The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-16
BAD OUTLOOK FOR STREETS.
Hands and Carts Must Be- Idle from
April to July,
UNLESS MORE MONEY Is PROVIDED.
Another Telephone Company In the Ring,
with an Automatic ins,ruinent-Light
Committee at Work-To Investigate
Street Car Tenders-Oth.r Matters.

Street Car Iender--OtherM Matters.
The meeting OF the Street Committee
[ yesterday afternoon was short, ana moth
/ Ing Of any particular moment transpired.
/ There was a verbal encounter between
Mopsrs. Garter and Baben. No damage
was done. however, except a general run
fling Of feathers, Mr.. Carter informing
Mr. Bahen mat ne WAS wen able TO hoe
his own row. to which the latter gentle
man rcJoiued:
Then, why don't you 80 on and hoe It,"
The casus beil was the enort OF sir.
Bancn 10 nave ren,stated tne supein-
tcnuent OF hands ana carts, whose ser
wees were ulsrcased witn at n pIcNIOli5
l meeting u the committee. Inc matter
7 hraIy went over Tor the present. as inc
ordnance dispensing wIth mo services OF
tne empicse ia quesuon is now BENG con-
+ sidercI Dy tho httcncnm1At ana heIOrln
: Committee.
NE COMMITTEE STARTLED.
The city Engineer aroused the commit
tee boy the statement that IL the budget
/ were adopted d. II came from the Finance
! COMMITTEE the WORK Of hands ana carts
f''''tN 4tHtfP ~ hb us l'NAt'N' WIN At~'''
April to July, an tho hands dischdr- II,
ana the mules turned out 10 Craze.
Moreover" lie SAID when work Is ic-
umcd in July hail OF the men wAl nave
/ TO be discharged, and half OF the mhie5
sold. Meantime. between April and J~if,
/ ~ a WlsnOut occurs. and any one is in
/ Jured the city wlI be nab.
The committee discussed this Iussd)n
/ .rcm various points Of view, Du- hothns
definite was decided u, on.
The committee met promptly %
/ o'clock. the members present being Messrs.
/ Alien (chairma-D Garter. Ebei, Boom
/ berg. Pollock. Bahen. Burton, Woody.
/ Foster. John NJ. King. john j. king. and
/ LaWdcr.
ON motion Of Mr.. Ebcl, the committee
/ recons.dered the resolution adopted II Il
previous meeting. ordering the paving
on Seventh street. between Clay ana
Leigh. 10 be laid at the grade fixed ~
/ the Council. and adopted a resolution 20
/ the effect that the paving be reset 10 the
/ present grade.
ANOTHER TELEPHONE
THE fol owing letter which had oeen
received 10y Mayor Taylor, was read by
the clerk and laid on the tIblo dltii
/ tic meeting this afternoon.
Baltimore. Nd. March 1, 10.
/ To tho Mayor, Richmond Va:
Dear Sir.-We see 10y our Baltimore pa
pers that negotiations are pending with
your city looking to the procuring OF a
franchise for long-distance telephones.
We wish % call your attention 20 the
/ Automatic Telephone Exchange Of the
/ Drawbaugh Telephone and Electrical APP
pliauce Company limited This telephone
system IS decidedly better than any oiner
for the reason that 70 gives better SER
. sice and a secret service. and can be ope-
rated at an expense OF not 20 exceed SO per
cent of the present system.
When you are securing for your city
telephone service you are certainly m
/ terestod in having that which IS mp 10
/ date. and what is unquestOndbly gong 10
! be adopted genera ly.
! The Drawbough Automatic Ieieplo"e
device. as compared with other 'eie-
/ phones. is the same as comparing 81"
/ electric street-car line TO a horfe-car line
/ W. hone YOU will investigate this before
YOU grant the franchises asked.
Yours very truly,
WIN. j.. CODD.
us Equitable binding.
sTREET-CAR TENDERS.
Mr.. John j. King called the aitenu'"
of the committee 10 the iact l"A1 ''''
Tenders on the street cars were OF niue
or no use ia case OF an accident ife
! cited one or two accidents that ""d o'-
CURED. and. upon his motion SUD.
committee was appointed. consisting OF
Messrs. John J. King, blooihD.i-' ""n
Rnrtou. 10 look into the matter ana
make such recommendations "' '''@
might deem proper.
N1r pahen moved that the committee
reconsider its action at a previous meet
inc whereby the services of one OF tne
,hrec managers Of hands and carts hdd
becn dispensed with. The emV'!e us
charged said Mr. Bahcn, had been
faithful man. and had served the CITY
accaotablv for twcnty-siX years
Artor some discussion. the reso4uioh
We reconsidcrcd. and Mr.. Bahen moved
that the employc discharged be rem
stated. and that the salary OF oach OF
tho threo managers be made so cach
per month.
Al This point the Chairman, VINO haa
-, coneidorinr the matter. ruled that
AR Rahen's motion was out or oIuer'
eircc tho question had been referred ic
another committee. by which II was no"
being considered.
The City Engineer then addresseu ine
committee. and stated that II the aD-
propriation named IN the budget Tor
hands and carts was all mat 'ney "o"'u
receive. al work would have TO be sn5-
ro,dcd in April, and not resumed
,ntn July 1st when half Of the
mules would have TO be sold. and half
Of the men discharged.
UNDUE AMOUNT SPENT.
Colonel Cutshaw stated that already
mo man the proper proportion OF
,no,o, mad been expended in the past
two months. when bee was proceeding on
tbe basis II the old appropriation and
II would. therefore be absolutely neces-
sarv TO stop an work some time III April
either the first or. the middle OF ne
month. If a wash in the street should
rccur between those months. there would
be no way TO repair IT, and the city
would be liable Tor damages sustained
by any citizen.
There was q long discussion concerning
the situation, as set forth by the Ci'y
Engineer but although various views
.-- o..vroa.eA M action was taken.