The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-11
VIEWING THE STREET.
STREET COMMITTEES TOUR or IN
sPECTION.

Packed IN an OMNIBUS INC HaiNihNH III d" '''i'
TnK TIMES reporter on the box with the driver,
and four bravo stecds to 60 through mud ana
mire. the Council Street Committee made It's
annual tour yesterday
II was but few moments after 9 o'clock when
the bus started and the committee at once
proceeded TO business.
Those who took The trip were: Mr.. James H.
Gamers. chairman: Mossrs. Preston Belyin; j. W.
Garter James Bahcn. James j. Gray, w. IL Cur
It's II. l. Carter, j. Taylor Stratton ana >. ".
Thomas Messrs. Turpn and White were az
eont Colonel Cutshsw, the CITY LnSileeIt ai5o
went with the party accompanied by NJ :. ID
Jacobs clerk Of the committee.
The committee VAS az once driven 10 ScNth-
teenth and Cary. where they viewed me NOES ~, IN
Cary at that point. and also learned now pa'u9
new paving Is needed on Seventeenth btlMt.l
Main and Cary. Just further down on DOCK
street a large mud hole was discovered, and at
franklin and Nineteenth ana ON INC same
street from Iwenty-hrst TO IWenty-hIti' alIe-
walk and street might be improved by the
Street Department Grace from lWenpelh 10
Twenty first also would like "a new paving, Tor
loose dirt and mud about that locality Is dis
tgreeable, if not uncomfortable.
AVENUE MUD.
All the way M Church Hill avenue the bus al
most swan in mud. The car track has had much
10 do with making matters this bad and the thor
oughfarc has been cut mp terribly by II.
From Broad 10 NJ the avenue is not pas7apie
10 pedestrians except very narrow sirp; Whlle
in the middle Of the street a Chlcako
On n TweUty- fourth from Church Hill avenue
north a culvert IS beng buried ana the reg ia
about that street looks like brick yard. ~
Twenty-;xth and NJ blg noe o. SOL i mu
10 Thirteenth would be improved greatly II IL
had more sidewalks, gravellng ana cufblhg
This street. however. - receiving recognition,
for Yesterday the hands and carts were dressing
Along Ihirtieth the street is good-paesably
good-but there is little beauty in the SIDE
Rain has washed all about the trees on tlis
street and roots lay exposed all over the pace
intended for bricks. curbing would be Dlra'-
dotour was made TO Chimborazo, and the
several avenues IN that vicinity looked az, ana
the committeeman caught pretty glimpse OF
the noble James as she washed SAND down INTO
the harbOr TO every ones dlsadVantafe. "
Broad street from ST. Johns church 70 TINS
park has good sidewalks and streets, and Us To
be counted among the ehte OF streets. Inc car
track. however. gets IN ITS ine WorH oh one
square for between Twenty hith ana IM'Hlf "
sixth the street Is hlled with rul ana muu pu9-
dies that arc no use 10 themselves or anybody
VISITED THE CAPTAIN.
Al Twenty-ffth and Broad the committee
called stop and visited Captain q. Watt Taylor.
The usual courtesics. with glass accompanl-
enents, were extended. while the captain nc
Qiyercd an eulogy on the handsome mouse ne Is
going 10 build on the corner III place OF mo
landmark that was built just after Henry made
speech in the church across the way. ,,,
Good bye having been SAID, IlUDA I'LL WIS
dragged in sight and the pedestal for the monu-
ment for the Confederate soldiers and sailors
was remarked on.
A view of Manchester also came in for share
of remarks. and the descent was maue 10 VII
LamsbuJg avenue.
start 10 finish. Church Hill avenue Is lltth
avenue TO IT, for the former is not IN tho slght-
Mud covered the tires, got all over the bus
and decked tho horses with as yellow tint as
sunfowers At Millhlsers factory an employe
remarked that they heard the street Committee
were coming, and became so ashamed OF the
thoroughfare that they graNeled u IN front OF
the door. While the mud lays Ike batter on
the avenue, on the low lands on both sides stag
nant pools of water make life worth the living
and the street throughout makes an impress
sion-a decided one If you walk
AVENUES IN RICHMOND.
