The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-12
NO BOND ISSUE
IN SIGHT NOW
PETERSBURG BOARD or ALDER
MEN REFER NATTER BACK TO
COMMITTEES.
MAY SEPARATE RACES
COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERN
MENT WILL BE TAKEN UP At
MEETING IN
JUNE.
virginian Bureau.


Law Building. Phone has.
PETERSBURG. March IA bond
issue OF $l65,000 for muIhcpail i'm
provelnents was recommended tonight
at u meeting Of the City Council. 4 ne
recommendation was referred back
to the Finance Committee.
The Board of Aldermen was AL
most unanimous against issuing
bonds. Resolution passed at the
February meeting requiring the Sea-
board Air Line railway to erect seven
gates at street crossings was recon-
sidered and referred back to the Com
mon Council for reconsideration. The
Aldermen concurred with the Coun-
eli in apprcpriating $40 for opening
Il street through West Hill property
and also concurred with the Council
in resolution providing for a COM
mittee Of three to prepare COM
mission form Of government plan and
report at June meeting.
The aldermen concurred with Cour-
ell in. a resolution providing for the
exclusion Of carts and wagons from
West End Park, and concurred In a
resolution of the Council providia =
for committee of three. two from
Council and one from the Aldermen.
to draft a race segregation ordinance.
AJocr1ucn TO be EIcCteu.
The six aldermen whose terms ex-
pire this year and whose successors
Will be nominated In the municipal
primary April Cd are:
First ward--W. z. Moore, who VIII
have opposition.
Second ward--Alfred Friend. VINO
Will not be candidate for Reelection.
Third wurd---1arris T. Dolnan,
who will not again be a candidate.
Fourth wavd---W. G. Andrews, VINO
Will have no opposition.
Fifth ward---P. II. Hawkins, who
will have no opposition.
Sixth ward---T. F. Kidd, who will
have no opposition.
The twelve counclfmen whose sue
cessors are to be nominated in April
are: First ward. J. h. MCCULLOUGH
and J. w. Wells: Second ward, Car
ward. c. w. Bland and r. NJ. S-ao-
dock; Fourth ward. James Gray and
c. l.. Barksdale; Fifth ward c. I,
Williamson and w. A. Baxter; Sixth
ward. c. r. Walsh and c. ]. Cabaniss
Negroes Fined.
William Jones, negro, was fined
$50 in Police Court this morning foi
carrying q pistol. The charge against
Jones Of cutting Wallace Blackwell,
a negro. was continued until tomor-
row.
Eddie Randall. negro. yesterday
assaulted George A. Fits. q well
known liveryman. striking him In the
face, and cutting at him with knlre.
A slight wound was made on Mr..
Fittz's hand The police expect TO
arrest Randall in the next Few hours'
Sunday. School Association.
n Ia n
Baptist Sunday School Association. of
Petersburg and vicinity, was held at
the Matoaca Baptist church yesterday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock Addresses
were delivered BY DIR. r. II. Pitt, OF
Richmond, and r. l.. Matthews. oil
Petersburg. Reports from schools for
the month OF February we're en-
couraging. They read:
First church, ae-ase roll. zsI; aver
age attendance. 1876: per cent, so;
collections, ss5.4s: Second church.
average roll. 3S4; average attendance.
s1s; per cent, 81; collections. $3o.4s;
West End. average roll. 40: average
attendance. 367: per cent. 80; coll
lections. $43.28; Matoaca. average roll,
so; average attendance. 81: per cent
rs; collections. $3.50: Ettrick. aver
age roll, 122: average attendance.
103; per cent. 81: collections, $s.62:
Grove Avenue, average roll 6S: aver
age attendance, IS; per cent. 81; col
Iections, $3.50,
Horse and Buggy Recovered.
A horse and buggy stolen several
days ago from the farm OF MT sheIk'
near burgess in Dinwiddie county,
were recovered this morning at Dis
putanta where theye had been left by
a colored woman. The authorities
have not vet been able to locate the
woman.
Funeral Of otis Moody.
The body of Otis Moody reached
here from North Carolina today. and
the funeral took place from the Sec
ond BAPTIST church this afternoon at
I s o'clock. Rev. F..W. sMeare ofsciatsd.
The burial was in Biandford cenne-
tery. Mr.. Moody was only q years
old, He was . half brother OF Charles
Ellington and T.. w. Ellington. of Pet
ersburg. He was studying for the
Baptist ministry when taken III with
pneumonia.
William Bowiss Dead.
william Bowles died at the Peters
burg Hospital yesterday morning fol-
lowing an operation. He was ~ years
cid. and his. condition was hopeless
before the operation.
Mr. Bowles had lived here ton years
and was never married. He was
Confederate veteran and during the
war was adjutant OF the Nineteenth
Tennessee Regiment.
The funeral took place this after
noon at o'clock from the residence on
West Washington street. 1t was
conducted by Rev. G. H. Spooner. as