The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
FIX SPEED llW
FOR AUTOMOBILES
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Petersburg Common Council Sets
Two Speed Limits Of 8
and IL Miles.
MAY SELL PROPERTY
City Hospital Grounds Wanted
BY Real Estate Com
pany.

Especial to The Richmond yirsinian.)
PETERSBURG. VA, March 2.--Ai
the meeting OF the. Common Council
Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Wilcox. of the
Street Committee, submitted an or
dinance. which was adopted, con-
corning the running Of automobiles
In the city The ordinance provided
certain restrictions and forbids the
running OF automobiles at q greater
rate of speed than eight miles ar
hour through certain streets in the
business section Of the city, ane
twelve miles an hour through othel
streets. alleys and parks, and ut mo-
greater rate of speed than eighi
miles. an hour In turning corners.
An ordinance prohibiting the rid.
ing OF bicycles, trfGycles and veloci.
pedea on the sidewalks Of the. cits
was also adopted.
Would Buy City Property.
Captain M. q. Jackson. president
poration, addressed the Council rela
pital property by his company.
Captain jackson stated his com.
pany had a twofold object in this
matter: First, TO foster Petersburg
and second, to make money. Cap
tain Jackson said the $4,000 which
his company had offered for the pro
perry was the smallest part of tht
consideration.
His company wants to build q
boulevard one hundred feet wide
from West End Park to Butter.
worth's Bridge, specifying that nc
dwelling shall be erected on thu
boulevard to cost less than s3,s00.
Mr.. jackson stated that the Pc
tersburg Investment Corporation ex
pected to expend $4,000 In i'm
provements in the city.
The matter vas referred back Il
the Public Property COMMITTEES.
To Fight PitIisis.
A resolution offered by Presiden
Patteson, carrying with II an annua
appropriation of 1880 for the main
tenance Of tuberculosis hospital q
purposes and non-sectarian. wa
unanimously adopted.
Recsurs Meet.
A meeting Of the rectora and re
preae NATIVE laymen from ali tn,
Episcopal clutches of Petersburg wa
held Tuesday night in St Paufs
church parish house To further tn,
work. and was an encouraging meet
ing.
1t was called by the Rev. Otii
Meade. general secretary OF thu
church extension COMMITTEES Of TIN
Southern Diocese OF Virginia. and tn,
meeting was opened with prayer b,
Rev. G. Eraxton Bryan. ID. D.. rectol
OF Grace church.
Addresses were mace by Revs
Meade, Bryan and Barnwefi, outiin
Ing the work of the diocesan com
mittee. after which Mr.. r. w. Pfich
ard. Sr.. was elected chairman OF tn,
local committee. The committee de
cidcd to hold a mass meeting on sun
day night, March Is. Of all the Epis
copal churches In the city at 81
Paui's church. and appointed Rev
Meade TO call upon Bishop Randolph
and invite him to deliver the princi
pat address of the evening.
Archdeacon John ]. Lloyd and Mr.
w. w. Robertson, secretary OF thu
diocesan committee, will be invited I,
speak on that occasion.
Prepare fer Revivnls.
Members of the Second Presbyte
rian church sre preparing for the:
series Of eyanEeiistic services, which
commence March 80. These service
will be conducted chiefly by the pas
tor. REV. ID. III. Ho,stpn, but II \
expected that other ministers WIN as
sist him. The musical exercises viii
be under the direcfIon AZ Mr. TII1, q =,
Richmond. whn was formerly w,t,
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