The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-07
TO MAKE PETERSBURG
MODEL Of SANITATION
Resolution Offered Prov iding Quarter
of Million to- Garry On Great
Public improvements.
COMFORT FOR TRAFFIC MEN
Chief Ragland Out Again, After Mar
row E~tapc-Cockadc City Eagles
Elcs1 OfiicVrs--Nir~. Winfrec Passes
Away.

~ Petersburg. Va Dec s--If reso-
p hutton 20 issue s250.o00 in four and
< one-half per cent bonds. offered b,
It Councilman y r Patteson. chairman
: Of the Council Finance Committee al
q last evenings meeting Of the Comm on
Council and referred 10 the Finance
Com nlitee fer consideration. is APP
( proved and adopted by the City Coun-
) Gil Petersburg viii IN the not dis.
:. .aut future he one 81 the most sani-
!. ,Ary cities throuchou; the entire
u South. The object Of the bond issue
\ WILL re TO provide a fund with which
Z to sewer and pus water In every street
: and alley in the city. In which there
p are rune n present, and 10 make
- ether permanent public i'm p-ovements.
:. : believed iha: the ordinance
VIII &c passed Ny both branches OF
: lie Ccuucil Nlth hut little opposition
F~es!3sE- " T. Wheary. Of the low
- body ufTere& a resolution making 1t
possible for Persons who desired to
a. - - deposit a. gwen sum with
5As -.;} annually for the upkeep and
proper c4re a pt0ts IN Biandtord
e<~rse:crE The resolution is a popu-
=s- ore sn5 3t was adopted. by the
Comm 3a Council
FE$e.- -AtfA- " a. p4SN ana p&SSGI
AIS c-t[sE& the police commissioners
~. 20 III any vacancies tha, may oc-
c-r sr :ha police force. prior to July
EEtf. The resolution. Il is be
Ievs1 i aimed a. a reduction in the
fa-ss a. .ae end of the present fiscal
gear' and q, ~sU doubtless meet with
~--tMg opposition. as there are many
@ka hold the opinion that the force
has never been adequate in numbers,
{ 2 te-ks4 4 Inc Axfz hax
tesu reduced almost 10 minimum
L1der prohibition.
Councilman Young offered 'reso-
lution. which was adopted, postponing
the ume for the payment of the first
and second half of city taxes until
February 10 without penalty.
The report OF The city treasurer
showed collections for November to-
falling s4G,57o.73 and a cash balance
! on hand amounting to s3l0.457.57.
The auditors report showed expendi-
lures amounting to S6i,63o.60.
Urge Comfort for Traffic Men.
j Considerable discussion Is being
heard concerning the failure OF the
local authorities to have CONSTRUCTED
; comforta bic signal boxes for the traf
, flc members of the Police Department
, Alderman j. +. Harvell. superinten
$ dent OF the Virginia Railway ant
f Power Company. has agreed voluntar
\ / lily to heat with electric current thu
: stands when they are installed ant
$ has, since the Introduction of sth,
:; present signal system. furnished fire.
| Of cost to tho city lights for tn
V stands. Notwithstanding the fact tina
+, the present winter has been very mild
Il II is a foregone conclusion that ba
y weather IL coming on and the publ
l. is Interested in the welfare of tn
k, police force to the extent that II
l. members should be made comfort
A. able as possible in order that ths
r. may give their best service.
Last spring one of the oldest an
most popular members Of the fore
d. had his health severely impaired b
or doing traffic duty with the preser
as equipment throughout almost the er
40 tire winter. For weeks he lay in h
ca home suffering untold agony froi
to rheumatism and on more than or
he occasion his lie hung by the slender
d est thread This same officer has bee
er again placed on traffic duty and ca
he seen day after day eooped up
a little box Of canvas not sufficient
he large for him to get any exercise an
he at the me time endangering his If
cr Members Of the Petersburg Polit
er Department when sick or disa bled q
p not get any pay. but in addition
nd the suffering through which they 8
IN III some instances WIN n rev week
RS lay-ofr would have the wolf starir
IL them in the face 1t is a public shan
We and the public is interested in bett,
treatment for the men. irrespective
the fact that the signal houses SUI
,rt Piled in some of the cities have bee
referred to as "doll' houses
Chief Ragland Out Again.
ISIS Chief or Police Reuben F, Raglan
It who was painfully injured by beir
To tai 81 IA
C.. near his office in West Bank Sire
yesterday afternoon. did not suffer
broken leg, a. II was at first repor
h. ed. He was able to he AT his: offit
T today, though suffering considera b
ISIS pain and Inconvenience, His frient
to ara wishing him speedy and compile
recovery.
Eagles Elect Officers.
IN. Petersburg Aerie of Eagles at /
rs regular meeting last evening electe
officers for the ensuing year as 70
en- lows. Past president, p. H. Well
h worthy president. George A Bowman
in worthy vice president Fred A. D'A
ton; chaplain, W H Duell: secretar
c. q. Peasants; treasurer. George
in Newsome, inside guard r T.. Waugh
ed an; outside guard. w L. Wheelhous,
physician. DIV Homes trustee
John Il. Mcnamara, three years; v
ck II. Raftery two years; J. W. Well
rk one year.
- The annual report of the secretar
". showed that the aere made grei
he progress during this year.
RS Get Judgment for Losses
III The Hastings Court, Judge Mule
at presiding, heard the suit of the vi,
RS giniA Feed and Grain Company again
by the Norfolk and Western Railwa
3 Company for s9e.07 today for the a
m legged loss OF 101 bales of hay
A verdict was rendered for the plair
RS, tiff for the full amount and the d,
be PENDANT company demurred TO tf
he evidence. which demurrer will
argued AT o o'clock Friday mornini
Goes to Convention.
On Hon. Emmett Lee Mann, State char
r. lain OF the Farmers Educational CO
p operative Union of America. left We,
sh terday To attend the annual CONVEX
~. ton Of the organization which cor
on kvened at O'Clock this morning 1
IL the Virginia Hotel Lynchburg. Other
en- who went from this section were Dele
he gates Walter Jayne and w, J. Bar
he nett, from Chesterfield County.
es Mrs. Elizabeth Winfree.
Sc Mrs. Elizabeth Winfree. widow {
x Christopher (Kitt) Wnfree. died
n. II o'clock last evening at the hon,
III of her niece. Mrs. f. J. Smithey, 617-