The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-25
LOCAL MATTERS.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
A meeting of the Board o. Aldermen was
held in the Council chamber yesterday after
noon.
In the absence Of Mr.. Meredith, president
Of the Board, Mr.. William Z. Tanner was
on motion of Mr.. Charles L.. Todd, requested
10 preside.
IMPORTANT STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Dir. Charles l.. Todd, chairman of the
Committee on Streets Generally, submitted
bis report. The committee say they were
directed by resolution of the Board of AL
dcrmen (November 8. 1919 to inquire into
the eXpediency Of widening the roadway ol
Cary street between Thirteenth and Fif
teenth. In compliance with those inStruc
tions the committee have twice visited the
locality, and having agreed upon plan OIL
improrcment, invited conference with the
property-owner directly interested therein
al which meeting the recommendations OIL
the committee were fully discussed and the
opinion of each property.hoIder present
taken for and against the Improvement, two
| thirds of whom approved the changes pro
posed; after which the vote OF the commit
! tee was again taken upon the question, an0
| their original recommendations adhered to-
viz, that the road way Of Cary street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets be widen
ed Inv t.kino fnnr feet from the walkway on
thc southern line of said street (which i,
no,, sav nine and half feet in width. though
,r,ctic,,lr fnnr and q half feet wider. as tbf
,,;lripys arc cot hacl; ,hat distance from the
! trun straat-Gne, from Thirtrenth to VIRGINIA
| s,raot ona nv ,okino ono foot from the
| ,,.,Il.,.o IN iba S.mo side (which is nt
,,rnsont cav oi,ht and y half fee, wjdel from
,.;r,ir;, "a Enur,an,th S,reet and 10 take
t,rn f.ot from tha waItv,v on The northern
Trn nf So;d stree, (which now has an ave
,,,r, ,,';d,h NJ enc r;,.hr feet Int in en.ct is
,7,ut ,n,o ,oot u;dnr os tho buiIdinps GO,
| h.,, d;s,,,oo hocl from tho trur street. .linp'
...tnn;",. e.,s rr,n, rhirtrnn,b to Fourtecntl1
,,, :Tba nommittcn recommend thai
49, i', ~ r'r Tho v.,,nn,,S of thc
| 'ic i''Fn'", oo -. .I Wv, rr>,n, rrhir
| >uttt 'A'h" - - I, ,,.;,,,
tceh'h 10 oui 'T','n nnn',c's,nna
ne" Sran''c si'"n, ,"" ;u', sno
pavement VIII u'eli '"'u Oh ~ -tn
pave" iloll Tou''ec W
street oe 'Ihei, up an" iept'e" .nr ,i' :" ~
cutters ~ pe ",> VIII 'o ''t 80 '-'' ~
piaCueap'I II" Dotn 49,. os .h;. ;r,ro,.,
4" nl!S' ,S-a,bin eHo .,.I", tha rar,. sn,a,
heut Is cohs'uei"oie n.n 'ae ,S's -
'"""N 'r "pp, ' ,0t tamI;d,,a,io, tho cnmmii,nc
Iah'h lhto GonS'uei"''on' tno
uet!ii Ipls "olh ~ ue 81 ~ - ~;
10 lclitIe tnc oNcl 1oilu.Iio" W r
.he piinclp'l tuo' 80 .n. :, ro-
hea'! pus,neSs u.'u ~ ~ r,,I ~
,iieit ~ ~ ,atu'sa'1 npu ;,,, W - ;rd,,c,
lo'us !"n,en =, NV :, t ;,,'n'eI',oi,, nnSar
.''nI ~ Sn .n'. - H., ,i'i, i,,,'ar,n,t ,,.nrl
."Nrn. .III. o."1l 1.ld ' ~ om -, loar;rn, !,
may pc iu',1 u..oi w.. -" 1865 ''~ ~ ons,
ptIrii W sta' ,I,o roah,r.'n -" ,rn.
r'u>'u =! ut"en"9 .ne - I'''"" n,,.t ~ pU
iIu i',,'W Wo' !n5 IS;,n,;., ~ ;Gth nf or:nit7
,,ynmar,, ,,,;n annnnf 70 e5GI11 ,nI ,hc
rns, nr ,,yio,, ,hn no,. arI re,,rin,, tho Old
rr,ni,c n,yrmnn. viii hn So ~ "a THE
c,nmi,t'r. ,hrrrrnrr a.l; rho ,Inn,ion or The
following resolution.
| Heyolrr6 cine Common Council corcur.
,inpl. That the sum Of =; Gas 90 be and the
same is borebv, approrr.a,cd from the street
mrd f,rlhc purpv,c oi widening and having
r,r,. .,ra,t Ir,rnen Tnir,enn.h .,nI Eau
frrnth streets and for takian M and relay.
~, 80 cohh.r.stonc u,yemrui ON enid ,tran,
ha7r.npn Enurterntb and Eighteenth streets
~ ,ncord,ncn with ,hr rcport o; The Conmi,
,"o 81 "O,0s on S,rncts Gcnrrally.
,rhn Recommendations and resolutions wc,,
.ranG -
The committee also presented resolution
,nnronIaiinr the following amounts iron
The street fund for improvements named
viz. sos to pave granite cutters on boil
sides of Broad street from Twenty.eighth t'
TO Thir,ieth street; $500 to pave granite
cutter and set cnrbiDg on west side of Thirt
street between Byrd and Arch streets; Soo'
| tn nl,rp Granite curbing on the western lln
of First street between Franklin ana broat
streets; Sj97 to pave granite gutter ant
set curbing on the western line ol 1eutl
street from Clay TO Lelsh streets ASIeeu "
The committee also recommend the auop
| ton of the following:
| ReSolced Qhe Common Cohhcl concur
ring). That permission Is hereby granted u
L. ii. Mayo TO construct an area for lIghtlpt