Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-14
THE COUNCIL HAS A Tw0-H HOURS TALK.
ING SESSION.
Little Work Done-rhe Mayor and the
Brick-Yards-street Paving-The
New City Jail, &c.

nance violations and eight for misde.
meanor.
FROM THE MAYOR.
A communication was read from Mayor
| Tavlor in response to resolution
adopted by the Council with reference
! to brick-makers violating the ordinance
/ forbidding them to excayate below the
/ street level. He stated that the City
Engineer had by his direction, made an
examination OF the brick-yards, and this
report was submitted to the Cornell II
showed that several OF the yards located
where the streets have not been opened
or grades established have, in the En-
/ gineers opinion, excayated below grade
In conclusion the Mayor says:
(" recommend that the Street Com
mittee OF our body get the advice of the
City Attorney as to these places along
/ extended or projected grades where eX-
cavatons were made prior to the ex-
ercse of any jurisdiction 10y the
city. / mean private property. OF
| course. ] also recommend that
the street in front of Nickerss
property, Eighth street between Perry
and McDonough, be taken down 10 grade
at once. First, because | think the city
is liable to be indicted by the grand jury
for this obstruction to n highway OF the
Commonwealth and, second, it may be
| the scene or cause of a serious accident
and entail upon the city heavy damages
on account Of tue extremely dangerous
condition Of the place"
Referred to the Street Committee.
PAVING ELEVENTH STREET.
A committee from the cambridge
Street Baptist church composed of the
pastor. Rev. l.. Il. Thornhll, and Mr.. J.
| +. Blanton, one Of the deacons, were
present and by invitation appearedbefore
| the Council with reference TO paving the
sidewalk on Eleventh street from Hull
to Bainbridge.
Mr. Thornhill called the attention Of
/ the Council to the fact that there was
once brick pavement on this square,
/ but that it WAS removed when the street
was graded with the understanding that
| il was to be replaced, but this has never
/ been done. The Council about fifteen
months ago adopted resolution direct
| ing this paving to be done. but for one
reason or another ii has never rhoen done.
No street leading to this church has a
paved sidewalk, and Eleventh street,
over which a large proportion OF this
/ congregation passes, is very muddy IN
wet weather and almost impossible at
| times.
Mr.. Jones said be thought this work
should be done along with the paving OF
Hull street and under the paving ordl-
nance.
Mr. Welsh said the Council had or
dercd this work more than year ago,
and the Street Committee was at fault
! that the work had not been done. The
street should be paved and at the cost OF
/ the city.
Mr. Bradley, chairman Of the Street
Committee, explained why the work had
not been done, and on his motion II was
agreed that the street he paved under
! the paving ordinance, winch requires
the property-owners to bear the expense.
Mr.. Perdue stated that the committee
had considered the matter and would
have recommended that the Sidewalk he
placed on the opposite side Of the street
where the property is owned by the city,
but that to cut in for a sidewalk would
perhaps weaken the reservoir walls.
NEW STREET.
The Street Committee, through Mr..
Bradley chairman, submitted report
Recommending that street be con.
demned on the west side Of the Rich
mondand Petersburg railroad from Pow
hatan street to Cowardin ayenue. The
people living in this section Cnear \. ID.
Shotwell n Co. 5 tannery), have no out
let since the closing of the bridge over
the railroad at COwardin avenue.
A resolution was adopted directing the
City Attorney to move the Court for the
appointment OF commission to con-
demn the property for this street
THE CABLE ROAD.
The Street Committee also recon-
mended that the petition OF the Man
chester Railway and Improvement Com
pany asking the privilege OF construct
ing a cable traction street-railway be
granted subject to the restrictions and
conditions embraced in an ordinance
submitted with the report.
The ordinance, which was presented
at former meeting, III effect provides
that upon receiving this grant it shall
within sixty days surrender the fran
chises granted under ordinance OF May
l3, 1887 that the construction OF the
road shall begin by the lst OF July and
be completed by the lst Of December.
No member of the company being
present, the matter Was lald on the table.
STREET ENGINEER.
Letters were read from Mr.. i. p.
Leavenworth and Mr.. &. p. +. Burgwyn
applying for the position of engineer to
have charge OF the street paving, which
is 10 commence at once under the new
ordinance.
After considerable informal discussion
on the paving subject these applications
were referred to the Committee on
Streets.
The Street Committee will at once adj
vertise for bricks and other materials for
the paving of Hull street from Mayo's
bridge to the south side of Fifteenth
street.
CLEAR THE WAY.
Mr.. Ely presented resolution pro-
viding that all awning-frames, barber
shop poles, &C., on Hull street be re-
moved in order that the paving may not
be obstructed.
Referred to the Committee on Ordi-
nances.
THE NEW JAIL.
The Committee on Public Lands and
Buildings reported that the contract for
new Jail had been awarded to the
Panley jail-works, and that the lot at the
southeast corner of Fourteenth and
Stockton streets had been purchased for
site. The Jail. which is to be
completed by September 1st, is to cost
$500, and the lot, which fronts l24
feet, is to cost 50 per foot or $500. City
Attorney Clopton reports that the title TO
the property is doubtless good, except
that Mr.. Polndexter, from whom the
city makes the purchase, has not yet Sc
cured deed from the person Of whom
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