The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-29
THE STREET COMMITTEE.
A Very Lengthy and Interesting Meeting
Last Evening.
STREET-CARS 70 THE EXPOSITION.
,,.ov sewers 90 he Laid aud Several Alleys
SO be Paved-A Petition from Jour
neymen Brickisyers.


I. Carter, Joseph ". Carter, Curtis, Gray,
,rurn;n and Thomas answered to the roll call.
petition was presented by samuel II. Cot
.-ou and Thomas French, who asked to be
...roitted 10 erect a fountain at their expense
o, the intersection Of Main, Reservoir and
reach streets. The matter was referred 20 the
ward committee with power
communication from II. Wallerstein &
g., calling attention 70 the bad condition Of
t+fioepth between Gary and Dock streets
a. referred TO the ward committee and In
Cneer 49,, ;..:... =. ,..,.7.
a.. anov between BOwe ana Kinney streets
U-,al and Marshall streets nj his expense
- mon Grade 20 be designated by the
q committee decided to recommend TO
81. Council the granting of the request.
,r. was next considered. asking for the
a-ssinr and paving Of the alley between
sT,h and seventh and Main and Cary
streets.
Mr. T. Y. Cannon. who represented Mrs.
Tsker. Messrs Charles I. Davis. @. b. George
e.d other owners Of property abuttlng on the
aiev. appeared IN opposition and stated that
tIere WAS no need for She work and seven "
tie residents Ola Main street were IA favor OF
81. II the work was 20 be done the petition
ers who had tho only interest IN the alley
should nay for IL.
HURT THE PROPERTY.
Mr.. Gray wanted 10 know ii the paving Of
the alley would hurt the Main street property,
and Colonel Cutshaw answered IN the mega
Mr.. II. G. Tolker wss in favor Of the paw
.ug Of the alley because his property was
suGering greatly from the present condition
ol Affairs.
Mr.. Bidgood. from the Allen & Ginter
branch # the American Tobacco Company
advocated the grading and paving.
bir. Cannon argued no some length against
the work which was opposed By the majority
f the property owners.
Mr. Stratton. who had offered the resOlu-
ton at the last meeting 81 the Common
Council, stated that the work would be of
advantage to the vicinity. and was also desra-
b.e 20 improve the healthy condition OF that
section of the city.
Mr.. Joseph w Carter moved 20 reject the
Colonel Cutshaw thought some filing ip
would have % be done in the alley on sixth
street, but the alley and abuttng property
would bo greatly improved.
Mr. Carters motion was lost. only me
mover voting in favor Of it. On Ny. Bahens
motion il was decided to recommend to COun.
ell that the work be done.
OTHER ALLEYs
Similar action was taken in regard to the
grading and paving OF the alley between
Grace and Franklin and Second and Third
streets
some time ago the committee cave order
tlat "a wall be taken down IN the alley be
tween Marshall and Clay aud Seventh and
-ltn streets Il appears now that II the
wal vas taken down the part Of the alley on
one side Of the wall would be four feet lower
t4al the other.
0n notion of Mr.. Stratton the action Of the
committee WAS reconsideTcd and the ward
committee directed to investigate the matter
Mr j. i. Epps complained of the faulty
condition Of a culvert On Nineteenth and
Grace streets. which flooded his basement
The matter was referred 20 the ward COM
mttee and City Engineer for report.
rAUIrY CURLING.
A petition was read from MI b. T. Crump
calling attention tothe faulty condition of the
clrbing of Pine between Grace and Broad
streets. The petition also asked that the side
walk be paved.
This matter also was referred % the Ward
Committee and City Engineer for report
communication Was received from the
Vulcan Iron Works. asking permission to
erect a chute for unloading coal and iron
from cars on the trestle where It passes
Byrd street.
referred % the Ward Committee and City
Engineer for report.
petition WAS presented IRON a number OF
merchants doing business IN the upper part of
the city asking 20 be permitted 10 unload cars
Oh Broad beyond Graham street until the
upper part of Broad street has.been paved.
TO UNLOAD CARS
Mr. II. l. Carter offered a resolution pro
v1us that the Richmond, fredericksburg
and lotomac Railroad Company Inc required /
t0plt I'm At once side tracks in their lot on
tie uth,de of Broad between Shafer and |
Laurel streets, connecting the same with |
tAe south track now on Broad street at !
or near Shafer street with switch 10 /
enable the loading and unloading of cars |
iron tho sidolng. The resolution afso /
provide. that for thirty days or until the side /
track las been laid the merchants be per /
m.ued 20 load and unload on Broad street
The City Attorney and Engineer are re /
Quested 70 prepare an ordinance ia accord /
with the resolutions 10 be submitted - the
Council. The resolution was adopted.
The contract for the paving AMI grading OF
the alley between Main and Cary and Ninth
sal Tenth streets was awarded 10 Sir. a. Rick
an the contract for the grading Of the alley
between Broad and Marshall streets east of
Bellevue school 10 Dir. John A. Weinburn.
So the suggestion II Colonel Cut,haw the
committee decided 20 request the Council 10
appropriate tie sum of $4,000 Tor the con-
stucuon of sewers.
Major Capers stated that it would be neces-
t.I5 & have "a Joint session Of the Committees
Oh Streets and Finance TO receive the ordin-
auoe drawn up by the City Attorney in regard
T. Tie Eghth-street tunnel He stated that
le would call the meeting for next Friday at
tP b.
BROAD STREET.
petition was read from property owners
on upper Broad street asking that that street
lie graded and widened 10 its full width from
hermitage road 80 the Exposition Grounds.
lie matter was referred 10 the Ward Com
j tee aud will be carried out later ia the
ial
A petition from property owners on Grace
sueot between Laurel and Shafer streets. Was
We-ented, which called attention % the bad
condition Of Grace street between the two
tlcets named
, lt WAS decided At the suggestion Of Colonel
'NllsAaw. that the street be repaired out OF
we regular order Of work by the hands and
'sih q the department.
Ie.itiOn from the JOurneyman Brick
.9cs ~ this city was presented asking that
re foreman or overseer oil city hanos en-
ts-e il digging trenches for city sewers
s-lid he a practical brickiayer
wa motion Of Mr.. Ii. L. Carter the petition
vas referred back TO the petitioners with the
''t-es1 e. assign some reasons for their action.
THE PAY-ROLLs
lie payroll for hands and carts for tho
lar- month anproVe1 and fb8 uSuAi /