Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-04
THE STREET COMMITTEE MEETS.
The Railway Company's Petition Granted.
Important sewer Questions.

Important sewer Questions
A third and successful attempt to get
together a quorum of members OF the
Council Committee ON Streets was made
Yesterday evening. and a long session OF
that body was held in the Hustings-Court room:
The first matter taken up was the question OF
raising the pay Of the sewer hands to s2 per
day. Several motions and amehdments were
made and finally motion by Ar. Gray 70 refer
the whole matter TO the City Attorney Tor MS
opinion prevailed
THE RAILROADS. PETITION GRANTED.
Mr. Meredith also presented an ordnance
which he had prepared IN reference 70 peti,lon
by the hmond and Manchester Railway Com
pany asking to be allowed, af,er crossing me
Free bridge. 70 use the trasks oi the electrlc-c"r
line up Seventh street TO Cary ana 10 CONSTRUCT
n double track through the latter street DetWet n
seyenth and Ninth in order u roach the old
terminus at Ninth and Main. Ine railway COM
pany desires this change IN order 10 aVold cross
Ing the many tracks OF the l;ichmond ana hiie-
ghany railroad on Ninth street. Inc new oruI,
by the committee, requires the company 10 take
up its old tracks on Ninth street.
SEWERS AND ALLEYS.
Bids we're opened for the grading and paving
Of n number OF alleys, and the contracts awarded
TO the lowest bidder.
resolution appropriating si3,oOo TOT the
construction OF a sewer on Marshall street from
Twenty-fifst street 70 Shockoe creek was re-
turned by the Finance Committee, which BODY
asked whether or not the Street Committee
wished an extra appropriation Vi that amount.
The paper was sent back TO the fluhnce toni-
mittee with the explanation tnat such was the
case, as all other sewer funds would % needed
to pay Tor work already cut ouI.
The committee decided 10 recommend the
passage of an ordinance allowing hr. :. IL.
Hawes 10 erect suspension bridge across DocA
street between Eighteenth ana Nlneteenin from
the wharf to his warehouse.
TO pIyIDE THE APPROPRIATION.
CAPTAIN Curtis moved to set aside from the
annual appropriation OF $4,000 Tor streets the
sum OF $4,000 for general repairs anu divide
the balance into equal amounts among the six
warde- Adopted.
The City Engineer will now prepare list oi
the work 10 be done in the several wards OF the
city ana the matter will be considered In acalled
meeting OF the Common Council 10 DO held on
Friday evening.
THAT LoCIsiASA-srREEr SEWER
On motion OF Captain Curtis, II was decided e
construct a sewer on Louisiana street from VIII
liarnsburg avenue TO Fulton street ou' 9p % .he
order OF the work to be done in Marshall Ward
Captain Curtis moved that the Council be
asked for special appropriation large enough
to pay for tho paving OF AZ least tnreo squares
on west Broad street, three squares on eas'
Main street, q certain distance on seventeenth
street, and two squares on Churcn Hi avenue
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. j. w. Carter moved that allegations bt
heard tor the paving OF the alley between Broad
and Marshall and Twenty-fourth and Twenty
nfth streets. IL was adopted. Ii was decided
to regrads and regravel Reservoir street.
IL was decided that a special meeting OF N.
committee be called for next Tuesday at
II. TO consider the question OF the Joint use o
poles for electric and telephone wires.
Tho committee then adjourned.