The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-12
PETERSBURG POLICE
FORCE IS UNCHANGED
Remains at q Total of Fifty Men
Negro Probably MortalIy Wounded
In shooting Scrape.
ROAD ASSOCIATION FORMED
Contract Lot For New Catholic School.
Which VIII Cost $4,000, ON Plans
Furnished by Richmond Archi-
tect.

Common Council. in adjourned session.
last evening, adopted the report of
the Conference Committee, appointed
week ago to attempt an agreement
on the appropriation ordinance, with
only two dissenting votes The com
mittee, when appointed, was empow-
cred TO consider only such items in
the ordinance as had not been agreed
upon by the two branches of the Coun-
Gil.
Among the more Importance rec
concentrations OF the committee were
abe retention OF the police fo-~, as at
present constituted of forty-two pa
trolmen, four plain clothes men. two
sergeants. lieutenant and a chief to-
falling fifty men, until October /. and
several salary increases for city en-
ployes, not including employees OF the
street department.
Failure of the committee to recon-
mend an increase for laborers in the
street department brought forth
strong protests from Councilmen J. r.
Jones and J. w. Brown. Mr.. Jones
urged against the error which he be-
lieved the Council was making in fail
| ing 10 give the laborers deserved
| increase. and Mr.. Brown took occa-
sion te rebuke the City Council for its
failure TO increase the tax rate, by
| which the possibility of salary in
creases for the street laborers was pre-
cluded.
Negro Probably Mortalfy Wounded.
Joseph Black, coiored, was shot and
probably MORALLY wounded in diffi-
Guilty with James Patterson in house
or Golfers Alley this afternoon. II
seems that Black and Patterson, who
are iaberers at Hopewells reemed and
prepared their meals together. While
! they were eating lunch. preparatory
TO leaving for their work at Hopewell,
Black accidentally turned over dish
of vegetables. He was told by Patter-
SON that he would have the dish TO
pay for, and when he resented Pat
! terson's remarks, he was shot IN the
ton of the head with a pistol. The
wounded negro was taken 10 the re-
tersburg Hospital and Patterson was
arrested and locked up about an hour
later.
Road Association Formed.
! Permanent organization of the
South Chesterfield Road Association
was effected at a mass meeting OF
prominent and influential Chesterfield
/ County citizens, held in the rooms oil
the Chamber of Commerce last even
ing The object of the organization
is to exert every possible effort for
the maintenance of the public high
ways through this section of the coun-
" and to assure the construction OF
the proposed steel or concrete viadue'
connecting Petersburg with Chester
field County.
Officers elected are: President, W
A. Totiy; first and second vice -presi-
dents. c. l. Meacham and Howard
James; secretary, c. L. Thomas
treasurer. c. G. Brown. who with NJ
A. Finn and A. Bradsher constitute thu
board of directors.
Many local business men are In
terested and another meeting of ths
association will be held In the loca
Chamber OF Commerce at $50 O'CLOCK
next Monday evening.
Contract for New School.
The contract for the erection OF the
new Catholic school which will b.
located on Franklin Street, was award
ed today to Davis Brothers, OF Rich
mond and ground will be broken a
. o'clock tomorrow morning.
Charles NJ. Robinson. of Richmond
Is the architect and the school wher
completed will cost exclusive of this
two and a half stories high and will
contain six class rooms, assembl,
room, auditorium, gymnasium boys
and girls lockers, shower baths etc
The handsome residence adjoining
the school property, formerly owned
by Howard e. Wright, has been re.
modelled and the Sisters OF Charity
are now moving from their former
home on South Market Street to the
new home.
i l.. r. T.. Meets Today.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
meet tomorrow afternoon at s O'Clock
at the home of Mrs J. Q. Anderson
in West Washington Street. All mem
bers and others interested In the work
/ OF the legion are urged to attend.