The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-01
gICIl MAY FAVOR
ROAD TO PETERSBURG
m Act On Appropriation Of $4,000 For
RI Amproveme 20 Pike AZ Meeting
Tonight
Need MONEY TO REPAIR BRIDGE
1eane Camr TO Get ss.e00 For Expenses
81 ~ yesr--City Employe@ in Army Pro-
xecfed by Moore Resolution--Busy
s kessfon Common.

I; NH Common council at tonight meeting
&fli act upon the Peters resolution ar-
{ nrnrriatjnE sin.n0h for improvements 70
I fhs Petersburg turnpike fer ten miles
ous from Hui street Tire citf en-
xineer has ALREADY surveyed tie pike.
and has reported 20 TIE sduia'.t7 ative
board that temporary repairs may PC
made for the snm meauore7 Us Oar n~
4he resolutions directs bu1 p adds
sasat il VIII be bat ,emporaFS and may
rot last through the 1tefee II thd
eeasaa tnrnx out 70 ha = severe ora.
The resolution has ALREADY been acted
! upon by the board of aldermen. and IL
repcrted fsvoraely tor3gai @t3 SO 20
the mayor tomorrow arr become 81 3aw
ii once. The citizens COMMITTEES look
snr after the rsraalreer II the $4,000
dsstred, has reported ftat neariy all
VIII he In hand this week
Bridge IA Dangerous shape
Another important paper 80 he acted
,,ron by counc. tonight. & TIE resoil-
& rfo1. coming from the adm illustrative
board. providing Tor SIS zee for painting
and repairing the Njnlh-Street bridge.
I The bridge. according 20 the city en-
& rfneer is IN deplora HE condition aHa
needs immediate repairs II net done
Al once. the city engineer saws the
bridge will have 10 be 6srrIeafed tH-
der instructions froea the admin .stra
tssfve board come work en- the bridge
/ has already been done IL #a4 been q
4 serious problem Eettlne Hea r. 90 the
work. High pay has dfafaa men 10
Esek other places where wages have
beer ahncrmalIv htgn Tire city en-
rfnee- was directed seYera1 DAYS REo by
the hoard 10 proceed with tre "nfN hy
enEa gfng n foreman a. S. day and
working men at 81.
Help For Pine lamp
Pine camp Is In need ~ funds and
. An order 10 keep the = ors 2 that in
stitution going the administrative
beard asked the finance committee 10
appropriate $1,000 for the purpose The
sum OF $1,000 was recommended hy
me coYnmi,tee. and this suTu w'lj prob
abiy be accepted ~ council tonight
The resolution arrrorriattng $500 to
pay the acting police justice who NAV
SIT during the year IN he absence ~
the police justice VIII he acted upon,
and the resolution authorizing the
mayor 10 enter into an arranEement
with the officials ~ tire Chesapeake ard
burg and Potomac railroad companies
for the construction of "a concrete pier
at the juneture Of the roads a. The
Belt line crossing. VIII come up for ao-
ton
In order to give the public chance
Of ESCAPING fnez Tar parking automn-
hIles in the wrong places an ordinance
] appropriatinF SIS for suitable signs to
he placed by the. police department viii
be acted upor.
Assist City Employees.
Councilman Moore's resolution de-
sfgned to help city employees who have
volunteered or have been drafted into
the army or navy giving preference 70
all honorahly discharged sailors or sol
dsers who apply for reinstatement with
come M for passage. and al tndica
&ions point To it, abortion
resolution giving Kingan & c. fhe
right TO use the CITY flag in advertising
Its products. having heen fayorably
reported from the committee viii be
acted uhon favo4at4y h* cararca
81 IT was rumored around town yester-
day that an ordinance amending the
present traffic LAWS providing for q
maximum speed 81 TWENTY miles In the
outlying districts would he offered AZ
the meeting tonight This II Is he
fisred. would reltnve tire trouble Mor~
than onA hundred motorists hevc been
reported within the raRt week for
speeding. among Them doctors and
prea chers
Prior TO the meeting ~ council the
street committee vflI meet In Fnecia}
session to take up the request % the
hoard Of mana gers Of the Retreat for
the Sick to divert an alley IN property
.recsntiy purchased On Mulberry street
for 4 rev hospital building. which Il
fH expected viii he ready for occupancy