The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-14

/ provision for an additional ana auNin-
airy waite. supply BY laying a main from
| the river 10 the reservoir Tho bonds
are TO bsar AZ per cent interest, TO
run forty years. and are not 10 be sold
| Tor less thnn par.
/ rho revenu" from The sale OF the
bonds s. - %" expended specihcail, as
/ follows
street inprov slnen,s. .5q.gqa. water
mains una sewers, s5r.uge. yr.,uato,.y.
10000. sixth Ward syhooIhouse. SIS.
600 ei.y almshousc. $4,000: water
main from river. s2J.GQe.
Thc resolution goes to the Finance
Committee. and IL adopted by the Coun-
ell. the City Attorney is directed to
prepare the proper ordinances Tor IN.
issue of the bonds, I" be- subinittcd to
! the people.
rha Finance Commit, .o,nc tin,
hnck submitted an urduauc. fuy The
! issue III Sii5. 900 Of bonus Ih. t,ot,n
! ell aaGsd $4,000 10 Inc amount, ana
with THIS amendment adopted :hc ordi
| nance. which was dcicated bv tho
! Board OF Aldermen The ordinance for
AN issue OF 100000 comes up with the
provision that the peopls shalt decide
/ whether or not II shall be approved
| Il Is believed they will approve the
! issue IT allowed To vote on It, The
| Improvements mentioned arc al verS
much needed. The new proposition en-
braces two important items-thc lre-
/ InItor!' and auxiliary water supply
not contained IN the former ordnance
| The Board concurred in many ma,
! ters sent up from the Council
| Tracked by Bioodhounds.
| The Dost- office at New Bohemia in
Prince George county, near Disputanta
wac broken into lust FRIDAY night, ard
rubbed "i nearly everything III sight
Bloodhounds were procured and they
followed trail to a gang Of Negro
laboress. al work on The railroad, AND
attacked one Of the men 40 arrest
however, WAC made.
Announced Candidacy.
AS intimated In the Times Dispatch
f. Boiling Wilcox this morning an
nounccd mis- candidacy Tor the ONCE OF
Meyor Of the city. Mr Wilcox is Il
member and president OF the lower
| branch OF the Council. and senior
member Of the land :irnl of Miller &
| WILCOX. He Will be opposed by Mayor
, George Cannon. Jr., president OF tnc
National Bank OF Petersburg, ana
prominent in the business affairs o.
the city, who VIII stand for re-.
| election.
Argument on Exceptions.
Judge j. Z. West or SUSSEX county,
sitting In the iuatinSs Court. TO-DAY
resumed the hearing OF argument Oil
exceptions TO Tho roI! ri membership
OF the harrison street Coiored Bap-
tist Church, as reported by Commits
| sioner j. Is. Price. The hearing of
argument was suspended . week ago
on account Of the court engagements
Of Judge West elsewhere.
Approaching Wedding.
b
| Kenney, Dinw!ddie county. have issued
, daughter, So. Blanche. 10 Peter NJ.
Aldridse, OF Bu,terworth- in tne same
county, TO take place on Wednesday
February u, at MCunt Olivet VI. T..
Church. In Dinwiddie.
Death IN Creue.
Mrs, Cora James, wife OF r. w..
James, an engineer on the Norfolk and
Western Railway, died yesterday after
noon a. her homo in Crcwe, after AN
illness OF some time. Mrs. James
vac Miss Roninett, formerly OF this
city, bur nnd lived IN crewe for a
! number Of years The burial will be
ceased is survived by two brothers,
| benjamin and Arthur Robinet,, botn OF
Cre~e. aud By :wo sisters. Mrs Wing
field Goodwin, of Petersburg, ana Mrs.
A. H. Whttmo.e. OF Chatham, Va.
Death in Ettrick.
T. W. wall aged thirty six years, q
well known citizen OF Ettrick. dico
| this morning after an illness OF ,wc
weeks. He Is survived by his parents.
his Wife. four sisters ana three broth
ers, all Of Eltrick.
Church improvements.
The board % stewards OF Market
Street NJ. T. Church has appointed ..
NJ Br.ster {. L. Guthrie aud u. G.
Wrigh; committee, with the pastor
Rev Geo. II. Spooncr. as chairman, to
look into tho matter OF certain I'm
provements In contemplation to the
SUNDAY school and church. Ii is pro
posed to erect an addition for tic use
OF the primary department Of the sun
| day schoc! and tho choir class rooms
FOR the Mems Biblo class and other
classes, and 10 install new heating
system
Personal and General.
j. y. Williams, 4 travelling agent,
stopping at the Chesterfield Hotel, was
slightly injured this morning by the
running away Of horse he was driv-
ing. Nothing FERROUS resulted
The Baptist sunday school Assoc;a-
ton Of this city has under consideration
the holding Of sunday school insti-
tGtS, Dct nus nov luliS decided yet
The Rev. John W. Eure is holding in
stitutes at the several churches on his
circuit in Dinwiddie county, which have
| been we'll attended.
AT their meeting yesterday the Board
OF Supervisors OF Prince Georgs deciu-
ed to improve the public rouJ from
Petersburg 10 tho county courthouse
and appropriated money for thc pur-
pose Petersburg will be asked TO
assist.
Lieutenant c. L. Shaw. o; Norfolk
Will deliver an address Tomorrow night
In A. +. Hin Camp Hall before The peo-
pie of Petersburg on the subject OF
Municipal Government" Lieutenant
Shaw comes Al the invitation of tho
Chamber of Commerce. and Will speak
on the commission form of government.