The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-30
100000 OF CITY BONDS
FOR IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS.
That Ii tho Appropriation which the Com
mittee Has Decided to Recommend
Other Important Business

The Committee on Streets Of the City
Council held It's regular monthly meeting IN
the hustings courtroom last evening.
Chairman Curtis and Messrs. Boykin'
Thomas. Stratton, Turpin. Joseph w. Car
ter. Il. T. Davis and Royal White we're
present.
Mr.. Stratton presented petition from
citizens living in the vicinity Of Seventh
and Franklin streets complaining Of the
noise created by the cars Of the Richmond
ana Manchester electric railway at the cor
ner Of Seventh and franklin streets.
number OF citizens were heard on the suQ-
iect and Mf. Robertson appeared on behalf
Of the railroad company and stated lhI'
new frogs and new switches on the over
head wires would be put IN as soon as tne
Union Passenger railroad had renewed Us
trOlly wire.
On motion Of Mr.. Stfatton the City Engi-
neer was instructed to notify the Mauches-
ter Company 10 abate the nuisance
SEWN PINES RAILROAD.
The question of allowing the Seven Pines
Railroad Company 20 use steam on single
track through Twentv-slXth and L ana
Twenty ninth streets was next taken up.
On motion of Mr. Carter 1t was agreed 70
instruct the City Engineer and CITY Attor-
ney TO draw I'D an ordinance emoodylng
this provision and limiting the use OF steam
until August /. 1898.
The ordinance will be submitted to the
committee at the meeting on September
10th. ,., n.
resolution instructing the City Engl-
neer TO locate the electric poles on Marshall
street out to the Exposition grounds was
after some discussion postponed until
called meeting on Wednesday evening at
7:30 o'clock.
Allegations were heard for the grading
and paving OF the alley between Twenty
sixth and Twenty and Z and u,
and. on motion Of Mr.. Carter, the COM
mittee decided 10 recommend 20 the COun-
Gil that the alley be graded as a health
measure and paved when IN proper condl-
ton.
Allegations we're also heard for the grad
ING and paving OF the alley between Iwen-
tv.fourth and rwenty-ffth and Broad and
| Marshall streets. After q good desl OF DIS
oussion it was decided TO recommend TO the
Council that the work be done, although a
majority Of the abutting property owners
objected to it.
RAISING THE GRADE.
The question of raising the grade on
| Madison and Main streets was laid over I'M
| Ill the called meeting tomorrow evening,
| and the committee decided that the aout-
| ting property owners be notified TO be pre-
| sent and give their views on the subject.
On motion OF Dir. Turpn the committee
/ decided 10 require the Richmond and Dan
! Vile Railroad Company and Chesapeake
| and Ohio Railway Company 10 place a
Waterman at the railroad crossing at Maple
street near the lower gas works where the
! CITY Engineer may designate.
! 4 petition from property-owners on
! Chafin street. who ask to be Undermined
for the damages caused by the recent noou;
| was referred 10 the Ward Committee ana
City Engineer and City Attorney for inyes-
| tigation.
IL was decided that allegations for the
| grading of streets IN the recentlv-anne1ed
part Of Lee district be heard on September
| 2oth.
The City Engineer stated that he had
made an estimate Of the cost to repaI
Eighth street. and that the work would TO
quife the sum of 11,l16.
On motion of Mr.. Stratton the matter was
laid over until the monthly meeting in Sep
TENDER.
The committee decided 10 recommend t.
| the Council to adopt a number OF grades FOL
streets in various parts Of the city.
THE BOULEVARD.
The City Engineer was empowered t.
| award the contract for grading the boule
ward from Cary to Broad street and BrOaC
street from the boulevard TO the Exposition
grounds 10 the lowest responsible bidder.
A number of bills were ordered to be PAID
and the payroll approved.
Mr.. Boykln moved that 100000 pei
cent. bonds be appropriated by the City
! Council. one half 10 be expended for streets
generally. aud the other half for the con
struction Of sewers Mr. Boykin explained
that the streets all over the city were IN {
very bad condition and that especially II
view Of the expected visit of the choert
a thorough repairing Of the various streets
was urgently needed. He pointed out thai
the city was appropriating money IN sumi
of 600, 600 at a time 10 the new City Hal
| and that all this money had 30 be paid bJ
the taxpayers.
The motion was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Stratt0n offered resolution provld
ing for the appropriation Of $500 To-
paving Market Space with granite spall;
at the Second market. He explained tina
he wished to have the work done IS q health
measure. The committee decided to recon
mend the passage of the resolution.
After the transaction Of good deal o
routine business the committee adjourned