The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-10
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FAv0RS HIGHWAY
by Vote Of Five to Three. Members
Recommend $4,000 For
Hopeweil Road.
RICHMOND MAN is HURT
Mr. f. Morrisctte,~ Finding Himself
on Wrong Train, Jumps, Breaking
an Arm and Sustaining Other Inju.
rics-Takcn TO Hospital.

petersburg, Va, Nov. g.--The FL
nance Committee of the City Coun-
cit, at a meeting held last evening.
voted S to to report fayorably on
an ordinance providing for an appro-
Frlation of $4,000 to aid in the con-
atruction of a permanent public high
way between Petersburg and Hope
wen. Messrs. G.. Cleveland Wright
chairman; Charles L. Guthrie, j.
Nestmore Brown. w. e. Poole and j..
w. Wells voting for the appropria-
ton and Messrs w. r. Mckinney
vice-chairman, w. T. Slaughter and
w. r. Turner voting against 1t.
The committee was addressed hv
Chairman Charles T. Lassiter of the
committee from the Business Men ;
League and State Highway Commits
sioner George I. Coleman. The lat,
ter submitted a detailed estimate of
! The cost Of the road. which will APP
proximate $1l2. 1000. After all possible
curves have been taken out the roa'I
from the eastern corporate limits Of
, the city to the Dupont Hotel will be
eight and one-half miles in length /.
Is to be of a ost solid and durable
character. The DUPONT Company has
volunteered to contribute SIS. 900 to-
ward its construction. and has Of
ferod to advance something Ike 500
used in the construction, this amount
10 be deducted from such taxes as the
company will pay the county during
the next one or two years.
President Wheary, of the Comm on
Council, will call meeting OF that
body for some evening this week to
consider the Finance Committee re
port,
Richmonder Is Hurt.
MIR, r. Morrisette, a prominent ctti-
zen of Richr ond, for more than TWEEN
ty years connected with the educa
tional interests of that city. proba bly,
sustained broken arm and was
otherwise painfully bruised and scar
red when he jumped from south
bound Atlantic Coast Line train at 81
point between Perry and CHI Streets
shortly after o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Morrisette WIS here on business
turing the day and Intended return
ing to Richmond this afternoon.
Through mistake he boarded the
southbound train. ana WREN he dis
covered that he was going in the
wrong direction. he jumped from tho
train. which was moving faster than
ne thought. An ambulance was sum
moned ard Mr. Morrisette vas rush
ed to the Petersburg Hospital. where
at a late hour the extent of his in
iuries had not been determined.
Lads Are Tried.
In tine Hastings Court today, Judge
Mullen presiding. the cases against
Carlton Sheffield and Willie Pond. two
white youths. aged fourteen ami
twelve years. respectively, charged
with attempted criminal assault upon
white child less than four years 81
age. were heard. Pond was dis
charged and Sheffield was placed IN
the hands of AdJatant Cuthbert. OF
the Salvation Army. probation officer
of the court, who is to look after his
general behavior and report 70 the
court at the January term The ac-
cused boys were represented by Hon.
Charles T I-assiter.
To Formally Open Clubhouse.
The handsome new clubhouse erect
ed at City Point by the officials ari
employees of the DUPONT Powder Com
pany for social purposes will be for
mally opened Friday night of this
Ing features. Among the men of
prominence who are expected to be
present IS Governor Henry Carter
Stuart, of Virginia. A special train
has been chartered TO carry down a
large party of petersburgers.
Fieids-Shiilinger.
Miss Lula Virginia Fields. OF this
city. and Mr.. John Shillinger. of
Easton. Pa. were united in marriage
last evening at the home of Mr.. James
r. Justice, on the Richmond and Pc