The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-18

gineer should be instructed 10 see the
general MANAGER Of tho Richmond Union
Passenger Railway Company and request
him 90 give a better service on First
street. always having a car In sight OF
the terminus when one was about TO
leave. Several substitutes were intro
duced but all were voted down and the
motion was adopted.
Mr.. Lawder requested that the commit
tee ask the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company 60 place az some con-
yenient point IN Fulton half-rate tickets
for school children. The city Engineer
was instructed % make that request.
Bids for street-paving were then OPEN
ed and the city Engineers was instructed
10 award the contract 20 the lowest re-
sponslbie bidder the same to DE ascer-
tanned by the City Engineer The bid
ders were Messrs. W. j.. Fletcher Chas
Casser. j. A. Guide ana j. NethcrwoJd
Mr. Pollock brought mp the question
of The citys being compelled 10 use the
Rockets bricks IN connection with the
question OF letting the sewer contract. He
said that tost OF bricks furnished by
the various firms should be made I'm or
dor that au might be permitted to- bid
and the cost of the bricks thus g. eapen-
ed As there were probably several
million bricks 90 Dee used in the COM
struction Of sewers shortly it would
amount SO considerable SUM.
TOR A BRICK-TEsTEH
After considerable discussion Nr KIM
moved tnll tle city erect "a brick tester,
and chat manufacturers desiring tloir
bricks tested in order that they might
become bidders should De charged d Zee
of 500.
Mr. Ebel moved that AN sewer bids be
rejected and new bids advertised for:
that each bidder bee required TO furnish
sample bricks. accompanied by certified
checks 90 De used in having a test mada
OF the bricks.
Mr.. Ebers Idea was 90 send the bricks
away 90 be tested elsewhere. and thus
obyiate the delay which would occur we're
the city TO attempt 90 establish brick
tester Of SIS own
Mr.. E0ers motion was adopted unani-
mously
Mr.. King then moved that the check
submitted To- each bidder be two per cent.
OF the estimated amount OF the contract.
THIS action was lost and after various
motions 10 was decided that the amount
o. each check should De- $500
Upon the request off The city Engineer
IL was determined TO hold the next mect-
ing ON the 5lst. ms cad ol the 8th in-
slant
ON motion Of MI Bahen curblng and
gut or was ordered to be laid on the
south SIDE VI Duyal street. between Sec
ond and Third
COL Cutshlw stated that the Traction
Company I'm response 10 his request had
announced they would on signal stop
their cars on Broad street. between
Twelfth ard Fourteenth. going up hili.
lie had heard nothing he said. from the
old company ia regard to bis request that
they give a ffleen-minute schedule on
First street
FOR TflF BfCYCfl5Ts
Mr.. pollock called attention TO tha fact
that there are numerous large rocks on
the Boulevard which are causing bicy-
clists % have numerous Calls. The city
Engineer promised 20 have them removed.
lie also said that he was going 10 do
something which would make the bcy-
clists happy-Dut down cranolithic gut
ters on each side OF the Boulevard. from
IN front or che Reservoir 20 Reservoir
street on motion Of Nr. Pollock repairs
were ordered 20 the bridge M Brook ave-
nue. and Bacon Quarter Branch; also the
bridges on Leigh street between Thr-
teenth and Fifteenth.
ON motion Of Mr. Gibson sewer basin
was ordered constructed at the southwest
corner Of Main and Lombardy. also 10 re-
set curbing on the south side OF Clay
street. between Smith and Munford.
on motion Of Alr. woody the bridge on
Twenty-sixth street between Main ana
Franklin was ordered repaired
On motion Of Mr. Lawder, the grading
Of the east side 81 Twenty eighth street,
between Franklin and Grace, was ordered
and also the placing OF gravel az the cor
ner Of Twenty-ninth and Broad.
After some further routine work. The
Committee adjourned. having been IN ses-
sion nearly five hours.