairs are moVine
smoothly, which VIII be, II Is eX'
pected. about the middle OF May
bonds will be issued by Richmond''
council for funds for the erection OF
a new free bridge, one of the mos
| momentous items to the Southside
Mancneseer's population is nov
variousiy estimated at from 1900 Il
$1,000, and 1t Will consequently print
Richmonds population we'll over th'
one hundred thousand mark In th'
nd Ef
United States, making Richmond ont
of the foremost cities in the country
But to be includes In this eensu
Manchester must be part OF Rlch
mond on April 10, and unless som
y unforeseen circumstances develop
. this will be accomplished. All o
y the figures obtained by the censa
: Commentators Will be based exclusivel
Q on April Is. That Is the time whe'
d the demonstrating begins.
Just how the postoffice department
8 win care for the station in Man
chester has not been definitely de
Y cided However, Postmaster Allan, o
:, Richmond, said that the name o
Manchester ~iii-be retained, but thi
r, mail depot will be under the direc
4 ton OF the Richmond Office. Man
!; chester's new postoffice Is now apou
complete and Postmaster Smith /
q now preparing to move in.
u Victory Brings JOY
u When the announcement was mad
= Monday night of the outcome OF tn
i election pandemonium broke loose
n Fireworks OF all descriptions had beef
distributed throughout the city an
s. the demonstration was such as Is sci
u dom witnessed Many "baby-wakers
: were exploded. while giant torpedoe
n were placed on the car tracks an
kept up rafting fire as each troll
a. ley passed.
Hats went in the air. Some OF tn
q more enthusiastic and wildly delight
y ed spirits enlivened the scene witt
n songs everything from annie Lau
!, rie" to Has Any One Here Seei
Kelly" was sung. One OF the lead
r ing quartets was composed Of Messrs
Charles Mccain. William Lewis, Da
i, Madrea, Henry Marshall and c. {
, ! Jones.
. Election day was notable for IL
: order. There were no street brawls
;, and everything was carried of Il
splendid shape.
o Most Of the balloting was done dur
> ing the early portion OF the day.
Ten ''workers were stationed a
each poll for the REORGANIZATION
= =and-frarn= this number ma
was selected to keep tab on the voters
The tally kept in most instances di
not vary six votes when the final an
r nouncenent was made
Shortly after Manchester become
Washington ward police and fir
alarm call boxes will be ablished
thereby greatly increasing the eff
n cheney of each OF these public safe
guards Additional lighting facilitie
will also be added.