The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-09
PETERSBURG COUNCIL
FOR H0PtWElL HIGHWAY
MOVE AGAINST CROOKS
Special Appropriation Of $1,000 For
Employment Of Detectives to Run
Down Criminals Now E1ocking Into
Section.

Petersburg. Va, Dec s.-The Com
mon Council in regular monthly ses-
sion last evening. with twenty-three Of
the twenty-four members in attend
ance, voted to appropriate s25,000 to
aid in the construction of a permanent
highway between Petersburg, Hope
we'll and City Point. The ordinance
now goes to the Board of Aldermen
for concurrence and to the Mayor for
his approval The session was one OF
the longest Of recent months it being
some time past midnight before the
body adjourned.
In view Of several matters OF public
importance being before the body.
there was number OF citizens in at
tendance upon the meeting. Several
communications were received from
Mayor Cabaniss recommending i'm
provements Mt the police station to
remedy conditions existing there,
whereby 1t Ia necessary to crowd into
the stations on Saturday nights and
upon other occasions white and col
ored. male and female prisoners: the
erection of a vault at the station for
the storage of money and other valu-
ables taken from the person OF prison
ers; an ordinance regulating the run
ming of automobiles on Bollingbrook
and East Bank Streets and an appro-
priation of $1,000, to be placed at the
disposal OF the police commissioners
for the employment of special detec-
tives for'the apprehension of the num-
erous crooks who are now crowding
into the city from all sections of the
country.
The Finance Committee. through
Subchairman w. r. Mckinney. re-
ported adversely upon bond issues OF
L.
lCouncilmen Reinach and Young. res
pectively. for public improvements
The City Treasures report showed
a cash balance on hand December l
Of $4,000. and the auditors report
showed expenditures for the month
amounting to 3e1.545: fines collected
in the Police Court for November
amounted to $1.1S1.
Highwnyman Confesses.
The negro who WAS arrested here
yesterday. and who gave his name as
Smith in connection with the hold
up on the Cedar Level Road Sunday
evening, in which seventeen negro
workmen in shanty car were robbed
of about $50. was given hearing in
the Magistrates Court at Hopewell
this morning and upon being positively
identified, confessed his guilt, and
gave the name Of the other six high
waymen implicated in the crime.
Mrs SalIie Minson Brunei.
Mrs. Sallie Minson Brunei. we'll
known and esteemed lady. wife of Mr.
Robert +. Brunei. died at her home
in Harrison Street at s O'Clock this
morning. after a long period of failing
health. The funeral will be conduct
ed from the residence at II o'clock
: Friday morning and interment will
be made in Blandford Cemetery.
Arthur Steele Beasley.
Arthur Steele Beasley, a welI-knowr
and esteemed young man OF the West
End son of Mrs. Roberta A. Beasley
died at his home. the residence Of his
: brother, Mr.. Edward B. Beasley, 83f
West High Street. at $40 o'clock this
.. morning, following an Illness Of sew.
eral months.
Mr. Beasiey was In the twenty
ninth year OF his age. and besides hi
mother is survived by four brothers
. and two sisters--John II. Beasley. Of
= Norfolk; Messrs James s.. Edwart
3, and Stanley H Beasley, and Mrs
Guy Tindall. of this city. and Mrs
, Ray Tindall OF Richmond.
: Eagles Name Omcers.
t At meeting Of the Fraternal Ordel
Of Eagles. held last evening in tt
' lodge room on Sycamore Street. of
Hcefs ioT tHe ensuing ycar were ei0St
ed as follows:
w. president, r. Fl. Wells: v. presi
/. dent. +. A. Dalton; chaplain. W. r
q Duell; secretary. G. G. Peasants
treasurer. G.. F. Newsome; insid'
guard, r, e. Vaughan; outside guard
! w. l.. Wheelhousc: trustees. W. w
] Marmaduke, James w. Wells and W
f. Moore; physician. DIR. w. P. Jones
Following the election Of ofllcers, re
freshments were served.