The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-05
THOUGHTS OF TIMES READERS
A Resident OF Uenrico Offers Bill of
Grievances.

would beg space In your valuable adj
vocate Of matters pertaining 10 and for the
public benefit, 10 call the attention Of the
proper authorities to, and TO ask your aid in
the correction of a few matters that are sad
liz needing betterment for the public good,
more especially for the benefit OF the citi-
zens Of the Western portion of our suburbs.
First as to the miserable and unbcarablc
service OF the Union Passenger railway
service extending into the county. Old,
brOken-dOwn cars are made TO DO service on
this route. The jOlting and humping and
awful noise is unbearable, and on wet days.
in some Of them, pa ssengers cannot sit on
the seats, consequent upon the water leak
ing through the roof and dripping down;
also of the great inconvenience, rs well as
danger to health, Of dumping the passenger
out al the corner Of Main and Reservoir
streets in the rain 10 wait Tor the miserable
transfer cars going out Reservoir street and
Ashland avenue. All get wet-men, women,
and children. "QuestiOn." Have the Union
Passenger Railway Company any right to
transfer passengers here, as Reservoir
street and Ashland avenue is the chartered
route Of the Union Passenger Railway Com
many. and Main street the chartered route
of the CIV Railway Company out to the
Reservoir? | doubt their right TO switch
of the Union Passenger Railway Com
pany's cars on TO the City Railway Com
pany's track out Main street, and thereby
put the passengers Of the Union Ias-
senger Railway to inconvenience and an
noyance by compelling them to get out and
be transferred at Main aud Reservoir
streets, and stand out in the ram.
IL seems that no relief can be
obtained through the City Council, hence
we call upon You. Mr.. Editor. TO ring
them up" and compel them to acknowledge
that the citizens of the western suburbs
have some rights which the Union Pas
senger Hallway Company can De made io|
respect ave have rights and dare main
tain them"
ID. As to the miserable apology for pub
lie schools in the county, especially tuck
ahOe district. We are taxed heavily for thc
maintenance and support of these schools,
and deserve and insist on improvement IN
their conduct. This school-house is built
or, more properly speaking, thrown up-ln
the middle OF a low, swampy place, win
the approaches in wet weather through
mud and water; glass broken out az Inc
windows, filthy and dirty throughout; Ill
tie or no discipline as To the cleanliness
or conduct Of the scholars, and the pllienn2
and stealing Of the childTen's inks. states,
&c, is Il continual cause Of complaint
The scholars have TO supply Themselves
and ought TO be supplied 10 them 10y Inc
school authorities. Children have 10 put
away the wood and coal. and get ihcr
clothes in dirty and injurious condition
all this and much more tending to the
Improvement Of the usefulness OF the county
scIoole should be corrected, so as to make
them what they ought to be, and what the
tax payers haze right to expect they
should be. The colofGI school house Is
good comfortable building-in ;be village OF
Hampden-and the white school mouse
miserable, dirty thing IN an old neid. COM
ments are unnecessary. The whites are
the tax payers,
30. Attention is called 70 the filthy condi-
ton of the back lots Of some OF oar cOlored
neghbOrs who keep hGgs, and haul from
the city all kinds Of rotten iish and DINER
ofial, and dump them in their hog pens
creating an OdOr that permeatcs the atmos-
pher0 for many squares as is unendurablc,
making Il necessary to close doors and
windows on the side next to wind. The
counties should have some official 10 inyes-
tigate aud compel cleanliness of premises
OF occupants.
Last but not least, the intolerable nuls-
ance daily takes place in the City Park
lately Shields Grove Of boys aud men,
white and colored, OF firing guns and PTS
tolls and endangering the lives 81 persons
OUT walking or riding; also, the nuisance OF
gambling by crowd OF white and colored
boys and mea on Sundays in these woods,
prohibiting the preseaGe or exercise OF re-
spectacle people in this pa,E o. woods. n
park keeper ought TO be appointed by the
oty 10 look after these woods and prohibit
these uniawiul practises.
Help us, Mr., Editor, and abate our trou,,
bes. The condition o. Our roads, and
especially Ashland avenue lunder control
OF the city,, is simply horrible, and as to
Ashland avenue, its condition is dangerous
to riding, driving, or pedestrians, and is
disgrace TO all concerned in its manage
menl, \ SUFFERER.