Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-09


| fore. no property-holders were involved
IN one way or another Colonel Cut
shaw spoke OF the new paving done on
lower Broad street. and said that this
! had been done for the bettermelt
OF the street and without any refe-
renee whatever TO the railroad. rave
! that TIE latter was allowed TO come In
ana share great part Of the cost. lie
! said that the Richmond Traction
| Company could not be required to
pave any OF Broad street beyond the
! two feet from the outside rails OF us
tracks. which was provided for In the
| ordinance granting II its franchise. lie
/ explained briefly why the rut was left
/ IN the slove on the north side of Broad
! street. and not on the south side. wnich
was due to the removal OF certain pipes
etc Colonel Cutshaw also went into the
minutost details as 10 the causes OF the
sunken places on Broad street at its IN
tersection with Second. and where water
accumulatcs and makes puddles. He SAID
/ that Il had been necessary 70 lower n
water-pipe here. and that. while the Trac-
ton Company had paved this once. 1t
was waiting for the ground TO settle to
rcpave t.
NOT A BIG OUTLAY INVOLVED.
The Engineer. continuing his statement
which was most succlnct frank. ana
comprehensive said that. even II the
committee should desire the street re-
paved a sufficient distance 20 humor the
roadbed to the street-car tracks. from
Ninth street to Hancock. the relaying OF
this little piece Of paving would not
cost the city any 10000. as had been pup
lished: nor would 1t cost $4,000. nor
$1,000 nor 5000. but about $500 Colonel
Cutshaw explained with care the work
81 Of Twelfth.
and the previous condition OF that tho
roughfare. This paving had been ac-
complished partly at the expense OF the
Richmond Traction Company. The
situation FIN front Of Monumental church
where the grade was changed eighteen 10
twenty inches. All this work was done
By the regular method Of getting reso-
luton passed by the Council. COionei
Cutshaw said that these improvements.
from Twelfth street, including all the
new paving relayng of paving. etc. had
only cost the city about $500 while IL
had probably caused an expense to the
Traction Company OF $1,000. The inn
provcments had been in contemplation
before the company asked for its fran
chise in reply TO n question. PROFOUND
"a by Mr.. Rountree. Colonel Cutshaw
said that II was impossible for his depart
ment TO foresce all the ruts and eleva-
tons In the consideration OF franchise
OF that character. because of the warping
of the street The Engineer thought that
the committee should either let mat
tiers remain as they are for the next four
wears. when ne confidently believed that
the tracks OF the old company would be
taken of Broad street. and the surface
OF the street restored or % now eXpend
s. 800 I'm relaying g. and humoring II from
the rail to the curb.
Mr. Ebel asked the Engineer n he was
familiar with all the clauses Of the FIRST
street ordinance. 10 which Colonel Cut
shaw replied that he was familiar with
the measure as II passed the Committee
on Streets. ne had not seen u since.
Mr.. Tbel then asked Mr.. Bloomberg 20
explain the manner in which this ordl-
nance was amended IN the Council ana
the Jefferson Ward member said That IL
had been so added 20 as TO contain
clause stipulatiug that the company
should repair any damage done 70 the
street bv reason Of the construction OF
the proDosed line. Colonel Cutshaw was
then questioned az 10 whether or not
provision of this sort would have Douhd
the Traction Company 70 have restored
Broad street He said that II would not
have done so because Of the fact that the
old company had previous rights on thaI
thoroughfare. He added, however, that
Nlru NtllAlhllOIr 1bAiAA Nv lttNNt A'++NfNN- 80
future ordinances.
Mr.. Jones moved. at II 80 o'clock, to ad-
iourn until Friday night at 8 o'clock,
which was agreed TO.
Other Committee Meetings.
There was a regular meeting last eve
ming Of the Committee on schools. The
usual routine business was transacted ana
the bills Of the Mechanics Institute were
approved.
The Board Of Public Interest failed 10
get q quorum yesterday afternoon.
4 regular meeting of the Committee on
Accounts and Printing will be held IN
Room No. 70 OF the City Han at o'clock
this afternoon. Business Of importance
Is TO be considered. All the departments
Of the city government are expected TO
forward TO the chairman Of this commit
tee to-day lists Of the stationery they will
probably need during tho fiscal year 1884.
Ii is only desired that the kinds and an
estimate Of the quantity I'm each instance
be given. Clerks of all the city courts
are also requested 10 comply with the
ordinance recently adopted in this con-
nectiOn.