Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-23
THEY VAN STREETS.
o,s7slcr PEOPLE APPEAL TO
le TsE FlNascE COMMITTEE.
of A,ktna 60 ne Again Put In the
c,nn'y-contrso' for y New Gem
trail school Awarded.

d. . .aH. aAf
p the annexed portion Of Lee Dis
tr street improvements. There
r-.sert a delegation Of property
from the newly-added Sec
Contain John A.. Coke was
.i,akrr. lie began by say
...t Wli.e his people recognized
,.l circumstance of the city
r,srnt. they thought the city
,t.flktSomC steps toward improving
80. e.. IT'S territory. Captain Coke
O.. tlo conditions OF the ennexa-
.-, .tthc steps that had been made
Pill. streets opened. The matter
u.e5red 90 thc Finance Commit
..l 'r.ore any hearing could be gwen
.ru ot ihc supreme Court OF APP
r- @ halt IN the work upon the
..ett am part Of II was chargeAb!e
r.,l. propoTty-0wners.
4AYI~o $4,000 IL TAIEs.
-,.Lo..ato owners IN the district,
. coke .tatc3. were paying three or
To-. much taxes as before their
.- was brought within the city
Iu 1879 the city obtained add
OASIS mounting 10 Sl8,COJ and over
district. and this year q similar
I le paid into the city treasury.
.-|| hMhANA AkNhAAAAANAA 30 NAAhRA'A
-a additional bonds amounting TO
.a 20 $4,000. and but for this
Glad. tity would have been almost
..t ut It's bonded indebtedness.
..- Captain Coke'S opinion that the
should lay aside the question
.r not tho city had the right to
.n- Iroporty-owners for street
seats. and 20 consider that the
I.alJ would have 20 be expended
..i- ard grading the streets IN Lee
and that - this amount We're ap-
.., f0r this work II would be what
vi. have received IL taxes from
seton when the taxes OF 1893 have
l .|,cfoi.
TO Build UP RICHMOND.
.r.nr h.s remarks upon this quos-
.t.Iu Coke SAID that. assuming that
-..-tiutIonal. the cost Of the I'M
.1is would have 20 be paid by the
propcrty-owncrs ii II was IN
.t,Iral the city would have TO pay
work ard IN this instance the
would have already been secured
CAPTAIN Coke said that the
people looked forward 10 having
water. and gas IN due time.
.r.i the committee that all should
,ei ID tie growth Of the CITY
.,.- 20 see 1t built up. He spoke
..uYt which was recently made TO
...t houses on Hanover street. and
advantage secured was that II
..i the street had been established.
C.h" asserted that there was
.. brighter building outlook IN any
~ lle Clty n there would be # tho
benefits were given 70 the district
t.rT tgrtDY pTseATIsTiTD.
speaker went on "a say that some Of
..-f ..ty.owueTs had already become
t.l with the condition OF aiiair5.
...t Dec Lad heard u stated that some
-. persons would petition the Legs
-. .t1ts next session 10 have the dlS-
4lt back ID the county.
james Caskie followed Captain
& a.ou til. matter. lie said that the
value 81 the property IN the DIS
was from 100000 to $1,000, 900 and
.l the cltv IA annual income of Sll,-
or..e-rcd To tho annexation OF tins
.t. much against the wishes OF the
..'t. aud stated that this annexation
t..,r 1s OF been declared u~ucOnsttu-
Af,er explaining IN detail the de
. I work Sir. tGskic stated that two or
. contractors were willing 10 take the
.. whole. 90 be- paid for, one-fourth
cash when tho WORK IS completed and
remainder IN onr. two. and three
ii this plan were carried out the
...le expense could paid out ~ the taxes
.ruIuE from the annexed section.
Would CArsE BUILDING BOOM.
ST.. Cuskie asserted that If the streets
ve-e onauei md graded forty or :tty new
houses would De- erected during the pres
ont v.ar aui much additional employment
.rr.uU ic -lyr- to the mechanics OF tho
H Tn. iurTeasa IN the axes from this
..... .e SAID. would cause tao sun the
would receive from the district IN
tI trln tho neishtorhood OF S2s,OjO.
tlsk.e Wa q the same opinion as
o. r-an Coke. who thought that many OF
.-.pritv-OwLcrs would rather be back
t. county, whore they paid 81 III taxes
owed nothing, msteGd OF paying
ROW.
l....tn Coke supplemented his remarks
saving That when the matter was fret
mol % tho committee he had been au-
lv q gentleman who was IN the
walton lu-Incss TO address & letter 10
laucc Committee setting 'orth that
u.. willing 20 do this work III the
..t and take his pay out of the taxes
ff.' section after they had been
o. nr.1 sine city treasury. lie thought
opposition still held good.
upon this subject were made
.-r. CHARLES l. WlngO. Frank ID.
..i others. The committee finally
.-. ..I 81, take the matter under advise
.. ,i ID" delegation retired.
|.1rier e complaints as 10 license az
were then heard: after which
.ui'tce went into secret session.
The Central school-House.
amttee on Schools met IN the
I.-.ueers Office last night and
.. I. is for the construction OF the
.. l. rtrLSchool building, which is 10
, ou the site OF the old Grant
r. pa Twelfth street between Mar
D.Ay streets, and for which the
has appropriated the proceeds of
.r olty bonds. Those who at
e session were Niessrs. Cary
..... StrGiton. HaTdwicke, Thomas,
a.. ll...r. the City Engineer and a num-
.li.rs and others Interested.
. % were submitted as tOllOws:
I.L. s5p.I1a. allowing 80 a thousand
.. .t. qua seQO for the other material IN
.-.' s~33.s97.2S, allowing 81 a thou
o.. n..- and 500 for other material in the
n.7asrt & Co. 90.64o. allowing 81
ftr BRICK end 800 Tor the other
.. .. RE uli builiing.
SLOW & Brother. s9s.65O. allowing 80
f0r bu-E and slaO for other mate
... .U hl.liiug.
Sl.s1is. s2s,2s7, allowing 90 = thou,
.r.K aud goo for the other material
tIiug.
t..s--ow, S29.155. allowing $3.50 pei
...t tl.il ia brck used in the new build
'.aal, ses,5Oo, allowing 1880 for the
.r. s2h.CJO, allowing 20 a thousand
and tIoO for other material In The old
. i.of Jarvis & CHM and 6. i. Newell 4
..re thrown out OF account Of irregu'
after q great deal Of discussion tnt
WAS awarded 90 MessrA Joseph Hep
I..-r "a o be completed by the opening
.I.n next fan. The work Of pulling
geo .i Grant building will begin al once