The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
ALDERMEN PASS
WATER ORDINANCE
PETERSBURG ADOPTS MEAsURE
CALLING FOR SO FINE ON
WAsTEFUL CITIZENS.
SUPPLY IS VERY LOW
Moron AT PUMPING STATION
BREAKS DOWN AND CANAL
SUPPLY IS CUT OFF
BRIEF ITEMS.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
PETERSBURG. VA. Aug. 4.-The
ordinance prohibiting wasting Of city
water and providing a fine Of $40 for
its violation. adopted by the Common
Council Tuesday night. was concurred
in by the Board of Aldermen tonight.
measuring rod will be placed in
the centre of the dam. and when the
water falls to IL feet or below, the
mayor Will Issue proclamation max
Ing the ordinance effective. The city
cut off the water supply OF all con-
snmers who three time violate the
ordinance.
Fall Of Rain Slight.
Though there was a slight rainfall
this afternoon, It was not sufficient
TO AFFORD relief in the present water
stringency.- as the parched earth alb
sorbed each drop almost as fast as It
fei The water situation continues
to grow daily more serious in Peters
burg, the supply in the impounding
reservoir being drained by ordinary
consumption at such rate that II is
to-day estimated there IL but a weeks
supply remaining. To make the sit
uation worse. the water, which has
Tor several days past been piped In
10 the city from the canal locks west
OF the city, has been cut off because
or the breaking of an electric motor
at the pumping station. City Engineer
budd this afternoon stated that he
mas another motor which will be in
stalled as quickly as possible, though
now soon that will be cannot be stated.
Factory Shuts Down.
The Virginia Trunk and Bag Com
q Mt
closed down this morning, and $50
hands We're thrown out of employ
ment because Of the water scarcity
IT Is stated that sufficient pressure
cannot be obtained To operate the
plant because OF the lack Of water.
No other manufacturing plant using
wafer has been forced to quit, and
II is believed by local water authorities
that the trouble at the trunk and bag
factory may be due, not to lack OF
water. but to broken motor. City
Engineer Budd this afternoon had
employees OF the water department
visit the factory and efforts viii be
made to remedy the trouble
Rain In Country Districts.
Heavy rains In the surrounding
country yesterday are reported In Pe-
tersoueg by visitors here to-day Fine
rains, greatly benehting crops, fell at
Farmville. at Waverly. Sussex county.
MELVILLE. Prince George county. and
at Dewitt and Marmora, Dinwfdd die
county.
Henry Ramey Dead.
Henry Ramey, son Of w r. Ramey.
city treasurer, died this morning a.,
about s o'clock Of typhoid fever.
Young Ramey had been Ill for three
weeks. He was In his seventeenth
year. His death took place at the
home Of his parents in South Adams
street.
Prosperity In Petersburg.
An Increase OF 81 per cent. over
the receipts at the Petersburg post
office during July this Year was made
over July. 1910. The receipts for the
month just ended are ss,24sa2, and
for July. 1910, $5,186.6O
Center Hill Sale.
The Hastings Court to-day directed
service of notice upon the Center
Hill Corporation to show cause by
Monday why decree should not be en-
tered authorizing the sale of the twen-
ty-nine lots at Center HILL which we're
recently advertised to be SOTO at pub
lie auction and sale enjoined by an
order OF the court. Messrs Wilcox
ana wilcox. counsel for the trustees
OF the Center Hill Corporation to- day
asked the court for decree author
izing the sale of the lots under a. deed
or trpst from this Center Hill Corpor-
alton to the American Bank and Trust
company. The court was informed
that the trustees have received "A pri :
Vate offer OF $4,000 for the property
ana II WIS stated that the trustees con-
sidered this fair pryce.
Funeral of Mrs. Boisssau,
The funeral OF Mrs. EIeanora Brown
Botsseau. widow of J. w. Boisseau. who
| died last night at her home In Din
widdie county near the courthouse
F, was held this afternoon at O'Clock
from the late home and the interment
was In the family burying ground. Mrs
Bolsseau was sixty-two years of age
ana mad been in iil-health for about q
| year.
colored Sexton Dead.
| Edward Patterson. an old and re-.
! spectsd eolored man died this morn
ing at his home on Boiling street. His
| wire and step-son. George A. PEN
/ MISTER. a well-known local barber sur
FNe' FOR many years he was SEX
ton at Grace Episcopal church and
also for long time was In the en-
pioy OF Mr.. c. r. Iauterbach
| Woman Fises From Jail.
Ann Walker, coloreo. sentenced by
Justice Plummer in Police Court. this
morning. 10 thirty days in Jail for lar
ceny OF clothing from another coiored
! woman, is free to might having made a
f'saceessfu1 getaway while being taken
TO the jail. this afternoon. Ann was
| walking In advance of the officer and
at the very steps OF the Jail yard she
made dash down jail alley to LON
| bard street. The officer and a mum
Der of other men pursued her but she
! was too fast for them ana turning into
| Second Street diStanced them and dis
appeared in the vicinity OF the Norfolh
and Western railroad tracks.
I Brisf Items.
| A moon light excursion was run
down the river on the steamer Aurora
! for the benstit OF the, Men'a Rthla class
/ OF the Second Baptist church to- night
/ The excursion was enjoyed by large
number The trip was to Jordan Point
| Lighthouse on the James river.
Secretary Martin. of the Chamber OF
Commerce has engaged the A. p Hill
lamp nall for the convention Of the
state Rural Carriers Association,
which will be held here In September
AT meeting OF A. r. Hill Camp.
/ Sens OF Veterans held Tonight as-
rangements were made for the work
OF the camp during the fall and win
! ter. The camp Ia about to start a
campaign for members, which II Is
/ hoped will bring the membership OF
| the organization to a record mark
a largely attended picnic was held
\ ny Wesley church In Chesterfield coun-
q, yesterday, at the church on tho
River Road. Among many other
things, rs gallons OF Ice cream were
/ eaten