The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-09
FIRE DEP ARTMENT
TO Be ENLARGED
Common Council Authorizes
Appropriation Of SI8,225
for This Purpose.
LANDS LEASED FOR FAIR
Bank Stockholders Meet City
Free Of SInallpox-Othcr
News Notes.
Jimcs-D dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street,
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The Common Council last night
adopted the report Of the Finance
Committee recommending an appro-
piiation for tic purpose OF increasing
Tho strength and efficiency OF the Fire
Department, and authorized tho com
mittcc to include in the budget fol.
the fiscal year beginning July l. an
appropriation Of slS,325 for this spc-
cial purpose. This money IS to be eH :
pended for thirteen additional mon 10
the present force. including an as.
sistant chief engineer, for the con, :
mission Of a third engine. for the pur-
chase Of four additional horses and "A
fuel wagon maintenance, repairs, etc.
and for the installation OF a new fire
alarm system. costing $1,000
INC Council also approved u con :
tract with tho Southsidc Agricultural
and Industrial Association for the
lcaae Of land for holding its fairs
ana for the privilege OF improving
and using the racc-track at West End
Park. and the erection or grand :
stand and other buildings The city
has appropriated $4,000 in aid OF the
association.
Resolutions for the appointment Of
joint committee TO consider the
feasibility OF removing the Peabody
tcolored) public school from It's pres
ent location TO another. and for the
appointment OF q committee TO confer
with the Virginia Hallway and Powc.
Company relative TO the extension OF
It's line along West High Street. were
referred.
The Council at It's Juiy meeting
voted TO donate to Petersburg Tubcr-
cuiosis sanatorium sum OF $500 per
nnnuln. Last night $1,000 OF this
amount was ordered to be paid, and
In future payments TO the sanatorium
arc to be paid az the rate OF fl25 per
month.
The Council transacted 4 large
amount of business relative TO the
various departments made the usual
monthly appropriations and some
special appropriations for public I'm
rrovements.
The report OF the City Treasurer for
the month OF February shows total
cash receipts OF s10,4o2. The expcndi-
lures for tie month were s36.739.
tockhOIders' Meeting.
The annual meeting OF the Peters
burg Bank and Trust Company was
held last evening, and tho old board
Of directors was unanimously re-
4 elected. The board subsequently, re-
elected all Of the old officers. as fol-
President, W ~. Warren; Cashier,
Sclwyn lIoag
HrIcf General News.
Plans OF the new building for the
criminal insane, TO be erected ut the
Central state Hospital have been dis
eussed and bids asked for The con-
,rac, Tor the erection viii probably be
piNan out ., the April meeting OF the
snecial board OF directors.
'lhc sn,allncss OF the Petersburg del
agation 10 b. Southern Commercial
',ongress atAtlanta WAS disappointing.
Many who had consented to go were
prevented from doing so al tho last
moment.
". II. Porter a respected citizen OF
Matoaca. in Chesterfield county, died
this morning at 6 o'clock. after an
tllncss OF only day or two He was
siNty-thrcc years old, and Is survived
hy his wife. four sons and four daugh
tcrs, all OF Matoaoa: Lee Il. Patrick
H., J. Daniels ana Grover G. Porter. anil
Mrs. Wesley Collier. Mrs. Adrian Row
lett and Misses Eva and RoXie Porter
Holloway county IS TO have n new
and more modern jail. The old Jail
building Is insecure, and the county
prisoners sent TO the f'ar,nvilie
Jail for safekceping.
Petersburg is entirely free 81 small
poX, ana has been SO for some time.
but some few cases arc reported ! III
the counties. al Of Il mild type
There was no report IT, the Common