The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-13
Petersburg
CITY EMPLOYEES WILL
NOT RECEIVE INCREASE

Especial to The Richmond Virgfnian.)
Petersburg, Va. Feb. 12.--At the
regular meeting of the board of al
dermen last night the appropriations
made by the council at it's meeting
last week for the increase in salaries
to nearly every city employe were not
concurred in, but. on motion of AL
derman Harvell, were referred to the
finance committee.
The only reason advanced for this
action was that it was necessary to
ind out how much money the city had
To operate upon before making the APP
preparations and to carrying on such
matters in a more business like way.
The members OF the fire and police
departments, who had been recon-
mended for an increase in salary, will
probably not receive the increases and
were sorely disappointed by the action
of the aldermen.
The contract for the lighting of
the city made by the council with the
Virginia Railway and Power COM
pany was concurred in, The resolu-
ton of the council to allow the health
department TO refund S1.700 left over
from the appropriations made for
comfort stations and drinking foun-
tains was passed. Out OF an appro-
priation OF $4,000 only 500 had been
spent before the work was discon-
ttnued. 1t having been found that the
cost OK maintaining these places would
be too great.
Reach $40, 900 Coal.
AT q meeting OF the finance com
mittee of the Young Women's Chris
tian association campaign held yes
terday afternoon it was learned that
the $4,000 goal In the campaign had
been reached, although tho campaign
was extended for several days,
The bad weather of the days set
FOR the campaign held up progress,
but after several days of extra work
the full amount was raised.
The money raised Will be devoted to
the maintaining Of the local Y W,
c. A. for the coming year without out
side help and for RENTING the old st.
Joseph's school az a frst-class dornt-
tory for young ladies OF the city.
Boys In Daring Robbery.
Last Sunday night three small boys,
two colored and one white. all under
ten years Of age. were the principals
in one OF the most daring robheries
in this city for several years They
climbed 10 the top OF the building be-
ing constructed at the corner of syca-
more and Bank streets. and, letting n
rope down through the skylight OF the
croc!Sery store of J. H Bailey & Co
let themselves to the ground floor
lthemseives to watches. razoru, ali
rifles and other trinkets in the store.
Two police officers. hearing that tbs
store had been entered. investigated
and found the rope in the skylight
They let themselves down, and, much
to their surprise, found that the sup.
posed professional thieves were three
boys, who, seeing the officers enter
attempted TO cut their way out
through a steel-barred window with
wood saw carried with them.
The officers had to phone for out
side help In order to get out OF the
store, they being unable to climb
back up the rope to the skyiight, This
boys were taken 10 the police sta
ton and later turned over to their
, parents, they being TOO young 10 bt
| prosecuted.
| Health Record Good,
| The report Of the health depart
ment of this city for the month o.
January made public today shows tina
a total OF sixty-fwo persons died IL
this city during the month Twenty
| four were white and thirty-eight were
! pneumonia, while four deaths were
caused by tuberculosis.
| There were seventy-four births ir
the citX-during tfe-nonth, forty
three being white and thirty-one col
ored.
The report of the milk and food in.
spector showed that a number o. per
mits TO sell soft drinks and other Z ,ot
articles had been revoked on account
| of unsanitary conditions
| Secretary Martin Returns
| Secretary w. NJ. Martin. of the ioca
cha m Der OF commerce. returned 70 thu
city yesterday from Washington
where he went In the interest Of LEXIS
lation now before congress for th1
| improvement OF the Petersburg har
Dor. Mr.. Martin was hopeful that tbs
committee on rivers and harbors o
the house Of representatives would in
clude this appropriations for the loca
harbor in its report and recommends
tionS 90 congress.
| Vassar Building Destroyed.
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