Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-11
WORK OF THE BOARD
SESSION OF THE ALDERMEN DE-
VOTED TO ROUTINE BUSINESS.
Many Resolutions Providing for
street improvements Adopted
other Matters.
Other Matters

a regular meeting OF the Board OF Al
dormen was held I'm the Council chamber
last night Those I'm attendance were
Mossrs. Turpin president. Allen, Bahen'
Blake. Carter Cutchins, Hardwicke'
King. Montgomery. Moore, Mountcas-
tie Noble. Smith. Snead, starke
Vaughan, and Zimmerman.
From the Committee on Streets came
a number Of unimportant recommenda-
tions all Of which were promptly adopted.
Among these were resolutions making
the following appropriations:
500 to pave the alley from Main street
20 Tobacco alley.
5000 to construct n sewer in Twenty
seventh street from Broad to Marshall.
$3.50 to construct a sewer in Judah street
between Leigh and Duval.
$500 for sewer in st. Peters, between
Duval and Baker.
a.eO26 to grade Broad street from
Seventeenth TO Nineteenth.
a.9lSO5 TO grade Venable street from
Moseley to Pink street.
aIAl7 TO pave Seventh street from
Clay to Leigh.
500 to grade south Graham street. in
Fulton.
500 10 grade north state street. I'm Full
ton. 10 the corporate line.
S2l5 to grade the east side OF Nluialils-
burg avenue. .,,-.,..,.
$50 to grade the west side Of Thlrtieth
street between Clay and Leigh streets.
500 to grade the west side OF Thirtieth
street between Marshall and Clay.
Ss25 to grade the north side of Clay
from Twenty-ninth to Thirtieth street
1915 to grade, pave, etc, the west side
OF Twenty-ninth street between Clay ana
Leigh streets.
500 TO grade the east side OF Twenty
sixth street from Main 20 Cary street
SO TO grade the west side of Twenty
sixth street from Marshall TO Clay street
Sg75 to grade the east side of Second
between Clay and Leigh streets.
$3.50 10 pave at the intersection OF Fifth
and Baker streets.
S76 10 pave the southern half OF the
roadbed of Broad street between Madi-
son and Monroe streets.
MANY MINOR MEASURES.
The ordinance concerning the award OF
stationery 10 be paid for by the city was
concurred In.
The Board passed the ordinance provid-
Ing that any person preparing plans for
buildings TO be erected IN the city Of Rich
mond and to receive compensation there
for should take out the license Of am
architect.
The appointment Of W. c.. Creekmur
as deputy inspector and gauger was con-
frmed.
An ordinance reducing the salary Of the
CITY Engineer by N.iJ was laid on the
table. on motion Of Mr. Allen.
The ordinance providing that not more
than fifty pounds OF guupowder should
be- kept within the corporate limits. eN-
cent bv the Richmond H0witZers and tho
blank and ball cartridges kept By the
First virginia Regiment and the troops
OF cavalry. was considered and agreed TO-
a resolution was amended, on motion
of Mr. Carter so that tine present grade
of Twenty-drst between Grace anu
Franklin streets would Doe made the per-
manent grade OF that street.
Mr. Hardwicke offered resolution APP
propriaung the sum of $50 from the fund
TO the credit OF tine entertainment OF Con-
tolerate veterans to carry the current
expenses of the First Market to the end
of the fiscal year. The measure was
adopted.
on motion Of Nr. King the ordinance
granting Mr.. John Enders permission 90
use water by the application Of a pipe TO
connect with his plant near the dock was
taken from the table. Mr.. Carter was
opposed to granting such permission. lie
said 70 was simply a scheme to utilize the
city water, which he thought The city
should be paid for.
President Turpin said he was perfectly
willing to have such companies eatablish-
cd along the line Of the dock.
He asserted that the use Of this water
simply meant its return 90 the dock.
Mr.. Cutchins declared that ne would Ike
TO have petitions OF this kind to line the
dock from Hollywood Cemetery 10
Rockets. The Board agreed 10 the ordi-
nance.