Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-29
REPAIR THE STREETS.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE MAKES A
NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
The BINDING OF THE CHARTER.
Appropriation Exhausted and No
Money Left for Mailing-Accounts
Small Claims to BE Paid.

! The Council Committee on Streets met
night. Only routine business was trans
acted besides the recommending of nu-
merous street Improvements and repairs.
The committee met at $40 o'clock
Chairman Otway S. Allen presiding. and
| present Messrs. Bloomberg, Bahen, Bur-
ton. Gibson. Pollock. Peters, Woody,
King. and Lawder.
Allegations were heard and the fol-
lowing work was recommended to the
Council:
Paving the sidewalk on the north side
Of Jackson street between Third and Fifth
streets
Paving the north side OF Jackson be-
tween First and Second.
Paving the west side OF Randolph street
between Cary and Beverly.
Paving the north side of Grace street
between First and Foushee and Foushee
between Grace and Broad.
Constructing a sewer in Mosby street
from Venable to the corporate limits.
Constructing sewer in Lowndes street
from Seventeenth TO the corporate limits
On motion Of Mr.. Peters, the grading
and paving Of the alley between Grace,
Franklin, Fourth, and Fifth, was laid on
the table, there being great opposition to
IL, especially from Centenary Methodist
church.
The work on Randolph street and also
that on Foushee and Grace streets was
opposed by representatives, OF Randolph
and Grace-Street Baptist churches, re-
spectvely, on account of the financial
condition of these churches.
At the request of Mr.. a. a. Chapman,
who received the contract to do the ex-
cavating for the Fifth-street sewer, the
whole work was transferred to Mr.. C. G..
Burton, the contractor for the brickwork.
AN AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE.
A communication was read from the
Automatic Telephone Exchange Company,
containing a glowing eulogy on its in
struments. 1t came to the committee
from the Board, and was sent back with
the information that no legislation is ne
cessary.
The Council, on motion OF Mr.. Pollock,
was requested TO authorize the hearing
of allegations for the opening Of an alley
is feet wide between Second, Third, Jack
son, and Duval streets.
At the request of Mr.. Lawder, gravel
was ordered put at Twenty-ninth and
Broad, and also on Clay street between
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seyenth upon
request of Mr.. Woody.
Several repairs were ordered in Jefferson
Ward at the request of Mr.. Bloomberg.
On motion Of Mr.. King, a resolution was
adopted allowing the ward committees
to expend the balances TO their credit
without reference to the general commit
tee.
Colonel Cutshaw reported that he had
received from several brlckmakers re-
quests for printed copies of the tests
made by him OF the various kinds of
bricks manufactured around this city,
The committee declined to allow these
tests to be printed, it being the sense Of
the committee that it would not be fair
to those manufacturers whose bricks did
not stand the test to make the tests pub
lie.
The committee. after some further
business of lesser Importance adjourned.
No Money for stamps.
The Committee on Accounts and Print !
ing met in Room II at Z o'clock, with the |
members present: Messrs. West !
chairman, Bloomberg, and Bahen.
The clerk announced that Messrs. Tray
lor & Epps. the city binders. had printed !
the reports ordered by the Council with |
out any contract being entered into for |
lne WOTK. Inc DlnutIS mao charged $40 /
for the work, which exhausted the appro-
priation and left no balance to send the |
books out. The question was asked whe- !
Their the binding on the reports was worth |
S75, and some doubt was expressed on
this point. The matter was subsequently
referred to the chairman and clerk for
settlement.
The clerks financial report showed q
balance of sl2913 to the credit OF the de-
partment.
A number Of bills were approved and
ordered to be paid. though there was not
money TO the credit of the COM
nittee to meet all the accounts. The
Jerk stated that $500 would be needed to
meet all expenses that will arise before
he end of the fiscal year.
The chairman and committee were au-
horized to draw up specifications of the
stationery needed by all the departments
md advertise for bids, returnabe at the
lext meeting Of the committee, on the
18th Of December.
Several Claims Admitted.
The Committee on Claims and Salaries
net in the City Hall at o'clock, with
Iessrs. Mccarthy (sub-chairman), Wal
and Donahoe present.
Several small claims were considered
nd approved, and a motion recommend
ng the Council to pay them was adopted
The Committee on Schools will meet
o-night at 7 O'Clock. The Committee on
Water will meet at 7:30 o'clock. The Com
nittee on Finance meets at o'clock
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