Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-16
A TRANSFER SYSTEM.
THE COMPANIES TO SUBMIT ONE
TWO MORE WEEKS HENCE.
WORK OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
Many Matters OF street Improvement
are Decided, ana n Good Deal OF
other Meetings.

The Council Committee on Streets held
its regular semi-monthly meeting yester-
day evening in the City Hall. There were
present Messrs. Bloomberg. Burton, Car
ter, Ebel, Foster, J. j. King, j. NJ. King
Lawder. Pollock and Woody. Allega-
lions were heard for the grading
and paving Of the alley between twenty
seventh and Twenty-eighth and Broad
and Grace streets. and it was decided to
recommend to the Council that the work
be done. The City Attorney and City
Engineer were directed to prepare an
ordnance allowing the Richmond, frede-
ricksburg and Potomac Railroad Com
pany to run a spur track into the coal
yard of s. l.. & a. +. Ballenauf.
THE TRANSFER QUESTION.
The question of transfers between the
street-car companies was brought up.
but laid over until the 2Sth. when, 1t was
stated, the companies would be ready to
submit a proposition.
motion to recommend to the Council
tho appropriation of $325. for the removal
of house on Orleans street, which en-
croaches on the street was carried.
The committee reconsidered its former
action III regard 10 the narrowing Oh Ailc
sidewalk on tho southside of Venable
street, from Nineteenth to Twenty-hrst
The matter was then laid upon the table
until the next meeting in order to give
all interested parties an opportunity to
be heard on the subject.
The usual number of bills were ordered
to be paid
1t was decided to ask the Council to
issue allegations for the laying Of grano-
lithic on the east side of Ninth street, in
front of the Hanewinckel building, and
on the north side of Main street, from
Ninth TO Tenth.
1t was further decided to recommend
the paving of the intersections of First
and Grace and First and Franklin streets,
with vitrifed brick also the paving with
granite spails of the road-bed of Third,
from Broad to Grace streets, at an eX-
pense of Sl,603.S0.
a NEW TOBACCO FACTORY.
a petition was presented from the
American Tobacco Company, who expect
to erect factory on the northwest corner
Of Twenty-ifth and Cary streets, asking
permission TO connect the new building
with their present factory at the north
east corner of Twenty-ffth and Cary
streets, by a suspension bridge, and TO
lay steam-pipes across Twenty-fifth street
UtlNffll TIC lNO bhiIuibSs llt ClAs ~
torney and City Engineer were instructed
to prepare a proper ordinance.
on motion II was decided to direct the
Richmond and Manchester Railway Com
pany to repair the road-bed on Four
teenth street. from Broad to Ross streets,
and on Marshall street from Fifth 10
Adams street.
The Light Committees Session.
The Light Committee met I'm Room No.
Il at o'clock. with Messrs. Noble, Hard
wicke Vaughan, CARRIER, Hawkins, and
Witt present.
Mr.. Joseph Walersteln was elected
chairman, to succeed Mr.. T.. ID. Starke,
resigned, and Mr.. q. NJ. Noble was chosen
sUb-chairman. Several petitions for e%-
tension Of gas-mains were received and
acted upon, as also were petitions for
free gas.
The Superintendent's report for March
showed that 201S3. 300 cubic-feet Of gas
were made and 20,172, 40 consumed. The
monthly payroll, amounting TO N,7O2ls
was approved and ordered to be paid,
The chairman was authorized to exc
cute the contract for street-lighting for
one year with the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company.
The investigation of the alleged neglect
of duty on the part Of Mr.. J. J. Creamer,
one of the meter-readers. was continued,
and the matter laid over until the next
meeting. with the expectation that an
ARRANGEMENT would be made whereby the |
city would be reimbursed.
Water supply at lakewood.
The Committee on Cemeteries met at /
ESQ Z. NJ. in Room No. II, there beinS |
present Messrs. Vaughan Chairman, /
Blanks Carter. and Hawkins. The semi |
monthly payroll of lakewood, Sl22.5O; !
River-Niew $751; and ShOckOe-Hill. $i5, |
was approved and ordered 10 be paid.
The subcommittee on lakewood Gene |
terry, through Mr.. Hawkins. reported that /
the committee was at work endeavoring |
to perfect arrangements whereby Oak |
wood shall have the benefit of perma- |
nent water supply Mr.. Hawkins said the |
committee hoped to have water by Memo
rIal-Day.
The subcommittee on River-View /
Cemetery was authorized to contract for |
an archway and sign to be erected over
the entrance gate at River-View Gene
terry, with the name of the cemetery |
printed thereon.
The Health Departments Funds.
The Committee on Health held an adj
journed meeting at $3.50 o'clock. There
were present Messrs. Hobson, Mont
gomery. Burton. and Moore.
The payroll and bills of the depart
ment. amounting in all to $3,2h57 were
approved and ordered to be paid The
following statement of the financial con-
dltion of the department was submittedi
Payroll appropriation..... ........$ill5s %
T-nexpended. 80. ....... ........ S32 sos y