Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-17
THE WORK GIVEN OUT
Mr.. PHILLIPS TO OPEN AND GRADE
Lee DISTRICT STREETS.
Damages by the Tunnel--Certain
Work TO Be Trapsfsrred.

The Council Committee on Streets met
In regular semi-monthiy session in the
Chancery-Court room at s o'clock yester-
day afternoon. There were present Sub
Chairman Turp,n and Messrs. Bahen.
Brauer. Allen, Carter. Davis. Gray, and
Stratton. The committee ordered that
some curbing be laid on Park avenue and
on Franklin street west Of Ryland This
was by request.
"a petition presented by Mr.. ]. T. Par
kinson for culvert connection with his
house, on the north side Of Franklin
street between Harrison and Shafer. was
granted.
MFR. ID. &c. Richardson appeared be
fore the committee, and asked on behalf
of property-owners ~on north Eighth
street that the portion Of that thorough
fare which was damaged by the caving
In OF the Eighth-street tunnel be pro-
perly repaired
One Of the damaged property-owners
present explained the condition of Eighth
street and urged that tha-people out in
that section be given relief as soon as
possible. The body was told that the
temporary wooden gutter had rotted In
was fearfully imperfect.
Mr.. s. Peticolas. another proper,y-own-
er, corroborated the statement made by
his neighbor He said that Eighth street
was slowly but continually settling. and
therefore perpetpally damaging property
and street On motion of Mr. Carter
the City Engineer was instructed TO sub
nit at the next meeting an estimate Of
the cost of putting Eighth street In tho
rough order
WANTED TO START.
Mr.. A. B. Guigon, as the representa-
tive of MIR. A. Rick, who has the con-
tract TO DO certain paving on Harrison
street, next addressed the committee. a
part OF this work is TO be paid for by
the Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany. and that corporation has been
ordered to put a hew kind Of rail along
its line on that thoroughfare. Captain
Guigon stated that Mr.. Kicks agreement
provided for this work to begin by Sep.
TENDER I'D, and that his client had al
ready purchased the material and had
his teams standing idle and wished TO
commence the paving.
Captain Andrew Plzzini Of the Rich
mond Railway ana Electric Company. was
present. and explained the situation so far
as the company was concerned. He asked
that this work be postponed until next
spring, agreeing 10 save Mr.. Rick from
any actual loss by delay.
Mr.. Meredith, City Attorney, thought
the city would be liable II It prevented
Mr.. Rick from beginning his work by the
time agree upon and caused him loss.
He said that the committee had had
much trouble in forcing those railroad
people 10 live up TO the requirements Of
the committee. AMI that he had pre-
viOusly expressed the opinion that they
should be held more strictly to the terms
given them.
The question brought forth a great deal
of discussion, and at the suggestion Of
Mr.. Stratton. Mr.. Davis, OF Clay ward
offered resolution that the ward com
mittee take into consideration the ques-
ton whether or not the work can be
transferred TO some other place in the
ward, as desirable and to report at the
next meeting "A resolution embracing the
result of their investigation. This was
adopted with the understanding that the
railroad should reimburse Mr.. Rick for
the expense of removing the material
which has been taken 10 Harrison street
SEVERAL CONTRACTS LET
. Bids for the opening and grading of a
portion of Lee District were opened
The bid for this work upon Cedar street
was laid upon the table. as there was
some mistake in the wording of the reso-
luton Some of the estimates submitted
to the committee exceeded the appropria-
ton and others were below 1t. On motion
of Mr.. Carter, the contract was awarded
to Mr.. A. l.. Phillips. whose bid was
SIS, 1889. his being lowest of the propo-
sails.
The contract for graveling, filling and
grading the Boulevard was let to Mr.
A. L. Phillips Mr.. A. Rick was given
the contract for the remainder OF the
paving Of the south end OF Seventeenth
street
The committee directed the city En-
gineer TO report his original grade on
Fourth street from Leigh TO Baker.
The petition of the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company for permission to
pun up its track on Fifth street was re-
ferred to a subcommittee consisting OF
the members from Madison, Monroe and
jackson wards.
Adjourned.