The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-02
no GRADE LRE DISTRICT.
The Committee Recommend an Appropris.
tion-Other Important Business.

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tion-Other Important Business.
The Committee on Streets held called
meeting in the City Engineers office yes
terday afternoon 10 consider the question
as to the opening and grading OF the
! streets IN the annexed Lee District. The
| following members were present. Chair
| man Curtis and Messrs. Allen, Bahen,
! Roykin, Brauer, Joseph W. Carter. X. T.
/ Davis. Gray, Thomas and Turpin were
! present.
A delegation from the Stonecutters
| Union was present 20 request the com
mittee 20 rescind their action taken az
/ the last meeting by which the contract
for the setting of granite curbing was
awarded 10 A. y. Cook, Of Petersburg
| They took the ground that the work should
| be given TO a Richmond firm. but were
informed that no change could be made
for the reason that the city would be
liable II the contract should be with
drawn al this time from Mr.. Cook with
out cause.
The petition OF Or. J. y. Upshur was
next taken up. who asks for the payment
of 500 as a compromise for damages 20
his horse and buggy by falling into a
ditch on north Fifth street. about a year
ago. which had been dug by some city
employees while looking for a leak in a
gas pipe.
on motion OF Mr. Turpin the committee
decided 20 recommend 20 the Council the
payment Of the amount asked for as a
compromise. and TO request that body to
ask the Committee on Light TO state who
is TO blame in the premises.
4he question as 10 the opening and
grading Of the streets I'm Lee District was
next taken UP. The following resolution
submitted by the subcommittee al the
last meeting was then taken from the
table on motion Of Mr.. Thomas.
Resolved. That the Committee on
Streets are hereby authorized 10 exrend
for the grading OF the several streets in
Lee District the $1,000 appropriated for
the Improvement OF said district by the
appropriation ordinance, and 20 contract
for such further sum as may bee necessary
20 finish the grading Of each ana all u
said streets. not 20 exceed $4,000. 10 be
paid when funds are available.
The following opinion Of the City At
torney I'm connection with the matter was
submitted:
7 have examined the proceedings as 10
grading the streets in Lee District. / can
not find that any wrong step has been
taken thus far. Nor can l see why the
Wy oANNiA HNl recover uttk the money
10 be spent on said streets. II the law
be declared unconstitutional"
After considerable discussion the reso-
luton was lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Gray and Thomas.
Nayes-Messrs. Allen, Bahen, Boykin.
Brauer. Carter. Davis, Turpin, White and
Curtis-9
Mr.. Boyldn moved that the work in
Lee district be taken up. and that the
following streets be opened and graded:
Franklin street, Hanover street. Park
avenue and Grove avenue, each one from
Lombardy street 20 the Boulevard. and
Allen avenue and Walnut street and Al
lison street from Grove avenue 10 Broad
street The motion was carried. The
work 10 be undertaken involves the fol-
lowing amount Of excavations; Hanover
street 600 cubic feet; Pack avenue,
81, 900 cubic feet; Franklin street. $1,000
feet; Allison street. 1900; Allen avenue
and Walnut street. $500 cubic feet MAX
ing total OF 10000 cubic feet.
on motion Of Mr.. BOykin, the follow
ing was adopted:
Resolved. That the committee on
streets are hereby authorized 70 expend
for the grading OF the several streets in
Lee district the $4,000 appropriated for
the improvement OF said district by the
ordinance"
III. 8axka proved that 4 sub-commi,-