The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-12
ALDERMEN REFUSE
TO ISSUE BONDS
AFTER EXCITING SESSION THEY
VOTE AGAINST APPROPRIA-
TIoN TO 4
REWARD CON- LOCATED
YOUNG MAN CAUGHT FOR ROB-
Berry Must he CONVICTED
IN PENNSYLVANIA
FIRST.
Vlrginian Bureau.


12s North sycamore street,
Phone 1857.
Especial Correspondence TO The
Richmond Niisinian.)
PETEkabukG. VA. Dec, IL
Petersburg will not issue the $2iz.oVo
III Donas PASSED ny the elty Souheh
for street improvements, the oFoa-
nance Aavins taAIeo " pass Ia ihe
Iourd OF AiueIHieI to-HIsnt ny vote
OF to 4. Inc vote reGoraeo was
as follows:
Ayes---Andrews, Donnan. Friend.
Har~ ell.
Noes--Hawkins Kidd, Moore, Nc
Caleb, Poole. tugh.
| Mr.. Pugn then onered motion for
an appropriation OF the sum or slSo,-
oUv, as IA substitute motion to the
original bond issue This was de-
feasea by a vote OF TO 4.
DuIlns the progress OF the voting
the room of the board was nliea
with citizens, the majority OF whom
we've enthusiastically Ia favor OF the
passage OF the bona issue as originally
! aaoptSd ny Inc Clty Counci..
There were present msnuers or the
CHAMBER of Commerce. led by tina
PRESIDENT. Mr. Moore. VINO urged that
the aldermen concur In the action
OF ths counGlimen.
Alderman KIDD led the opposition.
with the condition that the stand
ard OH Company should not get the
contract the sum of $Z.uu0 was ap-
proprIated tor otiing the streets. 1he
oIty recently had q disagreement With
the company IN question.
! For purposes OF removing nuisances
the sum OF sooo was appropriated.
! Negro Acquitted.
George Ems. a negro. who was ar
/ rested on the charge Of breaking into
! The store OF D14ard q Mccoy on
! Halifax street Friday night, was ac-
quilted in the Police Court this morn.
! ing There was no evidence against
Ellis.
| MRS. W. p. Smith. who has for
some time past been sick at her resi-
dence on Market street, was removed
this morning to the Home for the
lncurabies in Richmond.
| The Crater School Improvement
| League Will meet at school NO. In
Prince George county. Wednesday af-
ternoon at $40 O'Clock. This is an
! important meeting and a large at
/ tendance Is expected.
! The condition OF Mrs. India Cox, OF
| stricken with paralysis Saturday. Is
| critical.
Thomas Seal. who escaped from the
| Laurel Ieformatory, and was captured
here Saturday, was returned to thai
institution iotaay.
The residence of Mr.. Joseph Hardy
cal Grove avenue, caught tire thi:
morning at 32o o'clock, the fire being
| caused by II defective stove pipe ttue
| The damage was small.
The question as 10 who shall re.
ceive the reward OF S1.5U0 which wal
| offered by citizens OF Reading, Pa.
and the State of Pennsylvania, fol
the arrest and conviction OF the high
waymen who robbed Charles Brown
OF this city. two weeks ago. is still
undecided. The men just previous Il
the robbery here. had murdered Cor.
don Kaufman, in READING Pa, ant
Pennsylvania desires Virginia to re-
lease the men who are now serving
sentence Of IL wears In the Virginia
Penitentiary. and turn them over Il
her to be tried for the murder ii
Pennsylvania.
Reward Tied Up.
The reward was offered for the ar
} rest and conviction OF the men, an4
II cannot be distributed until the mel
are convicted of the Pennsylvani;
crime. 1t will either go to Chief o
Police Fagland, of this city, or De
tective Newman. of the seaboard Al
, Line Railroad.
DIR. Richard Walker Boiling, OF New
York City, formerly Of Petersburg
will be married to Miss Florence Lese,
, Easteon. of Lacrosse. Wisconsin, OIL
December Z. In the home city OF tn
bride. DR.. Eollin* Is a grandson O
the late Colonel Robert Boiling. OF Pet
ersburE.
Four beautiful monuments erecte,
over the graves OF Woodmen OF tn
World were unveiled In Blandfor,
Cemetery yesterday afternoon. Or
George Il. Booker delivered the nd
dress.
Or. David S. May. who has bee
at the Petersburg Hospital seyera
Y weeks. Is much improved.
New Signal System.
Large quantities Of peanuts are be
: ing brought to this city from the sur
rounding counties. They are sellin
at so cents per bushel now, and man
Of the farmers are storing their crop
waiting for better prices.
, The police signal telephone syster
I which WAS installed hero several week
ago. IL being carefully examined b
, John Harwell. of the Virginia Pas
sengcr and Power Company. who ha
been employed by the city to do tn
work. II he says It Ia alright. the cit
Will pay the contract price. 1890. 70
the work. II he says otherwise. tn
city will pay nothing.
Howard Ellington, Of sos Yves
Washington street, Is visiting relative
In IynchburH.
Miss Leigh Wilson returned home
Saturday after delightful visit t
relativessin Norfolk.
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WEDNEC CTTIp