The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16
READY TO REPORT
ON SALOON MAT TER
Recommendations to Be Made by
Committee Awaited With
Interest.
POST OFFICE NEEDS ROOM
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PETERSBURG, VA, February b.
The committee of thirteen citizens
two from each of the six wards of the
city-vith Richard B. Davis as chair
man, which was appointed at the re-
cent mass meeting at the hall of the
Chamber OF Commerce to consider and
recommend ways and means of restrict
ing the sale of spirituous liquors In
Petersburg, will make its report next
Tuesday evening at public meeting
Of all citizens in sympathy with the
movement, to be held at the Academy.
The nature OF the recommendations
to be contained in the report
of this committee, which has been con-
siderlng the subject with the utmost
care and deliberation for several
weeks. Is awaited with the greatest
interest here. AS previously reported.
nothing has been given out regarding
the forthcoming report, and this reti-
cence has sharpened public curiosity,
resulting In many rumors and antici-
pations, the most probable of which
are that the committee will certainly
recommend the removal of all saloons
from the residential sections of the
city and substantial increase In the
license tax which was raised last year
from $50 to $3.50. and is now sub
ject of consideration for $500 rate.
AT the public meeting which elected the
present committee, tn. announcement
was made that the movement was not
connected with any temperance or
ganization. but was started to secure
concerted action by the temperance
element in the city.
For SnntchinE PocketbooE<.
After several days of clever work in
ferreting an unknown thief, Detectives
John j. Heelan and David p. Eanes
arrested here last night negro named
William Lee. on the charge of snatch-
ing a pocketbook containing s25 from
a Bohemian farmer on Halifax Street
last Saturday. The farmer pursued and
caught the negro and recovered his
money, but when the matter was put
lin the hands of the police no ono
seemed able to give any information
about the thief. In the Mayors Court
| this morning the case was continued
| until February Goth.
J. H. Winston. of Surry county, who
was arrested here Thursday night on
a charge Of obtaining money under
false pretences from the Virginia Lum
Der and Box Company, was taken to
Surry Courthouse this morning by
Sheriff Edwards. of that county.
! Post-Omcc Needs Room.
| The passage of Congressman Lassi-
ter's Dill providing a $4,000 increase
to the government appropriation of
| $500 for the enlargement OF the
Petersburg post-o Office 10 a matter OF
| the most urgent necessity to the needs
| of the office, which Is using every
square foot of space available, and is
crowded to It's utmost limits. When
the $4,000 appropriation was made
the office, the government architects,
building and prepare plans. declared
that the work could not be done for
that amount. In the meantime the
| work of the department is constantly
increasing, and the success of Major
Lassiter's bill is earnestly hoped for
as absolutely essential.
| Emmett w. Couch and William Pull
Hey, of this city, have enlisted in the
United States Army. and have left for
Fort Socum, N. Y.
w. II. Ash Dead.
| w. H. Ash. teacher of agriculture at
the Virginia Normal and Industrial In
stitute, colored, near this city, died
suddenly last evening, after a brief
illness, resulting from kidney trouble.
Mr.. Ash had been connected with the in
stitute since last September, and had also
taught in Tennessee and at Burkeville.
|ty, and in 1887 was elected to the Viz
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