The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-03

connections from lle sewer, gus AANt NhNi
mains one after another. IL a source Of great
ANNOYANCE by keeping the streets so contrnu-
nuslv broken up. besides involving the city IN
much unnecessary expense.
h not inirequently happens that street but
Recently graded and paved IS torn up for the
purpose II laying gas or water ma ns, winch
! should have been put down before Tho street
was Improved. How 70 prevent a repetition
! If such costly mistakes is a subject deserving
your most serious consideration. II might be
Hcl o. place al such matters under the con-
/ troll Of one department.
/ work upon the City Hall is progressing
| -toalily and n "a few months Tie building
! Viii ne rooted iu and finished outside Seven
/ hundred and ninety thousand dollars has
/ been appropriated for thi, building. OF whicn
I there was expended to February !, lS9l, f'i5-
/ f}I33 leaving balance t. the credit of tine
/ fund of sIC312G7 II will bc eighteen months
/ before the work j. completed, but when
/ finished Ve Will have Clty HAL IN every way
/ .aauted To the needs Of the city.
/ JAe Third Market House. erected at the
/ corner of Cary and Linden streets. VIII soon
! be ready for occupancy. and when finished
/ wIu have cost $4,000. II is well suited for MS
/ purpose and viii afford ample market accom-
! n.iations ior the residents of that portion Of
/ the city.
TIrCrmc PLANT
! One f the most important questions now
| under consideration le the city ownership ~
lu electric light plant. I'm my last annual mes
9-r . NV L. raI,',,,,,,Jti,
| Without it the city cannot long continue 70
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! heht makes ~ important that We should lr
| able t1 supply consumers with either h-hi
iral may pr ,''Ht|
lH' .H' A'7 '-' ii '-'' .' -'
/ price OF gas lho p. Npi lh'i"''l .i OBJ
ffrfrIIlHI mods. manufacture. WINCH
h' secured al Hh o4'lSl oI nl ! Il.' ii ..l
/ lWCntF-nFe lhon-.iL o"-.I9. VIII 9r en.
m farn'7h Gas az ~ p. h4u.''i,' . ',,''
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| ,..,,fl H.. olt- v.t tl,a iuvariuiIa result Of
M'-' .,,,,or IL t,a c,,niiration
~, ,.l,,..lid,+i.r or rival interests In favor of
/ f.r..r $500. 1.,. Ia ,r.u illustrated i'm
| rt1.. n " ,,i4~a th.rrh tE,ra ,re
.e,.,, ..a, ooronanies tine uniform price To-
consumers is ~ $50 per thousand feet
The Cay Works under the eihei'nt man
| aIflhthl OF 0ul'i--'' i'l'"' w
makes mo-1 1ilI7lt'l9lH 'A.l' a., oi5 ',.d9
N.'. y
| cubic l'ti 'l gus N.ii l' "' % I'' ~
/ li.N1),4VV cunlc lrc' over 'Ae .'i,l. '''.'
/ lhe receipts lI'IA -'9 H'D ,i"1.f go. -"7s
/ showing ah increase jolt '"' '"'''' 4' ''4''' '-
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we now nave a"'"l .!A,' -9.4 ll''-.' u ''-'
mans. go me-" ''H-''1.''I' - .l
~. service p.t'' were I'i,Nvt .I4t 49, 80. .,
Inc expense account "."lI- W. ~, Voc
s'iur"4it ili' .i'''t vi "''DGii' va y
NY for replacing 'i Ten ICi'. Iu ,',g 10,
| oi Is, NMch nao Dtth 80 serious. iJIl'I -.
! the uc-Ari "l August, I','' 'H"' '4DS 4''" ~
be pune" d'"h ''.t I''.''.'. ...4;.. ,.o
an engine ana oAiii '7'vl We F"' 'u O.. '-
! burE-~iItrl 0laDlh '' H"ppF .", ,'"'''
| caused tN hch oi room lh the holders ne
need for another holder Is very urgent "-
/ consumption az gas mas eActcit4 u' N.''.
/ capacity zizZ,t tuhc icft ana Si"'' ID" H'-
| cident occur hy which operations "i i'
| works bad % gee suspended for c' h 10y
! hours. ihc chances are 'Atl oar 7ui.i ~
/ bc exhausted before lLe ietlll7 c'u.4 "c "o"'l
| tMed up.
Wonid once more urge iAhi 9p..-" ~ ''''
nr nfdc - Increase lN' '0ii,'illi
hy tlc use q gas stoves. las uuSi'.'9 .,'-
mliS "i ,iie' drNei'pia.i-l ana '"i'i N''''''
add t' inc revenues "l 'II' u'p"I 'i'eN''
SPLENDID SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Jl,ar.. Ill. GAL, concentration from tine puhlc
treasury fl,t Yields A rctter return for the iu-
-.t +., tl,.+ ,,.,ioh l. -,ort IN
I - -. "A ,.,,. ,.,,i .Ii.' s.I,...s Th.v
- -, e,,il ..r5',.+cd tiot dix
t,..ri.i' ID ...l,,,e.,r from another State has
1,.i'r.J ,bo, .,,r .,.L..,ie m uoint of efi-
80, .,.,,ti.1 ID f.,rth ani.,,-,
| or ~. ..t,.'e.f ,'.. tIo corntr,. Ne have
,...,, ,rr..l.d n ,.r,,le for whose edu,o-
lion the ,,.r last vear approuriatod sos 600
Tbera b. ur',e,'t noel f,r f,r, nov, school
lr,Iliro- one 10 fake the place If the Gem
t~,I Luildiro tLe DE-. of which has been
lrauted a. t6o Confederate Memorial and Ii
| hrarv Association. and the other 90 supplmt
I the nrr-erf frame lulldiucs ON Navy Hill
which are unsafe and .dtog Their uusuited for
| school purposes ami should be replaced bY g
more modern structure.
The uscfuluc-s of our schools would Zee
| greatly enlarged hy tle addition ~ q system
! of manual training which, T. IS hoped VIII De-
/ introduced just ~ on as our financial con-
! dlt0n Will enable lis o. 90 so.
Our military organizations are most import
amt factors IN our otN's prosperity. inet
| contribute IN la1g ~ measure to theatihc -''-
] ness of every public aen'h~i"ll ID. apo at
always ready Oh respond to any denahu mage
/ upon ihcn Tor Dee preservation W lA' pn'i'
| peace )ur appropriations 10 theH support
should always be generous.
he lf-ln!a Aieclaulcs ms l"lr; Jul '''
! night school. ie dong "a nhr NHiA DID li' '''i-
| cation auu training oi students ln ihe S'i'h-
| utc and mechanical arts. and lS leAg'i-h S
| valuable service % tie community 10y l"- lis
! the means 81 education W.ihn tire Ie"'h "l
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