The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-03
ROWING THE
C|TY'S STREETS.
Numerous Appropriations Made By
the Common Council.
POSITION OF A B00K-KEEPER
Created for the Department or the
City Enginecr-Hc viii be Nomi-
mated by the City Engineer and
Elected by Street Committee

The Common Council held is regular
! monthly meeting last cvcdinG. which
! turned out 20 be a rather lengthy ses-
sion. \ vOiuminous report Wa submitted
| by the Committee on Streets asking for
numerous appropriations for street i'm
! provemcnts which were all granted. An
! ordinance was adopted upon the recon-
menc9lon OF the Finance Committee,
| creathig the position Of boOk-kcepcr for
! the department OF the city Engineer at
salary OF $3.50 a year.
| There seemed 10 be "a desire prevailing
| among the members not Co proiOnC the
| meeting too much. and in consequence
| OF 10 the Council finally adjourned al
! ll1J O'Clock until mex, Thursday evening
al o'clock.
The following members answered m the
| roll call shortly after Z o'clock: Messrs.
! Ferguson, seek. Blanks. Bloomberg
! Briggs. Cottrcl Ebel. CARRIER. Gunst
! HARRISON. n. A. Hawkins. Hobsou.
| King. Alosby. Noble Rountrce. Waller
stein. Whaien Woody and President
| Caskie.
city Clerk y. r. August stated at the
opening of the meeting that Mr. A. Fer
gusson had been elected and had qualified
! as successor TO the late Branch r. Allen.
as a member or the Common Council from
Marshall Ward
The Committee on Fire Department.
through the chairman. Mr.. Ebel present
ed number of petitions Tor the granting
Of permits for the erection OF frame
buildings with fire proof roofs The Pc
titiOns were granted upon the recommcn-
dalton Of the committee.
While the petitions were read. Mr. Tan
ner entered. He was soon afterwards
followed by Mossrs. Miller. Ryan and
Pollock.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Upon the recommendation Of the Com
mittee on Streets the following appropria-
tons for street Improvements were
agreed to: S1.6O3 for the paving with
granite spalls Of the road bed OF Third
street between Broad and Grace streets:
s3G7.50 for the paving with vitrihed bricks
Of the road bed at tile intersection OF
First and Franklin streets $375.SO Tor the
paving with vitrhed bricks of thee road
bed at the intersection Of First and
Grace streets: Sl172.69 20 reset curbing
and guttering with granite spalls on
Marshall between First and Adams
street; S2O7 TO set curblng and pave The
gutter on the cast side OF First between
Broad and Grace streets: 1907 for similar
work on the north side of Denny be
tween Fourth and Fifth streets: 1910 for
similar work on the north side Of Denny
between Highland and Lester streets:
$3.50 for similar work on the east side OF
Thirty-hrst between Broad and Marshall
streets. S225 for similar work on the south
side Of West avenue west ~ Boyd street
for $50 feet; S4S2s2 for similar wors- on
the north side Of Spring between Laurel
and Cherry streets: 81. 32b for similar work
on the north side Of Cary from Beech 10
Harvie streets: S595 for similar work on
the west side Of Morris street from Main
10 Floyd avenue; 1927 20 acquire certain
land in order 10 remove an encroachment
on Seventh street in Fulton: $3.50 for the
laying Of granite curbing and granite
guttering on the east side OF Munford be-
tween Clay and Marshall streets; s443 for
similar work on Marshall between Madi-
son and Monroe streets: $225 for similar
work on Marshall between Monroe and
Henry streets. $50 for granite tagging
on the east side Of Lombary street.
crossing Broad street: $3.50 for the con-
struction OF a street inlet on the south
west corner Of Twenty-usn"h and =
streets; 1894 10 pave the side walk on the
north side Of Spring street between
Laurel and Cherry street; $5lA2O for the
paving with bricks the side walk on the
west side Of Shafer from Franklin 20
Broad streets sl27jO for the paving with
granolithic pavement OF the side walk
I'm front Of Nos 500 and SCI east Broad
street: S2S1S2 for the paving OF the side
walk on the north side Of Beverly between
Beech and Reservoir streets: 800 for the
purchasing Of lot on Henrico street
west OF Dinneen street 100 by 100 feet
for the securing Of gravel $345O for
granolithic curling and guctering on the
north side Of Clay between Pickett and
Mosby streets, and $3.50 for the laying OF
granolithic pavement on the side walk
on that street: placing the sum Of g 009.49
10 tho credit Of the general streets ac-
count the money having been turned into
the city treasury by the Commissioner Of
Direct Taxes as unclaimed; S14OO FOR the