Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-16
TO REPLACE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
Me.srs. Armitage & Co. Again Given
the Tar Contract-Additicna
Lights TO he Put Up-other Council
Business Transacted Yesterday.

A regular meeting OF the Council Com
mittee on Streets was held in Room NO.
OF the City Hall at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. Those present were Chairman
Allen and Messrs. Bahen. Bioomberg,
Burton, Carter. Ebel. John NJ. and John
J. King. Mountcastle. Pollock. and
Woody. nsds were opened for paving and
curling on Adams. Broad. Federal. Bel
videre. Park avenue, Dance. Cumberland.
China, Shafer. and Gilmer streets. and
the contracts were awarded TO the lowest
bidders this TO be determined by the
City Engineer
The report Of the special subcommittee
regarding the proposed street railway
through Lee District was read and con-
sidered at length. The paper provided for
the building of street railway down
Allison street from Broad street in front
OF the Exposition Grounds. TO Park ave-
nue., to Rowland street. TO Main, there
connecting with the present Main-street
line: thence to Sycamore street, to PARK
avenue. 10 Allison street. and thence 10
the starting point. The committee, atter
considering the recommendation OF the
subcommittee. of which Mr.. Bloombefg
is chairman, laid IL upon the table until
the next meeting.
REPLACING THE TREES.
The question of replacing the trees
blown down in the parks and upon the
streets of the city during the recent Sc
we're storm was raised. and caused
great deal Of discussion. Colonel Cutshaw
was asked if ne had plenty of trees in
VanIn
ished and he replied in the affirmative
he said probably 100 had been uprooted or
broken down in the parks by the great
storm while several hundred upon the
streets throughout the city had suffered
the same fate. He was directed TO have
these trees replaced by others as soon ds
possible by the regular street force. Inc
Engineer said there were now thousands
of young trees of almost every character
i'm the nursery, and there would be no
trouble in securing an abundance 10 put
in the place of those uprooted. This state
of affairs demonstrated the great import
ance OF and value in the city having It's
own nursery.
The matter of opening and grading Nc
Kinney street was referred 10 the City At
torney to pass upon certain law points
invo ed.
Clerk Jacobs was authorized TO issue
allegations for certain sewer, sidewalk,
and alley work, the property-owners to
be heard at the next meeting OF the COM
mittee-
BINS and pay-roIls of the Street Depart
ment were approved, and the body ad-
journed.
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
The Committee on Grounds and Build
ings met IN regular session in Room No
OF the City Hall last night, those in at
tendance being Chairman Gunst, and
Messrs. Briggs. R0untree. Neale, anu
Nountcastle. The subcommittee appoint
cd 10 investigate the condition OF the CITY
Hall presented its report, which was re-
celved and filed. Il set forth that the
building was in better condition than
when inspected some months ago, but re-
fcrred TO brasses and furniture in certain
Offices. which were not as clean as the
comnittee desired them kept. One or
two unirnportant recommendations as 10
repairs were made.
The keepers OF the several parks were
allowed ton OF coal each at the several
park houses. and some routine business
was disposed OF.
There was a regular NEE ing Of the Com
uittee on First Market at II O'CLOCK yes
terlay morning. The bills and pay-ron
were ordered paid. No other business was
taken up.
GAs-WORKs OPERATIONS.
A session OF a couple Of hours was held
by the Committee on Light in Room NO
II Of the City Hall last evening. present
we're Chairman Starke. and Messrs. Allen
Hardwicke. Noble Stokes, Vaughan, and
yaIlerstein. The report of he Superin-
,endent showed that during the month
~ September 1851 600 cubic feet OF gas
was made as compared TO l2,S5l,AO during
the same month of last year. The cost OF
making the gas last month was traction
under a cents while the cost OF dis
tributlng II was Is cents per 1000 cubic
feet. The estimated amount necessary
for this months payroll was $500.
Electric lights were orcered placed at
the corner OF Twenty second and Pleas
ants street. and on Jefferson Park, and
the bills and pay-rolls were approved.
THE resolution offered in the Council by
MIR. stokes for Mr.. II. G. Jones was read
and considered. 1t provides that the
committee shall at all times have access
10 any facts I'm connection with the gas
works and that once year committee,
consisting Of three expert gas engineers
shall inspect the plant, and see II als mas
been done that should be done there 10
yield the best possible results, ana II not
10 suggest what should be done. The
cornmittee decided to lay the resolution
mon the table. and request the author 10
appear before II and explain its object
ana his reason Tor introducing 1t in the
Council.
The report recently submitted by the
subcommittee TO whom was delegated
the matter Of letting the contract Tor the
,,,,rcbase of the tax produced az the gas
works was reconsidered. After much
attenuation the committee decided that
Armitage & CO. were entitled to the con-
tract and II was awarded to them at the
nr,ee OF Sl.9O per 100 pounds In the bulk
There will be meetings this evening or
the Committee on Accounts and Printing
AZ o'clock: the Committee on Fire De-
nartment at c. and of the Committee on
xyotar af z o'clock.