The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-04
PAPERS ALL RETURNED.
ACTION or RETKENCHMENT AND
REFORM COMMITTEE LAST NfGhT.
Fate of Mr. u.,dvicke'- EesolutioD-1he
Condition of Broad strcet-Io ih'es"-
gate the Matter Next Tuesday

responsible for tho miserable condition
Of Broad street. and who must pay TO
have 1t put IS good ordcr-the city or
the street railway companies. This mat
ter was postponed until next Tuesday
night when sundry WITNESSES viii APP
pear Lefcre the committee and testify.
This analr having teen disposed OF
the committee took up the papers In con-
ncctiOn with rCtreuchncnt referred 10 10
dt tho last meeting OF the Board Of AL
dcrmon. ana after much discussion re-
turned the whole lot 20 the BOud. Dur
ing the consideration Of these matters
number of remarks were made showing
that the members regarded the action
of the Board as a direct reelection upon
them
COLONEL JONES RESOLUTION.
The committee met at O'Clock with
the following members present. Me-srs.
W.. ~. KOuntrcc. sub-chairmau. Lhel.
Harrclsou Zimmerman Jones. Starke.
and Noble. Tic sub-Chairman stated
that the committee had been called to-
rcther in response 10 the following res
olutiOn adopted September lth by the
Common Council and subsequently ape
proved by the Board OF Aldermen, and
the Mayor.
Broad street indicates that thc city VIII
be put 10 q large expense Boo order that
said street shall Dee in good condition
ass 10 WAS prior to- the recent laying and
relayus o. the street railway tracks
therein and the partial change Of grade
thorof. Therefore. Dee 10
Resolved. 10y the city Council Of the
city of kchmond. the Board Of Alder
men coucuriiug That the Committee ON
H..f !.
into the cause or causes which have pro-
duccd said present condition of Broad
street. 10 ascertain if the methods of
administration are such ass 10 produce
like condition in The future To suggest
such changes In administration and me-
thOds Of business MS shall prevent like
occurrence i'm the future. and To report
what expense the partial change Of grade
Will entail and has cntailod upon the
CITY"
The resolution was referred by the Al
dermen 10 tho Committee ON Streets on
September Eth The committee re-
turned il ON October 18Th. and il was re-
committed. On October 2,th So came
back and was finally concured in hy
the Board November 10Th. and approved
the 18Th. From this 10 viii Doe seen that
for some reason or other the concurrence
was delayed more than two months
rot,>-..r ro.-t.o r-x-ut ,r>.c
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'oiohei Jones VINO was lhe au'hoi OF
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ing the condition OF PIoad street. That
he bad looked into the matter. and found
that 10 would email rfcat expense upon
the city TO put the street I'm proper son-
dillon. ll' had. therefore. offered mis-
resolution boz order that the Retrcnchmcnt
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SUMMON WITNESSES.
Colonel Jones suggested that future
meeting of the committee Dee held. and
the following parties Dee summoned before
it, The members of the old Street Com
Il.ttee now IN the Council, President w.
w. III pm Oh lne boaI" OF Aldermen,
''s Al'oi HeS, lily LHslhc,I' ana asai--
'""'9. inc engineer OF the Iiacuon COM
li",' ana superintendent charles Seiacn,
VI '"e 'lE Ndi"a5 company.
MI 9'dIhe Nisheu 10 KNOW M-etner lt
""S p'oposcu 10 SHOW any criminal neg
lce1 "a uu'y by sulnhohlns These gentle
me" D'l"iT lne commute.
eioiI'' 'oh'9 plsli'iiiHea any ldct OF
ln"N'is any S"cn IcAeeuois upon any
'.'V' anu insisted mat ms language could
"o, "c 30 '"na'Iutu'
MI i"IIeieon moved that Colonel
jones sus eSuons DE embodied in a reso-
iulioh. The motion was lost by a tie
W.
~ ,'''' ''''o" S'lu ihat ne considered
Doio"'l Johe9 suggestions good. There
~ "."rs WHO lnoushl that the CITY
,i' 'l'''- i'"l '','i any expense OF repairing
iNc damage done TO the street iu LAYING