The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-18
ALDERMEN CONCUR N
IMPROVEMENT MOVE
Vote Approval of Proposal to Issue
s25o.ooo of BonAs to. Brinx Pc
tersburg mp to Top Notch.

the nine members In attendance, con-
, CURED in the action of the Common
Council in adopting the new s250.000
bond issue ordinance Cor public Inn
provements.
Members of the board present were:
Messrs. Koenig, Poole. Guthrie. Suther-
land, Pugh. Harrison. Quarles. irwin
, and whitmorc. The new bonds are to
run forty years and will bear Az per
cent interest Inquiry has recently
been received by the Council Finance
J Committee from numerous places
throughout the United States for
bonds of the city of Petersburg, and
Chairman Patteson, of the commit
tee, is authority for the statement that
they can and will be sold at a premium
Numerous requests made by property
owners through their ward represen-
tatives, for public Improvements. VIII
now come up for consideration IN the
regular order and they will be acted
upon promptly.
One of the principal Improvements 10
be made to the citys roadways VIII
be the paving OF Wythe Street from
Jefferson to Main and Main street
from Wythe to Biandford Cemetery.
This Improvement has been greatly
needed for many years and Will be
welcomed by residents in all sections
OF the city.
Perhaps the most important provis-
ion OF the ordinance Is the idea ot
laying sewers and water mains on all
streets. avenues and lanes which are
| now without these improvements,
Fitting Up Laboratory.
! out of an appropriation recently
made by the city Council. for the pur-
/ pose a laboratory is being fitted up
! In tho office of Health OFFICER Robert
| a Martin. with all necessary instru-
ments for making bacteriological
/ tests which have heretofore been made
! fer the department in Richmond. at a
much greater cost than the expense
of maintaining the laboratory viii be
to the city.
Miss ii. Il. whitehead formerly OIL
the State Department of Health. at
| Richmond Is in charge of the labora
| tory DR. Martin In addressing the
! Council in the interest of the appro-
priation. stated that great deal Of
| time and expense would he saved the
! city by the establishment of the city
| laboratory.
Had Too Much Rum.
/ The only case on the Police Court
docket this morning was that against
James Shannon. colored, charged with
having In his possession more whis-
key than the law permits to be car
ried at one time. When arrested
shannon was at the Dunlop Street 5.
a. J.. Station. lie stated to the court
in such straightforward manner
that he was en- route to North caro-
lima at the time that he was arrested,
that he was discharged on the charge
of violating the prohibition law, but
was fined $3.50 for drunkenness
Alexander r, short. sr
Mr.. Alexander r. snort, ~" one OF
ppterShfrg's hest known and most
highly esteemed citizens and one OF
the oldest clothing merchants In the
city. died at his home. 26S High street
about $50 o'clock this morning
Mr. Short had been indtsposed Tor
several weeks. but his death was un-
expected He was Confederate vet
eran. having served during the war
Between the States as a member OF
the Brunswick Blues and at the time
of his death was member OF \, T.
Jill Camp. c. V, Mr.. Short had for
a number Of years been valued ana
consistent member OF the flrst sap
list Church
j.. 1t was only lew days ago mat an
Short lost son, by death in Rlehmohd,
He was In the seFenty-seVenth year
Of his age and ~ survived nv one
daughter and two sons. VIZ MISS Lucy
D. short, and MessrS Norman anu
| The funeral arrangements nave NOT
been completed
Miss Virginia huttS.
Miss virginia hutts' second daughter
OF the late captain pahlet Claiborne
BUTTS ana Mrs. A. ~ hu'ts' "A well
! known ana eSte'ine" I@oN' "ieo d. he'
nome. lo1 9ou'" sycamore street
about ':@o o c'oVN '4S' h'Kht' quite UNI
"&pecteoly
Il MISS but's was EFHHo %" uRhtei %
General - hu''s, ana E"Hape'
kandolph harrison nv vas na',se
OF pinwlddle County aud vas IN the
, ninety-hrst year or he' age Hhe war
"a CONSISTENCY ht'noer o. H'' faui 9
Episcopal ~nur'n. "'t'" a. al ans
ments have not hfen competed
smmae' 'f'"h'e ""~''
samuel Iflob'e Muse wluelS-
known resident OF 'hes'erheid county
died at MS nome last nisht toiow-
Ing long period or railing health MT.
Muse was thtrty-eight years or age
He is survived by six brothers and
two sisters: r. {. Muse, or King and
queen oounS - MuSe' Oh nan,
and j. II. Muse, OF Hopewen and l..
X Muse, OF Chesterhetd county. MRS