Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-27
TILE CITY RAILWAY.
xue STREET COMMITTEE WILL HOLD
THEM TO THEIR GUARANTEE.
. 81. 600 Bond Demanded-The City Must
give Up the Land Grading OF seventh
street~-other Matters.

meeting Of the Street Committee was
MA in the City Engineers Office last night.
A, publication was received from the City
ysilvay Company asking 10 be allowed TO
,so tho spur track which runs into the
,hed at Twcnty-oighth and Main streets
until August list.
Major Scldcn, superintendent OF the
,;,o was present, and said that the spur
,r,ck would greatly facilitate the handling
=, cars during the unwilling ceremonies.
Mr. Curtis opposed TINS, ana hnaliy
.erced 10 a resolution OF Mr.. Capers per-
sr.iting the company 20 use the track
until June 10th.
BINDING Tyr COMPANY.
Tho same company also asked that the
tme f1od as limit duly 1st) when the
,oles on Main street shall be taken down
unless an tho cars are run by electricity be
rriepded until August LIST.
There was some discussion over this and
finally the committee agreed that they
would recommend 10 the Council the
adoption Of an ordinance extending
~ time as asked. provided guarantee to
Tho effect that all the cars shall be run by
,lec,ricitv II the time designated. accom-
r,ricf bv bond of $1,000 for the faithful
Ierforrnance of same, shall be filed with
,bc City Treasurer.
INV TcT-FAcroBY.
The committee recommended that per-
sn,sson be granted the Crystal-Ice Com
rauy 20 run railroad siding and water
srpe from tho dock into their proposed
building on the Libby site.
CAN USE TIEcTMcITY.
Tho Southside Land and Improvement
Companv were granted permission TO use
slertricity on their proposed railway up
Seventh street
OPENING or LoMBADDY STREET.
The committee ordered the City Attor-
nv 10 take the necessary steps looking 10
- opening of Lombardy street from
BROAD 10 the northern line Of the Frede-
rckshurg railroad property.
Major Myers, president of the Richmond,
T-,iericksburg and Potomqc railroad, APP
reared before the committee, and asked
tat the street cross the railroad by means
~ a bridge, one half the cost of which
would be borne by the company. On the
,fbrr hand IL the street crossed the track
O. b level the company would claim heavy
q IMAGES. as il would necessitato the en-
potment of a Waterman.
80 further action was taken.
STREETS CLEAR.
The Chief Of Police reported that the
furders had promised 10 have Franklin
Yfrect clear hv the night OF the 2Sth of
slay.
The grading of the alley from First to
Second street between Charity and fede-
Ial streets was ordered.
THE CITY IN ERROR.
The City Attorney reported that the
flaim of Charles Hclnleln and James
fnoppard TO sixteen feet of the land now
taken up boy Cary street west OF Washing
I'm was well founded, and that the city
ehould either abandon the land or pay for
The Assistant CITY Engineer reported
tlat the street at that point had been made
? yiv.sx feet wide instead Of fifty, hence
iio transportation.
Inc matter was referred 10 the two.
TO rx rm RAILROADS
The committee recommended the repeal
o. uufnlcr of ordinances granting various
yriyihges 10 railroads, among them the or
q nance allowing the construction OF the
] chtb-sireot bridge over the Richmond
aud AllogAanv railroad.
These ordinances are such as require the
nrtiOn of two successive Councils TO re-
Tho CITY Engineer and Attorney thought
N would be Won for this ut-going Council
a. fcpsM these ordinances. SO that the
NV Council NAV also repeal and reordain
,Diluaucos to suit itself and not have
T. baud. ted
rh. ra.ommondstion was adopted, and
thrAt'r-r-v aud Engineer were requested
e. appear 40 the next meeting of the Com
mon Council and Board Of Aldermen to
pros tie point
Two LINES on ONE TRACK.
A. ordnance was recommended allow
hg thc Sou Inside Land and Improvement
Company 90 run its cars over the Union
Ia-songer- Railway tracks from Seventh
cd Franklin 10 Seventh and Clay streets,
frd thence TO the Richmond Locomotive
WORKS
GRADING SEVENTH STREET.
The contract for grading Seventh street
from point between Preston and Bates
t'rccts = the corporate limits WAS award
o. o., $. 2. Clay at 10 cents per cubic
ya-t
Iae property-holders along the pro
.so1 extension have agreed TO donate the
! nl and give II 500 towards the work, and
Sir. g.. r.. u. Myers. Jr.. asked that the
people who gave the 81 800 be allowed TO
employ then own contractor tor their part
O. ihe work.
titor some discussion as TO the interpre-
t.t.ou of the law the request of Mr.. Myers
= granted.