The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-09
WANTS TO PUSH WORK
ON DIVERSION CHANNEL

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Petersburg, Aug. s--Secretary OF
he local chamber of commerce. Will
liam NJ, Martin. in order that inn
provements to the AppomattoX river
diversion channel and Brick House
Run may be completed before win
ter, has written j. T.. Crawford. chief
engineer of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, asking that the railroad i'm
mediately begin plans for raising
their tracks along the river front in
the vicinity of the diversion dam.
Before the government can under
take the improvements TO the dam or
channel the work contemplated by
the railroad Will hav% TO be done.
Funds amounting to $4,000 are in
voved in'the improvements. This
win be shared by the Federal gov
eminent the n. & w. railroad and
the city of Petersburg.
In his letter Secretary Martin asks
| Mr. Crawford to meet with $, II.
Yonge5 OF the United States Engineer
! Office, and representatives of this city
for the purpose of reaching a definite
agreement as TO the character of the
work.
The city Of Petersburg appropri
ated 100000 for the work after the
government had appropriated $50. 600
viii bear the remaining expense.
Want Ashe to Stay.
As soon as the news was received
that W F. Ashe. local representative
of the war camp community service
would be transferred from this city to
a post in the South Sea islands, the
business men of the city. the chamber
of commerce. the Retail Merchants
association, the Young Mems Business
club and the Rotary club began >.Ng-
| ing that Mr. Ashe be sent back to
| this city. Mr. Ashe has been in this
! city less than year and during that
time has taken part in every civic
| movement and has won many friends.
| Just where he Will he sent from here
| is not known.
Big Demonstration Planned.
| Final arrangements for the big
! demonstration in Central Park ON Au-
just Is, when more than two thou
sand alien soldiers at Camp Lee will
be naturalized by Judge Mullen, OF
the hastings court of this city, are
rapidly being completed. The affair
will be under the supervision of the
local war camp community service
land W +. Ashe director of that work
in this city. Is now in Washington
making arrangements for the pro-
gram.
The bureau of publicity will prob
ably send a man here 20 give the mat
ter the necessary advertising, and
} moving pictures viii be taken of the
| cerem onies,
To Review Assessments.
! Judge j. NJ. Mullen, OF the hustingt
: court. today appointed Messrs, w d
z Broad Z. G. Friend and c. c
Cashon. members of the local boart
of review of assessments, to review
the assessments of taxes on loca
property for the present year. The
board will es in the Court House
building. Mr.. Broadwell was ap-
pointed to take the place of Forrest
W. Tucker, resigned. and Mr.. Cashor
was appointed to MI the place of the
late Robert r Meade judge. Mullen
; adjourned court today until the Sep
temher term and left with his fam
lily for Lexington, Va. where he viii
spend his vacation
Would Repair East Bank Street.
At a meeting OF the common Coun'
Gil last night, appropriations amount
ing to $4,000 were asked for for i'm
provements to East Bank street, lead.
ing to the Camp Lee road. The mat
, ter was referred to the finance com
mittee of the council. Al presen
there are no funds available for thi,
matter and the suggestion that fed
! eral aid would be secured was made
last night. This street is badly II
need of repairs, it being one of tht
! most congested thoroughfares in tbs
/, city. On account of the extreme heat
ten mem bers of the council were alb
sent last night and only business o
, minor Importance was transacted.
Fireman Becomes Cop.
James w. Carson. one of the new
policemen appointed TO the force by
the commissioners Tuesday night
goes to the local police department
with a remarkable record for service
!, with the local fire department. BE
1 fore resigning yesterday to take III
his duties as patrolman, Mr. Carson
had served in the local fire depart
ment for twenty seven years as a fire
l man. He was one of the most efficien
2 members of that department.
g Death of Veteran.