The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-29
STREET RAILWAY WANTS
THE STREET COMMITTEE HAS ITS
JSUAL LONG List.
Co, c,,.b,U Ecpori. on the Work Of City
Hands and Carts-tmproving
Of Alloys.

fcro,,ire members present: Messr'. o.
way S. Allen chrmsn). Bahcn. Bloom
fsrr. Burton. Ebci. Carter. j. ]. h.ns'
7. NJ king. Foster and Woody.
NJ. Burton. the chairman OF tho SUD
committee appointed 20 consider 're pc
titon Of the Richmond Traction Company
for the privilege OF building ana ope'"'
ing an electric railway 20 hoiy"o'N'
starting az tho corner Of Broad and flIs'
streets through the latter, presenter
verbal report Boz which he said, tha1 '"e
subcommittee decided not 20 make any
recommendation whatevce ho DI'cny
explained some OF tho objections I"lSou
10 this line hy admitting property owners
and 10 was decided % postpone inc COZ"
sidcrati0n of the matter unul the ne't
regular meeting. Among the ln'cIeS'ep
property owners present were pr. George
Koss. Mr. Thomas Potts. Mr.. W. L. War
ing and others.
Upon emotion OF Nir. Woody n sewer was
ordered 90 ho built along 81 street. and on
Twcnty-nlnth street between VI and Leigh
streets. $3.50
APPLICATIONS GRANTED.
THO Richmond Traction Company pro
scented through It's counsel. Mr.. Phil B.
Shield. petition I'm regard % the remaval
OF Che temporary tracks on Broad street
IN which tho company said. "As
tho removal or these temporary
tracks viii force your petitioner
10 suspend operations between Pine
ana Harrison streets on Broad un-
Oh tho permanent tracks I'm the centre
VI Broad street can be completed your
petitioner prays that ~ may be allowed
20 place cross over at Elha station and
Just west Of Harrison street. So that II
may rgn ifs cars ON this section of it's
road interforod with by The removal
of fne temporary tracks and tho placing
OF fhe permanent one. This is absolutely
necessary Boo order that IL may give the
best possible .ssrvice during The sime
which viii Doe required 10 shift the r. r.
& j. railroad tracks and place its own
permanent trucks in position.
Your petitioner also Trays that n may
% allowed 90 put a cross-Cver AZ such
a point on Aogad'e street or . street 80
10 r1y find Convenient in the operation Of
mat branch NJ its main line until the OK
tension 10 the same can be completed to
oakwad Cemetery"
on motion ths petition was granted. and
tho traction Company was given thirty
day from August fst in which 10 complete
me work of taking up the temporary
tracks ard putting down the permanent
ones on Broad street between Pine and
Harrison
Captain a. b. Guicon. counsel for the
Richmond Telephone Company. presented
an application for permission TO locate
and change % number Of poles at differ
ent points throuEhout tho city. Tine pee
quest WAS granted. the poles 20 be put
mp subject 90 tho approval of the City
Enr.nccr.
IMPROVEMENT OF ALLEYS.
When the question OF improving certain
alleys came nap. the city Engineer read
the act passed hy The LEGISLATURE during
the last session with reference 70 local
assess ments in connection with the im-
lrnNfmeute -of alleys IL is deemed hcsr
however that in every instance applca-
lions for the improving of alleys bee rc-
f'rfod = the city Council with the re-
ques, 20 order ALLEGATIONS 10 be issued
10 was decided that the city Attorney
De- requested 20 give his opinion as TO The
manner in which the improving of side
walk, he Carried out.
The Clerk of the Committee Mr.. s. 3.
jacobs. then announced that from this
years appropriation for new street im-
proromcnts Tie following uncXpcndcd ball
anree are ON hand for the respective
wards Marshall ward. Sr00653, jefferson
ward. S2.7-905. Clay ward $S73349 Madi-
son ward. Sii,2.ii. Monroe ward. SG.S4115;
jackson ward S,ll-3
lne pay-IoH OF lhe oep'i tmeht Tor me
past TWO weeks was approved. and the
Lflil number of current bills was ordered
TO DEE paid.
THE CITY HANDS.
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.c.r,ni,ir,- with vour resolution re-
sn,.tr,ilv rcnort that the force of hands
ans .4rra url.r fha efro.t pcnarfneot
consists of twentv-one double and two
sneIa csrt4 SOME forty-.ix mules and
hor..s and rfn-firhf mon Including
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mo grading arareufne. nacadaniznc ana
.Inder.ne of streets and sidewalks and
repairs Go same. removes - surplus earth
from sewer trenches. ana such othef IT.
esllar Work a. may De ordered 10y inc
committee. A small force or loul men,
with TWO single carts m"Aes repairs I'D
hricS sidewalks where inc broken pace
are i'o ehaH lo ju9,iy n'NsD''"e ai'n
making "I7 Tor u"o'i contract '''o
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