The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-29
IMPROVE THE STREETS.
,oyyryr or CONVICT LABOR
WILL BE PRoHIBITED.
o.,wm Legally Ron Ten Miles an
- Wagons Must Clear tho
r,,ek-rhe cro'.-over' VIII Stay

-....,i,,ce on Streets held It's
,,.. meeting in the City Engineers
'. ycs,,rday afternoon. Tfere were
o'''' ,sa,rman Curtis and Messrs.
II,o poyIdn. }. w. carter Ihoi"aA'
-..-,.n and Koya. Nhi"' -
luli' ,.,nn appeared before the COM
M'' ..f asked for the grading OF Car
ri'l. ,treet between Buchanan and
f'h~ 'D....,b streets IN the same manner
3e' s.r.et BIAS been graded
~ carter moved that the street re
N.Y. ..roriance with the suggestions
t.l c.,v Engineer. VINO recommends
OF .rrrf he blocked OF. After
t1ai '..,.I,n the committee adopted
s'' I.r and will recommend 20 the
iNe ...t fhe street be blocked on.
'o'' .,f.r OF Mr. Bahcn tho commit
ga -.r.1 tnat sewer be laid in Rock
l Brown street from Shockoe
to seventeenth street.
'..tr pRNui appeared before the
..t,e and sated that the Richmond
.-,.v and Electric Company had
''.l ,o tho wishes Of the people living
N1 r...sfrgt Hul 90 have the Manchester
r.a oa seventh street as FAR as Clay
E.. rre.t every car coming into the
-. f-.u Chestnut HIM.
o.. suggestion Of Mr.. Guigon his
,.r.n was left on the table, which
,....4.s for the taking zap OF the cross
ve-s on Seventh and Broad ana Seventh
and Ciay streets.
l,o-,tions ware heard FOR the grading
and r.uaylue of the alley from HICKORY
q, -rt..r streets between Baker ana Goo
1'u streets After hearing the views OF
rs.trrc property owners on the subject
D..
ton for the Improvement.
Nr ~. B. Gr0oms, who was present,
asked that tle claims Of Henry Kragel
.rd William Bennett for time lost while
working for the city be taken up. A
..r,uunlcatlon from the City Attorney
.sd CITY Engineer was read. which re-
.8mmends that the claims be paid by the
clty. the two petitioners having suffered
bodily injuries while working for the
lltv. Tie committee decided 20 recon-
mend 20 the Council the payment Of the
claims.
The committee agreed at the request
OF Captain plzZin 20 recommend 10 the
Council prohibiting vehicles from OBJ
sfructinr street railroad tracks The
ordnance impose a fine from s. TO $40 in
each instance.
Similar action was taken IN regard 10
am ordinance giving the railroad com
pany The right 90 run its cars AT a rate
" speed not 90 exceed ten miles an hour.
10 was decided 10 request the city At
urney 90 draw up the two ordinances
With the pr0visO that they shall be In
force at the pleasure Of the committee.
the committee decided TO grade and
Curb Grove avenue between Plum and
Harvey streets.
Upon the recommendation Of the city
Attorney the committee decided 90 re-
guest the Council TO authorize Mr.. Mere
ltl 10 purchase The necessary property
f.r the extension OF Nicholson street from
E0cketts street 20 James river at "a width
.l hfty feet. Mr. Meredith thinks that
t.e sum of $3.50 would be a fair price
f.r the propGps
The committee agreed TO recommend
g.. the Council The adoption Of a ordinance
prohibiting the employment Of convict
labor on the work under the control Of
tae city authorltiee.
Bids were received for the furnishing
NJ feed 20 the city stables during the next
three months from Alvey Bros. and
Savage. Beveridge & CO. The contract
was awarded 20 the lowest bidder.
The payroll Tor the past two weeks
VAS approved. Snd after the transaction
" some routine business Of minor i'm
I0rtance the committee decided to hold
d. special meeting next Wednesday at 3
P ~.
Mr. BoyNn moved that 5000 be taken
from the reserve fund and used for I'm
pr0vements 90 clay ward. and 5000 10 be
used for "a similar purpose in Marshall
ward The motion was carried by a vote
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