Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-30
As TO OUR STREETS.
,o,cs TALK ABOUT HOW WORK IN
rns DISTRICT WILL BEGIN.
,r,,r,n wants tho City On tho Right
>,dc Legally --Dr. upshur's Petition.
Committee Meetings

rsorc was a regular semi-monthly ses.
.fthe Council Committee on Streets
.,,-lay afternoon. Chairman Carter
.,,3 and Messrs. Bahen. Brauer.
.. Thomas. 1nrpin. and Royal White
VOL, Yrcscu'.
..fnou was received from DR.. John
,i..har asking for 500 damages done
l.. Lv his horse stepping in blind
.. recently on north Fifth street near
....a seriously injuring the animal and
up tho harness and buggy. On
... II Nh IuTpln the paper was re-
.t ~ the CITY Attorney 20 ascertain
....r.r ~ not the Street Department il
.-.l,n tor such an accident. and,
The real amount OF the
sustained bv DR.. Upshur.
no. DAVIS moved that the Peter Stumpf
,... Company be granted permission
.... steam pipe across west Leigh
connect with their brewery, the
. o.. ho done IL accordance with this
.-.f the Clty Engineer. Carried.
,...ution providing that curbing and
......t. suffering b9 LAID on the north
spring street between Bclvldcre
I.aa V.,s referred to the ward Com
Want DOCK STREET PAVED.
,mmiuously-s signed petition asking
.+.. rryins 0f Dock street between
coma and Ash streets was read
... chairman. The paper cited that
t.t. r.4chiare, over which o great deal
....rc IS done. IS IN a dreadful cOndi-
Al. tratNc To and from the steamers
.vrr this street. The Engineer said
...f.e desired work would cost 10000.
-.t.1 of Mr.. Thomas the petition
..a.. soon the table.
q. OBJ. request 81 the Health Depart
..tf.s committee allowed the connec-
.. .t thr wa>te-pipe AZ the stables OF
.. .uItmeui with the cuivert az the
Do. ... utlon for the opening Of Four
.. -fr,.; from Marshall to ShockOe
-. U.- Mll upon the table.
IFr-DIsrurCT STREETS.
r. Jerk read the following resolution,
-. Ny Tie CITY Attorney. III regard
,.r-rt work 30 hc done IN the an
..... t.r'ton If Lee District:
r.it ~ mo- council n ~ Ci'y Of Rich
t.. Board Of Aldermen concurrIug) B.,
Committee On streets are hereby
-.. e, ,Npcnd for the grading OF
..,,rll str.rta IN Lee District the
appropriated for the improvement
..l .trct hv the appropriation Ordi-
and O. contract for such further
ua, bee necessary 10 finish the
.. each aud All OF said streets not
....l 5000, 10 BE- paid when funds
.....alic.
oIr0sFp UY MB. TURpIN.
H ir-uu wanted 10 know If this reso-
Bod tecn drawn SO as 10 place the
.. ODD attitude 10 recover the money
....t.. gr.p,rtv-owners # the law IN re-
t. assessing admitting reai-"~tlte own
et-r.' improvements should prove
Institutional. II was stated that
. .-I,u had been fully considered boy
..-ri,th. Mr.. lurpin wanted the
.. ..,t~ opinion over ms own signature
r..r.futii- matter. and WAS oppose !
r.',lu winch would bind the cl'y
.- morally topaz 500 more next
..r r-Ar 4tter ID account OF Lee DIS
"a. sand hethougAt the district PEG.
..r. a-E,ur too much. lie was not
tD cr;i,r fool the contractors or
.-t-. tir clty's funds which might
.. lrprtcaitv All the surplus set aside
streets next year.
.. Thomas moved the adoption 81 the
.'.u. assuring the committee that
.'y Attorney had considered all these
Tur SUBSTITUTES rRUyAIIs.
STR Turplu offered as a substitute that
r.-I.uiiou Doc Laid upon the 'aulc, and
.....,r Aturu.v asked II the necessary
.. airemant- bad been complied with ~
.-..r for Che city 10 recover the c-J,GJ
...r.priat.1 iu case the Lec-DIs'uct an
...'i,u should prove constitutional.
.... substitutes. slightly amended by Mr.
LOCO. Was adopted.
Ilru.all number OF bills nul the pay
-'.- Tor tAc department were ordered 10
lad.
Bids wore then opened FOR the curbins
n1l rutt.rluc graliu- and paving for the
..tr 10y tue u,Ni fiscal yegr Several CON
tractor. submitted proposals and tho con-
.rtet. were aanr !ci o. %" lowest bidders,
figures % be- asc,r.alued 10y the EnSi-
..,r
Otuef Commuters Moot
Ile .uucil Committee on Finance held
.-r, .urortGut session last evening, but
. '.l. SITS with closed doors mud a
..ui.~ declined 10 liyuige the nature ol
business before the committee.
I. r. were also regular meetings last
.. .rr ,f the Committee, ON Health
.- l1l Salaries. Council Printing. Ere
rtu.ut. and Cemctrlr-. The latter
.. seeded 90 advertise for bids for the
....i house 90 be erected for the keep
Ey.r.Nl,W cemetery. The touuci
appropriated ~L5l1 Tor tcis structure