The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-16
sFgOM THE CITY HALL.
,oN0 AND TEDIOUS SESSION AMOUR
sgREET TMPROVEMHNTS.
The Question OF Paving Sidewalks at the
Expense OF Auditing owners-A
Faulty Drainage Pipe.

Tho semi-monthly meeting Of the Com
-,irco on Streets was held in room No.
.. thc City Han last evening at
or..k. 1t was attended by Messrs
Alien chairman. Bahcn. Bionks. Bloom
nere Boykin. Diacont Fcrnter. Gray.
h., and Mcdowell.
Cy clerk b. T. August presented 10
,hc committee copy of the newly codi-
f.! c.N ordinances, and explained the
| necessity OF prompt action ga regard 10
| &c ,iiN ordinances affecting the street
apartment Upon notion o. Mf. blooi"-
hl tc char appointed Mcssrs. Ale
| Y.aca, Bloonborg and FerritcT as
! st4 committee. who. In conJnnCt lion
p.a tHr CITY engineer are TO 30 over me
oriaanc's. ana submit report NJ the
,,Nt meeting.
a lruuon was presented through Mr..
IL lhart~ D.. NlnSO from property owners
4.or t.e north side Of Park avenue. between
y0t. .ud Birch streets asking FOR curb
JUS aa grttering on that street free OF
..an.0 90 The owners The latter promise
i.4t. % the city "a strip OF land ten feet
.-. Co W.lcu the street IN that point.
DID,. motion ~ NJ. Fcrriter, the committee
..... Jed o. recommend 90 the Council that
re work Doe done. and the city engineer
r.s requested 60 prepare an estimate OF
.t cost
a sood deal Of discussion arose over a
petition rccaIiinS the paving. cuTbing and
..ttnIiur ~ the west side OF Randolph
Street. from Ashland to Blair street. the
c.s' Oh De iciIayed from the reserve fund
ST. carter who appeared before the
committee. urEed the necessity Of the
nir', menL aud Mr.. Boykn offered
rs 20 providing that the work bee
t.-. Mr. Boomberg presented sub
s.'.t. tp the effect that provision he
is ,.I 40 That the work should only he
d.. u case the property owners agree
O. ily Tor the paving OF the sidewalk
=. fh1a1hL In view OF the recent de-
.,..u pl thr supreme Court, the cOntinla-
,I ~ Oh, old practice OF laying curbin.
,tI cltttrIue and paving AT the cxDense
r thr property owners wOuld involve
OH. city greatly unless some understand
r. between the city and the property
orr.> was reached.
g.. SUSPEND GUTTERING AND CURLING.
r- Allen said (Mr Mcdowell in the
- that the adoption OF the substitute
aI practically suspend curling. and
G..rine until the question was settled as
tte right ot the city 10 assess property
uEg.r rs Tor street imprON cments.
colonel Cutshaw thought il would be
Hy "a question II time when the city
would have 10 make the abutung property
owners pay for the curhnE and gutter
i.g. AS vel. as for tn paw nS Of sidewalks
Mr. Bloomberg substitute was finally
! rejected. and Mr.. Boykins motion. order
4 nE the work. was adopted
Mr.. Leroy +. Brown appeared before
ie committee with q petition from Mr..
Matthew Gilmer. asking permission for
"a
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad on what Is known as Railroad
avenue. into his lot. where he expects 10
open stone yard
The resolution offered l- Mr. Mcdowell
90 Grade and gravel tlrst street from
Broad 70 Clay streets. O. curb the east
Etr NJ That thorOugnfart from Broad 10
Marshall streets. and 10 reset its curbing
m Broad 10 Leigh streets was re-
trei To the ward committee and the
,E Engineer.
complaint was submitted from Mr.. f..
Stt"rliug IN regard o. "a drainage pipe at
Pee end OF the street i'm the rear OF the
tobacco Exchange. The communication
s'~ forth that one OF the walls of the
.H factory Of Mr.. John Pope. now In
course OF construction. had already been
injured 10y the pipe. ~ was decided mat
te ward committee. the city Engincer
a.l the city Attorney should visit the
- lnds and report on the subject
The usual number Of bills were ordered
=. Do paid and the payroll for the last
tN1 weeks was approved
The several members OF the committee
iftsented number OF requests for va
-lls street improvements. which We're
referred 10 the respective ward commit
ices.
! AFTER the transaction Of q good deal OF
\ outline business OF minor importance. the
, .ommittee adjourned.
Rad NO QuoRuN.
\. y meeting Of the representatives, or
4 t't4NA f''tt anu alAISlidll wards IN me TWO
branches OF the city Council was called
q meet last evening at o. O'Clock in room
SO. II Of the city Han. The object Of the
rafhering was 10 look into the adVfsabintv
oi changing the boundary line between the
tW0 wards in question by transferring the
same between Broad and Grace from
twenty NTH to Twenty-fourth street The
only members present were Messrs.
Woody. Don Leavy, and Mann. of Mar
shall ward and Mcssrs. Epps. Davis.
Boo mberg, Hardwicke and King, OF JET
i-rson ward. In the absence OF a quorum
the consideration OF the subject had TO
b. postponed.
TO CONSIDER THE ORDINANCES
The Committee on ordinances viii meet
again this evening at 1880 O'Clock i'm room
no ia OF the city Han 20 continue the
c.nsideration of the newly recOdined city
ordinances.
ON next Thursday the committee VIII
hold its regular monthly meeting. when
tie ordinance in regard 10 bicycle riding
Introduced by Mr.. Noble I'm the last meet
ng of the Board OF Aldermen, will be
olnsidered. All bicycle riders who are
Interested In the measure are invited 10
be- present on that occasion.
FROM THE COURTS.
The following suits were instituted IN
tte Law and Equity Court yesterday:
b. X. Lipscomb against William Mar
shall. Jr.. and Helen Reed Marshall;
debts on note for $lSLO5.
Leber & co. against Scnock IL CO.;
John " Miller against ". 4. Craw-
ford. for S3j6.N.
Warren y. Goddard ana r. Norton.
imposing the firm OF j. W. Goddard ~
sons. against a. Schnurman d Son, Tor
Toi35.
In the clerks once Of the Chancery
Court yesterday Mr.. Joseph T. winston
qualified as executor OF John G. Winston.
44e estate In question is valued at $2o'vJV