The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-06
WELL
OFF FINANCIALLY
ANNUAL REPORT OF CITY TREAS
UREn SHOW TOTAL RECEIPTS
ron YEAR ARE s4at.e-p.Io. ..
CASH BALANCE LEFT
DISBURSEMENTS TOTAL s3a5,ss5,
ELAyING BALANCE or so,4as.
Personal NOTES or
INTEREST.
CASH BALANCE LEFT
Nirgjnian Bureau,


PETERSBURG, VA, August 5.--The
annual report Of city Treasurer kancy
vas made public today. The report
shows that on July 1st the total ie-
celpts 10 the city for the preceding
twelve months. including cash bal
ance on hand July !. 191i, Of S1Sl6l.4&,
and 4Appomattox river bonds Of $500.
were $4ei.e7s.lo.
The largest items among the re-
ceipts for the past year were 1911
taxes OF s24o.s76; water register. $S6,-
4lS; licenses, s4S. zoo. and school board
(from Stateb, 3l406e.
The largest items Of expense were
School board, s6l.4a2; water works,
$27,s59; street department, s42,23b;
police department. s3ao2S; FIRE depart
ment. Sis,s0s; salary account Sl3,50Q.
sinking fund. $3.50.
on July /, 1919. the city's sinking
fund was s74s29.s2, In cash and secdr-
tiles OF par value Of s5l752ss7, the
cost OF which was s543,S52.o4. and the
present market value of which Is s5fs.~
49o,t7.
The total bonded indebtedness Of the
city IS $l.3S5,00o.
Mellins-coiiins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Y. Collins, Of
Washington. ID. c.. formerly OF this
city. have issued invitations to the
marriage Of their daughter, Miss JULIA
Eta. to George Melting. The cere-
mony will take place August IL. l*l2
at . O'Clock. at tile Shrine of the
Sacred Heart. Washington, u, c,
Death Of Mrs. VIM.
Mrs. Sarah VIM, an old and re
spected lady. died yesterday afternoon
at the home Of her son-in law, l., :.
Poarch on Mckenzie street. She was
seventy-two years OF age, and IS SUR
vived by one son and two daughters.
l.. B. VIM, Of New York: Mrs. +. -.
paulett of Lunenburg county, and
Mrs. L. s. Poarch. of this city Also
by two sisters, Mrs b, a. Me- am
of this city. and Mrs Robert LaToon-
of Brunswick county
The funeral took place this after
noon at O'Clock from West street
Methodist church, Rev. l.. G. Moore.
Off ciating. The following gentlemen
acted as pallbearers. J. X saunders
W. IT. Wells, j. @. Collett, and a. j;
Saunders. Burial WAS in Blanetora
cemetery.
Saved by Breast Bone.
In Police court this morning John
F~oyikes. colore6, was sent to the
Hastings court for trial on the charge
Of stabbing Rogers Robinson, col
ored. Saturday night. Robinson was
walking up South Sycamore street
| with "a woman. Fowlkes was on the
! opposite side Of the street, without
warning. he suddenly rushed across
/ the street and stabbed Robinson ~
| the hreaat with q knife The knife
! struck Robinson's breast bone lhls
probably saved his life.
A dance was given In Bohemian
hall. Prince George county. tonight
! for the benefit OF the Prince George
concert band A large crowd attend
! ed.
| Personals
/ NJ f Stephenson. Of this city and
/ Z. l. Bradley. OF Richmond, leu To
! dav on It visit To Washington ana
| Baltimore.
! John y. Pearman has been ap-
pointed by Judge Mullen justice OF
the peace for the Second ward
! Walter Broc''s Of New YORK Is
visiting relatives here.
| Master Casweii Smith. who has
.ust recovered from typhoid fever
| left today to visit relatives In Roa-
| noke.
! Superintendent Cook Of the Nor
! folk and Western railroad, was in
!
the city today. He was sccompa MED
! by his daughter. Miss Hannah Cook.
! A coiored excursion OF seventeen
! coaches left here this morning for
! Norfolk 1t was the largest excuF~
7 sion Of the season,
! 8 NJ. Sachs has returned nome
after visiting relatives in Roanoke,
: DIR. Walter Brunei, of Gouveneur
/ hospl,si. New York, IS visiting his
parents. MIR. and Mrs. II. +. Brunei.
| Mics Ruth owen liz visiting FRIENDS
tn Crewe.
! Bernard Mann and his two sons
! left today to spend VITO weeks ri
! Shawsville, Va.
/ Mrs. Harris Dornan and MISS
FloLse Hinton are registered at the
| Brandon. Basic tsitv.
Melville Brister, student al Co
! lumbis University, New York. Is visit
4 ing relatives In Liberty street
l. -D,Connnr- has returned from
! a visit 10 Boston.
/ Miss Beatrice Coleman has return
| ed from pleasant visit to Norfolk.