Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-25
CONFERENCE ABOUT AN ALLEY.
The Decision. However, Is Deferred-In-
ter sting Facts About Richmond.

StuS fhpout
The Street Committee met in special
session yesterday afternoon at o'clock
at the corner OF Grove avenue and Har-
vie street TO view the alley between
Grove and Floyd avenues and Harvie
and Plum streets for the opening and
grading OF which petition had been
presented 10 the Council. That body had
referred the matter to the committee and
the latter at its last meeting heard allie
cations In regard to the improvement.
The views of the interested property
owners were rather divided on the sub
jcct some preferring not to have the
alley run through from Floyd to Grove
avenue but preferrinS at the point where
II intersects what is known as the Old
Sidney alley. court thirty feet wide
for which Mr.. J. Thompson Brown has
offered to donate the necessary strip of
land. ten feet in width.
The members OF the committee who
were present at yesterdays conference
were Messrs. Allen chairman. Bahen.
Blanks. BlOomberg. Ferriter. Gray. and
Mcdowell. The city Engineer was also
on hahd. but the City Attorney. who
had been invited TO attend, was unavoid-
ably absent, having been called out of
town.
y number of interested property-owners
and residents OF that section OF the city
were also present, among them Hon.
Joseph r. Lawless. Secretary Of the Com
monwealth; Captain Samuel Register.
Messrs. Angle, Wilkinson. and Thomas.
The whole matter was thoroughly dis
cussed, and the question narrowed down
as TO what would be to the better inter
est Of the city. to establish a court thirty
feet wide or to open the alley as far as
Grove avenue to a width OF twenty feet.
II the latter proposition IL carried out
several encroachments on the land nee
essary for the establishing OF the alley
will have TO be removed by the property
owners.
In view of the fact that the situation
as to the exact lines Of the alley is rather
complicated. the committee postponed ac-
| ton until It's regular meeting on next
Monday. and the City Attorney will be
| asked to prepare an opinion for that
time as to the rights of the Council in
the premises
OTHER COMMITTEES.
The subcommittee OF the Committee on
Streets appointed to ascertain what steps
| might be taken to secure uniform
width of the Boulevard from Grove road
10 Main street. has been called TO meet
tomorrow afternoon al O'Clock at the
corner OF Grove road and the Boulevard.
The adjacent property-owners will be
asked TO be represented when the locality
is being visited. and the City Engineer
and city Attorney have also been re-
quosted to be present. The sub-commit-
tee consists Of Messrs. Mcdowell Chair
nam. Ferriter, King and Mann. with
Mr.. Allen, chairman Of the full commit
tee
The Committee on Health will hold its
in
II Of the City Hall this evening at 7
O'Clock. The Committee on Ordinances
Will convene for its regular meeting at
o'clock In Room No. IL.
FACTS ABOUT RICHMOND.
Mayor Taylor, in compliance with re-
quest from the publishers OF the New
York World, has furnished them with
the following Interesting facts about
Richmond. for use in their 1886 almanac:
Estimated population OF Richmond.
January /. 1895. 10000
Net public debt by last statemenO,
| s7,o63 Gill.
Assessed valuation of all property:
Real estate valued at 81. 337. 25s; personal
property valued al Sl9, 239,ClS Total value.
}52.j763q6.
OF what percentage Of actual valuation
Is assessed valuation? Supposed to be
worth assessed value.
Tax on each $50 OF assessed valuation.
$50. including ~ cents for State taxes.
Names OF Mayor, Richard NJ. Taylor.
Politics. Democrat. Term expires June
81. 1885.
Area of city in square miles. five and
a half
Streets-TOtal length, 12J miles
servoirs-Capacity In gallons. 5000
or; reservoir system. Average daily con-
sumption. 10000 gallons; gallons daily
consumed per capita, l35.
Total number of policemen. 100. Annual
cost Of police force. {35.777.j0
Total force Fire Department. l55: paid
force. Number Of engines. 8; feet Of
hose. 20,750 Annual cost OF Fire Depart
ment, s.. 90.