Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-01
air. STREETS NEEDS.
.oyw1ree's TOUR OF IitsPEc'
1ht HV VeeveALs THEN CONDITION
hing. eu,terine. and Paving De-
N''D n,,a in clay w"rd--so"e Recon-
,.,tons Of the Engineer.

do,ions Of the Engineer.
...l committee on Streets, after
lh. ,s ,nsoectiou Of the entire city
is 'I., 'o'i /, more than ever determined
y'''''''5' 5r.r., TO get through the two
y %, ~ the City Council the two
Nsn'I'.'' srpropriating $4,000 in 4 per
t.rls each for the improvement
',' milo thoroughfares. THIS mea-
Of iA, =, tie last meeting Of the Com
'rT. .',.,,l referred 70 the Committee on
ae' .,j that body has since been con-
Fr'ae.' .t. f.e.iblity Of the expenditure
s3fii. ~, sp,ount of money for this pur-
@..gst 90 tnls ume'
p''' oaJrcr or TIE TOUR.
.,..., of the tour was that each
t..sfr ~ tLe committee mlgnt ~ isiis tb,s
ia' and ho made acquainted with the
.I. various localities as 20 street
O. i '-'i W. horse wagon started promptly
" '- ION the city Engineer,s once
... f,n9wng gentlemen OF the com
Ws..rs. Curtis chairman, Boy
r',., ..,-r cray. Stratton, Thomas. and
.faH .-'f
B''' ,;r.shaw. the City Engineer, and
t-..Iaf1 L.. Tanner, chairman OF
.-. COMMITTEES, we're also along,
90 ...-.4putatives of the press.
-'.', went first Into Clay Ward, and
..r. needed improvements.
.....-. aad Fousbee ditch IN the pave
g.r, street was demandlng re-
portion of the newly-laid slde-
1.tf..s point has been taken up ia
. Waterman couId De ialu'
.D.f5l1w referred 10 the existence
.- .r!lauce which provides that the
...,..ai ieuts Of the water ana uas oe-
.t. .sal notify tho City Engineer
.lis In tho streets of what they
Mf..5. This law. he SAID, had never
...-.4 out, aud consequently the
It.,.. q a new pavement had been
---....4IIv done.
.-',,..., the subject, the Engineer
,.t-.t ,L, centre of the streets should
''..,.I f.r sewers, and that the sides
Ft usei tor the water and gas
h This rule. he says. is also neglected
.......rtir the sewers have 10 be bullt
.- ono side or the other.
ltAY-wArD sTBLETs.
,....,g.n Der of streets in this ward
~. r,cl 90 be sadly in need ot I'M
.-.... Many places were without
..,r, entering. or curblng, ahd lu
r which IL VIII require very
.uiture 30 better. OF this
OBJ. following streets were with
=. ..r.le. eutterng, or sidewalks
.....r. flr hree squares; Pine street,
r..e-. Beverley street, eight
~ Laurel street. five squares
-, ..-Ht. folf squares; Aloemarle
. .r.. -Iuarts; Cumberland street,
........ Linden street. five squares; /;
.-r.t. four squares; Beech street,
.-.-- CLafin street, six squares;
..r street, SIX squares; Randolpn
-.... an -.ulrgs: Jacquchn street, tlve
Dame. street. five squares; Ash
.,r.t. four squares; Cary street,
..r sources: Washington street, hve
..... I.maUriy street, eight squares
b.. .ra.u.. FIVE squares; west avenue,
...-., Parts of EandOlph, Beverley,
r. aui Dance streets were found
rmurCTly impassable condition.
u.O.lt PROM HEAVY RAINS.
committee visited the intersection
fI. .4,,I I-urel streets, at winch point
.-.. ..ri.Iut has arisen owing TO the
...... t.st have been sustained by pro-
.,.-.ur... there by overIows. Ihe
rr .sf obs point seems 20 be due 70 the
--.r-.,,t condition of IN alley, 0lleca-
rr.tIta. raIlug aud paving OF which
ala.r,4l. been ISSUED.
l.L. .rrroI Beech and Chafiin streets
,H..t t..., s being flled by the Board
t ufh strcct-sweepings. Colonel
.-..... .yl'uual that this included re-
1.4n t.e streets and dead animals
fr. .r.u thc public thOrOughfGres.
r. Engineer stated that this sort Of
,t,.. u-a. 90 be covered with about
,ar.r i... oi clur, IN order for the land
0.s ,-'t.hir Tor building purposes,
HHuuIfD IHR BUZzARDs.
