The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
new OVERHEAD BRIDGE
IS EXPECTED SHORTLY
An Now Depends Upon. Action OF the
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Company.
Y. NJ. C. A. BAZAAR SUCCESSFUL
Receipts From All Sources Exceed
$2.000--DuPont Semi Monthly Pay
Day Brings Money TO Peters,
burg.


of an overhead bridge Ia replace the
Bishop Bridge, which connects Peters
burg with Chesterfield County. has
about been decided upon. All that Is
left to insure the erection of such a
structure is for the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway Company 20 determine
what it win do in the matter.
The question Of a site for the bridge
has about been determined. Since
the elimination of tn Market Street
site, which was favored by Mayor
Robert Cabaniss and numerous other
progressive citizens, about the only
point at which the structure could
be built is from near the top of the
grade on Second Street to theI ele-
walton In Chesterfield Comfy on the
opposite side OF the river.
Win Cost $225,00O.
The proposed structua, will be Of
steel and concrete and will cost APP
proximately $225,o0o; $4,000 Of
which was provided for in the city's
bond issue Of 1912. The Norfolk and
Western Railwai Company has agreed
to subscribe $4,000 and the board of
supervisors Of Chesterfield County
are favorable to the project and are
conditions will permit. The Virginia
Railway and Power Company as was
first expected has determined not to
subscribe to the building of the bridge
and the Atlantic Coast Railway Com
pany has not determined what Ii will
do.
The special committee of the City
Council, consisting of Messrs. G.. Clexe-
land Wright and w. Z. Poole, of the
Board of Aldermen; J. Westmore.
Brown, N. It. Patterson and J. T..
Young. of the Common Council, is of
the unanimous opinion that the bridge
should be erected even at greater
cost than $4,000 to the city. which
has been provided for.
Y. nj. c. A. Bazaar Closes.
The Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation bazaar. which was conducted
in the associations homo in North
Union Street, closed at IL o'clock
last evening. after a mort successful
week. Secretary Walch estimated
that the receipts fro mail sources
would exceed $4,000. and the unani-i
nous opinion of the bazaar COM.
mittee is that the project proved to-
be one of the most enjoyable events
of the season from a social stand
point.
A feature of the closing. day was the
auction sale of contributions, which
had not been sold, and many articles
were purchased at q bargain.
The voting contests, in which much
interest was manifested throughout
the week, resulted as fellows:
Prettiest girl-Miss Mary Baxter,
vase.
Most popular high school boy
John r. Mann, Palm beach suit.
Most popular teacher-Miss Leslie
Stevens, set of Kipling's works.
Most faithful baseball fan-Rev.
Richard Wilkinson, book rack.
Best family doctor-Dr. j. Gordon
Rennie, travelling bag.
Neatest housekeeper- Mrs. w. 3.
Jet, carpet sweeper.
Most popular bachelor-Dr. II. r.
Boyd, umbrella.
Most popular Iady-Mrs. Mcdowell,
a rocker. Miss Madeline Lemoine
was also awarded a cut glass bowl in
this conest.
The bazaar closed with a concert
under the direction of Mrs. Howard
Cook. those taking part being Mrs.
Charles f. Plummer, Misses Grace
Burke, Mary Baxter. Mary Patterson
and Stanley Ragland.
Enlarge Hopcwen Postofficc.
Secretary William M. Martin, of the
Petersburg Chamber OF Commerce,
who acted upon the complaint of a
number of Petersburg merchants of
the seriously congested condition in
the postoffice at City Point in filing
a request with the department for
relief in the situation, has been ad-
yised by Senator Thomas g. Martin
that the Postoffice Department had
detailed an inspector and two clerks
from the Richmond postofhce to as
sist the postmaster at City Point. who
is further authorized to spend $1,000
for additional help If needed. Numer-
GUS letters addressed to residents of
Hopewell, the DUPONT village. have
been returned here undeliyered. and
1t is thought that the extra force put
on there will relieve this condition.
Yesterday was the regular semi
monthly payday of the DUPONT
Powder. Company and last night this
city was thronged with many hundreds
of laborers who came here to have
their pay checks cashed and to do
their shopping. 1t is estimated that
the payroll of the DUPONT Company
and those of subcontractors at the
plant, amounts to about $225,00O
every two weeks. OF the more than
5000 laborers who are employed at the
plant, none OF them receive less tnan
1892 per day and many OF them re-
i've large wages.
Petersburg merchants, as a whole,
are having one of the busiest sea-
sons in the history OF the city and
numerous new mercantile firms and
business houses are opening up.
Attend Metlicos' Meeting.
Among the Petersburgers who will
attend the sessions OF the American
Medico Psychological Association.
Which meets at Old Point Tuesday
for four-day convention, are Robert
Gillian, ST.. ]. Gordon Bohannon. OF
the State Hospital Board. and DIR. w.
+, Drewry. superintendent Of the Gem
trar State Hospital
The address OF welcome on the
part Of the hospitals in Virginia will
be delivered by Robert GILLIAN, Sr.
Other members 81 the physicians
staff of the Central State Hospital are
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