The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-05
I'd. HOLO ANOTHER
Y NJ. G. meeting ! | | ! {.
Only a Small, Part Of the Fundl
to Prevent Moving Of Building
EIas Been Raised.
PRACTICAL ROAD WORK
HIt
Petersburg to Cooperate With
Dinwiddic County III Build q
ing Highways.
(spcclal to rhe Tine. .Dispatch)

PETERSBURG, VA, April "A third
and probably mai public meeting about
the proposed sale Of the Young Mems
Christian Association building Is to be
held Gat the association hall next Mon
day evening, when report will be made
by tho committee appointed at tho last.
meeting, about a. month ago, to raise ~
public subscription fifteen thousand dol
lars to improve the present building on.
Sycamore Street, and obviate the plan
Of the board Of directors to soil 1t FOR
thirty-nvc Thousand dollars, and buiid
n smaller homo nearer the residential
section, which proposition aroused great
discussion, and has been strongly OPP
posed.
Contributors 10 the fifteen thousand
dollar fund will have ono vote at the
Monday night meeting for each dollar
It Is reported that less than.
three thousand dollars of the required
sum has been raised. I'd
n a i've thousand dollar appropriation for
laying terra Gotta ma tdoWi, Lieute'-
ant Run to the impounding reservoirs
was made by the Council last evening.
The proposed Improvement was recon-
mended by the Water Committee, and
will be a most valuable protection against
possible contamination OF the main stream
Of the city's water supply.
Five hundred dollars was appropriated
for the removal of the pest house to q
site to be approved by the board Of health
and the city attorney. and an ordinance!
fpresehted b. c. w. Bland, chairman 81
tie Water. Committee, was adopted pro-
5yiding for The filling Of all wells apr
springs on property ahuttng on streets.
where water mains now are or are to be
laid.
The special committee on sewers was
authorized to spend the appropriation Of
thirty-one thousand dollars. which has
been made for the extension OF the sys-
tenn.
The appointment OF the ianitor in the
municipal buildings was put nRthe hands
of tie Public Property Committee, thus
removing that matter from the caucus OF
The Council and Aldermen. to nominate
city officers tomorrow night. iii.
tS Extensive public road improvements IN
5Dnwitldie county are 10 be lndcrta ken
by the road board Of the county, CO.,
onera ting with the Petersburg Chamber
OF Commerce Committee on Roads and
Streets in raising five thousand dollars,
half OF which is to be raised IN TINS
city. In order to obtain state aid lnder
tie assiter-N-ithcrs road bill actual
work on the roads will not be started
before the first of next July. when the
State highway engineers office is or
ganized according to the new law,
The Intervening time will he actively
employed by voluntary Dinwiddle coun-
&ty committee, or which. e. i. wv God. OF
&Burgessis, is chair1nan.l and the Peters
burg Chamber OF Commerce Committee,
o. which State Senator Lassiter Is chair
man. In obtaining contributions to the
five thousand dollar fund to be added
to twenty-five hundred appropriated by
the county.
The road board has decided on the
improvement Of the road from Petersburg
10 Hatcher's Run at Burgess Sand seven
thousand cubic yards of granite. esi-
mated as necessary to the work, have
already been contributed By p. T.. At
wood. j. y. Beck, Charles T. Lassiter
and ~ c.. Smith.
Argument On the two special pleas Of
the defense in the a. w. Harris case
before Judge Mullen in the Hastings
Court was concluded at half-past two
O'Clock this afternoon, the court an
.nouncing that it would render decision
later. and continuing the trial OF Robert
Traynor, the negro who Is charged With
stealing the cotton at Harris's nstiGa-
ton until the next term. The Slst Of
or not Harris can again Dc tried after his
acqulttal By Mayor Jones.
The stockholders OF the Country Club
elected the following officers at the an
NAL meeting last evening: President.
Duncan q Wright; Nice-Presdent ~.
w. Seward: Secretary and Treasurer.
Mrs. tR; c. Scott: Board OF Governors.
A. X. Davis, Charles Hall Davis Alex
,ander Hamilton, ". Gordon A1cCabe, Jr.,
M. c.. Jackson, r. r. Percivall, w. l..
zimnier, Jr A committee was appointed
to report on hunting rules at an adjourned
meeting.
The Petersburg Acrle OF Eagles has
elected the following delegates and al
ternatcs 10 the first State Grand Aerio
OF the order, to be held in Norfolk. May
7th. and sth: Charles ". Bland, George
Mason, j. Il. Powers, j. w. Wells.
Charles l$R. Walsh: Alternates, Or, ".
r Hoy Charles T. L.assiter, a. F.
Moody and j, ". Wesson. {. G.
pleasants as district deputy grand worthy
president. and William Keng, as past
worthy president, are delegates By virtue
OF their Office.
Garland Dennis Nugent the four-year-
old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Nugent,
died this morning ut tho family res