The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-03
HEAVY SESSION
Of CITY COUNCIL
Vast Amount of Business Is
Transacted by the Peters
burg Fathers.
VOTED
Fire Department Will Be En-
larged and Brought
Up to Date.
IMPROVEMENTS VOTED

Times Dispatch Bureau.
Bollingbrook Street.
(Tclephone 1850
Petersburg, Va, october 2.
The Common Council at the regular
monthly session last night transacted
a vast amount OF business. On re.
commentator OF the Finance Commit
tee an appropriation Of 1880 was
unanimously voted for the improve
ment of the fire department. This ap-
preparation provides for the commits
sion Of a third steam engine. with en-
gineer and driver: the purchase OF
fuel wagon. with driver and fuel: the
addition Of eleven more men to the
actual hre-hghting force Of the de-
partment: the purchase and mainten-
ance OF three extra horses: the pur-
chase OF additional hose. extra beds,
mattresses. etc The expense for all
this. to the end of the present fiscal
year. will be $3.50. The annual In
crease in the appropriation for the
department thereafter viii be S1o.735.
On recommendation OF the finance
Committee an appropriation OF $3,S8S
was made for the purchase Of an
automobile patrol wagon for the police
tho hire Of men to run 1t and the es-
Enlistment Of garage In which to
keep IT. The wagon will cost $4,000.
An appropriation Of $500 was also
made for the construction Of a water
main to the suburban Walnut Hill
Corporation property. tho expense to
be divided between the two.
The Diversion Scheme.
The Mayor sent to the Council
communication from the Board OF
- To
bearing on the subject Of the river
diversion scheme and the rebuilding
Of the dam at Pocahontas bridge.
which was washed out by the spring
food The members Of the board in
July last. inspected the river and held
a public hearing on the matter OF
needed improvements, and now make
rs9ort - -.o
struction Of the dam should be UNDER
taken BY the government in the in
terest of navigation. but the work
should be conditioned upon the city and
others interested cooperating to the
extent Of raising the right bank Of the
river above the dam to an elevation
above the height of past foods. The
matter was referred to the Mayor and
President Koenig, Of the Board OF
Aldermen. for a special report at the
next meeting OF the Council
A number OF Improvements provided
for in the coming 100000 bond issue.
were referred to appropriate commit
tees: The Crematory. to the Health
Committee and board: the Almshouse.
to the Committee OF that institution;
the two concrete and steel bridges
over the Appomattox. to the Street
Committee. the new reservoir. to the
Water Committee, etc.
Council Notes.
The report Of the City Auditor
showed expenses for September to
have been about $4,000: the city re-
ceipts were about $1,000.
Appropriations Of nearly $4,000
were made for street improvements.
The work of reading the proof and
verifying the new City Code was re-
ferred to the City Attorney and to
Bernard c. Squire, who copied the
cade.
The Council left it with the schoo,
board to act as it thinks proper in
the matter Of recommending to the
court the recent sale of the old high
school property to the Y. NJ c. A for
s14.so0. The price is regarded as
fair.
Councilman Mattox offered q resolu-
ton which was adopted providing for
the appointment of a committee to
inquire into and report as 90 the
feasibility of consolidating the Pea
body and Jones Street Colo:ed Schools
into one building, and was certain II
the proceeds from the Eecent sale of
the high school can be used in the
construction Of the new building.
Councilman Stratton offered a reso-
luton which was adopted for the APP
pointment OF joint committee with
the city to report at the October meet F,
ing Of the Council as to the advisabili-
~ and right Of the city to separate
the races in the parks of the city o.
TO provide a separate park for the
colored race.
Election Of F:lAers-
A meeting of the congregation OF
the Second Presbyterian Church was
held sitter the morning service on
Sunday to elect two ruling elders to
all vacancies caused by the death OF
David Callander and Captain Hugh X
Smith. The vacancies were filled by
the election Of John W. Fried. Jr-,
and Hugh r. Smith, Jr.
Csnpany Chartered.
The American Hardware Company.
of Petersburg. was chartered yester- !
day by the State Corporation COM
mission with sntniHieEi tdp.'ds "a
sloO. GOO and a maximum Of S5ce.oe"
The purpose IL TO sell and deal IN
lumber. leather and cthe- materials
which 20 into the manufacture OF
trunks. The president is J. w. Sc
ward: vice-president. Y. u. Gillian:
taeasurer, william X. Mctiwaine- The
company. II Is understood. viii es-
tablish q plant for the manufacture
Of all metal ami wood matcrias used
IN the making Of trunks and bags
DeosA - NsU- Rees.
Mrs. Rees. wife OF Charles ~ &c.
,n. ~.II.knowr and long established
,hcso~rapher. died this afternoon about
r:3e O'Clock at her home on NORTH
sycamore street She had been an
invalid for several years as IRE
suit Of a fractured hip. Besides
nd she 10 survived BY one sou
Charles l. Rees-and seSrra