The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-05
NEW COUNCIL TO BE
SAME AS THE OLD.
But There Will, According to
Caucus Plans, Be General
Shaking Up.
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
109 North sycamore Street,

But for the fact that only twelve
OF the twenty-four members of the
Council were present at the session to
be held this afternoon, not enough TO
constitute quorum. the meeting
would have been the last of the pres
ent body. One-half OF the members Of
the Council. elected in June last for
term OF four years, will be sworn
into office on the LIST of September, and
1t may be stated that, with single
exception. all Of them are members OF
the present body; so that the Council
after September LIST will be constituted
as now, or Will be continuation Of
itself. But there Is to be great
sh,aks,o-up IN the heads Of departments
sat the September meeting. This was
decided upon at a caucus of the two
branches Of the Council held some time
back. The chairman of the Street,
Fire. Police. Public Property. Gene
terry and other departments, who have
served long and we'll, will be substi-
tuted by new men, and this will prob
ably necessltate some change In the
makeup OF committees generally.
Financial Condition OF Petersburg.
The annual report Of the City Treas
urer, to be laid before the Common
Council, gives the cash receipts of the
city during the past fiscal year at $751;
400. the principal items being. for
School Board. s15.5O3 Water Works.
$26.0ST; bonds payable. $7l,000; taxes,
$198.323; licenses, $39.426.
The disbursements during the year
amounted to $450.as3, large portion
of which ($62.974) was for public i'm
provements. The cash balance in the
city treasury on July LIST was $685.
792. The bonded debt OF the city is
81, 100000. and the sinking fund has to
It's credit cash and securities valued at
S550.307.
Physician's omcc Robbed.
The Office Of DR.. r. A. Gamble. on
West Tabh Street, was broken into
last night and robbed OF about $22 in
money. taken from a desk drawer sew
eral checks and money orders in the
drawer were not disturbed.
Mr.. Jake Wells, OF Richmond, head
of the theatrical corporation which
leases the Academy OF Music, with
several theatrical friends. conferred
with the owner OF the Academy. and
expressed the desire to have the build
ing cleansed and improved before the
opening OF the season.
Death OF Mrs. BelvIn.
Mrs. Elsie A. Belvin, wife of o. w.
Belvin. died yesterday afternoon at her
home on Commerce Street, after brief
lllueSS. Suc was lWCNlS Cdt
old. and is survived by her husband
and one child.
A small stable building on the
premises of Mrs. C.. NJ. Jones, on New
Street, was burned early this morning.
The house was set afire by some ma
licious person.
Personals and Briefs.
Rev. DR.. j. S. Foster. pastor Of Tabb
Street Presbyterian Church; Rev. DR..
r. w. Barnwell. rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church; Rev DR.. w. c..
Taylor. pastor of the First Baptist
Church, and Rev. F. ". Moore, pas
tor of the Second Baptist Church. are
away on their vacations. The last
named is in Europe.
A delightful hay ride was given last
night by Miss Mary Moylan Banks and
Miss Mary zGoode Stevens. and was
enjoyed by a number of guests. The
chaperons were Misses Mary Booth,
Josephine Steele, Florence Lemoine
Wilmer Stephenson and Louise Banks.
The ride was out to the farm of Mr..
William B. Hill. in Prince George coun-
ty, where melon feast YES served.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company is to erect fine signal
tower at the southwest corner Of
Washington and Market Streets.
Major A. r. Moody. Of the Seventy
second Virginia Regiment, on his re-
turn from Chickamauga yesterday,
Immediately left for Boston to join
the Petersburg company. Uniform
Rank, knights OF Pythians. at the ma
tional encampment there.
The Petersburg Grays have returned
from the national encampment at
Chickamauga Ca, we'll pleased in all
respects with their trip. and especially
with the compliments paid to their
regiment, the Seventy-second, which
was regarded as one of the best drilled
and best behaved In camp.
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