Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-19
PAVE WITH ASPHALT
STREET FUNDS DIVIDED BY WARDS.
Mr.. Allen Protests Against This Plan,
but It Prevails-Twelfth street TO
he Paved With AsphaIt-Take Up
the Tracks-JOint Session.

The Committee on Streets met last
night, and after some discussion adopted
a resolution providing that the road-bed
Of Broad street from Tenth to Eleventh
be paved with asphalt, at a cost Of T,4O-
one-half OF the amount to be taken from
the general fund and the remainder OF
the cost to be borne by Madison Ward.
The following members were present:
Messrs. Allen (chairman), Bloomberg,
Bahen, Burton, Ebel, King. Lawder, Pol
lock, and Woody.
The committee declared itself ready to
hear allegations in regard to paving with
asphalt the western side of Twelfth
street from Bank to Main. Mr.. Andrew
Pizzini appeared in favor Of the PROPOSE
ton and Mr.. W%hitehurst, representing
the owners OF the building occupied by
the Dispatch, was opposed 20 it. Mr..
Whitehurst said he did not think Twelfth
street should be better paved than Main.
Mr.. Ebel said as far as that was con-
cerned he intended to see that the streets
of Madison Ward were better paved. he
wished TO have Main street from Ninth
to Twelfth paved with asphalt.
The committee finally decided 10 recon-
mend that the west side of Twelfth street
be paved with asphalt.
PROTECT CITY HALL FROM DIRT.
Mr.. Ebel then made n motion TO take
SI4O from the street fund 10 be used in
paving Broad street from Tenth to
Eleventh with asphalt. He thought this
work should be done in order TO protect
the City Hall from the dirt which was
| accommodating on the walls. In a rev
years the walls would have to be cleaned,
at a considerable expense TO the city, I'M
less the streets were put in better cohul-
ton.
The city Engineer favored paving the
street as proposed by Mr.. Ebel. If the
Council could not appropriate the entire
amount necessary TO pave the street,
then he suggested hat half of the tho-
roughfare be laid with asphalt blocks.
Mr.. Burton was opposed to giving SI4O
10 Madison Ward outside of their regular
appropriation. Mr.. Bahen favored the
proposition. Mr.. Bloomberg said he was
willing to allow half Of the amount ne
cessary to pave the street 20 be taken
out of the general fund, provided Madi-
son ward would assume the cost of the
other half and pay it out of their appro-
priation.
Mr.. Ebel declared tina Mr.. BloomberG
was acting in a very uncharitable muh-
ner. The street To be paved was, he
said. neutral ground, as it was in front
of the City Hall.
THE WARD BEAR HALF.
The chairman called attention to the
fact that no member was present from
Clay Ward, and Mr.. Burton said that in
view Of this he thought no action should
be taken at the present meeting In re-
gard to the matter. Mr.. Pollock did not
think this was sufficient reason for de-
laying the consideration Of the question.
He would look after the interests Of Clay
Ward, lie said.
Mr.. Bloomberg then made a motion that
half Of the cost necessary TO pave the
street, as proposed by Mr.. Ebel, be taken
from the general fund, with the under
standing that the balance Of the cost
should be borne by Madison Ward out Of
her own appropriation, and that the re-
mainder Of the fund be apportioned
among the wards according to the last
years basis.
MIR. Allen took the floor Glr. Bloomberg
in the chair and said he was opposed 10
the plan of appOrtionment as a whole.
This thing Of dividing up the money as
had been done for the last twenty years,
was not a business proposition. There
should be a general and definite system
adopted in regard TO street improvements
The present plan Of appropriating 'drib-
letsp TO the several wards was a most un-
satisfactory one in its operation.
Mr.. Allen moved that the entire fund be
retained as a whole, and that the City
Engineer be instructed TO prepare a sys-
TEN of general street improvement and
present the same to the committee for its
action.
MIR. Bloomberg thought as the appro-
priation was such a small one, the me-
thod, as proposed by Mr.. Allen, was not
a good one. The $4,000 was only sufficient
TO keep the streets in repair.
Mr.. Aliens motion was rejected. the
following voting in favor of il: Messrs.
Pollock. Burton, and Allen. The motion
of Mr.. Bloomberg was then adopted.
The question came up as 10 purchasing
mules to be used by the street force. The
following committee was appointed 10
take steps TO secure the animals: Messrs.
Lawder, Burton, Bahen, King, and
Woody.
The committee then adjourned.
To Take Up the Tracks.
A subcommittee OF the Committee on
Streets, from Madison and Jefferson
wards, met and considered the petition
from the Richmond Railway and Elec-
trio Company, asking that they be autho-
rized to move their tracks from Franklin,
Bank, and Ninth streets, and to extend
them TO Main on Twenty-first.
The committee decided TO recommend
that the petition be granted. All those
interested in the matter are requested
10 be present at the next meeting of the
Street Committee.
A Joint Session Called.
Mr.. w. NJ. Turpin, president Of the
Board of Aldermen, has called a joint
meeting Of that body and the Common
Council for next Tuesday at 7 Z. NJ. to
elect three school trustees for the First,
Second, and Third districts, those posi-
tions being filed at present by Messrs.
w. NJ. Turpin, Charles Hutzler, and j. II.
Capers, respectively. The joint session
will also elect the James-H;iyer Bridge
Commissioners
Mr.. Turpin has also called a meeting
OF the Board for Tuesday next at s p.
NJ, TO consider several resolutions laid
the table at the last meeting for the
lack of a tTo-thirds vote.