Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-29

psuy from any other coudlsion or pfev's'V"
imposed upon said company 10 the several or.
dinanccs granting sad company rs seycfa,
privileges; and the privilege befein grsn!eu
Is given upon the express condition that Tue
said company shall begin 10 CONSTRUCT tnc
route that Iies from Fourteenth ana NAM
streets 10 Eleventh and Msfsha'l streets wl.1ln
four months from the passage OF tpls resonh.
ton, and II shall be completed witnln SIX :,
months frsur the passage OF this resolution
ON motion of Mr.. JONES II was decided 10
70 eort the resolution favorably.
The purpose Of the company In obtaining
this privilege Is to construct their track
from Mayo's bridge to Main street snd leave
on there and commence on Eleventh street
near Foft's Hotel and run the track from
there 10 the observation-disclosures, and Only
use the track from Eleventh street west 10
the Exposition at present.
On motion OF Mr.. Higgins the committee
decided TO recommend 10 the Council tnst an
appropriation be made for paving WIN
granite spalls and widening Fourteenth
street from Main 10 Cary.
kaior Nash procured the signatures OF
three members OF both the Common Councll
and Board OF Aldermen calling meeting OF
the respective branches OF the Conncif TOT
Monday evening with the view OF gettlng
them 10 pass the above resolution rs referred
10 them by this committee.
EXPOSITION.
Major n. v. Randolph, OF the Exposition
Committee. appeared and stated that Leign
and Clay streets west OF Bowe street were IN
very bad condition, and requested the COM
niittee tO take some action with reference 10
improving these streets. He also SAID tnat
Mr. Burt, general manager OF the Electric
Line, had given him figures OF their transfer
capacity, which was net shown 70 be as large
az bad been expected OF that line, and That
unless the company increased their facilities
the Exposition authorities would have 10
come before this committee aud ask pernnis-
sion to run dummy line from the EXPOSE
tion-Grounds down Broad street. lie SAID
the company would have a resolution before
the Couacil 10 this effect as soon as 1t could
be prepared.
Mr.. Gamers moved that the Engineer be In
structed to use the ward forces to put 10 pro-
per condition Broad street and such other
streets as he thought necessary by the time
OF the Exposition. Carried.
TUNNEL TRAxwAY.
Hon. Henry A. Atkinson, on behalf OF Nj.
q. Poiteaux, secretary OF the Richmond Con-
struction and Tunnel Company. presented
petition requesting that they be allowed 70
run a tramway from lower Eighth street, at
the shaft, TO tue northern end OF the tunnel.
There Is 10 be double track not exceeding
three and a half feet wide. On motion OF
Mr. Capers referred to City.Attorney Mere
dith and City-Engineer Cutshaw.
sUYDRY MATTERS.
The question OF letting the contract for
numbering houses was laid on the table
until the next meeting.
A communication was received from ;.
Blanchard stating that the east end Of
Shockoe slip street was rapidly washing
down against BIsnchard's warehouse. and
requested the attention OF the city authori-
ties.
On motion OF Mr.. Cbappell the matter
was referred to the City Engineer, the City
Attorney, and the Ward Committee.
The committee passed on the regular pay
roll and several other bills, and after trans
acting routine work adjourned at few
minutes after 10 o'clock.