Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-31
ASK FOR MORE TINE.
The Standard Allowed Until June 9Th
10 Begin Its Service.
rLEcrnrcIry ON THE Loor.
ro.rtccuth aud Marshall street
Line 20 lie Operated by This MO-
live Powcr-Commtttec
clover and DonIeavy To Retire.


The Committee on Streets convened in
..,ni-monthly session yesterday afternoon
a.. = O'Clock. and transacted great ceai
- routine business Those In attendance
.re Chairman Allen and Messrs. Bahen,
blanks. Bloomberg, Burton. Mann. Fer
,.,er D,acont. Mcdowell, and Page. Colo
eel Cu,shsw. the City Engineer, stated
.sae he had received number OF appii-
,,nous from the Southern Bell Telephone
COMPANY FOR privileges TO erect poles
throughout the city. In accordance with
,-e aiyice Of tho City Attorney, the appii-
cations were forwarded TO the Council,
y.tl1ut recommendation.
Tho committee next took up an ordi-
nance. which had been prepared by the
c.,v Attorney, authorizing the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company to use
electricity as motive-power on it's cars
2, gln from Fourteenth up Main street
I'D seventh. up Seventh TO Marshall,
through Marshall TO College street. and
back 10 the starting-point. The ordi-
name. also provides for O ten-minutes'
schedule. and allows transfers to all
routes of tLo company. The sub-commit-
Tee. who had considered the matter. en-
eorsea tine ordinance, and the general
committee decided 10 recommend It to the
Council
STANDARD ASKS MORE TINE.
ST. a. D. Gulgon appeared before the
sna Sos. H. .faff far a
additional locations for the poles OF the
Standard Telephone Company, which re-
quest was promptly granted. Mr.. GuiGon
also urged the committee TO extend the
tine granted TO the telephone company
90 which 10 get its plant IN full opera
toD which was sixty days. and which
las now about run out. He explained
that the standasi had given its first con-
tract 20 the ola Dominion Electrical Con-
strcti0n Company, which concern made
~ assignment. thereby greatly delaying
The sterling Of the work OF late. how
ever the progress made in getting up
poles and other work upon the establish
meut o. the system here had been pushed
u such an extent that II required only
The erection Of few more poles TO COM
plate the pole system in the district from
second 90 Nineteenth street and from
Leigh street 10 the river. All the ma
ter!sl needed for the operation OF the new
telephone exchange Captain Guigon said.
had been either received or ordered.
Colonel Cutshaw said. in the very be-
ginning the Standard company had not
started the work with the push that he
bad expected, but addsd that within the
last two or three weeks rapid progress
had been made. on April 9Th .he original
ninety days allowed in which the plant
should be IN operation here would ex-
p.fe Colonel Cutshaw stated. and IL an
extension Of sixty days was granted he
proper authorities should see that by
June 9Th the provisions OF the ordinance
were fully carried out, or that the bond
Of the company be forfeited. The new
company should at that time. according
10 Colonel Curhaw's views. be able to
take the pace Of the Southern Bell In this
city
Ar Bloombsrg offered a motion TO re-
commend 90 the Council an amendment
80 tho present ordinance so as to extend
me tine for sixty days. This was
q opted
Mr. Guigon also requested the adoption
Or a resolution providing that the cree
lion Of a pole-line on Canal street be
transferred to Cary street. from Eighth
Go Belyldere streets. subject 20 the an
prevail Of the city Engineer. on mo-
tlon Of Mr.. Mann. a resolution TO that
effect was adopted.
MATTERS OF ROUTINE.
ON motion Of Mr.. King, the furnishing
90 feed etc. for the next three months
was given 20 Messrs. John I. Anderson
N son, with the exception Of straw.
ich is 10 be furnished by Savage. Be
Neudge d Co.
Upon the recommendation Of Colonel
Ou'shaw, the committee decided TO re-
'9mmend 10 the Council the adoption Of
certain grades on Cherry street. from Be
Veriey 20 Albemarle street: on Cary
street. from Madison to Jefferson street.
and on Clay street from Twelfth street.
cast in front OF the Confederate Mu-
senm
The usual number OF bills were or
eeIed 20 he paid, and the payroll for
me past two weeks was approved.
Mr Burton urged the laying of curbing
ana The paving OF jefferson street from
Gary 60 Canal street The City Engineer
was asked 10 look into the matter.
4r Blanks moved that the following
WoIR Do done out Of the fund Of Clay
ward when funds are available: To
N-''iih ana eutteflng on inc south
side OF Park avenue from Harrison street
westward; also, TO lay curbng and gut
ltiins on ihe east side of Ryland street,
rom Grace street 10 the alley between
grace ana Franklin streets: also. granite
"-fsihs on the west side OF Morris street.
crossing Park avenue; on the west side
'' haiVe street crossing Park avenue:
10 tAe east side OF Plum street. cross
Its Gary street. also, curbing and gutter
..- on the west side OF Madison from
franklin TO Main street
li"n motion OF Mr. Mcdowell. II was
ortllei TO take the necessary steps 10
make q culyert connection for the build
~; an 40. SO east Broad street with
10. lhih-street sewer.
after the transaction OF n good deal Of
routine business the committee adjourn
Tracks ON West broad street.
The Board OF Aldermen held called
meeting az o'clock last evening. Messrs.
luflin WresidenD, Allen, Bahen. Blake.
Burton Hardwlcke, King, Mann. Mitch
Oh Moore Noble. Reeve, Snead. and
vaughan being present
The clerk explained that the body had
been convened by President Turpin for