Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
TO PAY THE DAMAGES
SUMS AGREED UPON FOR INJURED
FouRTH-sTREET PROPERTY.
WHAT THE CITYS EXPENSES ARE.
Special Accountants Statement
Showing Fixed Charges, Salaries,
Wages, &c.-No Provision LOT
Stamps-Commitfce Work.

The subcommittee from the Council
Committee on Streets. appointed 10 in
quire into the complaints OF properly
owners whose real estate on Fourth
street, between Jackson and Duval
streets was damaged by the bursting OF
the Fourth-street sewer during the late
severe freshet. held a meeting yester-
day afternoon. There were in attend
ance Chairman Pollock and Messrs.
Ebel and Woody, the City Attorney
and a number of property-holders and
their representatives. The hearing OF
testimony was gone into at once
Mr. H. NJ. Smith. Jr.. counsel for
Misses X. j. and J. III. Grasowitch,
appeared for these ladies. who had two
houses damaged by the flood, and
claimed $500 damages for his clients.
Mr.. FOX, a contractor, was called in by
Mr.. Smith, and stated that 1t would
require $500 to put those buildings in
their former condition. Mr.. Fox add
ed that he repaired those houses about
three of four years ago, and with the
proposed improvements. they would be
probably I'm little better condition than
lust before the flood. 1t was stated
that the houses rented for s4 per
month and had been vacant since the
LIST of July. The committee agreed TO
recommend that the Misses Grasowitch
be paid $50.
Mrs. s. A. Burley was next placed on
the stand, and she gave statement or
the damages she sustained by the
freshet She said that her furniture
was damaged fully 800. which the COM
mittee decided TO allow.
Mr.. w. f. Shelly testified that his
property, on Fourth street. had been
damaged about $500, and that he had
lost $50 in rents because thereof. John
Oliver (coloreD put ina similar claim,
and each was allowed $S10.
Mrs. Lily V. Rowe claimed S125 because
Of the injury caused to her property by
the bursting of the culvert. The COM
mittee recommended So for her.
PAY FOR THE CHURCH.
The committee next took up the mat
ter of the damages sustained by the
Fourth-Street Baptist church, which was
so badly undermined that il had TO be
pulled down. Mr.. Allen q. Collins, rep
resenting the church, stated that his
clients would be willing to give the city
ueeu 10 the property lcI SifJJv lHe
committee decided that il could not con-
slider tAan proposition. and Mr., Collins
then said that the house was damaged
fully $1,000.
Mr.. j. b. Walthall was put on the
stand, and described the dimensions and
character of the church, saying that the
house was 50X33 feet, and cost $3.50. with
certain improvements. Mr.. Charles a.
Langford was called in as an expert
builder, and he testified that ne could
not replace the building for less than
81 800 or $l,G00. He thought that the
church alone would have been assessed at
1000. Mr.. Walthall here remarked that
the church building was in better condi-
ton when it was pulled down, after the
freshet. than it was when it was bought
for the church.
Mr.. Fox said he thought the damages
asked were not excessive. After some
further questions had been answered, the
committee decided 10 recommend the sum
asked for
Tho lndV adj iourped