The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-18
QUITE A DISCUSSION.
FATHERS Talk OF STREETS
AND GRADES IN LEE DISTRICT.
III, Meeting OF tho street COMMITTEES Last
Night Proved to lie Interesting Even
with the Mercury in tho Nineties.

rb. Council Committee on Streets held
a.. REGULAR semi-monthly session yester-
,@,ernoon AZ o'clock. a complaint
..sd from a number Of citizens as to
-. ,,,mation by alleged bad paving Of
.,,.,ois on Twenty-ninth street and @
1, The complaints petitioned for
..,.f assuring the committee that the
s,ogrant water had been considered ma
,.,,,i bv well-known physician.
A., Joseph ". Carter stated that a
....or had been ordered 10 be constructed
chat point about year ago. and that
.heo built it would. he believed. remedy
me eviL
vsssrs. j. IAtchenstein & Co. pettloned
.t. committee for permission to build
.t-ee brick stores on Broad street be-
,.o Fousnee and Adams, upon front
,.,. slth tne houses recently built by MIR.
d. Mayo between those streets. Col
,,f rytealw stated that n Mcssrs. Itch
e...eios deed called for the ground they
hs NOT need the permission Of the Coun-
(u hut ~ 30 ala not no such privilege
could be granted
Oo motion Of Mr.. Thomas the commit
,.e recommended 20 the Council the
g-arrng of the permission.
drain pipe Was ordered 10 be put In
20 properly drain the alley between Han
COX and Harrison and Clay and Mar
slaA streets.
NE question Of grading Of the alley be-
tween Fourth and Fifth and Marshall
ara Clay was taken up. and the clerk
Was requested 10 ask for allegations.
The question Of grading Sixteenth street
from Broad % Marshall was tabled.
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the department. were ordered TO be paid.
The latter amounted TO Sll95.92.
SIR. Iurpin called the attention Of the
committee TO the manner I'm which the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany has cut up Franklin street from
Seventeenth TO Twenty-hrst streets. lie
asserted that the company had dug one
hundred holes between the tracks. The
street, Mr.. Turpln said. had been ruined
and would never be gotten into a good
condition. 10 had only been laid two
years ago. lie said that the next time the
railway company cut up street in that
manner ne would ask his committee 10
make the company pave it from end to
end.
other members Of the committee testi-
fed 10 the injury that had been done 10
the streets by the company.
Mr. Turpin wanted the law IN regard
t0 This matter enforced
Mr. Allen was OF the opinion that as
MS work was under the supervision of
the city Engineer he should exercise the
authority given him.
Mr WAbur, OF the company. made a
statement. in which he said that he wish
ea TO hhish the work on Franklin street
quickly. and had put a large force to
work upon it. This caused more Of the
NOES TO be open at the same time than
ordinarily lie said that the street would
be put IN good condition Just as soon as
possible. 80
Colonel Cutshaw referred TO the gem
eiai way In which the company had dis
obeyed his instructions, and MIR. Wilbur
naoe an explanation in behalf Of the
Mr.. Turpln moved that the matter no
referred 10 the city Engineer for a report
as 10 what sould be done. Carried
MI Wilbur said that his company were
no" using the copper wire and that the
siores were put back until the paver
o"uid come along afterwards, that the
COPPER wire was far more durable fhan
the galvanized wire and 10 was the pur-
f'oe ~ the company TO do all possible TO /
avoid digging up the streets.
DR. Iurpin: / don't know ANYTHING |
'""l HIIlaies "a citizen more than TO have |
street torn up after IL has been paved |
lou should pave the whole street over |
again u you are continually making |
patches in TO-"
Colonel Cutshaw. referring to Messrs.
OIhSle and Wilbur, of the railway COM |
pany said
While those gentlemen are here will |
say that 10 is one thing 10 have n law |
ana another thing 10 obey Il. Last fan /
We notlhed them that Broad street had |
o. Doe paved and they agreed TO put now |
rails on Broad street The work has not /
been done.
Mr. Wilbur stated that the rails had |
been ordered month ago.
Mr.. Thomas asked when was the n |
rail- put down
colonel Cutshaw, answering the oues-
uon' said that the n rails We're on the
ground before the permit was granted
Nf. otWdy ). Allen then brought nm
the Lee district question in reference Ia
lNc opening and grading Of certain streets
lu iiai new part of Richmond He argued
tle matter pro and con with the Citv
Engineer, and pursuant 10 his request II
Was moved and carried that the action
OF The last meeting of the Street Conn
miitee Doe reconsidered At that meeting
tIe resolutions from the Council which
iad been approved by the Mayor were
changed, and the committee agreed upon
certain changes I'm regard TO Allison.
FRANKLIN. Park avenue and other thor
oughfares.
Colonel Cutshaw prefaced his remarks
by saying that ne had always thought
J unwise 20 take in Lee district. but that
Do WAS in ana unwise minority. lie said
thai DE had foreseen that many compl-
cations would arise and that one had
already arisen. The new College Of
Physicians and Surgeons is not I'm the
district. but will have TO be taken in by
the city n the munipical authorities in
tend 90 give Il gas and water
Colonel Cutshaw then explained in de-
iaI 90 Mr.. Allen the many complications
as 10 the streets I'm Lee district
Nr. Allen then asked the City Engineer
irrImerable questions the proceedings
being not unlike the witness and the
cumming attorney Mr.. Allen
summed up his ideas Of the matter by
saving that the grades were now made,
N.Ier to boz remedied. that nl the water
south ~ Park avenue VIII have 10 be
drained through Allison street or run on J
~ pipes and that the whole matter was ;
unsatisfactory 10 him. q
Nr Gray then became excited. and re- 2
i''rlnr io Mr. Allen. said:
l"i Dee district people come here
every meeting and disagree as 10 what b.
''A want out in the district. II YOU
'NA agree you had better take your
money and put II somewhere else"
hf Allen was OF the opinion that Mr.. -,
''.if opinion was a very peculiar one.
,s'l to.d Mr.. Gray that ne ought to 8