The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-07
Plan FOR Better
FIRE PROTECTION
pErERyDuRG COUNCIL CONSIDERS
WAITS EUR IMPROVING EQGIP-
Y MRNT OF ITS DEPARTMENTS.
10 HAVE BUILDING CODE
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PETERSBURG. VA. Dec. "A reg
uiar meeting OF the Common Council OF
Petersburg was held Tuesday night.
A letter was read from Mayor Came
ron recommending the appointment OF
Il building Inspector and the adoption
81 a building code. the need Of which,
he stated, were emphasized by the re-
cent fire on Sycamore street. Mayor
Cameron's communication was referred
IL the fire commissioners.
Councilman Charles T. Bowie offer
ed an ordinance creating the ONCE OF
plumbing and building inspector.
The Council. on Recommendation OF
TIE finance committee. made the fol-
lowing appropriations: $500 for
boiler at the courthouse. $3.50 for
sewer on South street, $4,000 for con-
crete bridges, s371.40 To reimburse the
street department for money spent on
Pocahontas bridge. and $500 for the
unexpired fiscal year for the three cots
at the Petersburg Hospital
70 Improve Tabb Street
Tire finance committee recommended
that the balance OF the $20,0oO when
was appropriated for MARKET street i'm
prove,nent be expended on West Tabb
street,
The gum of 500 was appropriated
for the extension OF Il water main in
YfaWks street from Halifax street to the
west side OF the Atlantic Coast Line
right Of way. This main will supply
water To the new anti-tnberculosis hos
pital.
All ordinance WAS passed permitting
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
rany to extend light wires through
West End Park and the almshouse
To pirfl&tIie mn
Of lighting the hospital there.
Mr.. Wood was elected a member of
the claims committee to fill vacancy.
An appropriation OF $40 WAS made
for paving the floor OF the clerks
office.
A park for colored people WAS recon-
mended by the park committee and an
! appropriation "or same of Sl,500 Was
| asked for by this committee and was
| referred.
A letter was read from the public
Improvement committee showing work
done this year In the city and either
completed or under way
| Numerous recommendations were
| made by the fire commissioners.
| Upon reading the recommendation
| Mr.. Stratton moved that $4,000 be APP
| propriated to carry out the recommen-
dations and that the letter be referred
to the finance committee and the city
| attorney
Plans were laid for the extension OF
Brandon alley.
The drcdgc Cockade was ordered to
be sold to J. II. Boyd Il Bros, Of
| Chester. Va, for $3.50.
recommendation was made and
adopted looking to the establishment OF
/ u municipal electric lighting plant.
May Avoid Operation.
Edgar V. Farley. chier or the fire
department, who has been taken to
tho Petersburg Hospital, has not been
operated upon. his physician, DIR. Hoy.
hoping the operation may not he nee
cssary.
Mr. l.. w, Wrenn and Miss Rosa
Garter. of Richmond, were married
Wednesday afternoon at the residence
of Rev. Fred w. Moore. on Harrison
street. The couple did not elope, but
came to Petersburg through choice.
Rev. Pembroke w. Reed who was
recently called to the passionate of
st. Johns Episcopal church, has I'M
der consideration the call. but has as
yet come to no decision. Mr. Reed Is
rector OF church In Norfolk
The members OF Eureka Lodge,
knights of Pythias, and the Pythihn
Sisters met Monday night at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Frank A. owen and
tInueactSu tnelr regular business Both
lodges being burned out entirely in
Saturdays fire
Many recommendations have been
made for the increased facilities of
the fire department, among them be-
Ing al additional engine, an increaae
of seven men. the purchase OF fuel
wagon and oil tank. four additional
horses, four additional cut OF nozzies,
another engineer. All assistant chief
liner ease OF pay in the present force,
an appropriation for a fire alarm sys-
tenn, creation of office of building in
spector, building code and plumbing
inspector.
Three hundred lots OF loose tobacco
we're sold Tuesday, aggregatinr TO- 900
pounds. at prices ranging from 50 to
$40 per hundred.