Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-16
FUNDS FOR SEWERS.
STREET COMMITTEE URGES GREAT
NEED OF MONEY.
The CROSS.OYER At MAIN AND BEECH
A subcommittee to Sec whether /"
should BE Uem0Ne"-'' "
uescrxoir Loke-Otbcr News from
the City Hall.
The Cisy Hall.

A regular meeting OF the Counch COM
,ni,tec on Streets was held IN room
M 3 Of the City Hall yesterday eve
ninx Present were Chairman Amen
and Mossrs. Bahcn Burton, bloo'"-
berg. Carter. J. NJ. and }. ). Ni'e'
Jawder. Pollock. and Woody. inc resu-
lar order Of business was suspehoc''
and the committee first took up the mat
fer Of compelling the Richmond kai'-
way and Electric Company TO take up
she cross-oyer at the intersection Oh the
Main and Ciay-strcet lines at the cor
nor Of Main and Beech streets. Mr'
" T. Swain and Mr. Watson maze d"
earnest protest on behalf Of the ciu-
zeng residing in the section named
against continuing the cross-over AT that
poiut. FOR which, according 10 the op'"
ion of the city Attorney, there was ho
authority. Mr. Swain read a iehs'n'S
signed petition. complaining OF the cross
over and asking relief
Captaln A. b. Guigon. counsel Tor tne
company. spoke at length concerning 'he
matter. saving that II would be llpoS-
ing a hardship upon the company u
require Il to take up this cross-oNer'
and that II would mean less accohliiio-
dation and greater danger TO the ira
yelling public. The situation at inns
noipt apDears to be that the Clay-street
limo ordinance required that the line
should be extended down Beech street
across Main. and TO the New-Reservoir
PARK. The company has made sort
OF terminal at Main and Beech streets
and operated cars upon single tI"oN
line from Main street southwardly' cap
tain Guigon explained what convent
enco TO the public this cross-over had
been.
SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
After some discussion on the part OF
members Of the committee MI. carter
offered n resolution. which was rejected
recurring the Richmond Union Passen-
ger Railway Company TO take up the
cross-oyer and allowing it TO make ar
ronrements with the Richmond CITY
Railway Company TO establish the ter
ninal AT the 'carshed on Main street.
The whole question was then, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. John j. King. referred TO
special subcommittee OF i've consist
ing Of Mcssrs King. Burton, Woody,
Pollock. ana BloomOerg
The payroll of The department ana
the bills were ordered 10 be paid.
The clerk reported that the sum paid
into the City Treasury from the sale o!
old mules was Ml3lO.
An application from the Southern Ben
Telephone Company, for permission 10
remove certain poles to be replaced by
new ones. was sent TO the Council with
out recommendation.
NEED FUNDS FOR SEWER WORK.
Colonel Cutshaw. the City Engineer
asked the committee what he should do
with reference 10 the burst sewer at
the Calico Mills. Mr.. BlOomberg said
d. thotght the sewer should be repaired
and the hole filed up at once, and If
necessary TO do so, the money should
be taken from the street fund, there be-
ms no funds TO the credit of sewer
work This brought up the imminent
aud great need FOR an appropriation for
sewer repairs and extensions. Mr.. Law
der said he had been very anxious to
get couple Of little sewers in Fulton,
where they were sadly needed. lie re-
marked that ne knew that one young
lady living in that part of the city had
contracted a case Of typhoid-fever be-
cause there were no sewer facilities
where she resided The Engineer was
directed TO repair this place at the Gal
lego Mills. and TO ascertain the cause
Of the damage
1t was decided to purchase $1,000 worth
Of macadam stone for general repair
work upon the streets.
Mr.. Lawder offered motion recon-
mending TO the Council that the COM
mittee be authorized TO hear allega-
tions for the construction Of q sewer in
Sixth street, Fulton. from Denny to
Louisiana street. which Dr. Oppen-
himer. president of the Board of Health
said WAS mminently necessary as
health measure. The motion was
adopted.
Mr.. Lowder. on the final roll-caH
offered the following, which was unani-
mously agreed to:
Resolved. That the Committee on
Streets call the attention Of the Com
mon Council TO the urgent and imme-
dlate necessity of prompt action on it's
part regarding the appropriation for
sewers now pending before it,"
After the transaction of some minor
routine business the committee adj
journed.
Fishing In Reservoir Lake.
As soon as the Street Committee con-
cluded it's work. the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings convened in regu-
lar session. with Chairman Gunst, and
Messrs. Brock. Briggs. Lawder, Noble
and John NJ. King present. Bills amount
ing 10 S,53.96. and the payroll aggre-
eating $3.50, were approved and ordered
TO be paid.
Mr.. Gunst called the attention of the
committee TO the Importance of prohibit
ing promiscuous fishing at the New
Reservoir lake. He offered a motion that
hereafter persons indulging in the art
OF angling In this body of water must
have special written permits signed by
some member of the Grounds and Build
ings Committee. This was adopted.
The matter of selecting janitor for
the Armory OF the First Virginia Regi-
ment was next taken up. At che last
meeting the question arose whether or
not a minor could legally fll the place,
a son Of the late janitOr Sergeant James
r.. Eddins. being an applicant for It,
The city Attorney was asked for an
opinion In regard 10 this. but has not
as yet furnished the committee with his
views. on motion. the Clerk was in
structed TO ask the City Attorney 20 let
the committee have his opinion by the
next regular meeting
The body disposed Of several tiillng
matters and adjourned
Light Got No Quorum.
There was to have been meeting last
evening Of the Committee on Light, but
no quorum could be secured. Those pre-
sent were Chairman Starke. and Mcssrs.