The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-17
FROM THE CITY HALL
The Confederation of the Broad-sfree' VIM
duct Postponed The Eighth-stree'
Tunnel AgaIn-The Courts.

kin. Brauer, r. r. Davis. Gray. Thomas
Turpin. and Royal White.
Allegations were heard in regard to inc
grading and paving of the alley oet"ec"
st. James and First and Clay and Lelsh
streets. a majority Of the property-o".
ers being opposed to the impfoFelnens'
the committee decided TO report the pr
ton adversely. Similar action was laNe,
in regard to the alley on the west sioe %
Randolph street. between Ashland anu
Claiborne streets. The City Engineer was
instructed to have the last-named aheS
filed Up with dirt by hands and carts
Mr. Curtis moved 10 postpone the con
sideration Of the application for .ne
Broad-Street viaduct until next Ihufsuas
afternoon at o'clock. This was asIeeu
10. 49,,
The consideration Of petition ior w
grading and paving Of the alley pet"erss
Main and Floyd streets and Beech al"
Linden streets was next taken up
committee had previously decided III iaNot
of the Improvement but the action was
reconsidered at the request OF one OF lhs
adjacent property Owners Mr.. John p
Harwood. one OF the interested property
owners warmly advocated the improve
ment yesterday. After some discussion
the committee again decided to have the
grading and paving Of the alley done
ASKED ron REIIff.
Mr.. Neale, who owns warehouse on
Virginia street near the Richmond anu
Danville railroad depot. complained OF a
sewer in that street which noods hh
area and basement. Mr.. Bolton, OF 'ne
| CITY Engineers department. suggested
as n remedy that a sewer DE Duiii Oh
| Cary street from Shockoe creek to VIZ
! oinja street. (which would cost about 10
| On, lie added that this new sewer should
he connected with the Eleventh-street
| sower which would relieve the Galieso
| Mills from any danger caused by sewer
| running under that structure.
| civ Attorney Meredith informed the
! committee that If the sewer be located
| according 10 Mr.. Bottoms SUGGESTION II
would avoid any danger from the Haieso
| Nfus and other structures. and that II
should be constructed In order thdt tnc
city be not made liable for any damages
| on motion Of Mr.. Gray, resolution was
| adopted instructing the City Engineer
| "a submit all the facts IN the matter 10
| the Finance Committee. and request mem
| TO appropriate the sum Of Sl5VJ lot the
| construction Of that sewer
| Mr. Meredith stated that the city au-
| thorities had given out contract icr
the filling In Of the Eighth-street tunnel
| while the resolution relating 10 the mat
ter which was passed by the city Coun-
| Gil provided that the street be repaired
| and that the tunnel undefhea'h DC pu'
| in q safe condition
| Mr. Meredith added that he felt con-
vinced that the Council had intended TO
have the tunnel filed in, but inasmuch
| as the resolution did not read So he ad-
vised the City Engineer to have the WORK
| stopped.
A SPECIAL MEETING CALLED.
ON motion Of Mr.. Davis, the commit
tee decided TO take the necessary steps
| for the calling Of a special meeting OF the
| Council to change the resolution so as
70 include the filling in Of the tunnel,
| the meeting Of the Common Council TO be
held next Thursday at p. NJ.
ON motion Of Mr.. Thomas the commit
fee fixed next Monday as the day for the
| tour of inspection, and the start IS 10
be made from the City Hall at 10 \. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Bahcn, the commit
| tee decided to recommend TO the Counch
| tho construction Of sewer on Macon
| street. from st. James TO Second street.
| and ON the latter to ShoCkoe ci eek.
on motion of Capt Curtis the commit
tee concluded to recommend 10 the CCun-
ell The construction Of a sewer on State
street. from Williamsburg avenue TO the
|
city limits
| on motion Of Mr.. Thomas the COM
mittee decided TO recommend 10 the
Council the construction of sewers on
Byrd between First and Second, and on
First street between Green and Rowe
| streets.
Mr. Thomas also offered resolutions
for the following work: Paving road
bed and re-setting Of curbing on cary
V..ff. a44r4
! streets: re-settng Of curbing and paving
Of granite gutter on the east side Of
Fifth between Broad and Grace streets;
paving roadbed on Adams street from
| Marshall TO Clay streets; paving OF road
bed and setting of curbing on the east
side Of ST. James street from Leigh 10
Jackson streets: paving roadbed and re-
setting of curbing on First between Main
and Cary streets: paving roadbed and
sidewalks on Rowe street from First 10
Church streets; grading First street and
setting curbing and guttering between
Rowe and Holly streets. All these reso-
mtions were referred to the tour OF
inspection.
The committee adjourned after trans
acting a good deal of routine business.
THE CITY EvGINFyB's DEPARTMENT.
The .wenty-6rst annual report Of the
City Engineer, which has just been com
pleted. shows in detail, the location,
amounts and cost Of the various street
improvements made during the year
1852. Colonel Cutshaw In his report rtit
crates his recommendations Of the pre-
vious year, the widening OF Marshall
street from Gimer TO about 20 feet Yves
of Graham street; of Moore street from
Brook avenue to Gilmer street. the ex
tension OF Catherine street from Brooi
| avenue to Monroe street; Of Catherine
from Gilmer to Hancock street: of DIVA
street from Sixth to Eighth street; I'M
opening Of Ryland street from Franklin
10 Park avenue; Hancock street from
Leigh to and beyond Boyd street; Sixth
street from near Bates 10 north OF
Crouch street: and Federal street from
Sixth to Seventh street.
The following appropriations were
asked for In the report, 10 be expended
during the present year.
For street improvements: Pay roll en-
gineer's departments $l2M0; pay roll
hands and carts and roller and crusher
SIS OG0: expenses. hands and carts. $4,000
having alleys, $4,000; paving sidewalks
SIS coo: opening and widening streets
S35. 900; sewer connections, 5000; streets
generally, $500, 900; sewers, s75,57S.45; tota
sos. 1885.
For grounds and buildings: Payroll
NS195: parks, 1920; buildings etc. $500
fuel and ice, $780, total S7S,o25
The following amounts were subsequent
| ly allowed by the Finance Committee an
appropriated by the City Council:
| ~. etroot irnproven1ente. Paw roll en-