Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-05
THE VIADUCT KILLED
The Common Council Votes the Petition
Down In Short Order.
STREET RESOLUTIONS RETURNED.
,hc.e from Three Wards sent Back la the
Comn,ittcc-A Busy session and An
other One To- Night.

-| L.HE
-!s Of the measure were on hand to
s IT'S ignominous death. The scs-
81 The lower branch was a long. te-
and important one. and lasted for
hours Even then the business was
r,mp.cicl. and tonight the Council
convene again at 5 O'Clock 20 COM
.. its work.
Those present were Messrs. Brauer,
Gator Davis. Epps. Forriter, Glib
clover. Gumn. Grimes. Grooms,
t.fkIu. Jackson, Mann. Mcdowell,
.. Page. Smith, suatton, Thomas.
..,.r. Vaughan. W. l.. and Royal
...I. heing so few members IN their
when the Council met the report
r, committee on Fire Department
taa arst matter taken az. When
DAD been disposed Of. one or two
members had put in their appear
ana the second report Of the Com
an streets was taken up. The
... ,.-..ut.on considered appropriated Ho
,lo sewer fund for the construction
W.r lu Floyd avenue about 4O
v-r,tWardly from I.ombardy street
u.. adopted.
.r.ra resolution. appropriatlng 500
.h. construction of "a sewer IN me
between Grace and Franklin ana
... h.. and Adams s'ieeis' was "'0
..rl go.
OPENING FULTONS STREETS.
FIRST ,uae struck vas the PROPOSE
... instruct the city Attorney 60 pro-
. eIft. purchas-. condemnation. or
.~..AI-r. sufficient lana TO open second
. EYfth auI sixth streets UFui'oH)
Denny o. Nicholson sliee'.
.- STATION argued that the resolution
..t .Irry with 70 an appropriation
..- fr Do, form that such resolutions
always put. The other members
rt SOC, this. am on motion OF MI
Mo- paper was So Amended as
-.f the city Attorney To ascertain
..-,e ~ acquiring such lands, ana
...ri. back 10 the Council
.... nr four ordinances granting per
SION o. ih, railroad companies %
.r..t -uur tracks at different points.
r,coumitj,l TO the Committee on
resolution providing for the paving
OH. south side of Broad street from
.--r tr Smith Was thoroughly as
col ana laid uTou the table.
-ii. \IAbIcT QUESTION.
,,or tho mint
,,. tn. recommendation that
.,,..r ~ me Virginia Electric and
,,mfary To- construct "a Vialuct
...,l .,rea, be- rejected. Its read
. lut a. SIGNAL for an argumcnta-
,n., tb. merits and dement's
al, stra,tou bounced up
,.d SAID that the
..l,. c,psid.,a1 .h. oues-
...rr,d and urged the rejection
...rl,,t. ~, a yot. Of \ TO g.
..t. 80 lt.,stau ward. moved 10
r.,,,,r ~, The tahle. AIr. Epus
.'d :, tp,y, Afr. Noble.s reason for
.t..s such 20 motion. The jefferson
y.ri Councilman begged all present
...e- ID, vote for or against the petition.
10 seemed 90 him that Sir. Noble had
some reason for taking the stand hc had
- rl-,rJ 20 hts natter.
Sir. pa,j, made q vigorous fight against
t.. rftntiur of the application. asserting
That ir.alcuIatIe INJURY would Do done
q, jefferson Ward property boy the build
nc az such ID bridge over Brond street.
Sir. carter. almost with tears Ia hIs
..s- begged for some information con-
.,t,g ,b. vi,du,t. Mr.. Stratton gave
u about half al noun Enlightenment
Sir White SAID De would vote Tor the
.ru.u. 81 De thought the people meant
.p,ss and had the money To carry
o.. work undertaken. bNt since I'
h.i received certain information t'h,[i"-
.- mem ne sn''l" Wv Hl'. -, ,ahl.
t'''.'' So. %nll. ubo made
,,. com
another motion 10 fe''iiN"' ID
"t'.' 'n StIet,S 'n'l onrd I'M.
.'. Do '", r.',.I .d,,tad tbc |
'A'"'b"' al'' Nv - M. tle
J"f ''I"utI''r'
petition lhr i,io""u9 C|,,,,.r Davis.
49, -" .rirn.s Creams
-i,- 'iuSo.' " cmt,h Str,ttop
.r~'h, M'''N'H / "h a,l pr.si-
4t.utS Il""'I' -
Beat 'h'N"r-4" .,..rt,
Noes M.sSt7' f''t''.'' pei
.a.t NoLIt' Vaughan "
"'''.h
a portion OF report No = "i '"' ,t,.
- o" Hiit't7 co"'I"',"
.'.'"-' W"l," "e a1 rI the Grading
''.t-. mite spaus the alley
- Tr.ukiin and Harri-
p,lsnJ streets. -appropriating
-,-a,,, and having with
.,. a., ,ll.v between Main
..,,c and Linden and
'''
NJ Fifth street WAS
Id of that street.
T., ~. NOT the grade
10 ,be CIV Engineer.
~ .,r,,r nrpopT
&c.. |
annual report from inc H'ieV' W."
r.. W.-s here taken M. II contain"
..-at resolutions. and in IFS cohs,l5-
some startling facts were iVNS"'V"'
49, Cartcrs motion the tHtHe Nldy
.... Ya4t OF the work was reIeiIeu ps.A
.. C0mmittse on Streets. Oh MI
motion the same action was taken
... trarl 10 Marshall Ward ana on
.~ia ROYAL Whites motion the
....Wari resolutions took the same
According To the statements OF
.,ntleuen. their views had not been
DIS thc street committee IN max
d.. tu- report Councilman Nhl'e
...r while he was "a member OF the
tt,e ou Streets. ne had not had
l,acc IN selecting the locations
..,.I.Nork in his ward.
r~r-DLI-TIONS AGREED TO.
..t. r..ot,ttons Of the Street Com
...rt,5 by the Council were those
,r,1.trr concentrations:
49,. h,ndred and nine dol
80, rn,hine 10 nave with
a.. r,,dhed and TO curb
~, <, lanes street from
49, s,,c.t and 10 Grade ana