The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-18
The street Committee.

one.
Tho committee was called 10 order
shortly after . O'Clock by Chairman Otway
$ Allen there being present Mcssrs.
Burton. Pollock. Woody. Bloombers John
NJ King Foster. Lawder. John j. King.
4 petition was read from "a number OF
business men OF Virginia street. asking
that the Southern railway be allowed To
construct spur track along that
street. ON the west side for the
benefit of the warehouse men and the
wholesale merchants doing business
there.
The measure was advocated by Mr. L.
g. Younger and Mr. Rolf Glover tho
former of l.. G. Younger & Co.. and the
latter manager Of the Union Brokerage
Company. both Of whom declared that the
wholesale merchants would uuIuestion-
ably desert that section of the city. un-
less trackagc facilities were given them.
on motion OF Mr.. BlOomberg. the mat
ter was referred 90 tho Ward Committee
city Attorney. and city Engineer with
request TO report at the next regular
meeting.
The petition Of the Board Of Managers
Of the Home for lnsurables 30 be al-
lowed TO close portion Of an alley
through their property on west Broad
street. which was rccommittod 10 the
! then taken mp and Miss Mary Grccnhow
OF the Board. addressed the committee.
explaining that IL the request were grant
cd by The committee that the Home
would Doe donated another lot on Grace
street. which would make 10 extend from
Broad 10 Grace.
ON motion OF Mr.. Bloomborg the mat
ter was sent back 10 the Board of Al
dermen with the recommendation that
permission be given TO close tho alley.
provided tho consent Of abutting prop
crty owners be obtained within twelve
months.
1T the last meeting Of the committee
all bids 10 furnish the city with terra
Gotta pipes were rejected. because tho
bid Of an out-Of-town firm WAS lower
than any other and the committee did
not wish to award a contract 10 an alien
concern that had no representative here
on motion new bids We're advertised for
and az yesterday afternoons meeting
one was received from Warner Moore 81
Co, 30 whom the contract was awarded.
on motion of Mr.. Bloombcrg the com
mittce decided 10 recommend To the
Council that the ordinance in regard TO
the running OF cars on the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac connection
track be amended so as 10 allow that
company TO run larger number of cars
over the said tracks.
a request was received from the con-
tractor repairing the Ssvonth-strect
bridge for weeks extension of time
within wtich that structure should be
finished. The request was granted.
hr John NJ King said that there was
much con plant that the Traction Conn
panys cars going east did rot stop at
either Twentieth or Twcnty-second and
Broad. IIe moved that the city En-
eincer be requested TO notify them TO
stop at those potts. The motion was
adopted.
Mr. J. J. King asked that n sub-com-
mittco of three be appointed TO look I'm
to the claim Of "A resident of his ward
that certain material belonging TO him
To- the value of Sl5 had been used by the
city. Mcssrs King Pollock and Bloom
berg were appointed by the Chair TO III
vestigate the matter.
Mr. Woody presented n petition for
sewer on Broad street between Thirty
third and Thirty-fourth streets by >. VI.
robertson The request was recommend
ed 10 the Council.
Mr.. Burton called attention 10 tho ter
rible dust raised by the Main-Street
Electric Company in cleaning out the
groove I'm its rails and moved that the
company bee compelled 60 do that work
between the hours of u. NJ. ana A.
NJ The motion was carried.
\ potitiou of "a number OF merchants
on south Fourteenth street that TINS
thoroughfare be repaved was received
and the request listed. there being no
money on hand at present TO do TINS
work.
After ordering the payment Of bills ana
attending % some minor matters inc
committee adjourned
The Water Committee.
The following members were present al
the meeting of the Committee on water
held I'm Room II last night Messrs:
Briggs Zimmerman. CARRIER, Hawkins,
Montgomery and Garter.
CLERK August of the Council was pres
cnt and stated 10 the Committee that the
Council had passed am ordinance abolish
| ing the tax on meters. This. hc said,
would go into effect from to-day
After the usual routine business had
I been disposed Of the superintendent by
request of Mr. Hawkins explained TO
/ the committee plan Tor putting iH cleo
tric lights at the pumphouse in lieu OF The
oil lamps now in use there lie said that
some time ago he had secured an este
mate for doing tho work, and it had
amounted TO Sl2l0. As the OH bin was
/ only $50 a year he had not deemed st ad-
/ V4sable at that time 20 attempt the inn
/ provemeut.
Now. however there was abundance Of
power 90 run dynamo which would gem
crate power enough 90 furnish at least
| thirty incandcscent lights az a compara-
| lively small cost. The superintendent was
/ empowered 90 secure estimates.
/ He was also authorized 10 get estimates
! 10 enclose one or more sides OF the pavi-
! lion.
/ Tho superintendent then explained 20
/ the committee i'm an interesting manner
/ the great benefits that have resulted from
/ the comparatively small number of water
/ meters that have already been put in.
/ and the committee expressed the wish
/ that ne would appear before the Council
| when the budget comes mp for adoption.
! and advocate the appropriation of SIS 900
/ asked for.
On First Market.
Tho Committee ON First Market met at
] No. 1913 east Main street yesterday morn
| ing The monthly pay roll and bills were
! passed for payment and other routine
matters were disposed or Members pres
! ent were Messrs. John NJ. King. Harrel-
son and Whalen.
Kol f Of the Pa =.
/ The Committee on Relief OF the Poor
held its regular monthly session at the
/ CITY Almshouse last night at o'clock
/ The members present were Mc-srs.
! Cottrcil (chairman), Brock Gunst Hob
! son. Miller Snead. Noble and Smith
The superintendent OF the Amshouse
! submitted his report for the month OF
! December showing that 1G persons were