The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-08

The November social Will be held
on N0vemh Der %. A unique feature
Of this social will be the program ar
ranged entirely by the men. Only
men will be on the program.
HORACE SMITH MAY Be
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CITY Council He ie business man
of known ability, and would undoubt-
eddy make strong bid for the offics
OF Mayor should he become candi-
date, aud an able official should he
he elected
Evans VIII Not Run.
The terms of Office of city treasu-
rer. city tax collector. commissioner
OF the revenue and city sergeant do
not expire until January i, 1918. but
there is already some gossip as to
this election.
City Sergeant John B. Evans. one
of the oldest city officers In point of
service and one of the most popular
and efficient officers that the city has
ever had, has announced that he will
not he candidate for reelection.
Sergeant Evans succeeded the late
.
July !, 1900, and at the expiration
Of his present term will have served
seventeen and one half years only
one name, that of w, Fl. tCap} Stew
art, has been mentioned in connection
with this office Friends of Mr. Stew
art claim that he will not be candi-
date for the Office. Only one OF the
remaining three officials Is expected
10 have opposition, and while this may
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clare boldly that one OF the three Will
+ not be reelected.
The councilmanic election OF next
spring in expected to develop much
interest. and undoubtedly several
members of the present body widely
talked of MS the War Connctl' will
go down in defeat.
Hopew~n Wants Charter.
Progressive citizens Of Hopewell, the
youngest OF Virginia cities took the
first legal rtep yesterday toward the
. Incorporation ana making OF the pow
der town city. Copies of petition
that will he presented TO Judge West.
Of the Circuit Court OF Prince George
County. were posted at Prince George
Courthouse and at ouch other places
as the law requires and in accordance
with the law copy OF the petition
will be published in a Hopewell paper
) tomorrow. Tho petition praying Judge
West to grant a charter for Hopewell
bears the following signatures: c.
r Temple, c. w. Saunders. Winslow
xajek, c. r. Robertson l.. w. Morriss
Il C. seagle, Thomas Temple. William
81 g McGee, Arthur Temple, r. y, Wood
r g. L. Edwards. r. c, Edwards, J. Fl
+ Wilson, y. H. Gains. J. w Rogers
A. r. Tucker. J. II. Hargrave, George
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{ This Is the required two third mum :
I her of qualified voters of Horeweli at
this time The question OF granting
the charter will not be considered by
Judge West until December 6. and what
, his decision will be, of course. cannot
be foretold. The law requires tina,
, there shall not be more than 5000 in
hsbstants within the territory to be
incorporated and the petitioners claim
to have taken census of the pro-
. posed territory by which II was shown
, that there are at this time only 1890
Inhabitants.
May Pardon Henderson.
A petition was presented to Judge
Jesse r, West. Of the Prince George
Circuit Court, yesterday bearing a
large number Of names of citizens OF
Hopewell and Price George County.
requesting that the Jail sentence of
~.
son. OF the Hopewell police force. be
RENTED. Henderson surrendered him
self to city Sergeant John b. Evans
here on Friday and is now serving
the fifteen ~dav term. to which he was
sentenced by the Prince George Cir
: cuff Court for violation of the Byrd
liquor Law, The petition sets forth
} the facts IN the case and in conclusion
( states that the petitioners believe the
= - ~ xyt,, tAI hx,
ment Of the fines imposed against the
former officer. and the bond which will
; be required OF him when he Is released
Judge West took the matter under con-
| sideration and viii likely make known
his decision tomorrow.
Want Large Appropriations.
The lower branch OF the City Council
is expected TO meet some time during
the present week to consider the report
of the Finance Committee on an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the improve
ment construction OF a public high
way between Petersburg and Hopewell
The public road between these two
points has not for many months been
In any 1T condition to travel over and
Is growing worse with each succeed
ing week, There has been no intima-
ton as to what the Finance Com
msttee's recommendation will be, but
II is not generally believed that the
appropriation VIII be recommends ed
The City Council, flke the Virginia
Railway and Power Company, has
never done anything 10 assist In car
ing for the tremendous influx OF resi-
dents In Petersburg, The local trac-
ton company has made very little, II
tany, effort to handle the large mum
Der OF DUPONT laborers who live In
Petersburg. on account Of which Alder
mon John r. Harveil. superintendent
~ the Virginia Railway and Power
company's interest here. Is receiving
severe criticism. The number OF cars
operated here now are practically the
same were operated before the Du-
Pont plant was established at Hope
we'll Laborers who live here and are
forced 10 reside In suburban sections
find II necessary In many cases TO
walk back and forth to the Norfolk
and Western Railway station or to
ride in cars totally insufficient to give
them standing room.
The Virginia Railway and Power