Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-02
MONEY FOR SEWERS.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACE,

Board OF Fire Commissioners had a.
cided to allow the Street Departmen, :.
have an engine to pump the water fror,
the Easements OF houses which NO.
flooded by the bursting OF the Four,,.
street sewer. This steamer. he sais
would be upon the ground this mornln,
! Mr.. Rountree. by his own request va,
excused from further service on tho CON,
mittee on Grounds and Buildings f,.
President assigning him 10 Second Ma.
ket and Health, In the place u NJ,
Blanks. who was transferred 10 Ground,
and Buildings.
The Council agreed TO an appropriate,
Of $500 from the street fund. 10 DO ~.
pended in paving the sidewalks Of MINI
street between Broad and Main alega.
lions TO be heard and the work IN -
charged TO the abutting property-0wnefs
The Council adjourned at / A. NJ
The Committee on Light met last nigh,
and transacted routine business rbo
usual bills and pay-rolls were approved.
To Protect Against Overflow.
The Dispatch several days ago can.a
attention to the dangerous aud den'or,
Bile condition Of affairs on Fourth stros,
between Jackson and Duval, rcsultlng
from the bursting again OF the old stor,
sewer, which passes under Fourth stree.
at this point. The Subcommittee ~.
Gently appointed by the COMMITTEE q,
Streets TO look into the matter OF pumn,
ing the water out OF the Easements 4,
the houses and otherwise relieving tbe
damage done by the overflow met IN tbs
office OF the City Engineer on yester,lav
and submitted a report 10 the Council
asking for an appropriation to AFFORD
immediate relief In this sectlon
Of the city. Those present at this meet.
Ing were Messrs. Otway s. Allen CHAR.
NAM, G.. X. Pollock, AND F. c. Ebe'
The City Engineer reported that toe
city, through Chief Fuller, had refused
to allow him the use OF a fire engine 10
pump the water out OF the cellars. bgt
that an old one belonging 20 private
parties was being repaired. and would
be in condition TO use In the course OF a
few days.
After consideration OF what should be
done I'm the premises. the committee for.
mulated a report, asking the Council Tor
an immediate appropriation OF $50 to
relieve the situation on Fourth street
The subcommittee also determined 10
ask for S21 600 FOR the construction OF
sewer along Fifth street. which viii
render impossible in future the inunda-
tions which have heretofore occurred.
They also decided TO ask for an appro.
priation 10 construct a sewer under tho
Gallego Mills.
CARD FROM CHIEF FULLER.
In connection with his reported refusal
to lend the city a fire engine 20 pump
the water out OF the flooded Easements.
Chief Fuller, of the Richmond Fire De.
partment. sent the Dispatch yesterday
the following:
Richmond. Va, November l, 1877.
To the Citizens OF Richmond:
I noticed in the Leader of this date that
Colonel Cutshaw is reported as say
ing that the city. through CHIEF Puller,
had refused to allow him the use OF a
fire engine to pump out the cellars Of
on Fourth street, but that an
old engine belonging to private parties,
was being repaired and would Dc IN
condition to use I'm a few days.
Now, the truth in the matter Is thai
/ have never heard a word from C5ione
Cutshaw on the subject. On last III
day. while at home TO dinner, Mr.. jack
SON Bolton called me over the phone,
and asked II ] had an engine TO loan
him. / told him l did net, at present
but we had an engine that had been
shipped to us that day, and as soon as
IL arrived had no doubt but that We
could accommodate him, which would %
In a day or SO. Colonel Cutshaw should
have made proper application Tor ms
engine TO the Board OF Fire Commission
ers. Respectfully.
w. G.. FULLER,
Chief Engineer Richmond Fire Depart
ment.
The Committee on First Market met AZ
10 O'Clock yesterday morning ~ l.5 eas'
Main street, those present being Messls,
King. HARRISON, and Tanner. Inc CleIs
reported that S205.S0 had been collected
during the month OF October on acoOuN'
OF the sanitary tax. -.
Bills were ordered paid and the COM
mittee adjourned.