The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-25
News Of South Richmond

Yesterday morning In the regular
weekly session of the Oak Grove court
Supervisors 10 Meet
The regular onthly meeting of the
Board OF Supervisors OF Chesterfield
county is scheduled to take place Mon.
day morning In the Chesterfield county
auditing Of the countys accounts. no
measure Of public interest is expect
cd to come to the boards attention.
Build New Church.
It is expected that building com.
mtttee will be appointed Sunday morn
Ing at stockton Street Baptist Church
new building to replace the one re-
Gently destroyed by fire may progresa
as rapidly, as possible
a. meeting me. or the committee win
when the architects blue prints of the
proposed structure Will be examined
Invitations for bids on the work Will
be sent out about the middle of the
pledged Itself to the support of the
nndertaking. and MI Haley himself
las been untiring in his efforts 70
Stole MILK From Porch.
Charged with stealing n bottle OF
milk from the Rennie Dairy Company
on the porch of South: residence
j. NJ. Caudle was yesterday morning
sentenced to serve ninety days In Jail
in Police Court, Part IL. Put on the
alert by repeated complaints from
that milk bottles were being daily
stolen from the porches Officer Way
mack caught Caudle redhanded before
daylight yesterday.
Change In Fire Force.
The proposed plan Of reorganization
of the Washington Ward Fire De-
partment as Engine Company No 49,
when the new engine house at Tenth
and cambridge Streets, is completed.
Is meeting with opposition from the
present call men of this station. The
plan for Washington Ward advocated
by the fire chief and the Board of Fir.
Commissioners is intended as the
working bases unon which every en-
CINE house in the city will sooner or
later be put.
The directors connected with the
that phase OF the plan which will do
away with call men and make every
man connected With the company q
station man. The Soutllside call men
proposed abolitio.l OF the call system.
advancing the charge of discrimina-
ton against the Southside department,
their protest 60 the highest authority.
Instead Of intending discrimination
! against any one. members OF the board
say this measure meas Will give the south
the whole city department under the
same system as soon as the funds are
available. The matter will have to go
before the council. and the additional
expenditure sanctioned before | can be
executed In the Southside or elsewhere.
as the plan for making all members
of the company station men would be
mich more costly to the city
AS the case stands now. there is an
average Of six station men 10 an en-
CINE company in the city, with from
n Si v
in South Richmond Is to make a sta
ton force of eleven men and do away
with the call men entirely. Accord
ing TO the scheme proposed. the pres.
ent call men Of the South Richmond
department would have tirst chance
at positions as station men.
Sleeping quarters for large num-
Der or men are provided for in the
second floor of the new engine house
in South Richmond. and nothing ex-
ccpt the necessary approximation from
the Council stands in the way of the
execution OF the chiefs scheme. The
engine house itself will probably be
completed within the next few months.
and the reorganization. If erected at
any time, will be put through al the
time OF entering the new sta tioc.
Growing Political Interest.
Since Haskins Hobson's recent pur-
lie announcement of his candidacy for
the office or commemorative attorney
for Chesterfield county, new impetus
has been given TO that campaign. Both
Judge j. NJ. Gregory the incumbent.
and Mr.. Hobsoa have fired the frs.
guha in the battle BY private and pub
| IL statements to their friends and the
uters OF the county. and each seems
u have q host OF supporters.
The two candidates for the Office
arc old friends. but the contest prom
Uses to be nevertheless warm. ana will
probably arouse the interest Of the
entire electorate before November. 1t
has been given out from one OF the
candidates that there will be no Joint
debate during the campaign, but stump
speeches VIII probably be made IN
Interest is growing in the fight for
the Office OF county treasurer for
which five candidates have already
come out. These men are from ali
sections of the c!unty, each has a
strong following, and few will venture
prediction as to the outcome
Brakeman Loses Arm
John f.. Wilkinson, twenty five years
old. brakeman Of the Southern Rail
messing train Thursday night abonr
1850 IN the Southern Railway yards
in South Richmond. and suffered the
loss OF his right forearm, Wilkinson
resides at 200 Chicago Avenue. apG has
been In tho employ OF the railway
company for several years. His In
juries viii not result fatally
Wilkinson. who was brakeman II a
freight rain. was struck by a box
car and fell In such way that his
arm lay along The rail. The ileshy
part ~ the upper arm was mashed
ana the forearm ground TO a pulp by
| the wheels OF the car. lie also sus-
| tanned minor wounds. among which was
cut across the forehead. His cries