The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-11
local MATTERS.
STREETS AND SEWERS.

* ,ruorrNED MEETING OF THE BOARD
,r ri.rEs,l,E LAST NlGUT-IMP0RTANT
,rrrET IMPROVEMENTS CONTEMPLATED.
NV ysEwERS-ARSENT MEMEERS-oTHER
MATTERS:
,o adjourned meeting Of the Board OF
,lt.rrrr was held in the Council chamber
t''.,frit ., 5 o'clock-Prcsidcnt John y.
,f.r.1i,h IN the chair. Present at roff-cali !:
T...r, Bcall. l.ipScomb, Manly, Pickrell,
,ra,, Todd. Wagner, Williams. and Zim-
lHer. .t
ABSENT.
ur, Todd stated that Mr.. Bass was de-
,;r,d from his seat by slight indisposi-
Vr. Wagner stated that Mr.. Spangenburg
v,, oil. ui the city.
ryrogTANT STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Tho special business for the meeting of
IN, Board was the consideration OF the re-
MI, oI the Committee on Streets, recently
,.r,n;rtl and laid on the table. The report
VA, ,akcu III. and the following reSolu-
lions, arpropriating the sums named from
,lr .,rr. and sewer fund and contingent
nlrd. were taken up, read, and adopted.
Thry now 20 to the Common Council:
DDo thousand one hundred and eighty
eight dollars to pave granite gutter on the
,s>r side oi Ninth street, from Leigh to NJ
street. and to set granite curbing on both
.dc> ot Ninth street from Leigh street to
The cUlyrrt stack. .a@.".
Four hundred and seventy dollars to pave
.raNitc cutters on both sides of Leigh street
h,fwrcn Ninth and Tenth streets, and to
,lacc granite tagging on the east side OF
Ninth street and west side Of Tenth street,
crossing Leigh street.
one thousand three hundred and eight
doll2r- 10 rcpayc the roadway OF Seventh
.iIrrt with new belt of granite spalls in the
centre OF the street, from Cary street to the
bridge over the canal.
Four hundred and cighty-three dollars to
repair the stone paving in the roadway OF
seventh street between Canal and Byrd
streets.
one hundred and five dollars to grade
and gravel the roadway Of Byrd street be-
tween sixth and Seventh streets. .,-
>iyty-scycn dollars to. place granite flag
gin2 across Cary street at the intersection
q sixth street.
one thousand two hundred and fiity-two
dollar, 20 grade and ill Tenth street from
Iiay - NJ streets, Is per profile OF grade
adopted by the Council; and to relay the
cutters. curbs, and sidewalks upon the
.unr. Upon resolution and petition from
Common Council.)
Two hundred and thirty-cight dollars to
place granite gutter and curb on the east
side Of Twelfth street from Clay street to
The Nornal-School building; also, to extend
The curb and gutter on the north side OF
Clay street. cast OF Twelfth street, so as tc
connect with that Mt the gate Of the Central
school, and 10 remove the tagging from in
front OF thc Normal School and place it al
tn" corner Of Twelfth and Clay streets.
>cycnty-hve dollars to repave the gutter
and correct the drainage on the east line OF
Fifteenth street between Main and Frank
lin streets.
Fiity-iivc dollars to extend the brick wall
across Darlington street At its intersection
with Seventeenth. street, east side, and to
pave the crossing on the west side OF Ser-
cntcruth street. at Carrington, with granite
pals.
Two hundred and twenty-five dollars tt
pave Il granite gutter on the south side OF
LoundcS street from Seventeenth to Hu
citanan street.
Fit,y-six dollars to extend the curbing or
III" north side OF Nenable street from tht
point ut which it now terminates to the cor
ucr nf buchanan street.
Unr thousand three hundred and five dol
lars 10 pave granite cutters on both sides
Iwcnty-scyenth street from Clay to NelSo1
street.
Four hundred and fourteen dollars t
pave granite cutters on both side of Twen
W-ninth street from Broad to Marshal
street
One hundred and iorty-onc dollars tt
pave a granite gutter on Poplar street IRON
Eln street TO the alleyway, and thence
acr0ss Poplar street.
Five hundred and eleven dollars to repavt
roadway next to curbing, sixteen feet II
width, on wharf street, from the old Pow.
Aatan steamboat wharf to the sugar refinery
Niuety-seven dollars and sixteen cent:
trom the contingent fund.- TO reimburse t
James kerse the cost of laying granite curb
mg in front Of his property ut the corner o.
sixth and Louisiana streets in the summer
Of 1874, by authority OF city ordinances ther
in force.
Thirty-tive dollars to grade Foushee street
from Cary to Canal, and the Engineer il
hereby directed to gravel or cinder the road
way with the city hands and carts.
Two hundred and forty-seven dollars tt
place granite curbing on the west side o.
Foushec street between Main and Cary
streets.
One hundred and eishty-three dollars tt
'Nlend the granite gutter on the north SIDE
oi Canal street to connect with the sewer
AT Adams street. The gutter and curb asked
Tor on the south side OF this street are
deemed ineXpedient to grant until perma-
hent grade is established.
Three hundred and twelve dollars to pave
granite gutter on the east side OF Church
street from Maiden lane to High street,
Oregon Hill.
Three hundred and forty-one dollars to
place granite flaggings at the corners OF
Church street and Maiden lane, Belyidere
and China streets, and ut Pine and China
streets, and the City Engineer is hereby
directed to gravel the walk-ways on Maiden
lane from Church street to BelYidere street,
and on China street between Belyidere and
fine streets, with the city hands and carts ;
and he is further directed to widen Maiden
iahe, II 1t can be arranged with the property
owners 10 give the necessary land Tor the
purpose, the city agreeing hereby to move
'hc fences at its cost.
Three thousand three hllndred and
seventy dollars to gutter and curb the west
ern line OF Pine street from Main to Spring
street, and to place granite aaggings ut the
nitersecting streets, same side.
Two hundred and sixty-tffree dollars to
pave q granite gutter on the vest side Of
Clay street between Main and Cary.
One thousand four hundred and ninety
seven dollars to extend the curb and gutter
On the southern line of Main street from the