The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-08
CITY DEMANDS
BETTE: LIGHTS ..|..|:|.|
Petersburg Council Refuses to
Pay Bills Until Conditions
Are Improved.
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PETERSBURG, VA, NOV. tine CITY
Council this evening passed resolution
rSf,,sinp "a, my the electric light bill OF
a ms az for the past month until better
iiphts arc furnished Resolutions pro-
vidinp for the paving OF sidewalks on
.evern Il streets according to the plan for
rone,,,l street Improvement were passed.
Irinnnce Committee reports showed cash
,nceInis for the month OF s4,7l65O; cx-
rcnditures. s16.16sso.
Permission to purchase go street signs
vas granted TO the street Committee,
md tho Board Of Aldcrman's ordinance
permitting telephone and telegraph street
duets for police and fre-alarm systems,
Mas concurred III.
The resignation OF j. M. Quicke, was
again laid on the table
Fine Showing.
Blandford Methodist Episcopal church
made II splendid showing AT the fourth
quarterly conference last evening, more
than enough, money having been raised 10
pay the presiding elder and pastor IN full.
and about twice az much for, Sunday
school work and general charities. Rev,
Dr.. George III. Ray Is pastor of+this &C.
tive little church, WHICH IL doing Il great
work in that quarter. With All Increasing
membership in both the congregation
end Sunday school. the latter now having
one hundred and fifty-nlnc scholars, tho
largest number ever on tile rolls. The
conference was conducted by Presiding
Elder b. L. Lipscomb. A board of stew
ards was elected for the ensuing year,
and Mr.. Q. w. Williams was reelected
superintendent OF the Sunday school
The Methodist ministers OF the city
left to-day for Danvlle, to attend the
annual Virginia Conference, which meets
to.rnErow.
An Appropriation for ar electric light
plant brick stables and barns and i'm
proyements to the bakery, kitchen and
dining-room at the big Central State
Hospital for Colored Insanc, near this
city VIII be asked for ut the ncxt. ses-
sion Of the Legislature. DR.. w. II.
Drewry, superintendent OF the hospital.
reported TO the special board OF dltec-
tors at the meeting yesterday afternoon
various improvements including new
artesian well, which IL In successful opc-
ration. with a capacity OF three hundred
and fifty gallons minute
The board made u thorough inspection
OF the institution, finding everything in
The iislinl excellent condition. The t,irec-
tors were all presents: Col. T.. w. Lane,
Jr., of Williamsburg: Robert Gillian, OF
julius Strauss, OF Richmond,
and ]. Gordon Bohannon OF surry coun.
~. 8S
BY deed of substitution and appoint
nent Of trustees for The Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad. which has been re-
corded herein tile oifice OF the clerk
OF the court. Alexander Hamilton. OF
Petersburg and George 3. Elliott, Of
Richmond. are appointed trustees. bn
place OF Mr.. Boiling W. Haxall and Dr..
d. w. Lassiter. both OF whom are now
dead. DR.. Ieassitcr ard Mr.. Haxall were
appointed trustees under deed Of trust
executed april !, 1876. s
rhc real estate. machinery ana other
with the property rights ana
franchises Of tho Petersburg Granite Co z
in.i Din"iddie COUNT, near Petersburg,
are 70 be sold at auction under court
decree.