The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-14
THE EICHTH-STREET TUNNEL.
The President Of the Road Appeared
Before The Committed
ACTION POSTPONED UNTIL TO-DAY
A., Reed state. That II II is Fiiied Up
Many Richmond People VIII Lose "'"''
Tb,x Can Make II safe In Ten Days.

Joint meeting Of the Committees Oh o'io' -
and Finance was held yesterday afternoon ~
the Chnncery Courtroom 70 consine, VIC -
tn,ion offered in the Common Counci iSss ~ a.
XIV Mr. j TAYLOR S,ratton, Whsch pasv 80 !. ororer
the Eighth-street tunnel pc ies'U, Finance i,ro-
80 he necessary funds 10 pay the cosss en- ~
thst the CITY Attorney pr21cesu ramnany
Richmond and Chesapeake Nalt o"u
90 recover any cost the city may D chI' o,obors
W - ,ras full attendance OF the meifiD %
offbe Street Committee, bpt quorum ca,her.
men of the Finance coRi sirn n9r stated hat
ee. ,,.,a ouorum no formal action coulu 10
zen hut n tho committees consehtel M, =,
= Rood. OF Now York, president oI 1Io H. a.
conid be heard on tue su4qle ,o and MIR Heed in
cussiOn this vas astecu 10 "N~ ~
sup dnsire that You gentlemen shall consider
this matter IN a far anu ~ IT. End have
~ lately become attached 70 TINS colhP@nS'
k~t can AT once say that the tunnel neeus 70.
pairs The kind Of repairs Is 10 dpr aeec safe to
nersons living contiguous and TO the people Of
Richmond generally - ,,,i;ro;,od
''NaiOr Hoar. an engineer VINO Ias b. =
a,nerience in British and American WORKS. M M
rsrsfplly examined the tunnel. ana mas repoItc,,
on the measures 10 be taken 20 repair We IT,
Ne are ready to do the work ana ha'o WV
mosnvsy III ,be franchise was granted the Rich
poondand Chesapeake Railroad Company lhT
company prosecuted the binding OF Inc tuiuci
mill three hundred and thirty-six feet haq Doen
cached. This was ;Imborod and was leit Sc
cnre In the construction Of the tunnel guite
large amount was expended. and much OF III oy
citizens OF Richmond. Their only hopo ~
oct their money back Is III s n9
funnel being completed otherwise they VIII
lose se5NQ. Another class OF citizens VINO nA,yy
stock in the road have only hope III the tunnel
and these represent about s2oOOO' anu aDOut
Ss5On0 represents another class VINO nave do
security whatever. .,,,,,,oI tol
in and create landslide. and that such disaster
destroy the land and houses contiguous, ana
that II shall DESTROY the sewer In that street.
and that IL will entail loss on the city TO place
Tho street in a proper condition again, me
yooney e1pended or lost would be about sS)oU,
while the citizens in Richmond nave an interest,"
"0ur engineer Major Hoar, can place the
tunnel in safe condition in ten days time. ana
the tunnel shall then be perfectly sale Tor TWO
years. -. -, 80
pired. but that expiration does not deprl'e lho
company of.its property. .ooo., .o j..
1T will take in the vicinity OF S3HOW1 70
ouid the tunnel. and these bonds can pe plhceu
when we receive an extension OF the franchise
An English sydicate will take the bonds as soon
as we can produce to them iran
chise and ne now ask that a new
franchise be granted. We want this franchise
when we have fled such bonds ana shall have
put ND such forfeit as viii be decided as reason
able hy your Council
After some little debate the meeting adjourned
until O'Clock this afternoon al the same pace