Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-16
WANTS A CONNECTION AT BROAD.
SIR. Gnigon's Resolution About tho MAN.
chester and Chestnui-UiIl Transfers

SIR. Gnigon's Resolution About tho mnn-
chester and Chesinui-UiIl Transfers.
The Council Committee on Streets held areg1-
lar semi-monthly session IN the Office Of tho CITY
Engineer yesterday afternoon. There were
present Nsssrs. Curns ichsrmaDl, Davis,
hrauer Thomas, Stratton, rurpin, Carter, and
Colonel Cutshaw, the city Engineer.
Mr A. q. GuigOn. the member OF the Common
Council who introduced al the last meeting OF
that Loly the resolution instrnctng the COM
mittcc on streets 10 revoke the privileges OF 700
Richmond Railway and Electric company for
cross-oyers on Seventh street south OF Broad and
north Of Clay streets unless the cars Of the
Richmond aud Manchester Railway Company
going north and south connect ~ the Coz ner 81
Broad and Seventh stre~ts, Hcs present eni an-
vcca:ei ia qrite lengthy speech the benents
thai woult accrue 90 the public. lie referred 10
the present arrangement by which the Cheet-
nut-fiill cars are stopped AZ seventh ana Clay
streets, while the transfer 10 the MANCHESTER
cars on tho Sevenih-stroet line is at Seventh and
Broad. ,
Captsiu hndrow Pizziui. representing the rail-
way company, said that 10 thought that tho
plan suggested IN Mr.. GuigOn's resolution might
he carried out. but thnt Mr.. Fisher had declared
10 irnprscticablc lie therefore asked that nc-
ton upon the matter be postponed unti the
next meeting Of the committee.
A great deal Of fis ris sion Was INDUCED in anu
Nj StrattOn moved that the cOm-cittee order
tne company 10 make their transfer hereafter ~
Seventh and Broad s'feHis only, or That the
priyt.e,e ~ tho two crOss-Oycrs be revoked.
Nr tarter offered aR n substitute that tho
whole matter be lad gu the tabio until the next
meeting.
Cartsr was agreed to. with the understanding
TINT TIE superintendent Of the cOmpsnY should
DE notihei ol the action Of the committee
soME STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
On motion the committee decided TO meet on
Lester street next tuesday evening No b.3O
O'Clock - consider the expedency ot the WIDEN
rNF .r
Cnns,ierah.e routine business IVES transacted.
including tho approval II bills aud pay-rolls Tor
tie past two week.
Eiss wero opened for the paving OF tho alley
between Marshall aud Cisy ana Fun aud sixth
etrcetsA ani also TINT between Cary aud canal
and second md Thiri streets, and on motion OF
NJ. Strution the contract for the iotmer was
nWnrIcl 10 5. Bck n g6lS conts per cubic yard
aui the contract Tor the latter was gwen % ). G.
Wenpruun 1T SO cents per cubic yar..
A great deal q discussion cnsIed upon the
question OF opening ana grazing certain Streets
fu Leo District. Sir. DAVIS moved that the Ilty
Engineer advertise TOR bids FOR the work the
sa.ue 10 he oponei July ilth; tbc li1fera u
disrose ~ the surplus dirt 10 rui, Themselves
AID the whole work - BE- completed by May I'
IL 80. This Wn- carried.
on motion II NJ. Turpin each Ward Commit
tee 7a9 instru'fel 90 submit at The next meet
irga report Gs tn CONSTRUCTION Of sese's deoul-
ed necessary IN their respective wards.
The committee Ddburnej 70 meet AGAIN DeX'
Wctuesday evening 1t C:3O o'clock Ia the viciut
~ a the YirFiuia Mct;cai College a. iOok int
the needs Of street improve ments there.
TIE plyia FkrNTfhHhNT.
Tho committees ~ charge OF arrGng"ment'
Tor the rcintrrmeut - The remains 81 eT-Presi
dent Jefferson pavia were 10 have bad mee'
ing lest evening to pass UPON the bils ciNSir'
bv the burial OF IN DAVIS ava thr attendant
ceremonies. A quorum was not present Aui ih'
crutlrn1cn will ~ cinuir Iu fho Council 'h' FOO '
n C:3O O'Clock this evening 10 Oh . 80 OF ms
{ mrttar. $500 1900. a. o..
The amount Of all The bills is S3Ho9n. The