Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-29
THE NATTER TABLED
2r,,t COMMITTEES Takes No Action on
FlrSt Street Railway.
...o,x or THE HANDS AND CARTS.
80, Engineer Presents n REPORT
rmpyoyec's widow 90 Receive
o.,stion-Bettcr schedule Called
ian scvcnth-street Line


-, san' az o'clock last evening Ihoso
~ .rs.ncs were: Chairman Allen, ana
pahen. Bloomberg Burton. E0ei'
..- king. Foster. King. and Woody.
-, pnrton. Of the subcommittee APP
-,,,.. TO consider the petition OF the
.,-,,od traction Company for pfivi-
-. % build and operate an electric rail-
an First street from Broad street 10
,,.n,-r,od Cemetery, submitted verbal
.,, in which he said that the sub
.-,,,ee had determined TO make no
...,o,nendations whatever. Mr. Burton
-.,,.ioed briefly some Of the objections
,-..,l 20 this line by property-owners
.,,,g the line OF First street. and It was
,..,l.t that consideration Of the question
..il be postponed until the next meet
,.r Among the property-holders inter-
f.,ed IN this matter who were present
.,.rs rr. George Ross, Mr.. Thomas Fot's'
AZ A. J.. waring. and others.
r-,,, motion OF Mr.. woody, a sewer
- ordered TO be built along NJ street
and on Twcnty-ninth street between NJ
AM Leigh streets.
THE TEMPORARY TRACKS.
~,e Richmond Traction Company pre-
,.,,.5 through its counsel. Mr.. Phil. =.
stold. a petition in regard to the re-
.,.,sl o. The temporary tracks on Broad
sr.st. in which the company said; AS
,b. removal Of these temporary tracks
vu force your petitioner to suspend
o,srat7ns between Pine and Harrison
,,r.s,s ON Broad until the permanent
sr.cks In the centre Of Broad street can
81, completed. your petitioner prays that
IN NAV be allowed 10 place a cross-oVer at
WA Station and just west OF HARRISON
gtrs.t. so Tat IL may ran ITS cars on 'i,ls
seer IN OF IT'S road. interfered with by the
removal OF the temporary tracks ana 'he
rirclua Of the permanent one. rms Is aD-
s,lrtsiy necessary In order that IL may
-,ya tbe nest possible service during the
ne ublch VIII be required to shift the
9fehrord. Fredericksburg and Potomac
,r,,ks and place rs own permanent tracks
ln position. -. =. MAJ,
b. elloV41 TO put crOss-over at such
,,o,nt on Venable street or Q street as IL
nav find convenient in the operation OF
tiat branch OF It's main line until the eA-
ta.siou To- the same can be completed 10
Oakwo0d Cemetery
on motion. the petition was granted ana
tls Traction Company was given thirty
6sys from August 1st in which 20 COM
,iete the wors OF taking up the temporary
tracks and putting down the permanent
ono on Broad street between Pine and
Harrison.
rrr.oln q r. Guigon, counsel for the
picnr I'D Telephone Company, presented
I'm auplicatiOn for permission 10 locate
ans change = number Of poles at different
points throughout the city. The request
was granted. the poles to be put up SUD-
Sect TO the approval Of the City Engineer
CHARGES FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
When the question Of improving GER
isin alleys came up the City Engineer
rea4 the act passed by the Legislature
during me last session with reference 10
local assessments in connection with the
Improvement OF alleys. IL was decided
REST that in every instance applications
Tor the improving OF alleys be referred TO
the City Council with the request TO
orleg allegations 20 be issued.
Il was decided that tho City Attorney
h. requested 90 give his opinion as TO
The manner In which the improving OF
sidewalks be carried out.
TIE clerk Of the committee, Mr.. 5. b.
Jacobs, then announced that frop this
ysars appropriation for new street i'm
proyements the following unexpended bal
Ouces are on hand for the respective
wards Marshall Ward, N,0Oj.55; Jeffer-
so1 ward, t272o05; Clay Ward. %73S.49;
Madison Ward. &.4S2i6; Monroe Ward
itSdH; Jackson Ward, SSll.2S.
The payroll OF the department. for the
rse. two weeks was approved, and the
usual number Of current bills was or
dered to 10 paid.
HANDS AND CARTS.
The clerk also read the following report
from the City Engineer in regard 10
Inc work done by the hands and carts:
Complying with your resolution. l re-
Fpectfully report that the force OF hands
and carts under the Street Department
consists OF Il double and 2 single carts;
some 40 mules and horses, and 5S men, in
gliding messengers, q blacksmith
onl helper, WI elwrigni. and night watch
man. This force Sc divided into three
districts. and. with the exception OF
Ice District, does al the grading gravel
lins merchandising, and cindering of
streets and sidewalks. and repairs
the same. removes all surplus earth from
tewer-urencbes. and such other irregular
work as may be ordered by the committee.
"A small force Of four men. with two single
carts, makes repairs 10 brick sidewalks
where the broken places are too small TO
Justify measuring and making bills Tor
under contract The districts are divided
a. follows:
First-From west line OF Fourth street
to corporation limo west, and from cor
portiou line south 10 corporation line
north
second-Fron west line of Fourth to
Nct line OF Seventeenth. and from cor
pof"uon Zine south % corporation line
houh
From west line OF seventeenth
NY lo corporation line east, and from
corporation line south 70 corporation line
aorth
Zach manager keeps record OF the
NOT. done by his force and at the end
,he year ms IS summed up. tabulated
'- puplsht. in cur annual report
pom Mr Ebe's motion. II was decided
% recommend 20 the Council the con-
'ulcti0n OF a stone wall about foot and
nalt thick on Ninth street near the
.t-e bridge az en- expense not 10 exceed
colonel Cutshaw explained that there
aa ueen some delay In the work being
zone IN The Lee District by Mr.. Goodwin,
iNa SAID be thought that the committee
mould notify the contractor to have his
eoiN con ieied by September 10th. The
~i'y hnr Ger stated that but little had
lrer Cons .n the district since the reunion.
pug that this had been largely due TO the
ans The committee decided 10 take no
lciion az this time. but laid the matter
'n The table.
MONEY FOR A WIDOW.
IRE sad case Of Mrs. Christian, whoge
husband was recently killed by lightning
Ehie IA the employ Of the city. on West
avenue, was brought TO the attention OF
ne City Engineer who stated that Mrs.