The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-16
LITTLE WORK BY
THE COMMITTEES.
Virginia Street Track 0rdinace Re-
ferred Back for Adjustment.
CAUSE OF DELAY ON i4TH STREET
Work Must be Pushed by the Rail-
way Company on That Thor
oughfarc and the Old
Material Used.
CAUSE or DELAY ON i4TH STREET

AT the meeting OF the Committee on
Light yesterday afternoon at o'clock
Mcssrs. Mallcrstcin, chairman; Tanner.
Ferriter. Shea and CARRIER were present
4 quantity OF routine business was
transacted. including the ordering OF sew
era main extensions.
A petition for lights on the Seventh
street hin. which leads down to the Loco
motive Works was referred TO the SUPER
intcndent for action.
A e.as lamp was ordered to be placed In
tho alley on Fifth street. between Frank
lln ana Grace streets, another lamp was
ordered to DO put IN the alley between
Second and Third and Byrd and Canal
streets
The regular bills ana payroll OF the
department, amounting to S6.s4f07, were
approved and ordered TO be paid
The unexpected balances to the credit
o. the different funds controlled by the
committee are as follows: Coal. SIS, 542. So /;
OIL. A.5iS6S; street lighting s2l7766 pay
roll. yl3,2lSs2. electric light S3,9ES; ex-
tension, ;sl34G: and expense. Sl.SS33i
COMMITTED on STREETS.
The following members were present
at the meeting OF the Committee on
Streets yesterday afternoon at o'clock
son, j. Il. King. Peters. Woody and
Whiiiot
The regular order was dispensed with
IA order 70 hear from Mr.. y. w. Bowe in
reference to the operation Of a railroad
track on Virginia street. lie represented
nearly all the property owners along the
line OF the proposed track. and objected
on behalf of his clients TO certain re-
strictions required I'm the ordinance re-
Gently adopted BY the committee. lie
suggested that the paragraph In reference
TO the loading and unloading of cars be
changed so that more time be given the
merchants 20 load and unload.
Mr.. King moved that the ordinance be
referred to the ward committee the City
Attorney and the City Engineer for ad-
Justment. and the motion was carried.
A number Of allegations and recOmmen-
dauons were reported in routine manner,
ana the monthly pay rolls and bills were
ordered 10 be paid amounting to $2,O999o.
MUST USE OLD MATERIAL.
A communication was received from the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany In reference to the work on that
line now being done on south Fourteenth
street in which IL was stated that the
work was being delayed because Of the
non-arrival OF tracks from New York.
requested 10 relay the old track and use
old material at once, and replace It with
the new when the litter arrived. The
motion prevailed.
Mr. Bloomberg said that he wished 1t
recorded that had he been present at the
meeting of the committee when permits
sion was given for the removal of the
electric car tracks from Franklin street
he would have voted against the removal
lie was kept away from the meeting by
illness.
A committee Of three. consisting Of
aiessrs. John NJ. King. Reuben Burfoa
and w. T. Woody. were appointed and
authorized to purchase mules for the
street department and the matter of buy
ing a steam boiler and street tree boxes
was referred to them and the city En-
gineer with authority 70 act
MARKET COMMITTEES.
The Committee on First Market met
at 1913 east Main street yesterday morn
ing az y o'clock with the following pres
emit: Messrs. John NJ. King, chairman;
HARRISON. Curtis. Smith and Tanner.
Usual pay-rolls and bills for the month
amounting TO about $50 were presented
approved and ordered to be paid.
A subcommittee was appointed 20 look
into the advsa bility of painting the mar
ket to report back at the next meeting
on DfHftufF irls
COMMITTEE OK CEMETERIES.
The Committee on Cemeteries met at
$50 O'Clock and the following members
were present: Mcssrs. Blanks, Chair
mani Grimes, Smith, Williams and Whit
tet.
The monthly pay roll and bills were
audited and ordered to be paid amount
ing 10 $2i750
The sum Of SO or as much thereof as
reeded. was appropriated for travelling
the main walks Of Shockoe Cemetery.
Keeper French. OF Riverview Cemetery,
was granted leave of absence of ten
DAYS.
The chairman was instructed TO ask the
Grounds and Buildings Committee for 30
trees for Riverview Cemetery.
\ stove was ordered TO be purchased
for the Office al Riverview Cemetery. the
sum TO be expended not 10 exceed $.