The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
FOR STREET RAILWAYS.
FaIRMOUNT COMPsNY MUST PUT
UP ASf,0O00 BOND.
The Authorities Promise to Deposit 1t To-
Day-The Street Committee After MI.
sitt.rding-The Traction Company.

The regular semi-monthly session Of the
Council Committee on Streets was held
Yesterday afternoon al o'clock In room
No. ) OF the City Hall, when the follow
ing members were present: Messrs. Allen
(chalrman). Blanks. Bloombers' Burton
Diaeont. Ferriter. King. Mcdowell. Mann.
and Page. Messrs. +. G. Brauer ana
5. II. Pulliam appeared before the COM
mittee in favor Of the ordinance, referred
to the committee by the Common Coun-
Gil. which grants permission to the FAIR
mount Traction Company 10 build ana
equip an overhead trolley street-car Inc
from Broad or Marshall street. on TWEEN
ty-thlrd street, 10 the nOrtherly end OF
Tulip street and on Tulip street noI'h-
wardly TO the corporation line.
After the merits OF the proposition haa
been briefly explained, the committee ae-
! cided. on motion OF Mr.. Blanks, not 10
| consider the measure until the company
puts up a $1,000 bond, as is required BY
| the city ordinance. The representatives
| OF the company assured the committee
| that this would be done tomorrow, ana
| the committee agreed 20 meet tomorrow
al 6 =. NJ. 70 take action on the ordi-
| nance.
The Richmond Traction Company petit
toned the committee 10 designate, for
its southerly extension 20 Hollywood
| Cemetery. a route from Broad and Nadi-
son streets. along Madison 20 Cary, along
| Cary 10 Linden. along Linden 10 Abe
/ marie. thence to Cherry, &c. The Origl-
| nal ordinance OF the Traction Company
| grants it the right to build and operate
| such a road. The paper was referred 10
a subcommittee composed Of the City
| Engineer aud Messrs. Mcdowell, Blanks,
and Ferriter.
AFTER MR.. sITTERDING.
City Engineer Cutshaw called the atten-
! ton OF the body 10 the manner in which
| Broad and Seventh streets are being
! blocked because Of the tearing down OF
| the old Richmond Theatre. Colonel Cut
/ shaw stated that Alr. Friz Sitterding, the
| extractor. was not carrying out the
| spirit OF the resolution passed BY the
| Committee on Streets allowing him 10
obstruct the streets.
After some discussion Mr.. King moved
that Mr. sitterdine be notified that he
was creating nuisance at that point
| and endangeriug life and limb, and that
| the Chief OF Police be requested to see
that the committees instructions were
| ing the case enforced.
a number OF bills and the usual pay
rolls were approved, and mucn minor
routine business was adopted.
| Mr. Diacont presented a petition for
a pipe sewer on Marshall street TO con-
| meet at Twenty-seventh, so as 10 accom-
| modate several houses In that section,
and the matter was listed.
Mr.. Bloomberg offered a motion 90
L. ~
Seventeenth and Eighteenth and Main
| and Cary streets which was adopted
He also submitted resolution 10 re-
pair Broad street between Twenty-second
! and Twenty-fourth streets, and the com
mittee instructed the Engineer 10 have
the work done.
Mr.. Mann offered a paper asking Tor
| an extension Of the culyert Oh Twenty
ninth street from Leigh street 20 a GER
tain alley. The same was regularly
listed
SEWER CONSTRUCTION
The sewer-buading question evoked
| considerable discussion. Mr. Mann de-
n0unced as wrong the present system Of
spending money IN sewer construction.
Colonel Cutshaw explained that there
was imperative need fOr about dozen
small culverts in different sections Of
]
Of asking for an appropriation Of bonds,
say Of $4,000. for sewers. The Engi-
neer said that this action had been
taken by the Street Committee about
two years ago. and that he had then
| presented 10 the Finance Committee
| list OF sewers needed. put down according
! 10 their Importance. the cost Of which
would have aggregated $4,000 Nothing
had resulted from this. and It was now
necessary for the Committee on Streets
again 20 do something
After some talk over the situation
motion Of Mr.. King recommending that
the Council appropriate $4,000 IN bonds
| for sewer construction was unanimously
adopted. and the CITY Engineer was
directed 10 20 before the Finance Com
mittoe when the measure comes Up before
that body.
TOO MUCH NOISE.
petition signed By II. Fl. Herbert.
Il. A. McGidin. y Dunnington. and
others. residing on Williamsburg avenue.
and presented by Mr. Diacont com
planned that they were being subjected
20 great nuisance by the running OF
freight and coal trains or the eastern
extension Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company directly in rear vi
their residence The petition insisted
that the committee should take action
upon their grievances. and in this con-
nection presented the following.
That the trains run along the place
stated are composed o. two heavy loco
motives and thirty or forty coal or freight
cars, and that at this point (the beell-
ming u the upgrade il IS necessary Tor
the engines 20 put on extra heavy pres
sure OF steam, which causes the houses
% Vbrate. and creates G. heavy and ter
rible nuisance from the smoke and gas
| which issues therefrOm. Also that We
believe that according 10 Law. the COM
pany has 10 right 10 attach more than
ten or twelve loaded cars 20 any train.
sc.
Mr.. Diacont insisted that these people
were seriously annoyed and inc0nyemi-
enced by the abOfe alleged evils and
that the committee should take some
action In the premises. The matter WIS
finally referred 10 the Ward Committee
and City Engineer.
The yestry Of ST. Philips church petit
toned the body for permission TO put
steps upon the street leading 90 that house
Of worship. The city Engineer stated
that the committee could not lceaiize
an obstruction upon the streets. and the
paper went To the City Engineer and
Ward Committee.
THE r, T. AND r. ALL RIGHT.
Recommendation as TO the grades OF
certain parts of Cary. Beividere. and CLAY
streets, which had been TO the Council
and had been returned. were sent back
10 the Council.
ON motion Of Mr.. BloombsrE. the Rich