Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-29
BRICK UP TUNNEL.
THE STREET COMMITTEE DECIDES
THAT THIS MUST Be DONE.
-Four Months Time Given--TeIephons-L Line
Extensions Granted--The Central
School Property.

busy session Of the Council Committee on
Streets Was held in the Hustings-court room last
evening. Among the matters taken mp was the
question OF repairing Eighth street where It was
damaged by the caving-in Of tho tunnel Of the
Richmond and Chesapeake Railway Company.
At the opening OF the meeting an invitation 70
the body from Mr.. and Mrs G.. s. p. Tnplett TO
attend the marriage Of their daughter 70 MIR.
Philip Pope Taliaferro, at the Baptist church Of
JefIersonton. at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon,
was accepted.
The verbal petition OF Mr.. r. ii. CARRIER for the
extension Of the sewer now being built on Denny
street about 400 feet was granted.
The pay-rolls we're approved and much minor
routine business disposed Of
THE EIGHIH-sTREET TUNNEL
Mr. Turpin thon brought up the question Of
restoring Eighth street 20 safe and proper
condition, and much discussion was ipdulged In.
Mr. II. ". Smith, Jr.. the attorney Of the Rich
mond and Chesapeake Company, stated that
that company was willing 20 and would brick
up the tunnel and restore the surface Of Eighth
street 10 It's former slate without cost 70 the city
This, he said would cost about $50, 900, and IL
would require ninety days 20 do the work.
Mr.. n. K. Reid. president Of the company. who
was also present. made a brief statement 20 the
committee. He spoke Of the outstanding bonds
In this city aud OF the claims against the COM
papy, and endoavored TO show that the matter
OF putting tho street IN order was very small as
VOWED In filing up the tunnel He said that he
had ASSURANCES that bis matters had been closed
with the foreign bondholders In London, having
received sueh advice from there yesterday. Mr.
Red remarked that he had recently be gu trl1ed
with by some parties ia that city, whom he had
70 buy. He did not think tie company should be
dealt sufnmariiy with, and assured the commit
tee that his corpor alton proposed TO 90 what was
right both In the matter OF constructing the tun-
mel, in repairing and putting In proper cOndi-
tion Eighth street, and In restoring all property
damaged by the excavation 20 its former state.
Tho City Attorney stated that the committee
only had power 70 recommend TO the Council
that the ordinance granting TO the Richmond
and Chesapeake the privilege TO construct inc
tunnel be revoked. Ho said that the company
could 60 ahead and brick mp the tunnel until 1t
should be stopped by the Council
Mr. TURPIss MOTION.
Mr. Turpin offered a motion that the City En-
gineer be instructed TO see that tho tunnel be
properly bricked up by the company, the work 10
begin January 2, 1898, aud speedily prosecuted,
and that the com panY also be required 20 restore
Eighth street to les former condition. Dir. STRAIT
ton offered an amendment which included all
public and private property injured by the tun-
mel
Mr.. d. c. Richardson appeared before the
body and gave formal notice that Mr. ;. Is.
Woodfn had already obtained Judgment
against this company for $3.50, which yet was
unsettled. Mr. STATIONS amendment was lost
by a vote OF 3 70 z.
Mr.. stration then offered another amendment
completed In four month";. This was agreed TO
and the original resolution as amended was
adopted.
TEIEPHONE-LTNR EXTENSIONS.
Major Robert Stiles, counsel OF the Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, appeared be-
fore the committee and stated that his company
was prepared at any time TO meet a sub-com-
mittee with regard TO the Underground conduit
matter, which hes been given much conslders-
tiOn recently Dy the Committee on Streets. lie
also asked permission to extend telephone wires
to the outskirts Of the city, the poles for WHICH
were only 10 be used for light current wires.
There was much discussion over this request
and the whole light and heaVy-current problem
wac again sifted and ventilated. The commit
tee finally. at the suggestion Of the City AttOr-
noy, adopted a resolution giving the permission
under an ordinance adopted last July, with the
distinct provision that the City Engineer should
require no heavys urrent wires upon these new
poles until Otherwise ordered by the committee.
Some other matters were disposed Of and the
committee adjourned, after having been In Sos
sion over four hours.
TIE GRANT PROPERTY.
called meeting OF the committees on Schools
and Finance will be held in the Council chamber
at o'clock this evening, when the matter OF
issuing $4,000 in city bonds In payment Tor
the Grant property, on Twelfth street, which ~
20 be converted into the Central School, VIII be
considered. There was no session OF tho School
Committee last evening owing TO the want OF
quorum.