The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08
COL. CUTSHAW'S REPORT.
THE ADMfRABLE DOCUMENT ms
BBEN PRINTED.
Work Done Duriog tho Past Near-Im-
provemcnt. Recon mended Tor the
Fuiurs Ioney ESpenied:

The annual report OF city Engineer Cur
shaw TO Mayor Il. NJ. Taylor has JUST
been printed. II Is the twenty-iouttn re-
port which has been submitted by Colonel
Cutshay. and presents In detail the woTk
done and money expended oy TIE Engi-
neer's Department during the year encins
December 81. 1896.
IMPROVEMENTS MADE.
OF the improvements made during the
year the following are the most iha-
pOrtant
Cary from Madison 10 Adams street
paved with granite
sixth from Main 20 Grace street. paVeo
With granite
Rockets from Poplar to Denny street,
repaved with granite.
Seventh fr0m cary % Canal street. re-
paved with granite.
Clay from Adams 70 Brooh avenue
paved with granite
Broad from Twelfth % Fourteenth
street paved with granite.
Broad from Fourteenth % chesapeake
and Ohio railway repaved with granite.
Broad from Eleventh 20 Twelfth paVec
with granite
Broad from Nineteenth 20 Twenty
second street. repaved with granite.
Broad from Twonty-secOnd 90 twenty
fourth street paved with granite.
Broad from Twenty-sixth 20 Twenty
seventh street. paved with granite.
paved with granite.
Twenty-frst from Broad 10 Grace street.
paved with granite
Seventeenth from L0wnes 20 Fairfield
street paved with granite.
Charity from First 90 Second street
paved with granite
South half OF Broad from Adams %
Madison street paved with granite
IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED.
Colonel Cutshaw recommends that tho
following improvements Doe made as soon
as DOssible:
TO widen Marshall street from Gilmor
20 about go feet west Of Graham street.
20 widen First street between Duyal and
Baker streets. and First street between
Grace and Marshall streets, tO widen
Moore street from Brook avenue 20 Gill
mer street. 20 open Catherine street from
Brook avenue 90 Monroe. and Catherine
street from Gilmer 20 B0we street 90
open Duval street from Sixth 20 Eighth
street: 10 open Hancock street from
Leigh 10 and beyond BOvd street. 10 open
Sixth street from near Bates street Orb
point north ~ Crouch street. 90 open Fed
cral street from sixth % Seventh street.
and 10 open buchanan street from
Lownes 10 Balding street.
Plans FOR the Improvement ot the lower
section OF ShOckOe creek az the Dock pre-
pared and recommended tO the Council
some time ago were finally acted upon
and the work rs now under contract To be-
finished this year.
Tho now school building ON Randolph
street was finished and turned over to
the School Board for occupation.
The usual repairs at the city iai ana
small repairs 20 other public buildings
were made
The hillside slide 81 earth Al Marshall
Square on one side Is nearly restored. The
full restoration Of the slides and o. COM
pletlOn Of the roads and terraces should
be made to prevent further damage To-
this park
Al Jefferson Park the slopes Of tho
terraces should be sOdded 10 prevent dam
age and 10 improve their appearance.
Between 400 and 1900 shade trees.
raised in our CITY nursery at Reservoir
Park. were planted 600 the park ana on
thestreots NJ the city. Some Steps eu'NId
be taken bv the police. and the cIizens
should also assist in protecting the trees
from horses. otherwise We shall nor Only
lose the yourg trees, but many OF the OLD
o0e-.
At all other parks very little more than
repairs We're made. Extended improve
ments are needed AT Candles I'm. River
side Park. and especially az New kesef-
vOir Park. where the roads, lakes ana
tree-planting should Dee carried ON couln'-
ously. so rs 20 have the fun use of TINS
large public resort
n plan recommended for road from
ChimborazO PARK To Fulton. rms VIII
open this resort 90 n large nuh"'i "i
citizens now practically cut on from lI-
In the James river improvement 'n'i-
boo work some steps should 800 taken lo-
wards the permanent improvement oI inr
channel by dyking. ard am appropriation
should be made for this purpose.
MONEY EXPENDED.
During the year Sl39 M2lb were eXpe1d-
ed. and balance of f150l 93 carried over
BY a series of tables. Colonel 'utshiW
shows just how and where tne money