The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-21
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A conference OF the Board Of Health and
the Street Committee was held last night 10
consider the question OF general system
OF sewerage for the city, which - growing
10 be an important and interesting one 20
our peopie. Probably no city OF ITS size and
population in the country has less sewerage
tusn Petersburg, while II has cxceilent
advantages for thorough drainage. Ibe
conference last night resulted In no formal
action, but there wss free interchange OF
views among the members Of the two depart
ment,. Colonel Cutsbaw, OF Richmond,
and Msior Hinton, an engineer OF this city,
were present by invitation, and gave th'ir
views. 1t was learned from them that there
could be no perfect system OF sewerage IN
the city without first obtaining Topographic
cal survey OF the town, so as TO learn where
best TO locate the sewers. The Council at IA
recent meeting appropriated the sum OF
81. 800 to procure, II necessary, such sur
yey. with a view OF commencing at the pro-
per lime sewerage which should be per-
fected graduslly.
The Distrlc. Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church for the Petersburg dis
trict conyenes in annual session near
Resms's station, on the Petersburg rail-
road. tomorrow. Rev. DR.. j. ID. Black
well, OF this city, will preach the opening
sermon. The conference is composed OF
about seventy-fve clergy and lay delegates.
Among other business TO be transacted VIII
be the appointment OF delegates TO repre-
sent The Conference at the next session OF
the Virginia Annual Conference.
The funeral OF John Farmer. the colored
man who was shot and killed at TeDnants
factory last week, took place last evening
at O'Clock from the GiI6eld church In the
presence Of very large congregation. 1t
is estimated that fully 1000 persons-a large
portion OF them females-foIlowed the re-
mains to the grave. The case OF Rainey,
charged with the killing Of Farmer, will
come before the grand jury tomorrow for
indictment.
The new instruments (thirteen in nun.
ber) purchased for the Petersburg Artillery
band, have come TO hand. They were pur-
chased with money contributed by the citi-
zens. The instruments arc brass with Ger
man.silver trimmings, and cost between
$3.50 and 5000. The band was re0rganlzed
last night under the leadership OF Professor
Wilhelm, and Petersburg is now promised
what II has not had for long whilc-a good
band.
The supply Of water from the city reser-
voirs has been reduced 10 about as low u
point as it well can be to furnish the peo-
Die, and this, too, with nearly one half OF
the city partially supplied from the canal.
And we shall not be benefited until our
section is blessed with abundant rains.
Mr.. Henry HolycrosS. an aged and re-
spected citizen residing in the western por-
ton Of the city, was Frustrated by heat
day or two ago while out walking. and in
falling fractured one OF his thigh.bOne".
His hyscian has not yet been able to set
the bone. ROBIN ADAIR.