The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-15
BOND ISSUE WILL
HAVE OPPOSITION
OPPONENTS OF MEASURE SEEK
ING TO FIND REASONS FOR
DEFEATING 1T.
SEE A TECHNICALLY
PETERSBURG BALL CLUB To ASK
AS MANY WEEKEND GAMES
AS RICHMOND HAS IN
SCHEDULE.
SEE A TECHNICALITY
Petersburg, Va. Feb. IA

Petersburg, Va. Feb. IL
There is much talk as to the prob
able defeat of the 100000 bond is-
sue which was adopted by the COM
mon council in adjourned meeting
last Friday night, and which will be
considered by the board of aldermen
in adjourned meeting tonight The
ground for opposing the ordinance is
said to be the one change in the
wording of the ordinance, which read
that the city shall spend $4,000 for
laying water mains from the Apo
mattox river into the city, instead of
from the river to St Andrews street
1t Is claimed by some of the alder
men that in this change there exists
big difference, and that they will
vote against the ordinance because
of this 1t is claimed by others who
have given the subject of bond issue
considerable study that this change
offers a technically for those who
oppose a bond issue. 1t remains to
be seen what the board will do with
the issue. Other matters to come
before the board at tonight's meeting
are the proposition to increase the
pay of the police to SIS a month, and
to increase asphalt street. sweepers
to s1.65 per day.
Want Weekend Games.
At the meeting OF the schedule
committee OF the Virginia Baseball
league tomorrow in Richmond, Ii liz
expected that Petersburg will make
a fight for more weekend games
than they have been allotted in past
seasons. They will ask for an equal
division of these series with Rich
mond.
1t lis believed that Petersburg will
turn as much money into the treas
nry as docs Richmond If given the
same sort Of deal Richmond gets In
the 1919 schedule.
The Petersburg club will give S per
cent over the regular share of gate
receipts il Petersburg be given week
end series as Is Richmond. The d.
rectors stand ready to do just what
they say. and they make the above
statements Last season Petersburg.
with a schedule giving her about half
as many weekend series as Rich
mond. turned in almost two-thirds as
much as did Richmond, and was well
ahead OF the other clubs in the cir
cult.
Amateur Commission Meets.
The commissioners appointed at
Tuesday nights meeting OF amateur
baseball enthusiasts met this after
noon at the offices Of Mr.. Chas. T.
Lassiter and elected the following
amateur commission: President. W.
r. Mckinney: ice-President, Il. L.
F1en: Secretary. Everett Ewing:
Treasurer, Herbert b. Pritchard.
These officers, with Mr.. A. w. Waich
and Charles T., Lassiter. will compose
the amateur baseball commission
which will have charge of all athletics
engaged in by amateurs of Peters
burg and vicinity.
MI. Piummer Is Cashier.
AT a meeting OF the directors OF
the Petersburg Savings and Insurance
company yesterday George w. Plum
mer was appointed assistant cashier.
to succeed the la.e James D. Mason.
J. Gray McCandlish was promoted to
the position of general bookkeeper:
Fl. b. Pritchard to correspondence
clerk: w. c. Gillian to individual
bookkeeper, and John s. Pollard run
ner.
Goes to Boston.
Rev. Vim. II. Pettus, who for some
time past was in charge of the Epis-
copal church at Saltville, Va, has re-
signed, to accept a call to a church
in one of the Boston suburbs. Mr..
Pettus was in the city this week to
bid his friends goodbye. He will en-
ter Harvard university while In Bos-
ton to take the degree of Phi. D.
Lyne-Brooks.
AT the residence OF Rev. G. r.
Roach. the officiating minister in Din
widdie county. on Monday last, MISS
Isabel Brooks and Mr.. Coleman e
Lyme, both of Dinwiddie. were united
in marriage.
Miss Willie Bishop. who was oper-
ated on at the Petersburg hospital
yesterday, Is improving.
Mrs. George Harrison has returned
to the city, after a visit OF several
days in the home of Mrs. John A.
Coke. Jr., Richmond.
DIR. w. l., Devaney, of Dendron,
was visitor here yesterday.
Mr.. r. e. Bass. of Stony Creek.
was In the city today.