Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-06
TO HAVE MORE MAINS
7As Council Votes for an Issuance Of
si7S,ooo in Water Bonds.
RgTREyCHMEsT REPORT TABLED.
,.s,on Given TO Pull Down Washing
ton usii-Much street work Or
dered--Other Business.

n.iy one Official was present when the
,..r.r was handed in. This was City-At-
INV q. V. Meredith. and he was present
~. ,cen,ut Of the consideration OF another
matter.
The council. however. was represented
J.. cv,ry member Of the lower branch,
...,.. ooo-Nr. Diacont--and several alder
,,s, also occupied SEATS upon the floor
p..sl.nt Glover called the Common
r..nrl io order promptly at 7 o'clock.
.ct she half an hour consumed In reading
o.. minutes was spent by the members
81, groups in conversation about retrench-
m.ut.
lt.. Committee on Streets sent up n
t...rrt 81 business. In II was n resolution
- o.. grading with the hands and carts
81, rsrts ~ Nicholson and Highland
streets which was adopted
Ao.fher resolution reported favorably
,r.,,l,l Tor closing the alley opening on
c.,,. avenue between Harvey and Plum
s,...ts. reducing the width CT the alley
....e.re on Floyd avenue between Harvey
rri Pllm 10 ten feet. and that q court
,t..tv ry sixty feet facing on Harvey
,.,..t and Floyd avenue be established.
,fr Carter. Of Clay Ward submitted
OBJ ,rrf,st against the adoption OF this
,.....rc. which was signed by a number
- rr.p,fty-owners. Mr.. Trower also
.,.l. AGAINST the proposed change. After
l.r au hour Of talk the resolution was
.-r.tI,I 80 ms 10 provide that the change
sf..l entail no cost upon the city, and
ir..aiel as amended.
resolution appropriating 500 from the
s,r..t fund for the laying Of granite flag
elm, IN the north side Of Q street, cross
ina Twcuty-seventh street. was agreed TO.
l..orahie action was also taken upon
,l. r.-ouiion donating $i55 from the
SINE, funi 10 grade, curb. and pave with
granite sualls the south side OF China
street from Cherry to Laurel, and 10
grade ana pave sidewalks.
tn appropriation of $3.50 was allowed
f~ similar improvements ON Norton street
between clay and Leigh.
one hundred dollars was appropriated 10
ms granite tagging on the east side OF
linden street. crossing Floyd avenue. $40
va. appropriated for similar improve
ir.rt IN the west side Of Pine street.
crossing Byrd: Sl2J was also appropriated
FIR granite Tagging on Clay street, cross
lr- Hancock and Graham streets.
resolution providing for grading, pay
I... narau street from Williams 10 Chris
f.q street. and the paving Of the side
walks. M "a cost of $50. was adopted.
Another paper which passed without op-
POSITION was that appropriating $50 for
similar work on the north side OF Duyal
street between Third and Fourth.
MANY SMALL MATTERS.
0th.r resolutions from the Street Com
uitf.e which were adopted by the Coun-
Cd were the following:
All-uuriltng $3.50 to grade and pave the
r..If.i II Charity street from st.
= AIMEE. 90 First and 10 grade and pave
sidewalks
Nrprort.atlug $500. 20 for grading. paving.
arI r,-rtting curbing. etc. on First street
between Broad and Marshall, and 10
rr.l. nul pave sidewalks.
Arrropriaung 1919 for similar work on
III. west side OF First street between
Marshall ana clay.
AprromlatiuS $50 for similar work on
Gmce street from Seventeenth 10 Eigh-
t,erth streets
Arrrorratmr 500 for similar work on
Ur .t street from the Chesapeake and
ohio railway depot and Seventeenth.
Arrf.Ifiltng $l4l6.I 10 grade and pave
trr.iDuthI,. a. twclve-fOOt space around
Oh. second Market
Directing that the hands and carts grade
Tur slIect from High street to Riverside
Paris.
E-atlishing the grades Of parts OF
Nrhuson. Highland. Pine. Morris. and
J. .tffcnth streets.
tlti orizinc the Committee on Streets
Q .Apenl the amount Of $3.50 TO the
,r.lt of Reservoir. for the purpose OF
purchasing property for widening the
FrA,
from The south line Of Grove avenue TO
Stain street. at the prices OF $50 per front
f.t ON Grove avenue, ana SIS per front
= % 90 Floyd avenue and Main street:
laI appropriatng yl,4J5 to complete said
purchase.
Arrropriatlng $50 to grade. curb, and
lltr granite gutter. the north side or
BROAD street between Thirtieth and Thir-
t}--econd, and to pave the sidewalks.
WASHINGTON HALL MATTER.
When the voluminous report OF the
street Committee had been disposed or
Nr Epps. OF jefferson Ward, moved
s.-l-usion Of the rules In order that the
l.l.l might hear from President John
81 lr.schkorn and Captain CHARLES +.
TI,I.r. Of the Board Of Fire Commits
u,ts upon the question Of allowing that
/. MS % pull down old Washington Hall,
s1 Broad street between Ninth ana
T.utn and erect a handsome new hie-
i.itlunrters with accommodations ana
facilities for the care Of the apparatus
NV housed there. The motion was
adopted and Messrs. Frischkorn and Tay-
DR. dressed the Council concerning the
importance Of the proposed change. They
explained, as was published in the DIS
Ittrh ON Saturday last. the detects OF
Washington Hall as "A fire building, ana
urged the great benefits that would ac-
crIe to the city at large from the hand-
q. nc ana cOmmodious house they de-
i.I,r II erect. without asking the Coun-
Cd flr any increased appropriation.
Mr. Carter fought the resolution giving
il- Hoard OF Fife Commissioners this
privilege. saying that it just meant the
removal OF the Board as far as possiDie
fr.m the people. He never had regarded
{ mmission as democratic. and thought
ft one should be satisfied with what IL
lNI been given. The money TO be eN-
Pended was bound 10 come out OF Inc
pockets OF the taxpayers OF the CITY
itc Fire Commissioners would certainly
rYt Pay for the house themselves.
Mr. George h. Davis spoke briefly IN
favor 90 granting the request OF the boaro.
De said he regarded Il perfectly equipped
t.. apartment as n feature very essen,
llI To the Guys pTOSItSS, anu thp"SHN
ANYTHING reasonable needed To make the
d.. plr;ment here success should be al
loved There was a good deal OF discus
30 on the matter. IN which Mr.. waller
stein presented some interesting facts
c'uceining insurance rates and the Value
OF "a salvage corps, and the resolution
rrally passed by a vote OF . TO 4, only
N.ssrs. Blanks. Carter, Seay. and Irower
voting (an Of Clay Ward against 1t.
Mr.. G. V. Meredith. who was presen,
as tie representative of the Richmond
Iiar Association. was here granted the
Noor He explained the desire OF that
orsanization 10 have quarters In the new
CIty Hall for its library, demonstrating
the advantages that ,his would anord 10
ihe several courts in The building. Later
ou iu the session the report of the Com
iuit,ee on Grounds and Buildings was
read. 1t embraced recommendation that
The Bar Association be granted "a room
GA the fourth floor. which room Is also
- Doc used as place for housing snch
books as the city may acquire, and be
nucleus for "A city library.
BONDS FOR WATER MAINS.
Quite a lengthy report came up from the
Finance Committee the most important
feature Of which was the ordinance au-