The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-07
WANT DETTERPLANs
FOR HER SHIPPING
Petersburg Council Takes Steps
Looking to Imported
Facilities.
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GETTING READY FOR BALL
Workman Putting Park in Shape
Sports at Hospital--Girls
Narrow Escape.
GETTING READY FOR BALL

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
PETERSBURG. VA, July THE
monthly meeting of the Common
Council. which had been postponed
several times for lack of a quorum,
was held Wednesday afternoon.
The reports of the City Treasurer
and City Auditor for tn month of
June showed the cash receipts to have
been s14,6ss.s4 and the disbursements
to have been s35,5i5.?s Fines In
Police Court amounted to s175. APP
preparations were made for the diff
ferent departments of the city govern
meut.
Mr. wiicox's ordinance, that the
books of the City Collector of Delin-
quent Taxes for the preceding year
be turned over to the Delinquent Tax
Collector by August /. was adopted.
Better shipping Facilities.
The recommendation from the AL
dermen regarding committee from
the two bodies to confer with the
railroad authorities about better ship
ping facilities for the merchants on
River street was concurred In.
resolution was offered giving the
Petersburg Grays use OF the old ar
tiliery house on Tabb street, Refer
red to Public Property Committee.
Messrs. Stratton and Price addressed
the Council urging "A better fire alarm
system.
1t was moved by Mr.. Stratton that
the contract for installing a police
electric patrol and telephone system
be referred Jointly to the Police and
Fire Commissioners, with a view OF
embodying in the contract fire alarm
atA "a ~ al rnH fnr
the employment of an expert electr.-
clan TO superintend the work to be
paid out of funds already appropri-
ated.
The City Auditor was instructed to
pay to the State Treasurer the sala-
ries of the judges OF the Corporation
and Circuit Courts.
Council adjourned at { O'Clock.
Preparing the Park.
Seyenty-fve laborers went to work
on the grounds of Riverside Baseball
Park Thursday morning. Friday.
when the club from Oanville plays
two games on the Petersburg dia-
mond, these grounds will be In per-
feet condition, and the visitors will
hnd a large and enthusiastic bunch
of rooters for the home team.
Petersburg is going in II win. al
though now on the bottom round. the
enthusiasts declare they viii not be
there many days. Manager Grim was
up this morning early attending TO
the matter OF directing the work, pre-
pairing the grounds OF Riverside Club
Park. Petersburg's team will be fur
Their strengthened by new men.
sports at Hospital.
Wednesday Was a day of sports a.
Central State hospital At ten o'clock
ia the morning several hundred of
the patients OF that institution gath
cred on their athletic G~'ds to VIII
ness sports participated In by num-
bar of male patients. The follow iile
was the program: / standing high
jump. running high jump: stand
Ing broad jump; running broad
jump; 100 yard dash: shot put;
3-Iegged race.
Backward race so yards. bal.
throw. pickaback race so yards, bas
race so yards potato race 22o yard
dash. shor race, relay race / niIie,
consolation race 100 yards. The con-
tests were spirited and exciting and
were enjoyed by participants and
visitors. number of prizes were
given the winners
In the afternoon dance mas give.
In the amusement hall In the most
progressive institutions out door
amusements constitute chief feature
iii the treatment of the tnsant. Or.
Banks. one of the assistant ply
stcians trained the patients for We'd
nesday's program.
News Of Many Sorts.
At Tuesday nights meeting OF
Petersburg Aerie Fraternal Order OF
Eagles. IL was decided to extend an
Invitation To MIR. ". r. Brown. of
Norfolk State worthy president to
visit Petersburg and deliver and al
dress on July 10.
MIR. Walter T. Baugh, delegate
Eiks left this city Thursday for De-
troit, Mich. to attend the Grand
Lodge of that order which convenes
next Tuesday Wednesday evening
special missionary program was gfven
at the Second Presbyterian church by
DIR. d. n. Rolston, pastor. The meet
Ing was devoted to setting forth some
significant signs of the times In the
progress OF foreign missions ana
papers were read by Rev. W. r. Nc
Ifwaine, Jr., and Mr.. James Smith,
Albert Walker. the Pittsburg negro
charged with murderously asSaulting
and robbing on the highway an old
negro named John Wesley GOODWIN.
was before Justice Piummer We'd
nesday morning and his case sent
on to the grand jury. The assault
was one Of the hoidest and most
brutal that has occurred in Peters
burg for some time. 1t lis believed
that Walker is wanted elsewhere. me
lis regarded as a dangerous charac-
ter and his capture was fortunate.
Rebecca Gellman, daughter of Mfr .
David Gellman. merchant of this
city. residing on Franklin street, mar
rowly escaped being killed Tuesday
night. The child with other children
was playing on the third floor OF its
parents residence near a window and
the nurse in charge had left the room
for some purpose. During her alb
sence the child crawIed up on the
window side and fell to the ground,
a distance or about forty feet but
most remarkable. escaped it'll only
few slight bruises.