Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-01
GIVEN MORE TINE.
RICHMOND RAILWAY COMPANY To
REPAIR TRACKS ny OCT. 20.
Tho Marshall, seventh, and Four
trcuth-street Loop-Improvemcn
A.. To. Di.trict-Awarded No Con-
trnct.-Many Committee Meetings.

The Council Committee on Streets met
NJ o'clock yesterday afternoon an"
nromntly dispensed for the time peihs
With tie question OF granting teleThone
n,ivileses. The members present were
Chairman Allen and Messrs. baheh'
Blanks. Bloomoerg. Burton, Diacont'
Ferr!ter. Mann. Page, and Mcdonald
Soon after the body convened the chair
man announced that the body had de-
cided 10 consider the teiephone-prlviiese
matter at a special session on THURSDAY
afternoon at O'Clock.
AZ the request OF the committee Gap
tain Andrew Pizzini. Jr.. was on hand to
show cause why the Richmond Kaii"as
and Electric Company should not nave 'ii0
city ordinances enforced against IL lot '"'
delay in repairing It's various TRACKS N"r
tain Pizzini read a sworn Statements 0''
the Johnston Company, stating mat wv, -
had been a great deal OF tronp'e III p.
ting the prescribed rails. IL aPpea's
MIR FISHER had ordered the rais' 81,
raj, m have been furnished by May, %S'i'
and tho other half By August lsth' Ou'
that the company has rot peeh ~ ~
roll the rails, but will 90 so ""'r"s
first week in october. Af'er M', Doh
nrder mas been filed that OF the Hion
800 rraction Company VIII be execute.
ON Mr.. Mann's motion, Captain t'~e''l
.xnlanation was accepted as satlsi"CtOi!,
and tho company was given Ch'Ii o0'0"''
1sfh I'm which TO make the repahs, .a,,
To,,cb,ng upon other matters, Cap'ai"
pizzini stated that his company was VIZ
ing 10 extend it's present firs'-S'ree, i'.s
from Clay 10 Broad, under the PROVISIONS
OF the old charter. ,,.o.,. r,e,ber
nn, rho company would be willing 10
.xtend the line TO Main street. the zap
,ain renlied that while ne had hot peeh
a',tborized 10 answer that question: he
presumed that the company wouid' agree
THE civ Attorney and Engineer were
directed 10 draw up an ordinance eXtehu-
ing the road TO Main street.
sJARsHALI~STREET LINE.
In regard to the prospective improve
Dents in the Marshall-street Inc zap
tain Pizzini stated that Mr.. Fisher
would be i'm the city next week, ana
that he would then decide whether ne
would electrify the loop through our
teenth. Marshall, and Seventh. streets
or put quicker service on 'he eh.Ie
route There are about thirty days lelt
Within which the improvement is to be
made
communication was received rom
Warner Moore & Co.. who ask perlhis-
sion 20 put down a new kind OF pave
rnent in a square 10 be designated ny
the City Engineer the firm to iurIlsh
the material The request was grahteu'
The bids for the paving OF certain
streets were rejected. as prices had gone
up. The Engineer was directed 10 Sc
cure new proposals..
LEE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT.
on motion of Mr.. Ferriter, resolution
was adopted asking the Council 10
authorize TO use out OF the sum
appropriated TO the Improvement OF Lee
District the amount necessary TO pay Tor
the removal Of buildings, etc, on the
land TO be decided by Messrs. Allison and
Addison for the extension or Grace
street through their property.
on motion of Mr. Ferriter II was de-
cided to ask the Council for an appro-
priation of $780, or as much thereof as
might be necessary 10 run stone wall
on south Ninth street to the Free bridge
In the place of the old wire fence.
OTHER COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
There were regular monthly meetings
Schools. Claims and Salaries. Second and
Third Market, and Police. only routine
matters. however. were discussed. The
Committee on Council Printing failed to
secure quorum.