The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-20
WIRES TO HOPfWElL
AND COURTHOUSE CUT
Unknown vandais Use Pliers On w
u, n. & w. and Telephone
Lines.
REWARD OF 800 Is OFFERED
County Sent of Prince George and
Magic City Cut on From Peters
burg--Wonid Have Expression On
Viaduct.

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known person or persons for no known
cause cut all the wires of the Western
Union Telegraph Company the Nor
folk and Western Railway Company
and the Petersburg Telephone Com
pany, running between Petersburg
and Hopewell and Petersburg and
Prince George Courthouse last night
The malicious act was committed a
short distance from this city and no
could be had with
either City Point. Hopewell or Prince
George until the wires were repaired.
The work was evidently that of an ex-
perienced electrician or lineman, as
pliers were used in perpetrating the
act.
There Is a suspicion as to who is re-
lsponsible for the act and the Peters
burg Telephone Company has offer
ed 500 for the arrest and conviction
of the person or persons who did it.
The ends of the cut wires fell to the
ground and pedestrians were In danger
of losing their lives by coming in con-
tect with them. Every effort will
be made by the local authorities to APP
prehend the guilty parties.
Ask Sentiment On Bridge.
A movement is on foot to have cir
culated in each of the city's wards,
petitions requesting the voters
throughout the city to express their
septiments with regards the proposed
overhead bridge to replace the
Bishop" Bridge. The question of con-
structing a concrete bridge, extending
from Second and Bollingbrook Streets
to point near the aCqueduct springs
on the Chesterfield side of the APP
pomattox, has been discussed for some
-
lieved that the voters and taxpayers
are overwhelmingly In favor of the
project. Such a bridge would elimin-
ate the necessity of crossing the Nor
folk and Western Railway tracks in
order to reach the Richmond turn
pike and Chesterfield County. whereby
the lives OF hundreds of people are
endangered.
The proposed structure would cost
something like $4,000 but when
completed would not only be an orna-
ment to the city, but would he almost
everlasting The Norfolk and West
ern Railway Company has offered to
contribute $4,000 toward the con-
struction of such bridge and an APP
preparation of s62 900 has been made
by the City Council for the eonstruc-
ton of a concrete bridge on the site
of the present Bishop" Bridge.
The movement to construct an over
head bridge has the endorsement of
Mayor Robert Cabaniss. Hon. Robert
w. Price and numerous and progress
sive citizens. Leroy Roper Is in charge
of the movement to circulate the pc
ttions and he will undoubtedly meet
with marked success in securing the
endorsement of the voters of the city.
Talking Meeting Place Change.
Since the action of the local con-
ference committee on entertainment
last evening in acquiescing in the re-
quest of Lynchburg to change the
meeting place of the annual Method
ist Conference from this city to Lynch
burg in November the question has
been widely discussed. There are
numerous religious workers who,
aware of the congested conditions
here and of the difficulties that might
possibly be encountered In entertain
ing the many clergy and lay delegates
and other visitors upon the sessions OF
the conference, who express their dis
approval of the change.
While passing along the streets to-
day your correspondent heard the
matter discussed from many stand
points and a large number seems TO
disapprove of the change. At one
point two staunch Baptists were dis
were heard to express their disap'
prevail of the change, each stating that
he would be glad of an opportunity to
care for at least two delegates.
IT seems probable. however. that
the general conference committee will
now agree to change the meeting
place from Washington-StreetC Church,
Petersburg. to Court Street Church,
Lynchburg.
New Apartment Houses.
The tremendous demand for living
quarters in Petersburg. Il seems, will
no longer go unheeded, At this time
building operations here have taken
on more life than for several years
The Center Hill apartments recently
purchased at auction by Mayor Ca
banlss are being rushed to completion
and are expected to be finished by the
first of October. These apartments
will furnish living quarters as good as
any to be had in any city In the coun-
try the size of Petersburg, TO large
number of families.
In addition to these apartments, the
Watson Realty Company is razing the
no eattlad nv tba h{rhesf colrt in the