Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-29
WATERF0R CAMP LEE
YOUNG BUSINESSMEN ASK THE
CITY TO GIVE 1T.
WORK OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
busy Sessions of Several of Them
Last NiGbt-Question of Taking Up
Chr Tracks Dcferred-Low Water
Rate for Large Consumers.

The Committee on Streets met yester-
! day afternoon at o'clock in Room No. 8,
/ CITY Hall, with Chairman Bloomberg
presiding. and the following members
present. Messrs Ebel, J. J. King. Burton,
| Woody. Carter, Pollak, Foster, j. Nj.
King Bahen. Lawder
Allegations for certain paving were
taken up. In reference % the paving OF
Spring street from Laurel to China street.
Mr.. Carter moved that abutting property
owners be required 70 pay for their 'front.'
age and corner owners for one quarter
Of their side line. the other three quarters
TO be paid for by the city. This met
some objection, and was not acted upon.
The paving Of the sidewalk on the
west side of Schaicr street from Grace
TO Broa was ordered. upon condition that
admitting property owners incur all ex-
pensos. and those owning corner property
pay for one half of their side line. The
paving with asphalt Of the south side Of
Broad street from Eighth to Ninth was
also ordered. on motion OF Mr.. Ebel.
Mr.. J. VI. King moved 10 order the paw
ing of the sidewalk on the north SIDE Of
Beverley between Beech and Reservoir
streets. and the motion was adopted.
NARROW THE SIDEWALK.
The petition OF Mr. Hoard and others
for the narrowing Of the sidewalk On
Nenable street from Eighteenth 10 Pick
EFT streets was next taken up. and on mo-
zion Of Mr. j. NJ. King the sum OF $50
was ordered 10 be set aside for the pur-
nose Of carrying out the plans prepared
by the city Engineer The object of the
petition is TO permit Of vehicles standing
i'm front Of the petitioners property with
out interference ON the part Of the Trac-
ton lines.
The question or removing the tracks
Of the Richmond Railway and Electric
Companv's Clay-strcet lire between Sew
cnth and Twenty-frst streets. which was
TO have been taken up at this meeting.
was laid over until the next meeting. al
which time it is thought possible the
question Of inter-cOmpany transfer may
be adjusted
On the advice of the City Engineer the
bids FOR the furnishing Of asphalt block
paving for Broad street between Tenth
and Eleventh streets we're rejected. and
my bids for both asphalt blocks and vitri-
fed bricks called for.
The contract for furnishing granO-
lthic paving for the west side of Twelfth
street. between Main ana Bank streets,
was awarded 10 j. G.. Thompson. and
those for feed to ;. G.. Fairbanks x CO.
The ordinance granting to the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company permission to con-
struct an overhead bridge across Twcn-
ty-ffth street, near Cary, was referred
TO the Council
SWEEPING THE CAR TRACKS
On motion of Mr.. l1bel, the CITY En-
gineer and City Attorney were requested
to prepare an ordinance TO abate the
nuisance occasioned by the sweeping Of
street-car tracks. The motion was in
accord with a petition recently presented
10 the Council from residents along
Broad street.
Mr.. Carter moved that the sum Of
money i'm the hands OF the city derived
from the United States direct taxes.
amounting TO $2.0l95, be devoted to gene
raj street improvements
Mr.. Ebel moved as a substitute that
fl be. instead. devoted TO the paving OF
Tenth street between Broad and Capitol
streets. The motion of Mr.. Cartcr's pre-
vailed
Other routine business was then trans
acted. and several minor allegations
called for, after which the committee
adjourned.
The Wafer Committees work.
The Committee ON Water met at 80
O'Clock. with Chairman Briggs presiding
and the following members In attendance.
Ncssrs. Zimmerman, Noble, carter
MONTGOMERY and o. a. Hawkins
q. motion of Mr.. Zimmerman. the
rav-roU for the month, amounting TO
- SEQ 20. was ordered 10 be paid
Extensions Of water mains on Buchan-
an. Twenty-siXth. and Cherry streets, an
ticipating an expenditure amounting ~
$500, were agreed 10.
n was also decided to recommend To
the Council the granting OF pettioh
from Mrs. Grant, owning "a greenhouse
adioiuiup the New Reservoir, TO make
connection with the city mains at her
oyyp eXpeuse.. provided she agreed To
nav for 5000 gallons per month in adj
vance.
FREE WATER FOR CAMP LEE.
4 petition was received from the Young
Mems Business Association throusH no
nr.sideut Mr. II. T.. Valentine. asking
Tor free water at the EXposiuOn-Grounds
(Camp Leo as an inducement Tor Hs
choice by the government as a place OF
mobilization Tor troops. The petition
was endorsed 10y Acknowledgements
General stern. and was referred TO the
Council for action.
The petition of the Richmond Base
Ball and Athletic Association for q water
connection with their grounds on west
Broad street WAS also similarly referred
conditional upon the associations bearing
an expenses of said connection.
The contract Tor valves needed by me
dcpartmeut was awarded. II calls Tor
those of the Ludlow pattern.
LOW RATES FOR WATER
Superintendent Boiling reported plan
ecaIiug the water rates 10 manufacturers
vino use over 10000 gallons OF water down
TO cents per thousand.
Chairman Briggs opposed me reduction
of the water rates. MT. MohlsoHetE
said ne knew of two large concerns VIM
arc seriously contemplating sinking Wells
49,, tboir nroperty from motives OF econ
on,y He asked that the schedule should
be- adopted by the committee.
AR zimmerman thought the measure
q Good one. but was afraid II would raise
ogain the vexed question OF meter rates
Ntr Rolling suggested that the matter
III hove more force IL introduced az
% netjtion. This met with the unanimous
,'nnroval of the committee, and the taoie
was recommended TO the council ana
MIR Montgomery undertook to nave
,'.tition ready to be presented with II.
Much routine business was Transacted
and the committee adjourned.
TO REPAIR THE CREMATORY
The Committee on Health met In Room
II al S o'clock. Mr.. Jullus hoDsoh pre-
sidsd and there were present Messrs'
e,,rton Moore. Snead. and Williams. The
bius and payroll of the department,
amounting 10 81 $3.50, were approved ana
ordered To be paid.
Dr Onpenhimer asked that a committee