The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-06
N 0. INCREASE IN
. TAX On SALOONS
New Ordinance Requires That
There Be Only One En-
trance to Barroolns.
POLICE SYSTEM ADOPTED
Two Women Attempt Suicide.
Other Petersburg News
Notes.
POLICE SYSTEM ADOPTED
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street,

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| showed total expenditures during the
month OF s24,5S3. Collections of fines
| in the Police Court for ordinance -vio-
lations amounted 10 1855.
No Incrcusc In Liquor Tax.
F! The license. TAX ordinance for the
year beginning May l was submitted by
Chairman Patteson. Of the Finance
! changes from the tax ordinance Of this
year. 1t was read section by section.
When the section imposing a specific
license tax for the sale OF liquor was
reached an effort was made to increase
the tax on retailers from $500 to $500,
and on mail order houses from $500 to
$3.50. The Council voted the motion
down By a vote of ayes to Is noes.
The license tax ordinance was then
adopted as a whole
An ordinance submitted by Mr. helms
was adopted. amending the present or
ninance governing the sale OF liquors.
II provides that no liquor Sa loon shall
have moro than one entrance for pa
irons. which entrance shall be on the
main street and on the street level
floor; that there shall be no side or
back entrance. nor any entrance from
above or below; provided. however.
that a licensed hotel or house of pri-
entrance OH the main street, have one
entrance on tho ground floor from the
saloon to the hotel or house of private
entertainment.
Police System Adopted.
MIR. Hall, from the special committee
appointed 10 recommend a police patrol
system for the city, submitted re-
port recommending the adoption of the
signal phone system. at cost OF
s5s2a or about $1,000 less than the
cost of the Dean nashlight system.
which had been previously recommends
I a. 10 I,
lport was unanimously adopted. Tho
signal phone is an overhead wire sys-
TEN.
Building Regulations.
An ordinance to regulate the erection
OF buildings on the public streets was
offered by Mr.. Nclms and adopted. 1t
PROVIDES that mo building whatsoever
shall hereafter be erected in the city
OF Petersburg upon any lot which
abuts uron public street except that
its front entrance SHALL face the
street"
BOARD OF Public Safety.
Mr.. Bowie offered an ordinance ere
ating board OF public safety for the
city and defining its duties. which was
referred. The ordinance provides that
the board of public safety shall bs
composed OF the Mayor. the City Engi.
neer and the Chief OF the Fire Depart
ment.
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Various measures looking to street
improvements were introduced and
passed or referred
y request from the Ladies' Memorial
Association for an appropriation OF
$3.50 for improvements in Blandford
Cemetery was referred TO the Finance
Committee
Inc Council refused to join the Board
of Aldermen in admonishing the School
Board for extravaganza in spending
money.
Inc Committee on Ordinances an
nounced that an agreement had been
made with Bernard Squire TO codify
the city ordinances, al a cost of s1.l00.
and that the work will be completed
by January l.
y resolution was introduced and re-
fcrred providing for an appropriation
OF Soo,ooo for the purpose OF erecting
an assembly hall and armory on the
site of the High School building when
the latter is abandoned for school p,r-
poses.
President WILCOX announced the ap-
poirtment OF ". n. Jones and r. NJ.
| Craddock as g committee OF The Coun-
81 o confer with committees OF other
ment OF battlefield park at Pete:s-
burg.
Two Women Attempt Suicide.
lWo young negro women---Lucinda
Mason, lwenty-one years old, living on
Gladstone street. and Eliza Ross, nine
teen years old living in Jail Alley
attempted to commit suicide last night
by drinking lsudanum The first
named woman swallowed an ounce Of
the drug, and the second two ounces
But for timely discovery and heroic
work by Dr.. w. F. Hoy, each would
have accomplished her purpose. some
nlsappointment about their mode Of
III ta . 2 r
| Officers Elected.
| y meeting Of the board Of cover
nors of the Chamber OF Commerce last
evening Cleveland Wright was elected
| hrst vice president to succeed Hatcher
| seward, recently elected president OF
.ne chamber, and L. G. Kent was elect
et second vice president. The board dis
/ cussed the matter Of battlefield mark
/, at petersburg. and appointed a com .
lee OF thrce--Mnyor Cameron r. q
Kent and Secretary w NJ. NIartir-to
| cooperate With other committees on
| the subject.
| Personal md Otherwise,
Miss Margaret T.. Moody. who COZ,
Ducts one OF the best known boarding
| houses in Petersburg, is i'll at her hans
! on Sycamore street.
Inc Petersburg Benevolent Mechanic
T, Association Will meet next Monday
night TO finally settle the question of
ne erection or TIE proposed new seven
story association building.
Rev. = L. Grace, D. b.. OF Broadus
Memorial Church, Richmond. Will de-
liver an address on Sunday afternoon
next before the Baptist Sunday School
Association OF this city.
Rev Father o'Farrell pastor Of st
Josephs Catholic Church. returned this
morning from months trip to Florida
ana Ia tupa. much Improved in health.
Two special cars, hearing tha ron, Al IN g.
| and friends OF the late Garter "
branch, reached the city from Rich
inond this afternoon at 3:l5 o'clock ana
proceeded directly TO Blandford Gem
etcry, where the burial took place.
This afternoon. in Warwick NJ. Il.
unlscn, Prince George county, Miss
Mary IT, Williams. daughter Of AR Ana
Mrs. william S. Williams OF Dispntanta
was was married to Mciss w Mason. OF
SUISSE county