Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-05
BUSY SESSION HELD
BY COMMON COUNCIL
Annual Rent of Southside Fair
Grounds Reduced to Nomi-
nal Sum Of 81.
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED
t'ythian Grand Lodge, Meeting AT
Petersburg, Elects OHlccrs-Prc-
MUM Tobacco Sale to BE Held on
October 10 and 1O-Othcr Notes.
Especial to The mes-Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Jispatch.l
PETERSBURG. VA. October 4.--Thc
common Council was in session for sew
eral hours last night and disposed OF "a
large amount of business. Representa-
tives of the Southside Fair Association
were heard. and the Council renewed
the contract with the association fer II
lease Of the fair grounds for five years.
reducing the annual rent from $3.50 to
the nominal sum OF. 81. and donating
to the association it's back indebted
ness for rent
The special bridge committee pre-
scented Il report submitting the plans
and bids OF &. -. Clark and j. r..
Lane for the construction of the Apo
mattOX River Viaduct Tho commit
tee estimates tn. cost of the proroScd
Hiaduct at between $4,000 and goo
900. ana asks the Council to increase
me GUYS appropriation by an adtI-
tional sum OF 10000 The remain
ing 100000 Is expected 10 be secured
from the Norfolk and Western and At
lantic Coast Line Kailro;tl. and other
sources The matter was referred to
the Finance Committee.
Chairman MacIin, of the Police Com
mission. asked for AN appropriation OF
s".I5o for the retention on the force
OF the ten policemen whose terms cx-
Iire With this month This was re
icircd TO committee.
The matter Of locating on Harding
ana Federal streets the two new negro
Schools. 'ther" sites had been ,ur
CHASED by the school board MAS r.
TERED back to the committee. for
further consideration. There is much
opposition To the location of the schools
on these sites
The Council awarded contracts "a
y. w. Tnliey and r. H. Narncll to Law
i"'"oo square yards Of paving at 9i@,
cents square yard. and to j. l.. Per.
k'nsoh Tor curbinr ana yuttcrinr al
"' cents. The report OF the cit, treas
urcf showed cash receipts durin. Tho
ihohth or September of Sn.4iT and tho
hEditors report showed disbursements
during III" month Of t5G.l3G
Election by Grand Lodge
Following the opening exercises of
the i'ythinn Grand Lodge last nirb,
ana the tine addresses of Supreme
representatives II. c. Richardson and
george &. cabcll. III. grand lodge wcr,
INTO brief business session nrd mr.
nast chancc!lors were given rank Tho
Srhho !odc. was in secret business sax
sion to-day Many Of the mos, pro,ni-
mont ana popular py;hians OF the state
are In attendance. and one OF tn. mos;
ac,iTc H. John w. S,arkc. of Richmon,
nc I!thian Sisters also arc I,rr.,v
IN evidence" The Grand Temple ~ ~,
rmEihi" sisters is in session at Tn.
EItH fome. Many clisiblcs for the
grand temple degree. Including tbosc -.
me local cockade City Temple. re-
celHed III" advanced honors. 10 which
only past chiefs arc entitled. The nct.,,
we're s'aa OF Rathhone Temple. or
""shincion, thirty strong. is present
70 confer the dcErccs
me Grand lodge elected officers this
afternoon as follows:
Grand chancellor. Charles u. Fox NJ
1 1,,, .oke' r'ce-Hrand chancellor, ]. ~
l oa,' preiaic. J.. h. Scott: grand
EctPcr %! records and seal r II I.nI1
". OF stanton: grand master OF ~
enequcr James r. Bailey. OF RichmcnG.
Eraho master ut arms. Tony T.ncus =,
nichnond: grand inner guard :, y
w. o, richmond; grand outer guard.
"a!'cr T.. Eancs. OF PETERSBURG,
The grand lodge will nee, ~ po,
noke In 1917 '>''-