I4n- through Chafin street. the COM
g.- came In contact with q flock OF
.lrrl- which We're feastlng upon the
l-...-.. deceased animal which lay IN
d. .I,e O. tlt roadway. The birds
leu. l. soon as they saw the wagon
ul.. DtY fathers.
T-lrt. mal,a short drive through
q .....l part of the Lee District.
v.I colonel Cdtslaw pointed out the
,..-.'. fora s.slematic grading OF the
u-. ila streets out there without
.liteuug, or sidewalks are
iu.s.. tlrrc squares; Broad. four
.U- IFAuI. two squares; Harrison.
-...4-.-. and the south side of the
t...- Broad street from LOmbardy
rl.... Certain cross-streets are also
-t. condition.
lU.-.I- through Harrison streetitwas
.. ttl. 'lr -,reet-car company was
-,.r- e.lL ,tion of the tracks OF the
t.- -.r.-t line with the tracks on
lir. 90 street, although the permission
uI. -I.. work had not vet been OBJ
b-.t Tive squares on Hancock street
pl. ...rt without sidewalk improve
Beats. .HI four squares on Clay street
t-. Observed tu be M q similar state.
les. street, which forms the boundary
rtt..N..u Clay and Jackson and Jack
.- a-i other wards. WAS visited. 1t was
ir- g.. b.. -c 81 go need of paving for a
i--..t no blocks. jackson Ward on the
.-v. found 90 be IN very good condl-
.-a al. really 10 need of very little work.
A.r. iuWI, st. Paul. St Peter, and
l-,.'a. street, are almost entirely with
'-',-.Taas, however.
IIr TUNNEL VISITED.
u. "uu,ttoe went out 70 the terminus
t--t. street, where the tunnel starts
r. .''l.IouEh'ars. Colonel Cutshaw
.- -af the place should DO de-
-a'.t ttu,a4.e ly the grand jury. The
..-..f r.cIWmcnded the opening OF
.-.. Ie.. irom sixth 20 Eighth streets,
r .l.' proper drainage for that
,-.t ,..-.t Doe had.
NHH deemed advisable 10 have about
"a 1'.ra'e .l north Fourth street filled in.
4-. ".'. .- raW favored by the property
'..r 1.-'tug The street. A few years
=. '-'I H.re opposed TO Il.
.nE 0rKE WARDS.
"-. .aG...e work was observed to be
-..- t Madison Ward. At the corner
..'. .ai Clay Mr. Stratton recon-
.e raising of street-crOsslng,
81 -. seventh aud Cary he advocated the
-.- .' .tg former street for a dis
81 ~ .le or TWO squares.
"-' "..f. oi Monroe Ward, asked that
aat Eut-erlng On Fifth street
tt..g -o Cary be reset
ul.t.s visited the remaining
a.-. '-. cry, but found the streets TO
l ieeI 0i repairs and improve
'.. .-Y u u those in Clay Ward.
y that Seventeenth street
i-.l .' Dock should be paved with
i as soon as possible. and the
f.'.ucut was considered desira-
.4r street from Seventeenth TO
t. u..re discussed the feasibility
Lester street. thought il pro-
rIrt culvert for three squares
etfect. owing 20 the demand
u's" iaoi building, came 20 the
ll..- ON. tlen dlsbanded. IL case the
l touds Is appropriated for
t. these matters viii again be
ip ttF1ESENT VIRGINIA THERE.