The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-09
To EMPLOY EXPERT TO
AUMT SINKING FUND
Petersburg Aldermen Say They DO
Not Know when THIS Account
Has Been Audited.
TO PAY SOLDIER CHAUFFEUR
Case Against Man Charged With
Forgery Postponed 10 Give state
Opportunity to Get Its witnesses
TogethE-.

Petersburg va, Aug, s,--lhe
Board Of Aldermen, in regular session
last evening. disposed of all routine
matter. including several items OF I'M
portanre The more important mat
.ers before the body for consideration
were:
A resolution offered by Mr. Guthrie
al the suggestion OF retiring FINANCE
Committee Chairman G Cleveland
Wright. 10 appropriate stoo tor the
employment of an expert accountant
to audit the sinking fund account OF
the CITY for the past ten wears, Mr.
Wright. IN addressing the board.
stated that 1t was not known by any
men, her OF the Council when the fAnd
had been audited.
The adoption Of resolution passed
by the Common Council. giving the
Health Department permission 10 use
$3.50 for a general cleanup campaign
Petersburg IL and has been for the
past two years almost free from "
rhoid fever and the Health Depart
r1ent Is DESTROYS o. preventing spread
Of the disease through this rneans
Concurrence IL a resolution passed
t,y the Common Council authorizing
+l.e paymert Ct the salary OF Police
Chauffeur Sanford while he remains
with the National Guard at the Mex
lean border. The action OF the Coun-
ell is approved hy the city Attorney
and the public generally.
sealer OF Weights and Measures A.
s johnson appeared before the board
and made strong protest against the
law which requires him 70 publish
notice in advance OF starting on mis-
kerai-annual round about the CITY
thereby giving crooked depers IT OPP
portunity to dispose OF or conceal
light weights and short measure.
An ordinance is now pending in the
City Council providing FOR salary
OF 5000 a year for the sealer and
st,eiissfae- sees- which !s expected 10
be pa esAi Immediately upon the nsw
Council going into Office on sertem-
be
An ordinance passed ny the Com
mon Council requiring all automobile
owners 10 equip their machines win
DINNERS or dash board lights. was
concurred in by the Board. and Will
become effective as soon as II is APP
proved by the Mayor.
Forgery Case Postponed.
The case Of the Commonwealth VS..
NJ n Matthews. alias J. A. Martin.
arrested here Monday upon the charge
OF forging the name OF f. V. Richard
son. Of Hampton, to check for SlbS,
was postponed at today's session OF the
Police Court until Tuesday next 10
enable the State TO get together Its
witnesses.
y l.. Robinson. a negro. claiming
10 be employed az the Central State
Hospital. was fined $40 by Justice Gle
ments for cursing on a Wellington
Street car Robinson was elected from
the car hv Conductor Williams be-
tween Dunlop and West Streets about
10 o'clock last uiFht and when he
turned defantly and Informed tho mo-
torman and conductor that no would
get" them. he was placed under ar
rest Not long since drunken negro
was elected from a Washington Street
car by Conductor Hargrave at Wash
ington and Jones Streets. He made
the same threat as did Robinson and
later met the car at the Seaboard Air
Line Railway crossing and shot con
ductor Harerave with the intent to
kill him. The conductors life was
saved by a leather report book which
he carried in his breast booklet and
through which the bullet passed be-
fore striking ana breaking rib, The
negro. was given ten years in the
State penttentiary by a Dinw1ddie
County jury.
stolen Automobile Recovered.
The Dodge automobile belonging 10
DR.. Lewis n. Pitcher. which was stolen
from In front Of his residence in Wal
nut Hill Saturday evening. was found
yesterday on the Chesterfield Turn
pike whore II had been abandoned
by the thief or thieves. II is thought
that the person or persons who took
the car abandoned IL when the gaso-
line gave out,
Ganey--Higgtus
Miss Viola Gnnev and Mr.. Robert
Higgins were united In marriage this
morning at the residence OF Mrs. Rosa
+ Bhck. si4 W Washington Street
The ceremony waa performed by Rev.
S c Owen. pastor of the Grove Ave-
nue. Baptist Church.
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