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Two Property Assessors Soon To Be Named
PETERSBURG VA., March The scientific method of assessing real estate will not be used in this city this year but the property valuation will be fixed by two assessors in former years. The City Council has rejected the proposed new method and in sion tonight discussed plans for ing the assessment Council. The question of adopting this scientific plan of appraising real estate here has considered the Council for the several weeks. mass meeting was held at Grays' Armory recently when the fully explained by W True Chicago, vice-president of one of the companies seeking the contract for the local work. At this meeting considerable sentiment against the method was shown Assessment of property here in cost the city of Petersburg the sum of $6,064.24 while the State paid the remainder of the cost of the work Under the present law. the city must pay all the cost but will the right to name two in 1925 E. of the and the Donnan Their valuations board consisting R. clerk N. T. James McI Ruffin.
500 Attend Meeting The one-day of District D. of the Virginia Education sociation will be held here tomorrow and nearly 500 teachers from this tion of the State will attend. Seswill held in the Anna P Junior High School Auditorium. All white schools of the district will be of the the meeting here. The principal will made by John president the University of Florida. and of EduThe public has been invited to heat his The opened tomorrow morning when the main speaker be Dr. William R. Smithey of the University of Virand principal of the high school Miss Cornelia president of the National Eduspeak H. principal of Petersburg and president of The for the year will be outlined by D: Heatwole the State asso of imof the district will be
Will Pay Bank Receiver. An has reached nine the officers and dierctors the Union Trust and gage Company Bernard Syme, whereby officers and directors will pay the sum of this figure the by the officers and directors of the and guarantee solvency About $50,000 of amount will paid to Mr. Syme the next days and this money will applied by him on the next peyment of dividend to and other creditors defunct bank. The amounts to paid and range from $2,500 to $22,832.79 Agricultural Meeting Citizens of this city and vicinity terested in the agricultural development work counties surrounding caried several years by the Petersburg Chamin with the Extensnon will meet tomorrow the council chamber City devise some means whereby this work can be Hold Rally Boy and Hopswel the grand rally held Gray's by the Robert E Lee while Scouts of of Southside Virginia within jurisdiction the council attended as spectators Petersand Hopewell Scouts not taking part in the events attended The rally was divided into burg Hear Report Minstrel. Reports annual Rotary Minstrels Century Theatre last Friday the meeting of the Club afternoon at Hotel These reports showed that the show was a
Shooting Said Accidental A verdict accidental was rendered this afteroon city after inquest into the death of Harry Cheeley 11. was fatally wounded Sunday afternoon bullet from the hands of Robert of Richmond
