The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
ALDERMEN FAIL
To hid FIRE DEPT.
rErERsss nc ~aorss eF LORDS"
DELAYS ACTION ON IMPORT
ANT MEASURE.
CITIZENS ARE SURPRISED
ADDITIONAL NEN AND APPARATUS
DEEMED NECEssARN--seHoo
BOARD ADMo>asHED--
OTHER ITEMS.
CITIZENS ARE SURPRISED

Special to The Richmond virginian.)
PETERSBURG. March Ia
Greatly 10 the disappointment OF the
cltixsns generally. the Board Of Al
dermen Monday night declined TO con-
eur in the action OF the City Council
in voting to make an appropriation
Tor additional men and apparatus Tor
the hre department. The matter was
not closed finally. bur action vas
postponed thirty days.
The advocates OF the Improvements
we're surprised because the apprcpria-
lion seemed very necessary How
EVER they have not given up hope. but
all. werS diligently that they may
win when the matter Is taken up
again.
The attendance OF the aldermen
WAS small at Mondays meeting those
present being. Messers- koenig, presi-
dent. Moore. KIDD. Hawkins. Andrews.
I'ugh, Donnan and Poole. The Board
concurred in various bills being paid
the departments recommended by the
council The school board on motionn
was a6rlouished to he less lavish In
its expenditures.
When the matter OF the appropria-
fiou for increase of the efficiency of
the fire department amounting to
sis,2S5 was taken up, MIR. William
III. WILCOX. chairman of the fire com
Fnissioners. was accorded the floor.
He spoke strongly for the amount be-
ing expended, declaring the needs to
he urgent
Sive- president Poole spoke in favor
Of the Appropriation. Against the OK
penditure Messrs. Kidd, Donnan and
Moore spoke. the latter moving that
the matter be referred back TO the
finance committee. To get the appro
priation favorabiy acted upon at the
earliest moment vice-president Poole
made a substitute motion that the
matter be tabled for thirty days. This
motipn prevailed,
Another Delay.
The action Of the lower board re-
Earding the sale of 20 acres OF the
eity's property on Walnut Hin to the
Walnut Hill Corporation was delayed
thirty days. The board voted concur
renee in the matter of appointing
committees from the municipal law
making bodies relative TO the feast
bility of removing Peabody School.
Gaiored.
Mir TT. Kidd was appointed a re-
preventative of the aldermen on the
committee looking TO the purchase of
the Petersburg Aqueduct Company.
The aldermen coucurred in the &C
lion of the council apropriating 1925
per month from the city's funds be-
ginning last July. and to continue
for the Petersburg tuberculosis Hos
pitsi. The following appropriation!
were conenrred In, sA50 for alum fol
the city water: $500 for the contin.
gent fund; ssoo. for printing and ad
vertising. and s20a for the health
department for Cleaning Up Day
Improvements on several streets were
recommended and referred to tht
street committee. The board ad.
}ourned at l. o'clock.
Ten DRINKS.
Ten Saturday night drunks were be,
fore Justice Piummer Monday in the
Police Court. Six were sentenced Il
jail Two were freed under suspen.
sion OF sentence and two were fined
While driving across the tracks OF
the Atlantic Coast Line railway a.
Perry street crossing Monday morn
ing, Mr.. Joseph c. Richardson mar,
rowly escaped death or serious injury
Passenger train No. 81. northbound
struck his wagon, demoiishing 1t, bu
Mr.. Richardson escaped with Sigh
injury and his horse was unframed
The annual banquet OF the HoI
Doan Bible class of the West Enc
Baptust church win be held this even
ing In the class room. The table will
be spread for l25 men. This Bib.
class is the second largest In Peters
burg.
Rev. ]. Sidney Peters, former pas
tor of the High Street Methods
church, spent Saturday as the CUES
of Mr.. Robert III. O'Kennon on ayca
more street
Large delegations of Sons of Vet
Grams from Petersburg and the SUI
rounding counties will be present a.
3 A. p. Hin Camp Hall on Tharsda,
evening, when Acknowledgement Ma
than Bedford Forrest villa address tn,
camp.
After an illness of several months
Mr.. William IL. Bozel. son of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles S. Bozel. died Sunda,
night at williamsburg. Besides hi.
parents, one brother and two sister.
survive.
Miss Moran Dies.
Miss Agnes Eugene Moran, nine.
teen-year-old daughter of Mrs. Mar,
Moran and the late T.. p. Moran, died
Monday morning at her home on
Halifax street. Her mother, three
sisters---Mrs. W. W. Lanier. Jr., Misses
Bessie and Maggie Moran--and two
brofhers--Thonas and Bernard Mo-
ran--ali OF this city. survive The
funeral will be held Wednesday morn.
ing from ST. Joseph's Catholic church
The funeral of Miss Rosa Spring
field. who died Sunday afternoon al
the home or her mother. Mrs. NJ. j.
Springfield. on Pearl street. was held
Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 O'Clock
from the West End Baptist church
Miss Springfield was eighteen years OF
age and was consistent member o.
the West End Baptist Sunday school
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