Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-31
TO REPAIR THE BRIDGES.
street Committee Decides TO Do This
Mt Once-Other Business.


The Council Committee on Streets met
In Room of the City Hall yesterday eve-
ming. In the absence of Chairman Allen,
who Is out of the city, Mr.. Ebel was
elected TO preside.
Much routine business was transacted
and the following accounts were passed
for payment: Streets generally. s2,SSs.S6;
paving alleys, sl52.S; paving sidewalks.
s2i7. So: street repairs, $500; hands and
carts expenses, S2s.25; hands and carts
payroll, 500.
A claim was received from Messrs John
c. Weinbrun for si6i.50, expenses incurred
through not being allowed by the city TO
proceed with work according to contract.
The petition states that Messrs. Vein
brun submitted a bid for work on Seventh
street. between Clay and Leigh streets,
I'm response TO an advertisement which
was published November 10th. The
Messrs. Weinbrun were awarded the con-
tract which read that work should be
begun December 10th. and completed in
twenty-one working days thereafter. The
firm made ali arrangements 10 carry out
the work as agreed. Horses were bought
and stones and gravel hauled. but the
firm was not allowed to proceed with the
months and four days. The items or
expense incurred are given as follows:
One man to attend lamp and oil for same
twenty-five weeks. SIS; ten lamps stolen,
$50; keep OF nine horses, $52; foreman,
500; loss through increased price on
stones, $40; removing distractions, slf.
Total, $i6i.50. The matter was referred
without discussion to the City Engineer,
| City Attorney, and the Ward Committee.
with instructions to report at the next
meeting of the committee.
The city Engineer made lengthy re-
port, upon the strength OF which APP
preparations were made for various re-
pairs about the city. Colonel Cutshaw
also submitted letter he had received,
Offering soil taHen from the excavation
of property on Ninth street to be hauled
| to the dump at cents a load. He
said the committee had always consi-
| dered the money well spent employed
| in this manner, and as much as 10 cents
| a load had been paid. Latterly, how
ever, the committee had not the funds
at their disposal. After some discussion
| the letter was tabled.
The Engineer asked the committee TO
pay some small accounts incurred by his
assistant for work done. outside that or
dered by the committee. The bills were
passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Pollock. the sum
| OF 500 was appropriated from the con-
tingent fund for repairs OF the bridge
on Hospital and St. James streets, and
the unexpended balance in bank was,
upon Mr.. Kings motion, appropriated
for repairs to Seventh street and the
Seventh-street bridge.
Mr.. Burton said he had been requested
by an employee In the City Engineer
office to ask the committee that that Of
flee should be closed each Saturday af-
ternoon at o'clock. The matter met
with the unanimous consent of mem
bers of the committee. and was referred
TO the Council with recommendation
that the ordinance should be so changed.
Attention was called TO repairs need
ed in different parts OF the city. and
the City Engineer was instructed TO at
tend to them. Applications for paving
the laying OF sewers. and OF steam
pipe were also received and approved
and the committee adjourned until the
fourth Monday In September.