Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-28
HAVE EQUAL SHARES
THE STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND TO
BE DIVIDED BY WARDS.
The Members Quote scripture-Contrsct
for Sewers Award ded--speciai Meeting
to Consider Railroad Matters.

The Street Committee held its monthly
meeting in the City Engineers Office last
night.
The widening Of Park avenue from Boyd
to Lombardy street was recommended, Mr..
Q. f. Wingo assuring the committee that
the property-holders would give the land
SO as to have width of fifty feet.
The complaint Of MIR. George Saunders
ss TO the encroachment Of a porch on Canal
street, between First and Second, was re-
feIred to the Engineers department.
AT the request Of committee from the
Clay-Street Methodist church the bill for
paving around the church was remitted.
DON'T WANT TO BE FLOODED.
A number of residents Of Seventeenth
street submitted a petition asking that
they be afforded some relief from inunda-
ton by Shockoe creek. Colonel Cutshaw
SAID large sewer was needed and the mat
ter was referred 10 him.
The residents of Ashland. by petition,
asked that accommodation trains be allow
ed to run TO AMI from the union depot.
On motion Of Mr. Stratton, this and all
other matters relating 20 the FTedericks-
burg railroad were referred to a special
meeting Of the committee TO be held at 1880
o'clock next Tuesday night.
The contract for brick sewers was award
ed to Dir. j. Powers at $40 per thousand.
IL was ordered, upon motion of Mr.. Tur-
pin, that the debris from the cemetery
wall, corner Twenty-third and Marshall
streets, be removed from the street and
put in the lot.
APPoRTIoHTgG THE MONEY.
The Chair state d that the next business
of the committee was the dividing among
the wards Of the $4,000 appropriated by
the Council TO streets generally.
Mr. j. w. Carter moved that 1t be appor-
toned equally among the wards.
As a substitute Mr.. II. L. Carter offered
motion that the appropriation be ex-
tended among the various wards, accord
ing TO the amount of culyeTt, lot, build
ing, and vault taxes paid.
In supporting his motion Mr.. II. l..
Carter maintained that by the equal-divi-
sion plan some Of the wards received in
street improvements as high as SO per cent.
on the amount of taxes paid. while some OF
the Others only got 10. He did not for mo-
ment say that the work was not needed in
all the wards. but he thought it was but
right that q return should be made on a
basis of taxation. In advocating hls sub
stitute he felt that he was but carrying out
the scriptural Injunction of doing unto
others as he would have them do unto
him.
TOO MUCH SCRIPTURE.
Mr.. TurpIn wanted 10 know of Mr.. Carter
if il would not also be carrying out the
other scTiptural saying of q" To him who
hath it shall be given and from him who
hath not even that which he hath shall be
taken away"
Mr.. Stratton showed from the Auditors
report that taking the assessed values of
all taxable property, both real and per-
sopal. CLAY Ward would come fourth, the
first three being in order Madison, Jeffer-
son, and Monroe.
Mr.. Carter was arguing from real estate
only, but said he would agree to pro rata
division even if it worked against bls
(ClaY) ward, as ne was conscientious IN his
convictions.
The vote was taken on Mr.. II. L. Car
ter's substitute and resulted as follows:
AYEs.-Mossrs. II. L. Carter, Gray, Thomas,
and CRpers-4.
NoEs.-Messrs. Bahon, Belvin. Brauer, j. W.
Carter, Curtis, Stratton, Turpin,and Whites.
Mr.. J. w Carter's original motion to
divide equally was adopted by vote
exactly the reverse of the above. Inc
committee decided TO set aside $4,000 for
contingent fund and repairs. 90,
At its next meeting the committee VIII
hear allegations from abutting property
paving the alley between Grace and
Franklin and Fifth and Sixth streets.
Several Contracts Awarded.
The Grounds and Buildings Committee
held its monthly meeting last night.
The city engineer was instructed TO pre-
pare plans for the drill-room for the
HowitZers and shed for the Stuart Horse
Guard.
The appOrtiOnment of the years appro-
priation of $l2 900 was made.
The Crystal Ice Company was awarded
the contract for ice at thirty cents per
hundred pounds.
The bid of J. +. Toler for flowers for
Monroe Ward was accepted.
The contract for the iron-b blocks tor the
stairways in the new City Hall was awarded
to the Tredegar Company.
Other Committees.
The School Committee met and ordered
the payment of the Mechanics Institute
bills.
The Accounts and Printing and Claims
and Salaries Committees also had business
fneetinus,