Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-29
COMMITTEE ADOPTS ORDINANCE.
Traction Company May Build the
Liue-Other Committee work.

Liue-0ther Committee work.
The Committee on Streets held a regular
session Pm Room No. 5 OF the city Hall
at o'clock yesterday afternoon Those
/ i'm attendance were Sub-ChaiTman Bloom
berg and Messrs Bahen. Burton, Carter
Ebe. Foster King, Mountcastle, Pollard
| and Woody.
The City Attorney presented the amend
81 ordinance granting the Richmond
Traction Company the privilege TO build
and operate a double-track street railway
down First street from Broad TO cary
in Cary street westwardly 10 Pine, sin
'gle-track loop from Pine and Cary streets,
in Cary street westwardly to Beech
thence down Beech to Beverly TO Cherry
to China, and thence northwardly in Pine
street to Cary, to there connect with the
double track There was some discussion
of the question but the measure was
finally recommended to the Council,
which will meet tonight for the special
purpose of taking up this matter.
bids for the various supplies for the
Street Department were opened, and the
contracts were awarded TO the lowest
bidders.
ALLEY IN BAD CONDITION.
DR.. w. H. Oppenhimer called the atten-
tiou Of the body to the dreadful condition
Of an alley between Second and Third
and Jackson and Duval streets. He salu
that this was really not an alley al All
but was a blocked up cess-poOl. Whch
should be opened The City Engineer
stated that this matter had already been
referred TO the Ward Committee, when
had not been heard from. on motion Oh
Mr. Pollard the Council was urged TO call
for alterations for the opening OF THIS al
ley. ,., e-or,
Major ~ V. Randolph, president OF tne
hoard OF Visitors Of the Lee Camp sol
diers' Home, asking for the putting OF
cinders upon the side"alhs l'Oi,l ~
Traction Company line westwardly 10
the home. This was asked upon the
eround that a great many persons from
the CITY visited the institution, ana mat
recent rains had badly washed the gravel
sidewalks. II was decided that the Gay
ward delegation should look into thls
matter. c, 1,ott
Telephone Company for permission 10 re
&c. number of decayed poles was re-
ferred 10 the Council without reconlineh-
dalton. a.,
THE committee recommended 10 the
| Council a temporary improvement on
Fourth street between Jackson ana
Duval. where the recent severe damage
was caused by the bursting OF a sewer.
After the transaction of some other
routine business the body ADJOURNED
Tbc Hoard Returns Thanks.
A regular session Of the Committee on
schools was held last night. The follow
inc naner was read and filed, having been
unanimously adopted by the School
Board: g..
Whereas. We have just received from
the Council Committee on Schools the
new building on Randolph street: there
fore -,.,
Resolved l. That We are greatly pleased
with the convenience, the line arrange
ment. and the tasty appearance OF TINS
building. and its excellent adaptation 10
school purposes.
. That our hearty thanks are due ana
are hereby rendered to the Council Com
nittee on Schools for the fidelity and
caro- they have exhibited in the direction
~ this work and 10 the city Council Tor
tho generous manner in which it has re-
sponded to the wishes Of the board.
2 That we highly appreciate the work
OF the city Engineers office which Tor a
number OF years has planned our school
buildings and has supervised their con
etructfon. and which has so adapted its
plans to the special necessities OF each
case as 10 secure i'm their construction
continuous Improvement in the con-
venience and arrangement OF these build
ipgs. and their adaptation 70 the purpose
for which they were intended.
after the transactidn OF the usual
amount OF routine business the body ad-
journed.
The Committee on Claims and Salaries
met last evening. and passed upon
number OF bills.
The Committees on Accounts and Print
ing and Third Market failed TO get
CuOrumS.