The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
COUNCIL MEETS
IN PETERSBURG
Reports Submitted to Various
Committees Show Amount of
City's Business.
WOULD CLEAN CUTTERS
Dance at Riverside-Prof. Starke
Will Run Academy Personals
and Briefs.
WOULD CLEAN CUTTERS

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PETERSBURG. August 3.--The
regular monthly meeting of the COM
mon couacil was held Tuesday after
noon. Reports from the city auditor
and treasurer showed that the re-
ceipts for the month had been $l&,-
4967s and the expenditures had been
Ss7,25S12. The reports from the
officers of the city for the month
were read and the city auditor sub
mitted his annual report which was
referred to the finance committee.
Bills from the different departments
of the city government were ordered
to payment.
Mr.. Wilcox from the street com
mfttee presented an ordinance giving
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany the privilege to extend its tracks
down Bolinghrook street tn Third
street; thence down Third street to
River street; thence to Second street
TO connect with the present tracks
on Second street. This vas laid over
thirty days to give the street commit
tee time to confer with the electric
company.
The petition Of the street sweepers
for an increase in pay of Is cents
per day was reported to the council
adversely by the street committee. bat
the report was not sustained and Mr.,
Robert Gillian. Jr., moved that $500
be appropriated for the increased pay
asked for and that the matter be re-
ferred to the finance committee and
that the city attorney be instructed
to prepare the necessary ordinance.
MIR. Giiiam's motion prevailed. The
appropriation previously made fer
$3.50 for oiling the streets was In
creased to $1,000.
The Petersburg Grayf having 10
building. the upper floor OF the gun
house on Tabb street was granted
them
The report of the water committee
that sT,100 he expended in filters and
repairs at the st. Andrew street pump
house was adopted.
Wants to- Clean Up.
Health Officer Martin asked that
the chain gang be placed at the dis
posaI Of the health department for six
weeks to clean up cutters. alleys and
bitches This was granted. The com
ell adopted an ordinance providing
for the appointment OF a sanitary
inspector and assistant sanitary in
spector. their salaries to be respec-
lively $50 and $50 per month.
Mr.. J G., Quarles resigned as conn
Gilman from the Fifth ward and Mr..
Cahell G. Cashon was elected in his
stead,
Mr.. Robert y. Budd. city engineer,
and Mr.. NJ. Carter Hall were elected
delegates from Petersburg Ia the con-
vention OF the American League OF
Municipalities to be held in ST Paul.
MINI.
Riverside Dance,
The usual Saturday afternoon re-
eeption and hop will be given August
from s to 7.3o at Riverside Club.
Those asked TO serve are Mesdames
Mortimer Williams. J. NJ. Townse nd.
r. d. Budd. w. A. Bragg, III. =. STRAIT
ton. p. II. Drewry and Misses Eliza
beth Davis. Jessie Anderson. Grizelle
Mullen, Nellie Green. Helen Cameron
and Anabei Hayes.
Professor n. c Starke. Of Norfolk.
> has obtained from Prof. :. W. Ar
rington the control of Petersburg
Academy. and viii open up the fall
session in this city.
Mr. Starke is former citizen Of
Petersburg and is we'll known here.
The academy has been successfully
conducted heretofore by Mr.. AIRING.
ton and has been literally patronized
A certificate of incorporation has
been admitted to record Of the Car
peuter Concrete Company in the Office
of the clerk Of the courts. The capt
tai stock is to be not less than $1,000
nor more than $40, 900.