The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-01
TO CONSTRUCT A NEW LINE,
The Richmond Traction Wants TO Build
a Road Out Brook Avenue,
FROR BROAD TO THE CITY LIMITS.
Contracts for raving Awardod-A Long
and Important Session of the street
Committee Yesterday -ConsidorinE
Important sewer Changes.

The Street Committee was 10 session
for three and han hours ye'teroay
evening, ond much business OF moment
was transacted Tho most Important
matter probably brought TO the attcn-
uon of the committee was the apphca-
ton of the Richmond Traction COM
pauy 10 be allowed 20 construct a Inc
on Brooke avenue from Broad street TO
the city limits. This win be OF great
value TO people living in that section
Who nave heretofore been compelled to
walk.
The committee also considered the con-
struction OF "a larse sewer from the pen
ltcntiary bottom TO Madison and Main
streets. which n carried out VIII mater i'i-
ly altcr Richmond sewer system. Many
important street Improvements were rec
omoudcd. by Che committee ana contracts
were awarded for The paving with granite
spalls of a number of streets.
ALLEGATIONS FOR SEWERS.
The committee met at o'clock with
Chairman Otway $. Allen presiding ana
the following members present; Mtssra.
Garter. Blo0mbcrg Burton. Enel. Mount
castle. John j. King. Foster, foiiock' Jno'
NJ. king and Woody The first business
was the opening of the bids ana hearing
allocat0ns for laying sewers.
The committee rejected petitions Tor the
construction OF sewers on Main street
between First and Foushoe, and Thirty
first between Main and Franklin.
The petition for "a sewer on Broad
street between Fifth ana Sixth running
lalf a square was referred 10 the Water
Committee. the city Engineer, and the
City Attorney
Iho same action was taken Regarding
tuc construction OF "a sewer on Nine
fccnth street north of Marshall. The
construction Of sewer on Twcnty-ci1htn
and Twcutv-niuth between Clay and
Leigh was recommended.
rno petitions for the construction OF
sewers ON Barton street from IWcniy-
fourth east. and ON IwcniF-clenln sll'et
between n and N. were laid cn the iaple.
Cantan Andrew rizzri. representing
tho Richmond Railway ana tiecliic com
pauv appeared before tho committee ana
gskcl that the company Boz allowed TO
make NJ twtnty-minute schedule on the
1tnh-.frcet line permanent. He showed
fr figures that the travel on that Inc
otl NOT justify tcn-mlnule seh'o"e'
Nflcl has recently been given DID accoI"-
.r.r uIfh 3D. request of the street COM
riloe made ON account OF o. rcllloh pre-
geutcd hy hr. Pollock.
Nfr. Pollock stated that he had had
talk. with Captain pizzini. and had ne.
come convinced that the company couih
not a0orl 800 give q schedule shorter IMAM
twenty minutes He. therefore. asked
.lDsVr to ISL ithdrew w ihs petition Wheh was
IL once granted by the committee.
THE ELECTRIC LINES.
Cantain A. b.. Guieon appeared before
tho committee ON behalf of the jtichmond
Railway and Electric Company and ask
cd that the committee request the Coun-
cu to rocommit 90 IL on ordinance pre-
pared hy the committee I'm regard 10 the
right Of way of the two electric com
nantes ON Broad street. lie rogue ted
this action on the ground shat his com
uarv had not boon ciVcn a nearing. lL
tbe Manor were recalled. - said. the TWO
,,n,rauies could get together and frame
ono nich more suitable than the one now
pending before the Council
MI l.. r. Shield. for the Traction Com
rfnv. opposed this request. The ordl-
nance. ho claimed was suitable IN oNeiy
way. and DE hoped 10 would not lee With
drawn.
Artcr p speech from Mr. Carter adverse
10 Captain Gulaon's request that gem
f'cman spoke again. and called attentioh
10 'ho fact that fhe ordinance proposed
hv the street Committee required the
cars OF his company 90 stop at am points
of danger where the tracks of the two
.
Cld not make those o. the Traction Com
many stop. 10 would be much safer. hc
said for the patrons OF both roads Ut
the cars of each company were required
20 stop at dangerous points OF intefsec-
ti0n and this was provided Tor ln ah
ordinance which DE had prepared NM
Son.
After lonr discussion the committee
refused 20 recall the ordinance.
frnfnTnlr TfUNnfg were
orenrI and listed. and the city Engineer
wa. instructed 60 ascertain by calcuia-
tom who ie the lowest bidder. and award
tle contract 20 him. The work ls gram
No eoal paving. and the bidders arc T..
R Goodwin. Phi. Graniehan. Amhreoht
g Nlldcndorfer John G.. Woinbrunn "
no.. A. B. Cook. Richmond Construc-
t,u Company. Charles Gasscr. u. NJ.
Aunort. j. IF. Fletcher. NJ. j.. Billings,
AND j. H. Maynard
STREETS TO BE PAVED.
The following streets are TO Doe paved;
Broad fvOm Seventeenth 10 Nineteenth.
Seventh from Clay 10 Lcieh.
South side of Broad from Madison TO
Moore.
Vcnauc from Mosby to Pink.
Intersection OF Fifth and Baker streets.
Alley between Main street and Tobacco
alley and Thirteenth end Fourteenth
streets.
North SIDE Of Franklin between First
and Second.
East side of Second street between Clay
and Leigh.
Burton street between Pickett and Scott.
East side of Scott street between Pleas
ants and Burton.
West side of Scott street from Burton
70 Ncnahle.
west side Of Thruoth from Marshall
10 Leigh.
East side OF Twenty-sixth from Main
20 Cary.
West side Of .Twenty-sixth from Mar
shall 10 Clay.
South side Of Graham from Williams
burg avenue 10 Fulton street.
West side of Fulton street from Graham
20 State
North side Of State street from Fulton
street to Williamsburg avenue
North side OF Stete from Fulton 10
tho corporation line.
East side cf Williamsburg avenue from
Graham 20 Nicholson.
East side OF fulton streets from Louis
Jana 10 Orleans.
PAY THEM DAMAGES.
on motion Of Mr. Pollock a committee
Of Eve was appointed 10 assess the dam
ages done the re ldcnce on Fourth street
hy the bursting OF sewer iu order that
those whose property was injured may be
compensated, the city Attorney having
given IL as hls opinion that they are