Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
THE PROPOSED vIADUCT.

The Street Committee will convene In
regular session at 8 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon in Room No. OF the City
Hail. and, at the same hour and place,
on Tuesday, IL will hold a special meet
ing TO continue its consideration of the
ordinance allowing the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company to build its pro-
posed steel vaduct through the city
one of the principal points OF objection
TO the erection OF the overhead structure
as contemplated by the Chesapeake and
Ohio has been raised by Davenport &
Morris. who have n large warehouse
at the corner Of Seventeenth and Dock
streets. At this place the dock Is con-
siderably enlarged. so as to permit ships
to turn around and be loaded and I'M
loaded. BY the plans OF the railroad, IL
the new scheme is carried out, IT Is to
floor over a part OF this basin, run the
tracks across the northwest corner, and
thereby cut off the wharfage at that
exact point. The company's drawings
contemplate such an extension OF the
basln so Il is claimed, as 10 give ample
room for loading and unloading the YES
sells. just south OF the point where this
Is done at present.
Messrs. Davenport and Morris also con-
! tend that as their warehouses in that vi
cinity are built upon driven piles. they
would be seriously shaken up by passing
trains and that they would be greatly
annoyed in the upper part OF their build
| ings by smoke from the locomotives. The
! meeting Tuesday afternoon will be OF
/ special interest.
| ER-DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.
lengthy session Of the Council Com
! mittee on Water was held at the office
If int los -lyaer
| Those present were Chairman Briggs. ana
| Messrs. Bahen, Lawder Mountcastle.
| Tanner. and Trower. The committee was
| addressed by Mr.. Joseph ". Laube, who
| asked for water for Mt. Calvary Gene
| terry, on Randolph street. He presented a
| petition In this connection, which was
| signed by q number OF section-owners. ON
motion OF Mr.. Trower the Council was
urged TO adopt resolution complying
with the request.
Mr.. Charles II. Cosby who had applied
to the Superintendent for a plumbing IL
cense and been refused. appealed 10 the
committee, who sustained the Superin-
tendent
TIE pay-rolls and bills OF the depart
ment were approved.
Extensions were ordered as follows: on
Marshall street, from Mckinney to Bowe:
on ", from Twenty-fourth to Twenty
| fifth
A new fre-pug was directed TO be
| placed at he corner OF Twenty eighth
| and Franklin streets.
Contracts were awarded as follows:
| Fire hydrants and lead. to Smith Court
ney Supply Company; valves, jute, ana
solder, TO the Southern Railway and Sup
| ply Company specials. and large stop
cock boxes. 10 Tredegar- Works: small
boxes. 10 Cardwel Machine Company
paving, to John G. Weinbrunn: trench
| digging. 10 Maynard & Co: brass-work, 10
| the Southern Railway and Supply Com
| pany.
The superintendent was instructed 10
ask for bids for insuring the boilers at
the steam-pumps.
The Tredegar Company was awarded
the contract for making two new plungers
| for the new pumps. and to have certain
| other repairs made al the new pump
| works.
CITY HALL COURT NEWS.
The Hastings Court was not In session
yesterday.
In the Law and Equity Court yesterday
verdict was rendered for $3.50, in favor OF
| the PLAINTIFF in the case OF Oyerton
| Howard, Receiver. against George Parson
Judge Wexford, of the City Circuit
| Court, yesterday granted charter TO the
| Mortuary Division OF the Junior Order OF
| American Mechanics. j.. w. Guyer rs
| president. w ID. Hin, secretary, and c.
| w. Rawson, treasurer.
In the case OF T. H. Samuels Va A.
| TDprfor1 Ind ,,.a,