Ii would certainly seem that avenues in Rich
mond are not popular, for besides the two
named above Louisiana comes III Tor Roodly
share of condemnation. There are many streets
worse, however, and II few mud-holes were
conspicuous by the absence the street would be
an enjoyable one.
After this street was inspected a long iaunt
was taken to Eighth and Cary streets AT tins
corner an animated discussion was held about
taking down the bridge over the Allcg hany rail
road, which crosses Eighth street. Ii was ALTO
urged that the street should be opened, Tor
Richmond hasn't got but one depot ana
her citizens certainly should be allowed to SEQ
Mir, Stratton also made motion that the
Traylor Electric Company be granted fran
Chise. The motion was laid on the table.
Canal from Seventh 20 Fourth which has 10
bear the brun Of heavy traffic was seen 10 be in
d deploTabe condition and II Is almost certain
~ that II will be paved IN three months. II Is
used by all of the heavy wagons from the Union
depot, and when It Is dry It's name Is dust, and
when II rains-its mud.
Cary, between the same streets. Is in about the
same condition, and Mr.. StrattOn became very
eloquent III advocating that the street be
paved or macadamlIcd.
First from Cary ONT is bad-very bad-and at
Byrd stagnant water helps TO Increase the death
rate. just about the penltentiary refuse OF al
most all kinds is dumped by the carts and the
GYPSY dress of the rag pickors lends color TO
the rather discolored landscape.
This latter is IN strange contrast win the
States property that looked as neat as a new
pin, and the growing vegetables gave evidences
of husbandry.
on CHINA STREET.
When the first entrance was made 10 Clay
Ward IL WAS on China street, which with due re-
Spect bellies its name. 1t Is full of mud-an the
usual spatter work was again gone through with
OIL horses and window psnes
High street near Laurel needs curbing badly,
and Laurel from High south could spend money
The grade Of Laurel stops at High. and is con-
siderably higher than that AZ the south part Of
the tiOwer-named street
Years ago when this grading was going to be
done by the Council, the cltlZens protested We
hemently, and now, with the usual Inconsistency
of man, they want II.
Laurel AT some points is almost impossible
almost eQualhng Williamsburg avenue IN some
places.
Cherry street also bears q roseate hue similar
20 Its name and near Hollywood has "a deep,
crimson blush, as though tWcrc clad in Pull
man-car plush.
Eventually, So say some, the large entrance to
Hollywood will be on Linden street. but for the
present visitors will have to skip through mud
on Cherry.
Beverly, from Cherry west. is without grade,
curb sidewalk or anything appertalnng 20 a
street, and even at the Pickett monument pool
OF water stopped the traveller Reservoir street
Is what might bo termed grand production.
Again the ear track makes life miserable
and at Cary and that thorOughfare 10 Is
terrible. Perfectly impossible. full OF mud and
water, and nothing 10 give hardly a foothold
II presents an appearance only cQualled by "A
county road after the mill dam has burst Beech
street also would look better with sidewalks
and II Floyd avenue WAS graded 10 the cor
porAie limits IL Is probable that several new
houses would be crectcdl
I-ombardy Is graded but that's all. but luckily
only four citizens az the south end live on
the street. Four citizens can't hope for much
against the town
hEfRHsHED THEMSELVES
The Lee statue was passed and Franklin
about the college was discovered TO bo red IN
the face. a straight drive was now made TO The
Bergucr Engel brewery at Hancock and Mar
shall, and soon the ioamy liquid was being W l.
lingly dispensed boy Mem Herr Roscncrk Good.
bles were again said. and the muddy Hancock
from Marshall 90 Leigh WAS gone through with
Next Lelgh street was driven down. and for
perfect mountain ride that's the street IN Rich
monu- some Dmc rgo the street was cofnllefe-
~ uncoycred with holes rs blg as dinner tables,