Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-18
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Committee on Streets Rejects hr. Pen.
dleton'S Petition for q Change.
WORK AROUND THE JEFFERSON.
Some Important improvements Re-
commemorative Examine Books OF
the Light Department-other news
Of Councilmanic Bodies.

A semi-monthly session of the Commit
| tee on Streets was held in Room NO.
| of the City Hall last evening. Those IN
attendance were Chairman Allen and
Messrs. Blanks, Bloomberg. Boykin, Bur
| ton, Diacont, Ferriter. King. Mann, ana
| Mcdowell.
| The matter OF establishing a uniform
width for Park avenue was taken up
| The City Engineer explained the situation
| in the premises, saying that at present
Park avenue was only 50 feet wide In
certain locality, and only % In another.
After much wrangling the committee
decided to recommend that the thorough
fare be graded.
Similar action was taken In regard 10
Grace street in the extreme West End.
Mr.. William B. Campbell appeared be-
| fore the committee on behalf or the Jef-
| ferson Hotel property. and asked tha'
| Main, Jefferson, Franklin, and Adams
| streets around the square be improved. IL
| was finally decided that the Council be
] requested TO authorize The Issuing OF aiie-
| cations for the laying OF grsnoitnic
| paving on the sidewalks and the I'M
proving of the road.
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the Richmond Conduit Railway Company.
| asking that the franchise recently grant
| ed IL be so altered as TO allow the use
| OF an underground electric or caole
system on the new road 70 be constructed
4 by the new company.
| Mr. Pendleton explained that II was still
| the desire Of his clients to introduce the
| Jenkins sround-elctric-system. ana
| the change was merely desired as mat
| ter Of form, to satisfy the financiers VINO
are TO furnish the money.
| After a good deal OF discussion the pc
| tlton was rejected, on motion OF Mr.
| Boykn.
| Light for the Parks.
There was a regular meeting OF the
| Council Committee on Light last evening.
| Chairman Crimes and Messrs. Branch
| Caskie, Hardwicke, and Vaughan being
| present great deal of routine business
was transacted, Superintendent Knowles
submitting his first report. The paper
| showed that during the month or May
| the amount Of gas made was lo,oo9'Ao
cubic feet, while the amount sent
out was l500,295 cubic feet Ihls
was in comparison with lhO's@o
cubic feet made. and 4lWf9 sent
out in the same month OF 1894. The
| gas was manufactured and distributed
| this year at cost OF 20 cents per l.op
| cubic feet. as compared to IS cents In
1884,
Mr. John f. Epps. chairman OF the
| Committee on Grounds and Buildings,
apnearad before the body and asked the
| cotnunittee 10 contract with the Richmond
Railway aud Electric Company for eight
| additional l.ghts-seven to be placed IN
| New Reservoir Park and one at the spring
at Chmborazo Park.
I III. ff.., %
counts at the gas-works arose. and a
subcommittee of three. consisting OK
Messrs. Vaughan Branch, and Hard
wicke. was appointed to audit the books
and see that they balance with those OK
the Auditor,
Mr.. W. II. Thompson Superintendent
of the Fire Alarm Department submitten
d detailed statement concerning the test
ing OF the candle-power Of electric-Ights
and Superintendent Knowles was directed
10 inquire into the cost of device Tor
properly sscertaining the candle-power oil
electric arc-Lsmps.
The Committees on Water and Second
5 Mai ket failed to get quorum last night.
Brief Court News.
Iudge Wexford. OF the City Circuit
| Court Yesterday granted permission 10
the trustees of the American Lodge. No.
1883. Grand United Order OF Odd-feilows'
TO cucumber their church property. on
Third street between Jackson and Duval.
10 secure certain loans Of Si,0J and M,'D.
Suit was instituted in this court by W.
=. Adkins against the Hetterman Bro
| theirs Company Tor $50 damages.
\ The case OF the Commonwealth against
j. H. Terry, the King William man
| charged In the Hastings Court with pass
Ing forged cOurt-orders upon the Auditor
OF Public Accounts Of Virginia, Was
| called, but postponed until July 18th, on
| account OF the sickness Of witnesses.
There was filed in the Office OF the
Clerk sof the Chancery Court yesterday
afternoon deed OF bargain and sale
by Warner Miller. transferring 10 the
Crystal Ice Company a plot OF ground
on the south side Of Water street. adj
| jacent to the property OF 5. H. Hawes
& co. The consideration was $l6,s'5.
Judge Lamb, OF the Chancory Court,
has left the city for a few days TO recu'
perate from the hard labors OF the past
few weeks. During his absence Judge
Minor will hold court from day TO day
to sign DEGREES where there is no con-
| test.
Mayor Taylor has approved the ordi'
nance authorizing the operation and con-
strliction OF an electric railway on Bronf
street between the Exposition-Grounds
and Chimborazo Park by the Richmond
Conduit Railway Company.