Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-11
THE DISTRICT WORK.
ANNOYING COMPLICATIONS ARISE As
TO CERTAIN STREETS.
VIII Not Bs Improved st Present.
The Electric Lines.

The Council Committee on Streets grap-
Piled with very perplexing question last
evening. A called session of the body
was held to consider whether thu CON-
mittee should whip certain landowners
In Lee District into giving the requisite
ground for uniform streets by refusing to
grade some Of the thoroughfares at pres
ent. The situation confronting the usually
astute representatives in the city iegisla-
ture was decidedly upenviable one, and
before they got out OF 1t there was some
talk of recommending to the Oouhcii tho
resembling os ali the resolutions providing
for improvements IN the district.
Sub Chairman Turpin presided over the
meeting and Messrs. BoykiD, j. w. Carter,
Davis, Gray. Thomas, and Stratton were
present. The City Engineer and Attorney
were also on hand TO give the committee
the benefit of their advice.
THE srRrEr-cAB ORDINANCES.
CITY. Attorney Meredith brought first be-
fore the body two ordinances recently re-
ferred TO him to be properly drawn. One
of these had reference to the right OF way
of the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company on First street on account OK tne
proposed line to Barton Heights py tnat
thoroughfare. Mr.. Meredith SAID tnat ne
would like little moro time for tue con.
slderation of this question. as he thought
the property-owners should be gwen pro-
mar protectiou. He wanted to look into
the ordinances of other cities IN when
auch cases were involved. On motion the
Attorney was allowed further time to pre-
pare a report as to the ordinance, out was
requested TO bring in report oy the lotn
instant in case such should Do desired oy
the electric company A.
The other matter brought up by the AT
tornev was the ordinance providing that
tho Richmond Railway and Electric Com
MANY shall not run its cars faster than ten
miles an hour. This ordinance was
adopted by the committee IN recent
meeting and sent TO tho City Attorney 20
be nroperly drawn. Mr.. Meredith thought
| ten miles too great rate OF speed anu
urged the measure "a dangerous ouc'
| He said that such rapid transit upon sur
| face roads would be o tnenacs TO the hves
Of narsons children especially. He was
| of the opinion that SIX miles an nour, Wy
nresent rate. was as fast as the cars should
| be allowed to operate.
On motion of Mr.. Stratton the commit
| tee reconsidered its action In tue snop-
| tion of the ordinance aud upon the mo-
| ton of the same gentleman a resolution
was adopted instructing the CITY Attorney
| TO prepare al ordinance nxlng tue re'o VI VI
spesd of the street-cars at six miles an
hour and imposing penalty for violation.
| THE LEE-DIsrBIcr MATTER.
The CITY Engineer then stated that the
meeting had been called principaiiy TOT
the purpose of considering what should 90
done in regard to the grazing OF rranhiln
and Allison streets and Park avenue in the
| annexed part of Lee District. wnich
wnrk had oeen provided for by resolutions
| nf the Council. Colonel Cutshaw made an
| exclamation of the condition OF affairs.
| Allison street should be graded because II
was the proper thoroughfare to dram
almost the entire district. but III
| some portions of II tnis street
would only be n teet WIDE, owing %
| the small amount OF ground given oy
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. This would be simply Q
big omen sewer. as some OF the cuts woCiu
| be about 10 feet deep. There were op'
ieotions to beglunlng the work upon
Franklin street. as portion OF IL Wou,u :
ne 40 feet wide while the remainder woulu
only be so. Not only was this true, but oy
reason Of tho perversity OF certain mhu
owners in not giving what was thougnt !.
be q proper amount OF ground Tor AllsVl
| street other property owners had with
held one foot of land ruanins three ntth'
of the entire distance across Franklh
and declared that they would build renee
unon this aud keep 10 there until an equh'
amount of land gwen by them for Allison
street had been given by the .proper.y
owners on the opposite side OF TINS tho
roughfare. .,,o po,,
nsar said the committee was confronte,
with the problem of having II graded al
sorts OF widths from 81 to about dO iest
which would certainly be obIectionaole
He suggested that the committee shoui'
recommend to the Council the reconsidera
tion of ITS action in regard 20 lmprovlhl
these thoroughfoIes and the taDiing OF IN
resolutions for the present. Ihe Clty ~
torney presented plaA Tor tenipotaI. ~
disposlng OF this question, wnich praegtI
caIlv conformed ID the views Of the In
gineer.
PgoPERrY-owsERs ON TUE QUESTION
Messrs. James Caskie and N. ", boWe
property-owners in the district, were pre-
ent and were invited to give the eol,lni, @
Mr.. Caskie said while his wife oWns
sone property ON Franklin street u
Thought Colonel Cutshaw's plan was a.
!, Mr. Turpin thought if the people in tn
district could not give the extra groun
necessary 10 open the streets properly TN
appropriation OF $4,000 tor the uls.lIc
Improvement should be placed elsewner'
MIR. Bowe, who was willing 10 accept al
action on the part of tho comnlt,ee te
marked that he believed If be were not ~
terested out in the district and had vot
in tho committee he would cast IL 10 ~
scind the whole matter. A,
After great deal OF discussion upon Va
subject Mr.. Carter's motion TO recon-
, mend to the Council, that the views Oh tn
, City Engineer IN regard to these tnfe
streets be carried out IN accordance VIII
{ the plan presented by the City Attorne,
which provides for making lnoperatttV
the resolutions making appropriations IL
grading these streets, was adopted
} The committee then adjourned.
According to the plan decided upon .
, the committoe the following are %
streets in the district TO be graded: hai
, over Allen avenue, Walnut. Ivy. Ceda
Vine, PARK, Meadow, Rowland, sycamor'
Film. Robinson. aud Mulberry.
OTHER COUNCIL MATTERS.
. The July session of the Board OF Aide
men will convene at 8 o'clock to-nign'.
= The new Committee on Retrenchmet
, and Reform, of which Colonel w. r. ial
ner bsg been elected chairman. VIII noI
;ts Arst business meeting at O'CLOCK ~
evening". IL is expected that City-Audit,
Warren will submit o list OF all the Gil
employees and the salaries paid 10 thei
"a requested at the last sitting oil u
body. -
THEY CALL REV. Mr.. GRAVATT.
Moore-Hemoriai vestry Want Him a