Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-29

Granite Company, Standard Granite COm-
psny. and Raney & Mcintosh.
Several OF the bidders having failed TO
submit samples as required Mr.. Gray
moved that all bids be rejected Lost.
The contract for straight curblng was
awarded to Middeudorf Il Douald ut SO
cents. The contract for tagging, circular
curblng, and corners was given to James |
Netherwood at the following prices: Flag |
ging, So cents; circular. sl.5O, and corners,
$3.50.
The contract for taking down the brick |
wall enclosing the Adams burying-ground !
aud erecting a board fence was awarded TO |
G. il. Hudgins at S2l2.l9.
The committee agreed TO recommend to !
the Council the grading of the alley be !
tween Broad and Grace and Harrison and /
Shafer streets.
TIE FIBsT-sTREET yIADUCT.
The ordinance in reference TO the erec- !
tion Of an iron viaduct from the north end 1
Of First street 10 Barton Heights was read. |
Mr. II. VI. Smith, Jr., representing Mrs. |
Johanna Hoffman, one OF the owners OF !
property over which the viaduct will pass;
asked to have the ordinance laid over IN /
the next meeting of the COMMITTEES. Mr. /
Smith said he had just been employed by /
his client, and he would like TO have time /
10 look into the matter.
Mr.. James Lyons, representing the bridge /
company, opposed a pCStpOnement, stating /
that the matter had been before the COM |
mittee since April 18th: that the ward I
committee, with the City Attorney and CITY !
Engineer. rad carefully inquired into the I
Catter and had recommended the adop- |
tion OF the ordinance that any delay would 7
seriously interfere with the improvement. I
Mr.. Gray asked the City Engineer II the /
ordinance met with his approval
Colonel Cut.haw stated that tho ordi- .
nance met with his approval.
Mr. James Bahen advocated the measure
and motcd that the committee recommend /
20 the Council the adoption OF the ordl- !
nance, which was unanimously agreed 10. |
WANT FULL sTBEET.
The petition of certain citizens Of Fulton !
asking that the house of William Childress, !
at the corner Of Seventh and Orleans street. !
which CncrOaches IA feet on the street |
be condemned and removed ana seventh |
street be opened to ITS proper Wldth' was
on motion OF Mr.. Curtis, referred 20 tue
ward committee, City Attorney, and City
Engineer.
ONE TRAIN DAY.
Tho CITY Attorney reported an ordinance
allowing the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company TO run one
loaded freight train each way daily over
the connection railway track between
Elha and the Union depot.
This the committee agreed TO recon-
mend TO the Council.
sEyENTH-sTEEET EXTENSION.
Mr.. Roosevelt Page, counsel for the
South-Side Railroad Company, appeared
! and asked that the City Engineer be not
required TO give the notice for laying the
track to the Locomotive Works along tho
extension of Seventh street for SIX months
| for the reason that Tor the present the
needs Of that part Of the city 90 not re,
| quire It, and the construction would entall
I great expense on the company without
| corresponding remuneruon.
Mr.. Page stated that the owners OF the
| Locomotive-Worksw were opposed to THIS,
! but be thought il O reasonable request.
| The motion was granted.
business Before the water Committee.
A meeting Of the Water Committee was
! hold at $3.50 O'Clock in the Courrtt Chanf-
! Der. all the members present except ColO-
mel John B. Cary.
| Colonel Cutshaw stated that there was q
misunde standing between tho general
contractors for building the West-End
| market (pierce Il BristOw) and Captain
James Phillips, sub-contractor, regard
iaF Rei. 'n0 i''A''"' VI
| The committee agreed to have the work
| done at the expense of the Water Com
mIttce.
ASKING FOR WATER.
| Mr.. V. Randolph appeared before the
| committee on behalf Of the North-Slde
| Land and Improvement Company ana
| stated that the company was ABOUT 70
construct building at the CITY end OF tns
| viaduct to contain closets and asked that
| the CITY furnish the water. Inc matter
was referred 10 Superintendent Boiling to
| report the cost Of extending the mains &c.
| The usuql bills and pay-Tolls for the month
| were ordered 20 be paid.
| Superintendent Boiling presented petl-
| ton from property-Ow on twenty
| sixth. between j and q streets, To nave
yater-mains extended along that street,
winch was granted. The same action was
taken in regard 30 a petition from pro-
perty-owners on Q street. between twenty
sixth and Twenty seventh streets.
MAIN TO BE LAID.
Superintendent Boiling submitted
statement showing where tho Clty Ehgl-
| pineer had proposed TO laV sewers and he
! recommended the extension OF wafer
mains. This is the schedule:
Grace street between Twentieth anu
| Twenty-frst. 6-inch pipe, S23l
Park avenue between Harrison and Har-
vie, C. nch pipe, $3.50. C,-.
Canal street between Linden ana Cherry
| 6-lnch pipe, S252.
Twenty-second street between Leigh ana
Peasants streets. 6-inch pipe, S42O.
Twenty-seyenth street between . and
| streets. 6-inch pipe. S21IH.
Hill street between st. Paul and st. John
streets. finch pipe, $3.50. 20.
Coutts street between st. John and st.
james. 4-inch pipe, Sl65. &c.
Charity street between st. Paul and St.
Peter, 4-inch pipe, $780,
Chaffn street 200 feet west OF heserNoIi
G-inch pipe, $40.
Shook's alley between Duval and Baker
streets, 4-inch pipe, Sl75.
Beverly street between Reservoir and
Dobson street TO Linden street. Pinch
pipe, S2.2O92O. Total, Sl,534.4o.
The committee ordered the work to be
done.
FIRE-PLUG MOBILES.
Superintendent Boiling. TO whom was
referred the petition of the Fire Depart
ment 10 have the nozzles of the hre-pluSs5
changed from two inches to two and a halt
inches in diameter, reported that TO make
that change would cost Sl,15O.
The committee instructed the Superin-
tendent to report those facts to the FIRE
Commissioners without any recommenda-
ton.
Superintendent Boiling was also IN
structed TO purchase flowers for the Mar
shall-reservoir grounds.
st. Johns BurYing-Ground.
The Committee on st. Johns Burying-
Ground met at half-past o'clock IN the
Council chamber.
Bids for taking down the wall OF the
burying-ground on Broad street between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-hfth were
opened.
The specifications call for wall four
feet high, the present entrance IS TO be
widened and rernodelled, and the steps are
TO be lowered with granite coping on either
side, with an iron railing.
The bidders were A. G. Maynard, Sl'5oO'
J. b. johnson, $3.50; James Netherwood,
81 ,203.
The contract was awarded to Mr.. Neither
wood.
THE UNIFORM FOR KEEPER.
Mr.. TAYLOR inquired Of the Chairman
how much money the committee would
have 10 its credit after paying for the
above Improvement.
Chairman Mann replied about three or
four hundred dollars.
Mr.. Taylor said, THAT being the case
move that the keeper be required to wear
( n uniform ~