The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-01
STREETS BY COURTESY.
1nr wEsr.ExD rnoRoUcHrAREs.
some Discoveries Made by the Committee
Yesterday on Their Tour OF Inspcc-
tion-Nsed OF an Appropriation.


the city. in order that its members might
become familiar with tie wants of the va
rious localities. Chairman Curtis and
Mcssrs. Boykin, Joseph w. Carter, Gray,
Stratton, Thomas and Royal White were
promptly on hand. Colonel Cutshaw, OF
course. was one of the party, to explain
all the necessary Improvements. Colonei
William u. Tanner, chairman of the
Finance Committee, was also on manu-
upon invitation in order that ne might
vote intcligentIy on all appropriations 10
he asked for hereafter for street improve
monts. Mr.. William Ryan, OF the o'l'e'
also was an invited guest.
CLAY WARD.
The party started on time IN iarse
four-horse bus and first went 10 lii"i-
oucb INSPECTION of Clay ward. On cary
and Foushee streets the first stop was
made. and Colonel Cutshaw pointed out
a ditch in the paving Of Cary street which
needs repairs. That thcroughfare is tor
some souares paved with granite ror
cher squares applications for similar
navemeut have been made. but they are
mot with 50 rious opposition by some OF the
AZ the corner of Foushee and Cary
.,raets whore the pavement las only
recently bten laid the employees OF the
water department have again. taken
ND in part to lay water man. A..
Colonel Cutshaw pointed out that Tue
city ordinances provide that the super
intendents of the water ana gas uepaI,
menfs shall notify the City Engineer
beforehand when and where they eA-
pect TO dig in the streets.
This provision. however, was never
carried out: If it had been done In TINS
instance the paving would have Deen ue-
laved until the water main had Deen Iaid'
Colonel Cutshaw cited another in
stance. where Franklin street had been
mlcndamized in front Of Mr.. j. -. race
house. and the very next morning. after
the whole had been completed, 1t was
torn up again by the water department
10 lay n water main.
no added that the centre Of the street
ought TO he reserved for sewers, and the
cas- and water mains ought 10 be lald
ON either side. This rule is also neglected
very often. and in many instances the
sewers have to be located on the side OF
either of these mains.
NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS.
Quite a number of streets of Clay ward
were visited, and it was found that
great deal of guttering, curbing and paw
ing of sidewalks was needed TO enable
the residents to travel in stormy weather
without running the risk of getting stuck
i'm the mud. Several places were found
to be in an indescribable condition, ana
II will require the expenditure of good
deal of money to remedy the existing
evils.
AS far as the committee could learn
from personal observation the following
streets were at present without any curb
ing. guttering and sidewalks: High street,
for three squares: Pine street, Tour
squares: Laurel street, five squares;
China street, four squares; AlDemarle
street, three squares; Beverly street,
eight squares; Cumberland street, hve
squares; Linden street five squares; lay
lor street. four squares; Beech, street,
four squares: Chafiin street, six squares;
Reservoir street, six squares; Randolph
street, ten squares; Jacquelin street, hye
squares; Deane street, five squares; Ash
land street, four squares; Cary street,
fifteen squares; Washington street, hye
squares; Lombardy street, eight squares;
Park avenue five squares, West avenue,
five squares. The last named street is
the first one in this city which has been
opened by the property owners, who do
mated the necessary land and then had
the street opened and graded.
Parts of Randolph. Beverly, Jacquelln
and Deane streets We're found TO be in
an utterly impossible condition.
CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT.
A serious cause of complaint was
found at China and Laurel streets. where
tie property is flooded after heavy rains
by water which runs down Pine street
into the alley between the two streets
in question. Allegations have already
been issued with a view OF having the
nlley which is located between Laurel
and Pine, China and High streets, graded
and paved.
At the corner of Beech and ChaGin
streets a deep gully is being filled III by
the Board of Health with what they call
sweepings. Colonel Cutshaw explained
that this contained not only the refuse
from the streets. but also all kinds of
dead animals. &c. found in the street
All this stuff ought 60 be covered with
clay about twenty feet high Whenever
a building is TO be erected Oh such ground
the refuse is dug up again. thereby en-
dangering the lives of those who live in
that locality.
DISTURBED THE BUZZARDs
When the committee drove through
Chailin street they caused Il good deal of
disturbance TO a flock Of about dozen
buzZards who were quietly Teasing on
some dead animal in the middle Of the
street, and gave a hnSty retreat until the
visitors had passed beyond their horizon.
A short visit was paid TO the annexed
part of Lee District, and Colonel Cut
shaw explained the necessity of syS-
tematic grading of all the streets in that
vicinity. The following additional streets
were found to be without sidewalks,
curbing and guttering: West Franklin
street from Lombardy to Harrison street,
three squares; west Broad street, four
squares; Ryland street. two squares; Har-
rison street. four squares; the south side
of the rOadbed Of Broad street from LON
hardy to Adams street is unpaved, and all
cross streets are in similar condition for
about five squares.
In passing through Harrison street il
was discovered that the railroad com
pany was making Il connection of the
Marshall-line tracks with those on Hair
rison street, although permission had
not yet been secured for the work from
the City Council.
On Hancock street five squares were
found without sidewalk improvements
and on Clay street four squares.
JACKSON WARD.
Ii was found OH Leigh street which
forms the boundary line between Jack
son and Clay wards, that the south side
belonging to the latter WARRIOR a num-
Der of squares lacked sidewalk improve
ments, while the side in Jackson was
found TO be in good condition. The
various streets in Jackson ward Were
then inspected, and the committee be-
came at once convinced that compare
lively few sidewalk improvements were
needed in that portion of the city.