The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-09
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petersburg Sues Petersburg and James
River Company For Failure to
Live Up to Franchise.

petersburg, Va, Feb. S.-The suit
or the city of Petersburg against the
petersburg and James River company
Tor $4,000 will be called in the hust-
ings court at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. Suit Is brought by the city
10 recover the amount OF a bond
which was given the city as a guar
antee that an electric railway would
be constructed over certain streets as
a terminus to a line connecting Pc
tersburg with Hopewell and City
Point. A franchise was granted by
the city council for the construction
OF the road and a bond executed,
which was forfeited at the expira-
ton of the period named for the COM
pietion of the work on the streets
named in the franchise. The defend
ant company has on two different
occasions offered to compromise with
the city on basis of so cents in the
dollar. which offer was reduced. and
suit was instituted TO recover the full
amount OF the bond
In Police Court.
Today's session OF the police court
was featured by the trial of Will Car
mack, colored, charged with the lar
ceny of $50 from the person OF a
negress named Irene Mccoy from City
Point. Carmack. who was represent
ed by Robert Gillian, Jr was dis
charged and the woman was fined IS
upon the, charge of intoxication.
Richard Green. colored arrested by
Sergeant Payne for violating the pro-
hibition law. was sent on to the hust-
ings court for trial, and was fined IS
for carrying a concealed weapon.
Mick Bitsike, a foreigner, arrested
by Patrolman Worrell for violating
the prohibition law, was sent on to
the hastings court for trial.
Try Damage Suit Second Time.
The circuit court OF Prince George
county has been engaged for the past
several days in the trial of the suit
of William b. Hipp against the Du
Point Powder company for alleged in
juries sustained in n fall while in the
companys employ more than year
ago. This Is the second trial of the
suit. At the first trial the plaintiff was
given a verdict for $4,000 damages.
which verdict was set aside by the
court.
Improvement League to Meet.
An important meeting OF the Citi-
zens' Improvement league of Ettrtck
will be held in the Ettrick courtroom
tomorrow evening for the purpose OF
considering the electric light question.
Ettrick for the past several years has
been we'll lighted with electricity and
a part Of the cost has been borne by
the county. To this certain citizens
OF the county objected and appealed
from the action OF the board of super
vtsors in paying the cost of the cur
rent expenses to the judge of the cir
cult court to restrain the action OF
the board. The courts ruling will af-
feet every citizen of Ettrick, and
large attendance is expected tomor-
row night to hear g full discussion
of the question.
Music Clubs Program
The Wednesday Music club, Peters
burg's exclusive musical organization,
met at the home of Miss Mary Pat
teson in Union street yesterday after
noon and rendered the following in
Duet from Pique Dame (Tschaikow-
sky)--Misses Epes.
Pas des Amphores (Chaminade)-I
Miss Florence Wright.
Eprfngtime CTschaikowsky)-Miss
Jean Dalton.
Love Song tstojowski)-Miss Mary
Patteson.
without Thee tD'Ardelot)-Miss
Roberta Davis
Cuckoo (Doquin) A la Lieu Aimee
(Tchutt) Miss Sara Taylor.
Were My Song With Wings Pro-
vided (Hahn) Miss Eva Epes,
Floods of Spring (Rachmainoff)- -
Mrs F. J. Wright.
Novelletti tRimsky- Korsokoff) -!
Miss Lucy McIlwaine.
Love in Spring (Borowskn-
Helen Couch.
Among the guests were Mrs. Her
bert Cooke. New York; Miss Mary
Striking. wavnesboro: Mrs. Hill.
Washington: Mrs. H NJ White. Mrs.
Charles Stribling, Mrs. j. Spooner
Epes, Mrs Herbert Talley, Miss Res-
sic venable, Mrs. Morriss, Mrs. F. o.
Robertson and Mrs Titus.
The next meeting will be held on
February 81. at 430 P. NJ with Mrs.
Hodges Mann on Market street.