The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-29
CONSIDERED FAVORABLY
4 FEW ELECTRIC CAR LINE FOR
THF NORTH SIDE.
The Application Of the Paramount Traction
Company to be Granted by the City
Council.

Its regular semi-monthIy meeting In room
No. OF the City Hall yesterday after
noon a. 8 o'clock. with the following men,
bers present. Messrs. Allen (chairman).
BaheI, Blanks. BloomDerg Burton. Dia-
cont. Fcrriter, King: Mcdowell. Mann,
and Page.
Mr.. T.. J. Craiele superintendent OF the
Richmond Railway and Electric Company,
was present. al the request OF the COM
mittee. and submitted cuts or four differ
ent tenders which they desire TO place
on their cars and which are at present
tested on different cars. Tie entire mat
ter was finally referred back TO the sun
committee. consisting OF Messrs. ferriter,
burton, and Diacont. which will meet
next Friday week at i. NJ. at the repair
shops. at the corner OF Twenty-ninth and
J. streets. when a practical test OF the
different Tenders Will he made.
The subcommittee. consisting or Messrs.
Burton. Mann and Bloombcrg. appointed
10 confer with the corpjorators or the
Paramount Traction Company In regard 10
the establishing OF its line. presented Its
report. The same recommended that an
ordinance be drafted by the proper OF
fcials. TO be submitted 70 the CITY Coun-
ell which Is TO grant the company the
privilege 10 construct q single track from
the city limits through Tulip street TO
Twcnty-thrd street, and through twenty
iAittee explained that the new line would
cross the tracks Of the Richmond Traction
Company at the corner of Twenty-th,rd
and Nenahlo streets and those or the
Union Passenger Railway Company. go
Ing west at the corner OF Twenty-third
street and Church HIN avenue. ana going
east al the corner OF Twenty-third ana
Marshall streets.
THE PLANS.
Mr.. S. II. Pullam, who represented the
new company, explained that.his company
had secured the permission OF the county
authorities and was prepared TO build the
road as soon as the ordinance was adopt
ed The City Engineer stated that
double track was more desirable than
single track. and that such branch line
would be better run by one OF the principal
lines instead Of a new line. After con-
siderable discussion. the committee de-
cided. upon the motion OF Mr.. Mann, which
had been fortified by the Recommendation
Of the City Engineer, that the company
be required 10 give bond OF $o,VO as Il
guarantee that the work shah be carried
out in good faith. The report OF the COM
rnittee was then adopted by vote OF ,
TO 2, which was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. ALIEN, Banen, Blanns'
Dloomberg Burton. Ferriter. Mann, Nc
Dowell and Page.
Noes-Messrs. Diacont and king
ON motion OF Mr. Diacont. the commit
tee decided TO recommend to the Counch
the construction of a sewer on NJ stIce.
between Twenty fourth and Twenty-ni'n
streets at the expense of the owner on
the property involved. the money 10 De
refunded when funds are available.
The pay-roll of the department Tor the
mast two weeks was approved and the
usual number Of bills were ordered TO De
paid.
The City Engineer stated that about
wear ago the sum of $1,000 had been APP
propriated for the extension of Spring
street through the lot bought from the
property belonging TO the penitehtlarE'
with the understanding that the money
he pajd in two annual installments OF
$50 each. The contractor, however pu,
ON an extraordinary large force, ana
when the work was completed II APP
reared that, the cost had exceeded the ap-
preparation by about 5000. General \.
l.. Phillips. the contractor was present
and asked that he be paid the money due
him for the work. The committee de-
.,ied to pay him the last half of the APP
propriation of $500. which was avail
able. on account, but lay the matter
as TO paying the additional $500 over uhtii
the next meeting. when II IS thought tnat
money Tor tlldt PURPOSE VIII ~
out OF this years appropriation.
The City Engineer was instructed, on
motion OF Mr.. Mann TO complete the I'M
provements around the Lee monument
provided that they do not exceed the ap-
propriation made for that purpose.
Mr. King called attention TO the leaky
condition of the water trough on Frank
lin and Twelfth streets, and the city En-
gineer was instructed 10 have the neces-
sary repairs made. to be paid Tor out oil
the Madison Ward fund.
Bids were then opened for number
of street improvements, and the contracts
We're awarded to the lowest responsible
bidders. The work to be done consists
of grading curbing. and guttering on
the south side of Park avenue from Har-
rison street westwardly TO the grano-
lithic gutter grading. curbing, and gut
tering on the east side of Ryland street
from Grace street TO the alley between
Grace and Franklin streets; paving the
road-bcd Of Broad street from Eleventh
TO Twelfth street with granite spails;
resetting curbing grading, and paving
sidewalk on the east side of Fifth from
Main 10 Franklin streets, and grading
and resetting curbing on the west SIDE
of Madison street from Franklin to Main
street.
The committee then adjourned, AFTER
transactng a good deal Of routine bust
ness of minor importance.