The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-16
POSTPONE OPENING OF
BISHOP BRIDGE Bios
Owing to Great Demand for Struc-
tural Engineers In Flood District,
Many Bidders We're Delayed.
FoRGER GOES TO GRAND JURY.
Four Speeicrs Fined In Petersburg.
Police War On Reckless Driving.
Objections Urged to Sites Bought
for Negro Schools.

Petersburg, Va, Aug 15.-Opening
of plans and specifications for the
proposed viaduct to replace the Bishop
Bridge over the Appomattox River,
which had been set for noon today,
by the special council committee has
been postponed for a week. This ac-
ton on the part of the committee was
taken at the requests of several pros
pective bidders, who were unable to
submit plans because Of the tremend-
GUS demand within the past few
engineers in the flooded sections of
the South.
In anticipation of the plans and
specifications being opened, represent
atives of several large and responsible
structural firms had arrived In the
city and these may be allowed to see
the profile and submit their bids, to
be opened on next Tuesday.
Notwithstanding the recent diff
ficulties in getting delivery on struc-
tural steel and other material, 1t Ia
understood that several of the largest
firms In the country will be bidders for
the work. The committee Of engineers
TO open and examine the bids consists
OF City Engineer Budd and the chief
engineers of the Norfolk and Western
anu <AtAdiieIC iNaiA"dt N~ohi Pohitct
Sent On to Grand Jury.
NJ. 3. Matthews, alias ]. A. Martin.
the white stranger, arrested here more
than a week ago for forgery, was ex-
amined In Police Court this morning
and sent on the Hastings Court for
trial. The accused appeared in court
without counsel and waived examiua-
ton. The charge against him was
10 zf hn - m
Richardson, of Hampton, to a check
on the National Bank OF Hampton
for s15s. which he rendered Stanton
Pitcher. a local jeweler. In payment
for a diamond ring
Speedcrs Are Fined.
The police are pressing the prose-
cution of reckless automobile drivers
Four persons. Charles Harris, w. D.
Todd. J. v. Stewart and Fl. T. will
liams. were each fined $40 in Police
Court this morning for exceeding the
speed limit of sixteen miles an hour.
Court Adjo,rnA
The Hastings Court docket for the
July term has been cleared of all cases
by Judge Mullin. except the case of
the Commonwealth va. James r. Noel,
charged with the murder of Mrs. Lot
tie M. Robertson, which was post
,poned to the September term and the
court was today adjourned.
Objections to Sites.
Among other matters OF Importance
which the new City Council will have
to dispose OF when 1t goes in on
September is the disposition of the
colored school question. Bonds In the
sum OF 100000 for the purpose of
building three new colored schools
were issued and sold by the city about
g. year ago. The school board. against
the advice of some of the members
of the Council and property owners,
purchased sites for two OF the pro-
posed schools in white districts and
such strong protests developed that
the Council withheld the appropria-
ton. The Council Is almost unani-
nous In It's opposition TO the sites
selected and in the meantime the city
Is losing approximately $500 an
nually by paying Ia per cent on the
bond issue and receiving only per