The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-13
ID. Lyon
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taSpaycrs. including women who arc
property owners others thought only
the qualified electorate should bc
allowed 10 vote.
An appeal was made By Aldern,ar
Pugh TO tho members 10 stand IN
like men and shoulder the responsi
Dilitles which had been placed on them
By the people. This appeal was re-
ceiVed with favor. for all duatory and
ilibustcring motions were voted down.
each member stood firmly TO his con-
rictions. and the bond ordinance went
down In defeat, probably not 10 be
heard from again in 8 long time.
Tho board appropriated $4,000 svr
oiling streets, tho contract for the
oil to lie hereafter made: and appro-
priated $500 for removing alleged
sewer nuisanccs.
Talk of Commission Government.
The disagreement between the two
branches OF the Common Council on
the question of bond Issue for needed
public improvements. as well as pre-
vious dlBagrecmcnts on other matters
OF Importance, has led to much talk
In the community In favor of n change
OF the municipal government 10 the
commission form. The people of Pc
this subject and ma jorlty Is believed
to be heartily In favor Of It,
bridge Nearly Completed.
The Matoaca bridge over the Apo
mattox, connecting Chesterfield with
Dinwiddie and Petersburg, at Ferndale
Park. will, It is announced, be COM
pleted and opened to traffic carly in
January, The bridge is an iron etruc-
ture and cost about $500. 1t was built
by the Matoaca Bridge Company, and
will for the present be used as toll
bridge. for the payment of bonds and
interest. It will prove a great conve-
nience TO the people of a large section
OF Chesterfield
State Taxes Collected.
City Treasurer Ramey has received
about $4,000 for State taxes for this
year. up to the present. Exclusive of
head tax, large portion OF which ia
always delinquent. Pctcrsburg's quota
Of state taxes is $4,000 or $4,000.
To Ciose for the Holidays.
Al a meeting of the Tobacco Asso-
citation to-day II was decided to close
sales of tobacco for the holidays on
December 90. and reopen OH January ..
prices ranging from $3.50 TO s205o.
rShcEht NS"b
The Petersburg delegates to the six
iy-sixth annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Virginia, colored Masons.
which convened III Newport News to-
day, are District Deputy Grand Master
Charles H. Jones. Grand Lecturer Da-
vid 7. Paige. Grand Treasurer Douglas
Johnson. Past Grand Master George H
Dabney. I. II. Brooks, Edward Johnson,
f. T. Mabry, Richard N. billiard,
James II. Williams, A. W. Harris and
DR.. L. s Mccoy.
Miss Bertha Mayton and Clarence
Weathcrford. n young couple of the
western section OF the city, went to
North Carolina yesterday, where they
were married.
Miss Agnes Holt, daughter of Joseph
r. Holt superintendent OF the Matoaca
Cotton Mills. and Leslie Upton. son
OF A. c. Upton, of this city. went to
cTewe this morning, where they were
married by Rev. a. l. Franklin. At
the same time and place, Miss Shirley
Tucker and Aubrey Sewers. of Crewc.
were married by Mr.. Franklin-a double
wedding.
The Kings Daughters of this city
have placed on sale Red Cross seals,
tho proceeds to go towards helping in
the tight against tuberculosis.
y slight fire occurred this morning
at the Model Steam Laundry, at the
corner OF Washington and Sycamore
Streets, originating between the cell
ing and roof In the boiler room. For
tunately. owing TO timely discovery.
the fire was eXtinguished before much
damage had been done.