Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-16
THE RIVERS POWER.
COMMITTEES TO CONSIDER
ELECTRIC CO.'S PETITION.
TIE LEE DISTRICT WORK EXPLAINED
r. ucing Done by Private Persons
,,aer Contract-Improvcm Mt
me Gas-Works-Othcr business
transacted by Council Committees.

ont were MesSrs. BlOombcrg (sub.chair
uaO Bahon, Ebel, Burton, ]. ]. King
POSTER. Pollock. J. NJ. King. and Woody.
Old. resolution referred by the Board
q Aldermen granting permission to the
Atanac-Coast Line to run Train No. 80
nfo richmond instead Of around the
cy via the Belt Line, was read and
referred TO the City Attorney, who was
Jftcicd 10 prepare an ordinance re-
qarng that the trains shall pass
nrlgh Richmond in future.
A resolution from the Common Coun-
ol asking for information as to the
vhHoabouts of the $500 said to have
been subscribed by private citizens for
movements TO certain bridges in
Jaekson Ward was considered by the
committee. and the City Engineer was
directed TO make inquiry as to this mat
Ger and report at the next meeting
who're the money is
JAMES-RIVER WATER POWER.
The committee next took up the petit
ton OF the General Electric Company
lIr tho privilege OF utilizing the unused
water OF James river for the purpose
Il 90 manufacturing plants, electric COM
palics etc, of this city at remarkably
loW prices. A gentleman representing
tae company explained the objects Of the
ile company in Harvesting up the
wafer power OF the James, which have al
ready been published in the Dispatch
on motion OF Mr.. Ebel. a subcommittee
was appointed TO take this question into
consideration. This Subcommittee is
composed as follows: Messrs. Ebel, j.
and j. NJ. King. Bahen. and Foster
and the City Attorney and Engineer.
BIDS were opened for repairing the
bridges on st. James and Hospital
streets, as follows:
ST.. James-street bridge-G. c. Burton
81: r. p. Rogers, S221.5O: G.. f. and r.
J. Newell. 500; j. T. Goddin, S32S; c. II.
Cuykendall & Co.. $4,000
Hospital-street bridge-G. c. Burton
81. r. p. Rogers, S24S5O; G. f. and T.
D. Newell. s3l2: j. T. GOddin, 1920; G. III.
Cuykendall q Co.. s22O5o
The City Engineer was directed to
award the contract for this work TO the
lowest bidder.
ON motion of Mr.. Woody, the COM
mittee ordered forty feet of curbing and
gutioring at the corner of Twenty-ninth
and + streets, where such Improvement
s. very bdulN netueu.
subcommittee. consisting of Messrs.
j. " King. Pollock, and Burton. was
appointed to look into the manner in
which the Richmond Railway and Elec-
trlc Company is repaving on Main
street where its tracks are being torn
NJ This subcommittee is empowered
10 require the street TO be repaved as it
S. now paved.
THE MAIN-STREET FRANCHISE.
The following was presented by Mr..
Ebel and unanimously adopted:
That the City Attorney is requested to
inquire into and report at the next
meeting OF this committee
!. The date of the expiration OF The
franchise OF the Richmond City Ran
way Company.
2 What notice. If any, the city Is re-
uulred TO give this company before the
expiration of its franchise.
3. The terms upon which the city can
take back the franchise and upon what
terms the franchise may be let 10 any
other persons in respect 10 the pIesSut
owners of the franchise.
A. Has the present Councll the Nsht
10 put out the franchise.
r. ANY other matter that the CITY
Attorney may think necessary to report
upon this question.
NJ Pahen stated that the charge had
beer made in the Board of Aldermen
mat the city's force was engaged IN
nrivate work I'm the Lee District, and
bc jackson Ward member wanted TO
know II this was the case. Colonei Cut
shaw said that this was not true but
nat General A. l.. Philips had Dig
contract for work from JuGge gregory
o,d MIR Otway S. Allen. The commit
In, no
resolution offered in the Board asked
he CITY Engineer for information re-
garding tho subject
After disposing OF some common
place matters the committee ADJOURNED
Light Committee Meets.
Tho Committee on Light met in Room
No 10 of the City Hall yesterday at
y NJ. with the following members pre-
cent. MFR. T.. D. Starke chairman
and Nessrs. O. a. Hawkins, TANNER
WaUerstein. and Vaughan
A petition. referred by the board Oh
A,dermen from the Southern haliWaS
COMPANY, asking that 1t be granted the
nrivIleee OF paying it's gas and water
Kan. ~ vouchers from it's Washington
once without penalty, when not PAID
within prescribed time was, on motion
81 Mr. Vaughan. returned with report
tbot the committee deem 1t ineXpedlent
a. Grant such permission. inasmuch as
IKE corporations would be Disseminated
against u,.,.,
mn ordinance TO grant II. w. Iraylor
ncrrnission to erect poles and run wires
for the purpose of furnishing power and
LIGHT by electricity. referred by the
pcard Of Aldermen, was considered
briefly but I'm the absence of so many
members Of the committee was on mo-
tion OF MIR. Vaughan, laid on the table
untu next Tuesday at 6 o'clock, at
which time a special meeting Will be
held for the consideration Of all fran
chises granting rights for furnishing
light and power.
Superintendent Knowles presented his
report of the operations OF the gas
works during the month of August.
showing that during that month l2,SoO6OO
cubic-feet Of gas was made. as com
pared to IL 920, 100 in the same month last
year. The cost OF the gas in the holder !
was $O42f9 per lo0o cubic-feet, with an |
additional cost Of 10 cents for distri- |
buting same.
IMPROVEMENTS AT WORKS.
The subcommittee on manufactures re-
torted upon the improvements at the |
lower gas-wOrks, which were made ne |
cossary by the recent fire there. 1t was ex- |
pained that the retort house. which was |
70 seriously injured by the explosion ana |
re. had been repaired and made hre- |
l,. o,,l,- ot,,lt 90 recommends |