The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-31
ICoMM|T 7EEAGRE.E.S
|. ON TAX ORDINANCE
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License for Retailing and Ship
ping Liquor Is
Increased.
RAINS GREATLY NEEDED
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Caucus to Nominate Officers for
Elections in
July.
RAINS GREATLY NEEDED
'rimes-D Dispatch Bureau,
100 n. Sycamore Street.
Petersburg Va, March &c


The Finance Committee, after ses-
sion of several hours last night, agreed
on the license tax ordinance for tho
ensuing fiscal year. which VIII be pre-
scented TO the April meetings of the
Councils for adoption. The committee
meeting was open to the public, an In
vitatlon having been extended to all
make suggestions The ordinance
agreed on makes several changes as
compared with the present ora.
The license tax for the privilege of
to $500. and that on mail order or
shipping houses Is doubled or increased
from $3.50 to $500 Pressing clubs are
10 pay 4 license tax of SIS and plumb
ers 500. OF course. the proposed ordt
nance rs subject to amendments o.
changes by. the Council, but it Is be
lieved 1t will pass as recommended by
the Finance Committee.
There are some thirty-fve or more
saloons and mail order houses in Pc
tersburg, with the probability OF an
increase in this number at the begin
Ming of the license year.
The Church'a Second Call.
The second call of Tabb Street Pres
Stribling. OF Waynesboro. Va, was
placed in that minister's hands yes
terday by James p. Banks and r..
Randolph Jones, committee OF tho
CHuTCH mere. Slr. tStrlDllnS gave tn I'M
no answer. either way, but took the
call under consideration. In view Of
the action of the Lexington Presbytery
on the first call extended to Mr.. Strib-
ling, his acceptance OF the second call
is matter OF doubt. Tabb Street Pres
byterian Church is one of the wealth
lest in the city. 1t has had many able
dlvines to ill its pulpit. 1t pays u
good salary. and furnishes fine home
TO its pastor
Personal md otherwise.
y. y. Hin Camp will send eight or
ten delegates TO the United Confederate
Reunion in Mobile. April 26 to 2s.
They Will travel in a special car via
the Norfolk and Western.
\. T. Hill Camp, Sons of Veterans,
Will elect delegates to the reunion at
its next meeting, and expects to send
good delegation.
The Easter reception and dance to be
given by the Riverside Club tomorrow
evening will be a social event of great
interest. Many guests from a distance
are expected.
The evangelistic services, which have
been in progress in the Second Pres
byterian Church for the past ten days
or more closed this evening.
Rains are greatly needed throughout
this section. The roads are very dry
and dusty, and the land is almost too
A caucus of the two branches OF the
Common Council, to be held on We'd
nesday of next week will make norni-
nations for the various offices to be
filed by election on the first of July
All of the present incumbents are can
didates for reelection, and only three
of them--City Attorney. City Engineer
and Clerk OF the Markets-will have
opposition
The Board of Supervisors of Prince
George. at conference held yester-
day with legal Representatives of the
Norfolk and Western Railway, granted
permission TO the company for It's belt
line to cross the county roads. The
Old Jerusalem plank road will be
crossed below grade.
Officers of the police station were
rushed to Liberty Street in an automo-
bile last night to suppress what it
was first thought to be n riotous pro-
ceeding. They found that Joseph
Graves, a negro, was using his pistol
pretty freely shooting at one James
Parham, with whom he had trouble.
In the Police Court this morning Graves
was fined $50 and costs. His aim was
bad, and Parham was not hurt
Death OF Mrs. Gates.
Mrs. Rebecca Jane Gates. widow of
Thomas j. Gates, a former well-known
merchant, died this morning after a
brief Illness, at her residence. on Grove
Avenue. She was highly esteemed In