The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-22
DEPOSITS PETERSBURG
FUNDS N RICHMOND
Banks Here willing TO Pay Greater
Interest, Say Councilman in
Supporting Resolution.
MAYORS VETO is SUSTAINED
Common Council Refuses to Override
His Action I'm the Matter OF the
Railway Franc is e s--Consider
Highway Improvement.

Petersburg, May 21.--The Common
Council. at a called meeting last even
/ ing. sustained the Mayors veto of the
ordinances permitting the sale OF a
! franchise for the construction of a
street railway on certain streets of
Petersburg, unanimously.
The special meeting was for the
purpose of considering the Mayors
veto of these ordinances and for the
introduction Of such other ordinances
as might be presented and for con-
sideration of plans to improve the
public highway between Petersburg
and City Point
Mr.. McKenney introduced an ordin-
ance to make the First National Bank
and the American National Bank.
both of Richmond, repositories for
funds of the city OF Petersburg, ex-
planning at some length that he favor
ed keeping Petersburg money at home.
but that the Richmond people were
willing to deal more literally with the
city.
Both ordinances were referred to
the Finance Committee for report at
a special session of the Council next
wesley w. Godsey.
Wesley w. Godsey. aged about fifty-
seven years. died this morning at IL
o'clock at the residence OF his nephew.
Mr.. L. D. Crichton. in Chesterfield
County.
Mr.. Godsey. who was unmarried.
had b en- in very feeble health for
a number of years. He 10 survived by
two sisters--Mrs. J. d. Crump. OF
Chesterfield, and Mrs. Thomas Seward,
of North Carolina Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
Back From Convention.
w. NJ. Rucker has returned from
Houston, Texas. where he attended the
session of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention, being one of the eighteen
delegates from Virginia. TIE conven-
ton honored Mr.. Rucker by electtng
him a trustee of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary. This institu-
ton Is located in Louisville. Ky. and
with more than three hundred stu
dents is said to be the largest Protest
ant Theological Seminary in the
world. Mr.. Fuckers friends are justly
proud OF his high honor.
Contract for Uniforms.
The contract for new summer uni
forms for the police has been award.
ed to the L.. S. WOODEN Mills in this
city. of which ]. r. Levinson Is man.
ager. The new uniforms will be
quite nifty in appearance, being
brown -drab color instead of the blue
heretofore worn. II is expected that
caps to match the new uniform will
be worn.
The new uniforms will give the po-
lice more of q modern military ap-
pearance.
U. ID. G. Lawn Party.
On Tuesday next. at the residence
of Mrs. j, r. Cousins. in Prince
George County, a lawn party will be
given for the benefit of the Prince
George Chapter United Daughters of
the Confederacy. There will be many
and various amusements and refresh
ments will be on sale. The proceeds
will go toward the fund being raised
| for a Confederate monument to be
erected at the County Courthouse. The
chap pier has already raised some $500
for the purpose.
! Decoration Day.
| National Decoration Day, May 30,
| falling this year on Sunday, Monday
! will be observed instead.
James w, Bodiey. superintendent Of
the Popular Grove National Cemetery.
about three miles from the city, in
| Dinwiddie County. Is arranging for
memorial exercises to be held at the
cemetery at 3 o'clock in the after
noon. 1t is expected the program will
/ be more elaborate than has been the
case for several .ears.
The Ladies' Confederate Memorial
! Association of this city will. as usual.
place wreath on the Federal monu-
ments located in Prince George Coun-
Ity.
Cockade City Briefs.
| The many. friends of Mrs. W. c.
Stokes, who was injured ,wo weeks
ago by the falling of a balcony on
which she was standing, will be
pleased to learn that she is rapidly
improving at the Petersburg Hos
pital.