The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-16
GRADE OF CANAL STREET.
Impcrtsnt Action Taken by The Committee
Last Evening.
Sv,LL CARS BE UNLOGDED ON BROAD?
,,~o,crty Owners Claim That They VIII Suffer
Hardships should the Street be
Graded "a Is Proposed.

tta regular meeting Of tho Street Com
.,.,ce last evening a question Of grade was
1.,rssed. which for = timo proved interesting
All instructive.
when the city budget was passed few
.,nths ago funds were appropriated 70 pave
r.,,lstreet fromSeyenth toFour;h. and the lat
,.-sree. from Canal 20 Cary. Colonel Cutshaw
.rsl he committee'sattenuon some time ago
.,na TACT that the present grade Of the street
....ucorrect. and Yesterday several Of the COM
~ftecmen visited the place under discussloIr
A. the meeting last evening the City Engineer
-,sfe3 that to place the street at the proper
do would ncccssltate It's being raised about
IN feet at and about the corner OF fourth
49, Canal Thgt, rs an engineer, be thought
s,fa~h.tfor 10 raise tho grade now. a. the
r,ty has commenced on tho worA on paving.
Mellow TBE s7RUET.
10 this raising Of the street was executed
,.ve-el houses would be much below the
street and % would make several OF them AN
..,..rtoho The houses on Fourth near
Evrd are now much below the street. and
several citizens appeared before the commit
tee last evening and protested against any
such action being taken.
Nr Gray said he acknowledged that the
street would be very much improved II the
grade was raised. but he thought u enialed
two great a hardship on the pcrons owning
property IN that section. That several OF them
bv thrift had amassed only enough to buy the
houses they lived in. and ne oid not thinK II
justice % put them 10 such great expense.
Mr. Carter OpDOsed the raising o. the grade
hut advocated that all houses hereafter 70 be
built be erected al the proper grade.
Mr. Thomas moved that the street be paved
So the best possible grade which now exists.
Mr. Thomas later withdrew his motion.
AsAr PRESENT.
Mr.. Cspers advocated and moved that Canal
Greet be allowed % remain as az present. The
following voted for the motion Messrs
Vrauer Curtis. Turpin and Capers-ayes. 4;
Messrs. Gray. Carter. Thomas and White
noes L. The motion was lost.
Mr. Carter moved that Canal street be
paved. and that the curbing and sidewalk be
raised & grade on the south side 10 CORES
f-nl with the north side. those voting for
this motion were. MessTs. Carter, Gray,
Thomas. White. Capers-ayes, 81 Messrs
Curtis. Brauer and Turpin noes, 3.
IT. Iurpin moved that the City Engineer
If l-tructed 20 comply With the request OF
,le Monte Maria authorities by repairing
Street. walkways. etc, at that institution.
Carried.
TO UNLOAD CARS,
hlr. Carter presented n petition from a num-
her of merchant. asking that they be al
lowed 90 unload cars on Broad street until the
citt payes the streets contiguous 10 tie Fred
en- ksbur4 depot. The permit now IN force
allows the cars t0 be unloaded near the de-
uot but will expire ON August list.
Dr. lurin said that only seven members
benz present. Ae Thought that the matter
elal be laid Ola TIE table until the meeting
Oh tho 18th. This was agreed u by Mr. Car
ter 90
Colonel Cutshaw stated that tie City Rail
way Company bias NOT yet made move in
reference o. the tracks at Laurel and Nam
streets. The matter was referred to the CITY
Attorney.