The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-18
GOOD new YEAR RESOLVES.
The COMMITTEES on RetrcnChmGnt Viii
Go 10 Work In Earnest in 1897.
THE CONDITION OF BROAD STREET,
The Eetrcnchment People TO Take Trip
over the Line Next Tuesday Morn
ing-Ihe Health Department TO
lie Investigated tirsi.


Reform met at s o'clock last night ana
was i'm session for two hours dnr"s
which much business Of moment to 'N1
CIT, was tiansactcI. The oris.nal object
OF tine meeting was TO receive tine Iepo"
of the subcommittee appointed TO con-
slider the evidence taken in the Broad
street eradc matter al tue last meeting oi
the committee.
Tho subcommittee was not ready 10
report. however. and asked loi l"'l"''
time. which was granted. Inc Do"i''''''-
subsequently leciuc1 20 make u'P "'0'
tl,. line ucAt Tue aay morning, accom-
rtni.l by the City Engineer. ana thor-
O4guy 1cquaiut themselves "''" '''
stafu. of tne case.
Tbe committee then took up Mr. haid-
ylcts-s resolution (Which has been pl'".-
eI ia ul in lhe IlmcD, icic4itu ""e"
10 IL by the Board ol Aldermen liot4"'i'e
for "a sweeping Investigation VII" re-
frsncAment iu view, aud Mtti sia'c co"
sidc4uuu determined 10 begin neat '-'i
10 meet on Thursday nsht b" '"'"
week. aud 90 take up the c4lA q. .i'''
rl.nls ono after another. beg .hnihb ".'"
.t. fts.ih D.oartmcut The ClafN was
i..tructcI to procure and iaDnidie ie-
uo,s from and including the year 1910
10 th. present time. TO bee used Tor Inc
Information OF the committee.
1be members present al last night
meeting were Mcssrs. Otway :. Allen
tcharmaw. John D. King. Eoaniroe' Alni-
mefmaun. Jones. Ehel and Haueison.
Colonel Jones read from a stcno6raphlc
report which he bad made Of tne pc
,ious meeting of the committee Wheh tne
City Engineer ana number oI otatrs
the HNIIItltA
of Broad street. Colonel Jones read D. '%e-
ideally from the testimony OF Colonel Nut-
shaw. regardln. whether the clty "r.ld
he put TO amy cxpen Dy reason OF haF-
ing granted "a franchise 10 the Ih"lmonu
Traction Company. RE saia the question
was not exactly clear 10 f's miud' ana
he would like 10 know how the commtiee
regarded it- .,...,.,, -.
QUESTIONED COLONEL CUTS LAW.
Mir EDel said he had personally seen
the CITY Engineer and asked him whether
th, city had been put to any expense iy
lrlntmg tho franchise TO the TRACTION
Company. and the latter replica tnat u
hsd not cost one cent.
Il further asked him." continued Nr.
Fbel. whether $500 would cover TIE
whole cost Of restoring the street 20 ITS
original condition, and he replied th't
81 would
W as ne UOI IfAfi ilNt 'iiif w. A'.'
ditlon Of the street between MINI ana
Hancock?" asked colonel Jones
mo. sir" replied MI Ebel. "lhe inn
precision made upon my mind was hat
he meant the entire length OF the street.
non Chlmbora10 Park 10 the ,orpo-ate
limits
"Wbat want TO know" said colonel
Jones. lis whether IL is clear 10 the mind
of each member Of the committee that
th,rs VIII be no expense in excess OF
$3.50 caused by the condition Of Broad
street II it is have no further questions
10 press upon the City Ensincer'
Mr. zimmerman said that tho city
Engineer had said that the street-cdrs
could not run If one rail were raised
higher than the other All railroads, he
eaid. were laid with one rail- higher than
the other. and he did not see why al bob
tailed mule-cnr could not do likewise.
He thought 10 would be better for the
Broad-street horse-cars 10 run I'm e tilted
position for several squares than for the
people 20 have 90 endure an unsighuy
hump" on Broad street from now until
1897.
MAKE An INSPECTION.
Mr. Rountree said that in justice 70
the City Engineer as well as for the in-
formation Of the committee, he thought
~ would be better to take trip over
Nnt street with tine AlAN lsli-iht'A anu
have all details explained TO them. lie,
therefore. moved that the committee as
scmhle Tuesday morning at o'clock for
that purpose. After some discussion the
motion was unanimously carried.
Tho committee then took up "a rcsolu-
ton referred To- 80 by the Council in
structing the committee TO look into the
advisabiity OF creating a street-cleanins
department. the head or which should
.If .If.I lr4a
hands
co ,nel Jones eaid that It was impossible
20 act upon the question intelligenty
until Tho methods Of the Health Depart
ment had been investigated.
Air. Ehcl favored inviting before the
committee Mr. James Caskie. author Of
the resolution. In order that he might
explain what his idea was
Major Allen favored filing the paper
until the important business in which
the committee was engaged was disposed
or
The matter was disposed OF by adopt
Ing the motion Of Colonel Jones. that
the whole committee so into an invosti-
cation Of the Health Department as soon
as possible.
a resolution adopted hy the Executive
Committee of the Chamber Of Commerce.
heartily endorsing the efforts an favor
OF rctrenchment and reform. was read 10
the committee. The resolution Is idcntica4
with the enc read before the Board OF
Aldermen Tuesday night. and published in
Wednesdays Times
on motion OF Colonel Jones the paper
was received and filed. and "a resolution
adopted by the committee expressing ITS
high appreciation of the support OF the
Chamber. and expressing the nope that
all good citizens viii aid IN the efforts
OF the committee 10 place the city on a
sound financial basis.
Colonel Jones then addressed the COM
mittee. and said that the time had come
when the efforts OF the committee 10 re-
trench should be rcdOubled, that pecu-
liar condition Of affairs now prevailed in
the city. IL was necessary. he said In
view OF the increasing work before the
committee, and the necessity for relia-
hlo report. that a stenographer be en-
ploycd TO take down al evidence.
In view Of the importance and press
Ing need Of this work he said, Il move
that after January lst we meet once a
week. and secure a stenographer 10 take
down an the proceedings. and that an
apprC priatiOn Of $500. or so much thereof
as f. necessary. be requested 10 pay for
his services"
The motion was adopted the day OF
meeting In each week TO be fixed later.
HARDWlCKrs 6 RESOLUTION.
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