Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-16
STRATTON THE NAN.
POPULAR ADJuTANT OF LEE CAMP
APPOINTED BooK-KEEPER.
BUSY NIGHT WITH COMMITTEES
Several Of Them Have Important
sesssons-stiII After the street-Car
the Almshouse.

Last evening was busy one with the
Council committees. There were five
meetings besides the very interesting con-
ference with reference to building a new
police station for the Third District. and
most OF them were quite important.
The Street Committee met at 5 o'clock
and was in session over two hours. There
was nearly full attendance. Mr.. Robert
Whlttet. who succeeds Mr.. II. L. Carter
on the committee, was introduced by the
chairman, Major Otway $. Allen.
A communication was received from
the Council announcing the approval by
the Mayor of the ordinance allowing the
employment Of a book-keeper and ac-
countant for the City Engineers office.
Mr.. II. NJ. Airport asked permission to
grade an alley on the south side Of Vine
street between Hanover and Walnut, the
work to be done at his expense and under
the direction of the City Engineer. The
matter was referred to the City Engi-
neer.
STREET MATTERS.
Mr.. Andrew Pizzini speaking for the
Richmond Railway and Electric COM
pany. said he thought it had. within the
past few days, remedied all the defects
in the service of which complaint had
been made at the last meeting or the
committee. Several things had not been
done which the company desired TO 90
but he assured the committee that the
travel was very light, and that ne had
recently returned from meeting Oh the
officers of the company in New YORK,
where he had learned that the receipts
of the company this year are exceedingly
small. and that it was impossible to DO
a great deal towards improvement Stin,
he was willing TO do everything the COM
mittee insisted upon.
petition from the citizens OF Hen
rico was submitted, asking that the extra
car on the Seventeenth-street line re-
Gently taken off be put back. Al the re-
Guest of Mr. Plzzini the petition was re-
ferred to the Ward Committee
chairman Allen made a short statement
regarding the condition of the Eiectrlc
Company's line, saying 1t was lar from
satisfactory, and he did not wish Mr'
Pizzini to think the committee was satis-
fled with II.
THE MARSHALL-STREET LINE
In a desultory discussion which Iol-
lowed Mr.. Bloomberg advocated allow
ing the company to discontinue the MAJ
sball-street line He said he felt sure
tha neonle who lived on that line would
far rather have the tracks out Oh 'ne
etreat. they never used the cars.
Mr. Bloomberg said the company py
tie continual iteration of readiness 10 cor
rect whatever evils might be com
of nut this committee in the positioh VI
vatchmen over the line, whereas t"e
cornnany should carry out It's lrdncnls0
,,,tbout being made TO do so. MI. Bloom
bero then offered a resolution lookihs "
the investigation of the manner III "nsch
tho street-railway lines are ulscii"t s,"e
the,r franchise duties, but upon pei"e
informed that very similar Iesol".'on
was adopted at the last meetihs vi
pioornbere withdrew the one just Ollete u
~ eoIfou,ing hills were ordered 10 be
raid. Hands and carts, Sn.oi: paving
Sidewalks. $3.50; sewers. SELL: genera
atroat renairs. Sl123; streets geherdiiy
peter Donald & SOM, $5iZs'
CAPTAIN STRATTON APPOlNIhD'
communication was received from
co1orel N. u. Cutshaw. city Engineer
o,,aorrc,ng that under the new ordl-
nance so authorizing, he had appolhleu
~ tho nosition of book-keeper In MS Oh
fce CAPTAIN ]. Taylor Strattoh' Ane
nomination was conhrneu. 49,. .o
~ request of Mr.. T.. T. d. Myers 10
aI,o,ved TO build a short sewer III
Convection with the erection OF All SaiIi '
Episcopal church, all expense 10 pe Do, ~ ~
/ nv the church, was grahteu' w. A.
| stimulation that the work was uone '''D0'
ssl a;rection of the City Engineer.
THE TWELFTH-sTREET SEWER
The Assistant City Engineer stated thal
| the sewer on Cary street. pe'w ~.
| Eleventh and Twelfth was 10 nav ,'a,
| comnleted August Sd, but was not yS'
| 49, the pavement not being restored
H. stated that the penalty for not com
| rle+ino the work was $40 day, pald INTO
| tho treasury by the contractor TOT eNely
a.. o,,er the time. The contractor was
orSored IN appear at the next meeting
~ the committee and show cause why
| The work had not been completed OF
contract time AN :, ammo.
Mr.. Ebel moved that 2'44o DE sppIo'
Visited for the purpose of putting down
| r. osnhalt pavement on Tenth street
! Of the CITY Hall. There was prolonged
desultorv discussion Of the motion, inc
noirt heing made that the city was golne
70 the expense of putting in concrete
| hose for the pavement whereas Wherf
similar pavement was used In Washlng
ton such expensive base was not used
and the work gave perfect satisfaction
The motion was lost by vote OF &c
2 and then Mr.. Ebel moved that the
work be ordered done with a base OF
cinder and sand, instead of concrete
but this motion was also lost.
The Council was asked TO authorize the
committee TO issue allegations for the
building of a culvert on Clay street
between Gilmore and Hancock
Several streets recently more or less
injured by rains were ordered to be re-
paired.
DAMAGE TO MERCHANTS.
On motion of Mr.. King, Messrs. King
Gibson. and Bahen were appointed com
mittee to receive and report upon claims
made by Cary-street merchants for dam
ages resulting from the recent overflow
on that street. The Chair impressed upoI
the committee the Importance of pro
ceeding very carefully in the matter. He
did not think any steps should be takeI
which would in any way be construed a!
an acknowledgment of the city's liability
WANT TO STOP WORK EARLY.