Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-27
MONEY FOR STREETS.
THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL APPRO-
PIRATES 500, 900 FOR THEIR M
PROVEMENT.
The Frec-Bridge Matter Discussed and
Passed By-semmes Street to BE
Opened-Other Newsy Items.


the following members responded TO their |
names: Messrs. J. L. Perdue (president),
James +. Bradley, W. +. ROlin, John /
O'Bren, +. w. Weisiger, A. G. Jones, G.
A. Jones. b. T. Faulkner. II. G. Beattie, |
Phil. Browder, William 7. Hart, and Ro-
bert Harris.
BRIDGE MONEY.
The frat matter taken up was the resolu-
! ton Of the James-Hiyer Bridge COminis- |
sioners, which has been published IN the |
}6spdich. recommending that the Councls |
! Of Richmond and Manchester appropriate |
| S15. 900 each in addition 90 the S2O,OO0 al |
ready at the disposal Of the commission !
efs set apart bv the two Councils for the |
repairs OF the Free bridge, and that an en- |
! tirely new structure be erected on the |
| present site.
The report of Engineer Reuben ShirreHs, |
submitted TO the commissioners, and also |
published in this paper, ghowing that to
! put the old bridge in good, safe. and strong |
| condition would cost about 81 700, and |
| strongly urging that a new bridge be built |
with o capacity OF one hundred pounds |
pcr SQUARE foot. and over which teams !
| could he driven IN q trOt, was read.
! Alr. Rolin expressed himself AZ heartily |
/ in favor Of appropriating the necessary |
money and building new bridge over |
which teams could tTot. He had seen Mr..
| Shirrefs and thoroughly agreed with HIM
! that it would be cheaper and better every
way 90 build a trottlng bridge. lie thougnt
| gaining rapid transit would be worth much
! more to the city in fifteen years than the
| difference in the cost.
| President Perdue briefly reviewed the
| action Of the Council and commissioners
| on this subject. and he intimated that he
would gladly vote for the resolution. he
! stated that while the Council had appro-
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! been placed 30 the credit of the commis-
| sioners.
Mir. Bcattie wanted tosee better bridge,
| hut before voting an outlay of @25,OD on
| the part Of the city he desired 10 know
what assurance would be given that the
/ bridge could be built for $4,000, and that
| It would bc n trottng bridge
Mr. Rolin replied that Engineer Shirreiis
would prepare the specifications and the
! commissioners would know what the struc
/ turc would cost before letting the con-
| tract.
On motion Of Mr. Bradley the matter
WA passed by 10 await the action of the
| Eichmond Council. lie had been informed
! that Mr.. ShirreEs bad been invited 10 ap
pear before the Finance Committee Mon
| dav night 10 be heard in reference 10 the
! matter. and be thought some facts would
! then be brought out that would enable tins
| Council to more clearly realize the need OF
| the bridge, and therefore 10 vote more IN
! telligibly.
OPENING or sEMMEs STREET.
/ The ordinance looking 10 the opening
| and grading of Semmes street from the
! western line of Twelfth street 10 the cor
porate limits was next taken up, and was
| the subject of q prolonged debate of an IN
| formal character
The ordinance provided that the street
should be made sixty feet wide,
and the scale prepared by the CITY
! Engineer proposed that the city should
pav 20 per cent. of the cost of con-
| demnation in addition TO paving IN full for
! all buildings TO be moved: that the persons
owning property on this thOroughiare be
| tween Seventh and Twelfth streets shall
pav 25 per cent; those between Twelfth
| and COwardiu avenue 30 per cent, ana
/ those beyond the avenue 20 per cent.
/ Several members raised Their voices IN
/ opposition 90 making the properiy-owners
/ below Twelfth street, where Semmes street
! is already open, pay any portion OF the
| cost. IL was decided that the commission
/ ers appointed by the Court to condemn
| the property Will alone have power To- as
tribute the cost. aud that the Cornell can
! do nothing more than TO say what per
! cent. the city shall pay and what the free
/ holders.
Mr.. Bradley moved TO amend so as TO
make the city pay 80 per cent. instead OK
/ 20 Lost.
! Mr.. Bradley also moved that from the
! Cowardin-avenue bridge to the corporate
| limits the aypIfue be made cghtyslN feet.
/ He said the Southside Land improvement
| COmpanv. who own 500 out of the LOU
! feet Witmnthe corporate limits had agreed
10 rive their land free and to grade from
| the city line 10 the Cowardln-aye
! bridge which this company Will build at
the cost of about $1,000.
4 H.
nance as amended was un"nlmouely
adopted.
CoWARDIN AVENUE.
4 petition was presented, signed by
! more than three fourths of the properly
owners i'm the territory Affected. asking
! that Cowardhn avenue be widened from
/ Hall street To the Petersburg railroad;
/ that stone curbing be laid, and the road
bed be macadamizcd. Referred To the
Street Committee.
Cowardin avenue is already sixty feet
| wide from Hull to Bainbridge street, and
the idea is TO have 1t this width all the
| way through.
FINE THE MINORS.
Mr.. Bradley (by reQuest) presented an
ordinance the object of which Is TO make
all minors between the ages of fourteen
and tweutv-ouc who shall enter any bar
room or other place where liquor Is sold
! and bV falsely representing themselves TO
be of age get liquor, either 20 be d1unk on
| the premises or TO be carried away
| and drunk elsewhere, amenable 10
a fine ot not less than y nor more
! than $40. or be sent 10 jail Tor
not les, than two nor more than twenty
/ davs. or both, in the discretion of the
/ Navor. la the event that the only witness
is either the minor against the bartender,
OF rice ccrsa. it shall be IN the discretion
OF either the Mavor or the jury trying tho
case whether OF not there shall bc con-
| victiou on such testimony.
The paper was referred to the Commit
tee on Ordinances.
PAVING BONDS.
Mr.. Perliue called up the resolution Of
/ fered bv himself al former meeting ap-
propriatiug S25.O00 to defray the expense
| of grading. guttering. paving, and macai-
/ amiZlug certain streets -
The amount was increased from S25 900
TO 500 900 and the names of the streets
were stricken out, making this fund ayalla-
ble for the general Improvement OF the
streets.
As amended. the resolution was adopted
! The Citv Auditor is directed TO prepare
for the issue of this amount of 6 per cent.
thirty-year bonds, with the option OF re-
deeming them at the end OF ten years,
which bonds may be used for grading, gut
macadamizing the streets of the city. There
was only one negative vote on the resolu-
/ ton.
sTATICN-HOuSE.
The report of the Committee on Public
Lands and Buildings as to the location OF
the statiou-house was discussed at length
and recommitted, there being some OBJ
lection raised to having the prisoners
locked up in the rear of the market-house
I 81 meow Ho,,fral AIathflict church where
it was formerly proposed to put the house.
THE IRON BRIDGE.
The petition of the Southside Land and
Improvement Company with reference to
building an iron bridge at the Cowardin-
avenue crossing was discussed and refer
red TO the City Engineer and the Commit
tees on Streets and Public Lands and
Buildings.
After granting several building permits
and transaeting other routine business the
Council adjourned shortly before IL o'clock.