Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-30
STREETS AND ALLEYS
IMPRovEMe NTs RECOMMENDED TO
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Com mittce Decides to Ask for an Ap
Precipitation of SOS, 900 for Addi-
tionaI City Sewerage.

ifI, ~ W. tdIA'i, tNtNiNs Ofals pm
Thomas. White. and Chairman Capers.
petition was received from Messrs. ID.
II. Midyette. Samuel II. Cottrell, and
Thomas French asking for permission to
erect fountain at then expense at the in
tersection Of Main, Reservoir and Beech
streets. Referred TO the Ward Committee.
Permission was asked by Mr. n. W:
Bowe 20 grade the alley between Bowe and
Kinney and Broad aud Marshall streets AT
his expense. and upon q grade TO be deslg-
mated by the City Engineer. The matter
Will be recommended TO the Council.
TALK ABOUT AN ALLEY.
The American Tobacco Company pre-
scented q petition asking for the grading
and paving of the alley between Sixth and
Seventh and Main and Gary streets.
MIR. T.. \. Cannon. representing Mrs.
Baker. Messrs. Charles r. DAVIS, q. T.
George. and other owners of property
abutting the alley, appeared IN opposi-
ton. He spoke for some time upon the
matter and stated that there was no need
for the work and none of the residents on
Main street wanted IT, He thought II the
grading and paving were 70 be done those
who had the only interest in the alley
! should be made TO pay for 1t.
Mr.. L. q. Folkes thought the alley ought
20 be paved, as he owned property on II
that was at present suffering because OF
the condition Of the alley.
The question provoked an animated DIS
cussiOn, and after debate for nearly an
hour. was recommended TO the Council.
BEYERRED FOR REPORT.
Mr.. John s. Epps pctitioned the commit
tee 70 take some steps to relieve ms com
munity Of the wator that rushcs into his
and other easements caused by some nav
IN the sewer The matter was referred TO
the Ward Committee and City Engineer.
communication from the vulcan IRON
Works was read asking permission to erect
a Shute for unloading coal and iron from
cars on the trestle where II passes Byrd
street. The petition was referred 10 the
Ward Committee and City Engineer for a
report.
= DELIVERY STATION.
The paper, which had boen signed by a
number 0f merchants OF the upper portion
| Of the citv, asking PERMISSION TO unload
| freight cars on Broad street beyond era
| ham until the upper portion of Broad shall
| have been paved, was next taken up, ana
after q BRET discussion Alr. II. J.. Carter
| offered the following, which was adopted: :
| PeSoircd That the Richmond, Fredericksburg
| ard Potomac Railroad Company be, and is
hereby CURED 10 put ia at once slde-trncks IN
| their lot on tho south side 81 Broad street De
| tween Shaicr and Laurel streets, connecting the
| aarno with tho south track now iu Broad Sifect,
| at or near Shafer street. with a switch. 80 that
the cars consigned 10 merchants OF thts cry can
| he loaded and mlOaded from rai siding owned
! by the company and not on Broad street a. AT
| present.
p That the right 10 load and unload cars on
! Broad street between Harrison and Shaier
streets be EXTENDED for thirty days, or 20 much
thereof A. may bc necessary, tO enable fhc COM
| pany 10 comply with this resolution.
| .. That the City Attorney and city Engineer
| be requested tO prepare an ordinance in accord
with these resolutions and present the same 10
/ the Council Tor adoption.
The contract for grading and paving The
alley between Nam and Cary and Ninth
| and Tenth streets was awarded TO Mr.. A.
| Rick. and that for the grading of the alloy
between Broad and Marshall streets east
Of Bellevue school TO Mr. John \. Ven
brum.
MONEY FOR sEwERs.
Colonel Cutshaw drew the attention of
| the committee TO the pressing need OF OK
| tending and improving the sewerage sys-
| TEN Of the city, and suggested that the
committee request the Council 10 apprO-
pirate SO. 600 tor Improvement and con
| struc.ion # sewers. The committee acted
| in accordance with Colonel Cutshaw : sug-
gestioD. 3,
Major Capers announced that il would
Committees meet IN JOINT session nj &
O'Clock next Friday evening 20 receive the
ordinance drawn by the City Attorney IN
regard TO the Eighth-street tunnel.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Property-ovners on upper Broad street
presented a petition asking that tho street
lie GRADED and widened 10 its full width
from Hermitage road TO the Exposition
Grounds. The matter was referred 10 the
Ward Committee, and Will be taken up
later III the tai.
Mr.. Curtis read petition from property
owners on Grace street between Laurel
and Shafer. calling attention to the condl-
ton Of Grace between the streets named.
On motion il was ordered that the carts
and hands should be taken out OF turn and
put upon the work.
petition from journeymen bricklayers
was read. asking that the foreman or over
seer of city hands engaged IN digging
trenches for sewers should be q practical
bricklayer.
On motion of blr. Carter the petition
was returned to the Union with the re-
Quest that their reasons for maxim. the
request be given.
Considered As INEXPKDIENT.
Mr.. Curtis. on behalf Of the sub-com-
mittee. presented "a resolution. which was
adopted, declaring that 1t was considered
inexnedient at this time to grant the prlyl-
Iege for the extension Of tho Broad-street
track of the Richmond City Railway both
TO tho EXposit ion-Grounds and eastward
10 ChimboraZo Park. The resolution pro-
vides that il be distinctly agreed toy the
committee that the same shall be CON
sidcrei prior to that of any other april
cants for the same route, and further pro-
vides that the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company shall render eihclent
service on Its Marshall-street lines during
the Exposition next fall.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The CITY Engineer was directed to con-
struct a fight of steps leading from Lou
islana street TO the next street below, to
give easy access to the river.
Nr Curtis asked for the curbing and gut
terinc of the north side of Church-Hlll
avenue between Twenty-fourth and Nj
streets. Mr. Carter moved that the matter
be rejected but afterWard withdrew ms
motion. and the notion of Mr. Curtis car
RED.
The request Of Mr.. Stratton for the
construction Of culyert on Fifth street
from Marshall out was referred to the City
Engineer for report.
Il was decided TO recommending placing
of n sewer on Leigh street from Hancock
to the Hartshorn College. A sewer be-
tween Second and Third streets on Clay
was also recommended TO the Council.
After lengthy discussion on culvert,
sewer, and curling questions and the APP
proval of bills, the committee adjourned.
PAY OF TEACHERS.
virginia Not Keeping Abreast of Her Sis
ter states In This Respect.