Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-08
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mittee that the triangular lot adjoining
Marshall Park should be sold TO MIR. Col
Inns for $1,000 was adopted.
ORDINANCES FOR SPUR TRACKS.
The ordinance granting to the Southern
railway permission to erect spur track
on Virginia street to Cary was opposed
i'm its present form by Mr.. n. w. Bowe,
the real estate agent. IL would be aosO-
lutely useless, he said, since the resolu-
lions as to the hours when cars might be
moved made 1t practically or no erect:
He asked that the ordinance should be
recommitted TO the Street Committee,
and this was done.
An ordinance permitting the chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company to build
spur track from Sixth TO Byrd street was
adopted.
The ordinance providing for a commit
tee on electricity and creating the position
of city electrician, nominating Superln-
tendent Thompson, of the Fire-Alarm, Tor
that position, was referred to the Ordi-
nance Committee.
Amendments TO the ordinance govern
ing the Light Department. passed by the
Board of Aldermen, were concurred IN by
the Council.
Amendments to the ordinance concern
ing the bonds of city officials were con-
Cured in, as also was an ordinance con-
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
The resignation of Mr.. Robert Whittet
as member of the Board or PuDllc IN
terest was presented and accepted.
The request of the Board OF Fire Com
missioners that the bills against the de,
partment for water should be reunited
was laid upon the table.
The Council accepted invitations TO at
| tend the annual inspection of the Fire De-
partment and to visit the Home for the
| Incurables.
| Health should be instructed to report
| some plans for radical reform of the
| methods Of street cleaning now employed
was adopted.
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The following appropriations, recon-
mended by the Street Committee for streeI
| improvements, were adopted: EleVei
hundred and seventy-fve dollars for paw
| ing alley from First TO Adams street, be-
| tween Marshall and Clay; $3.50 Tor paw
] ing alley from Vine TO walton street
! between Hammond street and PARK ave
| nue.; $632 to construct sewer on EleVentun
| street from Cary to an alley on the north
| side: s6S2 to grade and pave Foushee u
| Adams, between Broad and Grace streets
S2ll.2O TO pave sidewalk on the west sue
OF Reservoir street, between Gary ahu
Taylor; 1922 to pave the slueWaIh On Wv
east side of Twenty-sixth street. IRON
! Broad TO Marshall; S237.O to pave size
walk on the north side of Clay street be
| tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty-hIti
| streets; $S12 to pave, with grahoilthlc ti'
| east side Of Ninth street between MAR
and Bank streets, and the north side
of Main street, between Ninth and Ienth
S3l2 to lay granite curb ana cutters oI
the south side Of Duyal street, betweei
Second and Third; $40 to repair bridges
ON Bacon Quarter branch and LelSi
street; s237. 60 to lay granite curb and reia!
gutter on the north side Of Orleans street
between Third and Fourth; S3lb 10 Ia!
granite curb and gutter on the south sld
of Nicholson street, between lnlru am
Fourth streets; $l15 to construct street
basin on the southwest corner or Louis
! lana and Fifth streets; $40 to lay grant
tagging on the north side or Orlean
street crossing Fourth, Fifth, sixth, an,
Seventh streets; $l,O9 TO pave, VIII
! granite spalls. Lester street between Lou
isiana and Denny streets $z50.@ 10 Ia
| granite curb and gutter on the west sld
of williamsburg avenue, from Nlcholso
to Denny street; 81 loo to constriuict sew :
avenue to the corporate limits; $oo1 |
grade and pave alley on Plum street I
| 7 ombardy, between Grove avenue an
Hanover street; $500 to pave the Yves
side of Plum street, between Main an
Cary streets; $l15 to establish stree
basin ON the south side of Denny stree
near the engine-house; $500 TO lay grant
curb and gutter on the west SIDE {
TWenty-SiXth street, Del"een VI Gnu
streets: $40 to lay granite curb and quite
on the east side of Twenty-eighth stree
between Leigh and NJ streets; 500 10 Ia
granite curb and gutter on the sout
side of Clay street, between Iwenty-nit
and Twenty-siXth; $0S.3O to lay grant
curh and gutter on the north side
Canal street. between Belvidere and Pr
streets: 1896 20 to lay granite curb ana gu
fer ON the west side OF Morris street, d.
tween Grove and Park avenues; SlOsA
Iav granite tagging on the east SIDE
Pyland street. crossing Broad; sl0S.4
| Law granite tagging on the east SIDE
| Harrison street, crossing Broad; WHO
, ! Construct branches Of the Brook aVenl
| sewer. - ,,,oro ii,
anpropriated. and allegations Tor ON
IMPROVEMENTS were ordered TO be heard.
FREE GAS IS GRANTED.
, An ordinance granting the free use
! gas TO the Valentine Museum for twel'
. nonths was adopted. Free gas was al
Voted for the Park-Place Methodi
, church. NJ, g.. ,,r,h
! sarxicA on the Poor Committee. and NJ
: yyiIIiams was relieved from the Heal
resolution to place TO the credit
E the ladies OF the city MISSION l.Vvo Ioa
. the moor OF the city was adopted
! The chairman announced the appoir
!, ment of Mr.. Neale TO serve ON the Coz
D mittee on Health and Mr.. Williams
serve on the Committee on POOR
Grounds and Buildings Committed
> The Committee on Grounds and Bull
II ines met In the City Hall at bO o'clo
last night Messrs. Gunst tchairmal
Snead. West King, l.awder, ana nee
y The report of the City Engineer In
= gard 10 repairing the jail was submit
II and adopted. IN 49,. !.
4 angular lot adjoining Chimborazo Pa
n 70 Messrs. Collins and Adams. This.
- lion closed a long controversy, In viii
1. those property-owners who opposed
" sale have resisted 1t very stubbornly.,