Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-25
HULL STREET.
AUTHORITY GIVEN TO HAVE THIS WORK
DONE At ONCE
other Important Matters Before the Mar
chester Coureil-The Chesterfield
Election-Personal, &C.


meeting Of the Manchester Council was held
last night.
The body was called 10 order at slj
O'Clock by President j. R.-Perdue. and the
following other members responded to their
names Messrs. B. f. Faulkner. A. c.
Jones, William IsTt, James +. Bradley,
r., w. Weisigcr, III. G. Beattie, John OBrien,
| william walsh, and Robert Harris.
It was expected that this sitting. unlike
! the two previous ones this month. would be
! short and that only some matters pertaining
! 10 street Improvements would be considered.
| Such. however, was not the case. The
| body was IN session nearly two hours.
| There were a number Of spectators present
ana numerous new matters Of business were
| introduced.
TO BUILD BRANCH TRACKS.
A letter was received from Maior Frede,
rick u. scott, president OF the Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad Company, saying
! that it baymg become necessary 10 enlarge
/ their yard room, q well Is t0 provide greater
| facilities for The local business, the company
| had undertaken 10 construct q new track
! from the shops 10 point near tha corner of
| seventh and Semmes streets. "ln doing
thls.v continued Major Scott, ave expect TO
| provide for the drainage of such streets
! Eighth. Ninth, and Tenth ~ we shall ne
| cpssari.y cross, and also 10 use a portion of
! Railroad street, which is not now available
! al the end O; Eighth street.
! The CITY Engineer Major LeaYenwOrth,
said be had looked into the matter, and inas-
much as the company had agreed to look
after the drainage Of these streets he saw no
| objection 10 having the track laid as per
| route designated.
The matter was referred 20 the street Com
mittee with power 10 acr. This is . part Of
! the programme of 'he railroad company out
lined in the Dispatch serersl days ago.
GRADING NAUgY sIEEET
A communication was read from Nr.
! samuel II. Pulihm aud Others, owning
property on Maury street between Seven
| teenth and Eighteenth streets. asking that
MaUry street be- cut down 30 grade a. recon-
! mendcd bv the Committee on streets. TINS
is desired because Of the fact that some OF the
| land IN this nelghborhOod Is below the
| street-level and form, a basin INTO winch
flows the surface water accumu!atiug from
rains on several surrounding lots.
Mr.. Bradley said the CRY Engineer had
made proflc' u al of the uugraded streets
in accordance with the directions ot tie
street Committee, and he promised tbatthcy
| should bee presented Mt the next meeting Ok
the Council.
The paper was referred to the Street COM
mIttee.
GUARDS AGAINST Danger.
Nir. Bcstic, from the Committee on Ordl-
! RANGES. presented an ordinance requirag
builders aud others placing bu'i1inc m1ic-
! rials or other ObstguciiOus on the street 70
place barriers around them during the day
aud TO keep tTo rcd lights hanging ont at
might. The ordinance j, also made appllcA-
bic to excavations, tlc.. In or near thr streets.
ANY person violating the provisions OF this
statute shall be imued atey arrested and for
each offence shall be fined not less than -
nor more than $50.
Judge Clopion. the City Attorney, spoke
u the importance Of the measure, which ne
had prepared 20 The instance OF The Chairman
Of the Committee on Ordinances, as there
was at present 10 city law requiring >uth
,qicruarGs around obstruction, or places OF
dancer and the city w.s legally liable for any
damage that might tc Occ2-ionei by their
existence lie referred 10 the McCoull case
against the CITY, In which the supreme
C0urtrccerty hcld thlt The city was responsl-
bic for the Killing o. Mr. McCoulPs horse,
! Which had It's neck broken By falling over a
nile OF brick aud sand al the corner OF
Fourth ana HUI streets.
1he rules wer" SUSPENDED and the ordi'
nance was unanimously adopted.
OPENING STREETS AID ALLEYS.
! Mr.. Bradley called up the ordinance pre-
segted last Friday night bv Mr. Beatiie and
published in the Dispatch OF the next day
providing f0r The condemnation Of property
Tor streets, alleys, and other public pur'
poses.
Judge Clopton briefly eXplsined the man
ner in which this plan would operate, and
the ordinance was adopted by unanimous
vote.
The design Of the ordinance Is 10 give full
force and effect 10 section - Of the city
Charter with reference to tho matter Of
| opening streets and alleys where needed,
and the tlrst section provides that whenever
three iouItbs Of all OF the Council shall con-
cur IN voting any Improvement to be eXpe-
dient the Council shall determine whenever
such Improvement l. voted As aforesaid
what portion, II any, Oi the expense
thereof ought to be paid from the public
treasury " the city, and what portion
By the owners Of the real estate benefited
thereby, or the Counc. may order and d.
rect that the whole expense be assessed
upon the owners OF real estate benefited
thereby.
The second section provides how this
condemnation shall be made and how the
tax 50 assessed shall be collected, %c.
COPYNG.PREss.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
CITY Auditor 10 purchase leiter'press and
two copyirg-books, oneiof his use and the
other for the surveyor. and requiring that
the CORES pondence Of these two officials re,
lating to public afairs be thus preserved.
NEW STREET RAILWAY.
An aDphcation WAS read asking, on behalf
OF the owners OF the Spring-lilil property,
permission TO build and operate aslreet rail-
! way from Semmes street and Canoe Run
across The Petersburg railroad TO the corner
OF Seventh and Semmes streets.
TIE communication was referred 10 the
street Committee, who with aTepte.entatiye
nj the petitioners viii select the route. II Is
understood that the company is ready, with
the money i'm hand TO build The road just as
soon as the PERMISSION is granted. Applica.
ton for the right OF way over the Free
bridge has already been made TO the Bridge
| Commissioners.
TIE HCLL.STREEr SIDEWALK.
Mr.. Bradley, from the Committee on
streets, to which was referred a resolution
of inquiry as to the adyi.ability Of narrow
ingtbe sidewalk one and one bali feet on each
side of Hull street, reported that in their
Judgment it was nest 10 allow the sidewalk
70 remain as at present The committee also
asked that they lie authorized to have the
curDing on Hull street done. Agreed to.
TO PAVE HULL STREET.
The Street Committee presented The FOL
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
ResOiUed, That the street Committee be aus
thorized TO make contracts for the work Of
curbng, gutteriug, and paving Hull street
at once, and tue other streets recommended
by the committee (pubhshed last Saturday,
as soon as in their judgment is practicable ;
provided, however, before any other than
Hull street is contracted for. the committee
shall first report to the Council the street
or streets they propose to gravel, pave, or
curb. with the estimated cost OF same,
and the same shall be subject to conilrma-
tion OF the Council before any contracts are
made for the same; provided further, that
in contracting for the paving OF Hull street
the civ reserves the right 10 discontinue
the same at any street running at right an