The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
REMARKABLE YEAR
FOR PETERSBURG CIT
Public improvements Made Involving
Expenditure Of Half Million al
Dollars.
SCHOOL FACILITIES I,,1RovED
Saturday Nights Big Crowd Result OF
New Force At Army Camp was
Marked BY Absolute Lack OF
Disorder.

Petersburg, Va, July INC
mon council will hold Its hrst regular
meeting of the new fiscal year toinor
row night. The budget for the ne"
fiscal year. containing items totaHhs
s4s5.ooe. became effective To-Day.
smone other items provided for in
the.new budget is the office of license
ray inspector, to which Arnold j.
Saunders has been elected at slarS
~ 81 500 per annum. Nothing of any
special Importance is to come peiore
the council at its session tomorro"
night.
The fiscal year just closed was one
Of the most remarkable in many re-
spects for progress in the history OF
the city. Public improvements were
made involving expenditures of ap-
proxtmately half million dollars. CHIEF
among them being the erection or
handsome new high school for white
pun,1s at a cost Of $4,000. which lis
now nearing completion; the building
NJ an annex containing an open air
roo,r, TO the Stonewail Jackson school
and the awarding of contracts for the
building of two coiored schools at a
cost of $4,000
Estimated expenditures by property
owners In the construction OF new
buildings and improvements TO prop
dollars, n large portion of which VAS
added to the taxable properties of the
city for the new fiscal year beginning
with the rrsr Of july
Older business men and others 81
more progressive ordinations assert
that the prezent city council rs corr
posed Of the strongest body OF men
that have represented the city in that
capacity In a number ~ years ana
while a change in the plan on cry
government is being aSitated' s'ii'
greater things are being looked Tor III
the way Of progress during the present
year
To Supervise Lakemont Activities.
c,erersl Secretary A. ". Watch. or
the local Young Mems Christian as
.oc,at,on has been appointed director
and ruperintendent Of building opera
ttons for the six association buitaihFs
70 be erected at the Lakenon' canton
wan. Each of the six buildings VIII
he completely equipped with AUDITOR
ium. reading rooms and other tea-
lures and will cost approximately sSc'-
ocn.
Mr. walch recently returned from
Louisiana where he rad charge Of the
National Red Cross campaign and due
;, his efforts Louisiana ranked second
IN virginia IN leading Southern states
~ contributions TO the Red cross
He has been notified Of his ap-
rofntment a. director of the work AK
,ss rakr,nont environment by the ma
.ionu war work council and will en-
ter upon his duties Immediately.
c--usv r~ Drsfs Exemption BOARD.
Ch,ef Of Police r. r Raslaud. Or
rshsrt Martin. Of this city, ana
.a~.k aleer, 81. oreetn. ~ the ptnwtd-
:, CUNT. ceurt. qualified in the hust-
fnes court sodav in this capacity as
,.,e,aheys ~ the drsst exemption board
90 Petersburg and ptnwtddie county.
hv taking oath Of office, The soar n
viii organize immediately and notify
Governor stuart that they are prepared
10 enter upon their duties.
In the hastings court this morning
r Young. colored. pleaded guilty 10
violation Of the prohibition law and
was sentenced to one month in jail
with me OF t5e ny Judge Mullen
The case ~ ". 7, RshiiS. charged
with violating the prohibition law, was
continued at the request Of the COM
monweaith until the next term OF
court
Mines Omen Recruiting Detail.
Lieutenant Anderson. John Crowley
and Kenneth Harris. compose re-
cruttinS detail Of the Richmond Blues.
opening a station in Petersburg today
The station Is located at the Palms.
where a complete equipment or cav
alryman Is on display.
On Duty at Lakemout.
company OF soldiers. under orders
from Major General Bliss. commander
of the department OF the East. took up
duty at the Lakemont cantonnent yes
terday. All OF the officers of the guar
termaster's department were moved
shIs morning from tho city to the
camp and the work Is now being han
died at the scene OF operations Sew
eral buildings have been erected and
work on the camp II being rushed az
rapidly a. possible.
big Pay Roll, No Disorder.
Saturday was the first pay day at
the Lakvmont oantenment and the
business district of Petersburg last
night presented scenes similar 10 the
early days OF the gigantic DUPONT
plant opening at Hopewels except that
last night there was no drunkenness or
rowdyism. both which were noteworthy
In the early days OF Hopewel
A little more than two years ago.
when active operations first commenced
at the DUPONT plant, II was unsafe
for women and children to visit the
business district of the city after
nfghtfali, especially on pay days at the
plant. The police were kept busy car
ing for the DRINKS and quieting dis
turbances among men throughout the
business district in saloons and board
ng-houses Numerous reports were
made hourly of drunkenness. petty
thievery and of operations OF pickpock-
cts in the city.
Saturday night up until late hour
not an arrest had been made for any
cause and men. women and children
mingled together throughout the bust
ness district shopping and visiting
places of amusement
The work of paying of the great
force at the cantonment was COM
menced about 5 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon and was not completed until
after midnight The clerical force for
the contractors explained that while
there would be more men to pay of
at the camp this week. the same
trouble will not be experienced as or
ganfzation of the clerical force will