The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-29

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Il was ordered bv the committee that
this culgert on Nenable street be IN
cluded in the list OF culyert recommenda
lions 10 The Council.
The committee unanimously deciGed
to recommend 20 the Council not only
the giving of the cObhle stones To the
Ladies Hollywood Memorial Association
to improve Gettysburg Bill in Hollywood, ,
but also transpor, the cobtle stones to tn
place
TIE MANCHESTER RAILWAY AND iN-
PROMINENT
Nr BAvin offered the following
Resolved. Tha. ,he Manchester Railway
and Improvement Company have leave,
af,er ,hey shall Jay their tracks from
NayO's Bridge 30 Main street, 30 com
mence to construct The r1ad on Marshall
stree. from any point no or vest OF
Eleventh street. and cons;ruc' ihe same
with p .iuyie or double t-.c.. along The
route hereafter granted them 10 the cor
n.ratc limits oi ,hc city ~ Richmond,
with such siIin-- and turnout, as may be
necessary. under he direction of the City
Engineer with vi"w Of reaching the
EXPOSITION rs speedily as possible
Mr. Meredith, City Attorney, was
present. ANA stated that he would prefer
that the following addition be made
to the resolution But nothing
herein contained /, intended or
shall be construed 70 release the said
company from any other condition or
provision imposed upon said company by
the several ordinances granting said
company its several privileges, and the
privilege herein granted is given upon the
express condition that The said company
shall b gin 10 construct the work thai lie
from Fourteenth and Main streets,
10 Eleventh and Marshall streets,
within four months from the passage OF
this resolution, and il shall be completed
within six months from tie passage Of
this resolution
Mr.. Nash said, as attorney for the road,
that all hc wanted was the privilege oi
running The Marshall street line hy e.ec-
,licity 20 the Exposition Grounds.
CRY attorney Meredith said tha;
ahundan, caution should Be thrown
around The city as safeguard.
\ lengthy discussion iollOHcd.in which
most Of the members OF the committee
and the City Engineer participated.
Mr. Nash added tha: if they were com
PEELED 10 ill gp the gap between Main
street and Eleventh ana Marshall he
could not get the line from Manchester
To he Exposition grounds constructed
Mr Capers was very positive that
Fourteenth street should be paved with
granite spaWis and widened.
Nir Chappcll thought that the work
could be done at once on Fourteenth
street,
Mr Higgins wanted all the wards of
the city taxed for paving with granite
Fourteenth street.
Mr. Joyner finally moved that the City
Attorney draw up an ordinance embody
ing the wishes OF M Nash and The
amendments added thereto by the City
Attorney, which was unanimously
agreed 70.
CALLED MEET - or COUNCIL.
The members of the committee then
decided 10 have called meeting of the
Common Council aud Board Of Aldermen
and suiliCien, signatures wc-e a. once
Obtained 70 accomplish tie purpose
u was decided that The committee
should pave and widen Fourteenth
street, the Manchester Railway and I'm
proyemen, Company to pay their share
Of the expense.
THE HOLLY Wood SEVER.
Mr.. Morris appeared before the COM
mitlee and complained OF the sewer run
ming through Hollywood Cemrtery,
which is now a bad smelling nuisance.
The stencil, said a gentleman who lived
in the neightOrhOod, was so terrific and
disagreeable that The families could not
go TO the back portion OF their houses
and exist amid the odors from the sewer.
The matter was referred to sub COM
mi,tee who will view the scene.
IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS LEADING TO
THE EXPOSITION.
Mr.. N. '. Randolph asked the commit
tee 10 have Clay and Leigh streets and
Bowen street from Leigh to Broad i'm
proved. 1t is necessary TO have this done
in view OF the large number Of people
who will be compelled TO use these streets
with wagons, carriages and other We
hicles.
Mr.. Randolph said that all the connec
iion he had with transportation to the
Exposition. was getting the people to The
grounds and back. There was $4,000
a, stake, and the only way OF getting the
money back vas through the 25c. en-
trance fees al the Exposition Grounds.
He was rather satisfied that an applica-
ton would have 20 be made to the com
mittee allowing steam cars 10 run down
Broad street, as he was not satisfied that
. be -ant railways could carry from the