Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-18
IS LAID OVER AGAIN.
SPECIAL SESSION TO CONsIDb"
BANK-sTREET TRACK MATTER.
The CARS BEING VESTIBULED.
Richmond Railway and Electric
Company So Reports-Service on
GranoIithIc Gutter for Cyclists.

| The Council Committee on Streets held
! a lengthy session yesterday afternoon,
largely occupied with the consideration
Of routine business.
The question Of removing the street-car
tracks from Franklin and Bank rtreets
was postponed until a special meeting to
be held November Attn. The announce
ment that the matter would come up at
this meeting attracted a large crowd OF
auditors.
The interesting statement was made by
Mr. A. u. Guigon, Of counsel for the
Richmond Railway and Electric Company,
that that company was preparing TO yes
Thule all its cars, and resolutions were
adopted calling for better car service on
First and Seventeenth streets.
A radical departure was instituted in
the matter of advertising for bricks for
building sewers. Hitherto the city fas
only used Rockets brick, but hereafter
all makers will be invited to submit bids.
upon condition that each maker will pay
the cost OF testing his product
MANY STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The committee was called to order by
| the clerk Captain j. Taylor Stratton,
in the absence Of both the chairman and
sub-chairman. Mr.. g. X. Pollock was
called 10 the chaiC but later gave place
to Mr.. Bloomberg. The other members
present were Messrs Burton, King, Glib
son, Woody, Lawder, Peters, Ebel, and
Bahen.
The hearing Of allegations was first
fol a a r.
sons present TO record their votes on
the question of street improvements in
various sections OF the city. The follow
ing work was approved by the commit
tee. and bids will be advertised for when
the approval Of the Council has been OBJ
tanned:
To pave the alley between First,
Adams, Marshall, and Clay streets.
To grade the alley between Byrd,
! Arch. Third, and Fourth streets.
To grade the alley between Vine and
Walnut streets and Hanover and Park
avenues.
To construct sewer in Eleventh street
to a point north of Cary.
To grade and pave alley between
Adams, Foushee, Broad, and Grace.
Laying sidewalk west side of Reservoir
street. between Cary and Taylor.
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Twenty-sxth street between Broad and
Marshall.
Paving sidewalk on the north side of
Clay street between Twentyfourth and
Twenty-fifth.
PavifN, sidewalk in front of GIG, 3lS and
S1S IL north Twenty-seventh street.
Constructing a sewer in Catherine
street. between Gimer and Hancock.
Paving with granolithic the east side
of Ninth street between Bank and Main.
THE REMOVAL OF TRACKS
At this point Mr.. Ebel moved that the
matter Of considering the removal of the
tracks from Bank and Franklin streets
should be postponed until a special meet
ing of the committee, to be held Novem-
Der 4th. when ii will be the only subject
10 be deliberated
THE CLAIM ADJUSTED.
A representative Of Messrs. G.. w. Gras-
WITT d Co appeared before the commit
tee to urge a claim for damages caused
| TO his property by reason Of the breaking
Of the Fifth-street sewer. Mr.. Graswitz's
! brother said the firm was ready and will
| ing TO compromise with the city but
| their claim had been hitherto disregarded,
and they had not been given a hearing by
the subcommittee appointed TO assess
| damages.
Mr. King explained that the claim had
not been presented to the subcommittee
which body was, however, still in exist
ence to take up the matter.
Further discussion developed the fact
| that the damages were done in 1897, and
/ 500 had been agreed upon as a compro-
mise. Mr. Graswitz said that he was
willing TO accept this sum, and the claim
was approved and recommended to the
! Council.
/ protest was presented by the property
owners and tenants residing on the block
between Bowe and Kinney and Clay and
Leigh streets against the grading OF an
alley In their vicinity. Ii was stated that
the work is now in progress, and on mo-
ton It was decided TO order its suspen-
sion pending the hearing of allegations.
THE VESTIBULING OF CARS.
Mr. Pollock stated that he desired to in
/ troduee an ordinance to meet the State
law in the matter of requiring the rail-
way companies 10 vestibule their cars.
He did this he said because he under
stood that the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company was making no effort to
meet the requirement
Mr. Guigon. who was present. rose and
stated that Mr.. Pollock had been misin-
formed. for the company he represented
had made arrangements to vestibule the
cars on all their branches.
On the strength of this representation
Mr. Pollock withdrew his motion.
CARS ON SEVENTEENTH STREET
A moment later he introduced motion
requiring the same company to run two
cars on the Seventeenth Street branch.
maintaining the schedule until II 80 o'clock
al night.
Mr.. Guigon asked the committee not TO
take action on this motion until the
executive officers OF the company could be
heard from. The franchise required
the motion would impose a hardship on
the company. and asked that the matter
Of defining the schedule should be left 10
the company, which was most anxious to
give fair service.
Mr. King seconded Mr.. Pollock's motion
and thought IL might even include q clause
requiring cars that were in proper order.
At present. he said. the car running on
that branch was nothing better than
dry-goods box on wheels.
Mr. Bahen supported the motion and In
the course OF his remarks said the line
might as well be taken up as run as 1t Is
at present.
Mr.. Guigon: VIII you let Us take Il up?
Mr.. Bahen: Yes; II you'll take UP all
your other lines as well.
After some further discussion the mo-
ton was adopted.
THE FIRST-STREET LINE
Mr. Burton novad that the CITY En-