The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
BOTH COMPANIES ARE
GRANTED FRANCHISES
After Long Delay Petersburg Alder
men Act. Giving Two Corpora
lions Rights Asked for.
THIEVES DROP BOOTY.
Bank Watchman Detects Robbers IN
Act of Burglarizing Clothing Store
They Escape After Exciting Chase
No Strike Developments.

Petersburg, Va, Aug. l3.-The
Board of Aldermen met asst evening
in its twenty-seventh session since
May ! and after much discussion
awarded franchises to both the Peters,
burg and Appomattox Railway Com
pany to construct an electric RAN
day, the formtr on wythe street TO
Main and the latter on Boilhsoroo"
street to Second Street.
The matter has been one OF INV
foremost in the minds of business PEI
pie of Petersburg since the Viilase %
HONEYWELL began to take ON such lars 9
proportions and certain members VI
the council were literally whipped IN
TO voting to award the franchises
Alderman Kidd at the regular
meeting OF The board on Monaay
voted or would have voted against Inc
measure had a vote been taken ne
voted last night to award ooth iran.
chises, stating on the council moor IhaI
since Monday he had been f%rce" 10
leave the CITY because OF the stand he
had taken. -.
Alderman Harvell, who Is superih-
tendent of the Virginia Railway ana
Power Company's interests in Peters
burg. asked Monday night TO pe eA-
cused from voting. He voted 10 award
both franchises last night. stating that
so many people had urged him 10 vote
that ne had been convinced that u
was his duty.
committee of business men ap-
peared before the board and urged
that the p. Il J. Co., be not granted a
franchise, out the vote ~ssultc'l III the
,txt IN l.
pany 10 TO ].
Both companies have commenced
construction work and while there Is
an opinion freely expressed that there
will be only one road, 1t now seems
practically assured that there VIII pc
one completed within few months.
Two Thieves Detected In Act.
Much excitement was caused in the
vicinity of Sycamore ap Tabh Streets
bout midnight last night when watcn-
man Robert Reams, at the National
Bank of Petersburg, detected two OAR
ing thieves in the act of robbing the
Globe Clot ing Store.
Mr.. Reams was on the inside OF the
bank when he saw one man on the In
side of the Globe store throw a suit
case through a window on the Tabb
Street side of the building out win
dow to another man standing on the
sidewalk. He Immediately notified
Police Headquarters and in sort time
Sergeant Payne was on the scene with
several patrolmen. a.
One of the officers saw the burglar rs
dodge across toward the rear of the
courthouse and gave pursuit. Several
shots were fired at the fleeing thieves
and they were forced TO drop their
booty. Oficer Sanford Is positive
- L. 80 hA MI i.t.f
neither were overtaken and are still
at large. The Richmond police and
other officers have been requested to
keep on the lookout for the thieves.
The suit cases, two in number, were
recovered containing about dozen
fine shirts quantity of fine neck
wear and coat and vest.
No Development AS To Strike.
The electrical workers, about four
hundred in number, who walked out
On a strike at the DuPDat plant at
Hopewell yesterday. have not returned
TO work. but nothing has been heard
of the boilermakers. pipefitters and
carpenters strike which 4 was said
would take place today. In fact an
employee of the Dupont Company
stated here today that there would be
nothing of. and that there were sew
eral hundred laborers of all classes
waiting at the gates to fill any vacancy
that might occur.
The electrical workers have en-
gagged the Bijou Theater in this city
In which they will hold a meeting AS
soon as a representative Of the Elac-
t=tcal Workers Union arrives here. Tit
prime object of the strike seems to
be TO force the DUPONT Company to
recognize the union.
Ball Team Strengthened.
The Fifth Ward and Chester teams
of the Cockade' City Amateur Baseball
League will meet at Mckenzie Street
park tomorrow afternoon In double
bill. The Fifth Ward team has not de-
feated Chester this season, but thay
have been strengthened wonderfully
within the past few weeks and two
hard fought battles ave expected. The
first game commences at 2:30.
Funeral Today.
The funeral of Mrs Mary Eliza beth