Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-13
OUR CITY FATHERS.
Expressions from Them as to Mu-
nicipsl Needs.
ROW 70 BUILD Up BICHBOND,
a Variety OF Opinions Expressed in Irts-
resting Interviews with Dispatch
Reprsser tativea
Rlchmond s ereaL snd flowing.

Richmond Is great and growing
The exhibit made ia the New-Year's day
b,spatch was revelation not only to
strangers but TO many Of our own home
folks.
We have in Richmond and Manchester and
their suburbs about 100000 population. We
have great numbers Of manufactures, yaiu-
shle railroad facilities, aud a thriving job
hing trade. We are on the highway TO emf
nence ~ a business centre, aud more than
hundred prominent citizens through the
columns Of this paper have recently pointed
oci bow private enterprise msy speed our
steps and give the oity welFappro'ed
.boom.0 Now The city councllmen nave
been interyif we'd and asked
.sWhat measure OF municipal legislation.
pendIne or proposed. il adopted and pur-
sued. will be most productive OF good TO The
cIty o. Richmond In 1892"
And their answers arc ~ follows:
J. c. DiCSERs0N.
The repav,ng Of Cary, Dock, and such
other business streets as need repaYlng,
with granite-blocks.
TIP. CAMPBELL.
The establishment Of relorDatory Tor
youthful offenders and . large appropriation
for streets generally, say S2OO,OOO.
CHARLES !. PHILIPS.
Financial good: Building Clay Ward mar
ke,
Moral good: Building the reiormatory.
l.. J.. BASS.
Municipal ownership and control OF The
electric light, and perhaps the electric power
IN toe city, aud more liberal street improve
nent.
". J. 1UssrN.
Think n the street Committee had moro
money To spend on streets. culyer,s, curb
Ing. sc, it would be a great advantage to
Jefferson Ward.
JAMES ". CARTER.
think the best thing TO be done this year
10 boom Richmond Is, hrst, the general I'M
prOyement OF our streets, particularly III ihe
new districts. TO encourage building; se-
cond, the establishment Of a reiormatory Tor
our youthful offenders.
CHARLES =. BRAUER.
Improvement Of Shockoe creek by walling
hin; esiabllshment OF city hospital, also q
workhouse snd reiormatory, ana liberal APP
propriatl0ns for streets will be more pro-
ductlve of good TO the city for 1889 than any.
thing else in the way of city legislation that
know OF.
RICHARD n. TAYLOR.
Ample sppropristonsior streets, culverts,
parks, &C., viii, in my iudmeni, be the best
policy for the welfare Of the city. My con>
ncction with the City Council for some years
past proves clearly to my mud that the city
IS always benefited by public improvements
am for 4 progressive policy.
>. r. CARTER.
Ample school facilities for all Of the chill
dren, the Establishment OF a city hospital,
workhouse and reformatory, together with
such other legislation as will advance the
materlal interests OF all classes OF ciuzens,
win be productive OF good to our city. ana
place her IN the line with other cities OF our
country in progress and prosperity.
L. r. CHRISTIAN.
The establishment Of o house Of reforna'
ton; a hrstclass city hospital, with free
and pay departments, adapting itself 10 all
classes OF our citizens, and the expenditure
OF as much money rs possible IN putting
down CURLING, cutters, and sidewalks on
untmpr0yed streets. Last, but not least.
LAYING oil aud completing Docn's Hill Park
The latter should be done without delay.
john n. HIGGINS.
The speedy completion Of the City Hall;
special appropriation to pave Dock street
from Eighteenth 10 Ash street with Belgian