The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-25
CLOSES ACCOUNTS
OF FISCAL YEAR.
Petersburg Council Orders All
Departmental Bills
Paid.
YOUNG MAN KILLED IN WEST
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South carolina Commission
Visits Central State
Hospital.
YOUNG MAN KILLED IN WEST
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street,
Petersburg. Va. June "a,

Petersburg, Va, June "a
The Common Council at it's meeting
last night. ordered the payment of all
departmental bills and salaries for the
month of June. thus closing UP all ac-
counts for the fiscal year beginning
July 1. 1t changed the name of Cor
ling Street to Wright Street and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee n re-
quest for an appropriation OF $4,000
Tor the Improvement of the said street.
The Council adopted resolution for
the appointment of a committee of two
from It's body and one from the Alder
men TO consider and report on the adj
Visibility of the membership Of the
standing committees of the Councils. as
we'll as the number OF committees, and
appointed as the members thereof
Charles w. Bland and r. Boiling Will
cox. Inconvenience was voted In
the automobile ordinance passed by
the Board OF Aldermen. and II was re-
ferred to the City Attorney for a writ
ten opinion az to whether 1t would
stand in the courts, and II not, 10 pre-
pare an ordinance that would stand
test
Ordinance Vetoed.
communication from the Mayor
was read to the Council last evening
veto'ng the ordinance recently enacted
OF the Norfolk and Western Railway
on River Street. In order 10 improve
the property in front of the new sta
ton, the railway COMPANY was willing
to remove these tracks, but the BUSH
ness interests on the street opposed re-
movaL The Mayor disapproves OF the
ordinance because he cannot see any
resultant good to these business inter-
'ests or to the public by the removal OF
the tracks, but he does see that theIr
removal will take away shipping facil-
tiles and inaict heavy additional cost
on the conduct of business.
A vote to pass the ordinance over the
veto was taken. and the Mayor was
sustained.
Petersburger Killed in the West.
Mrs. S. c. Hutchinson. residing on
HIgh Street, received a telegram this
morning announcing the death of her
son, Bruce. on Tuesday. at ymoke,
MINI. The young man, only nineteen
years old. was employed as brakeman
on the Great Northern Railroad and
was killed in an accident. The body
will be brought to Petersburg for
burial. Besides his mother. he is sur
vived by two brothers-James. of Col
gate Okla. and Samuel OF Shenan-
doah, Wand two sisters. Misses Mar
anu ptA iiul1A.-IIoO3i' Dobii
OF this city.
Meeting of T. r. A.
AT the meeting of Post c. Travellers
Protective Association. last night
James II. Bailey was unanimously
elected president TO succeed Robert w.
Price. resigned. who has been elected
president OF the State Association. The
matter of the establishment of Ma
iional Battlefield Park at Petersburg.
in which the association is very much
interested, was discussed at length. and
committee consisting of 7. S. Beck
with and r. ". Price was appointed
TO confer with committees from the
Common Council and Chamber OF Com
merce to consider plans and methods
of procedure in the premises.
Commission Visits Hospital.
The South Carolina Hospital Commits
sion. consisting of Judge r. o. Purdy,
DR.. George " Cromer and Colonel Le-
roy Springs. visited the Central State
Hospital yesterday. The commission
was appointed by the Legislature OF
South Carolina to report plans for the
improvements of hospitals and hospital
service in that State. To gain all pos
sble information. the commissioners