The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-29
WILL KEEP SECRET
THE BRICK TEST.
The Street Committee Wishes to Be
Unjust to No One.
NEW WORK IS RECOMMENDED.
Opposition 20 Sidewalk Laying on Ac-
count Of Pecuniary Rcasons-The
Accents and Printing Commit
tee Runs Short Of Funds.

The Committee on Streets was I'm ses-
sion for only about two hours yesterday
afternoon and was mostly engaged in
routine work.
Only ono question occasioned discus
sion, and that was whether the test Of
bricks made by the City Engineer should
be printed and distributed The bricks
tested were the product OF a number OF
manufacturers, and some OF them did
not come up to the required standard.
The committee was Of opinion that II
would be unfair to make the tests pub
lic as rival manufacturers might take
advantage OF them.
The committee met at $40 O'Clock.
Chairman Otway S. Allen presiding, and
present Mcssrs Bloombcrg, Bahen, Bur
ton. Gibson. Pollock, Peters, Woody.
King, Lawder.
NEW WORK RECOMMENDED.
Allegations we're 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 street
between First and Second.
Paving the west side OF Randolph
street between Cary and Beverly.
Paving the north side Of Grace street
between First ana Foushee. and Foushee
between Grace and Broad.
Constructing sewer in Mosby street
from vsnable 20 the corporata.limits.
Constructing a 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
10 II. especially from Centenary Metho-
dist church.
The work on Randolph street also that
on Foushee and Grace streets. was op-
posed by representatives, of Randolph
ana Grace-street Baptist churches. re-
spcctiv'C, on account OF tho financial
condition OF those 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.. g.
G. Burton. the contractor for the brick
work
communication was read from the
Automatic Telephone Exchange Com
pany. containing a glowing eulOgy of its
Instruments 1t came 10 the committee
from the Board and was sent back with
the information that no legislation was
necessary.
OPEN AN ALLEY
The Council. on motion OF Mr. Pollock.
was IfUUtSltU 10 dlAHpil-t Nii' h'oAiAiN
OF allegations for tho opening OF an alley
eighteen feet wide between Second,
Third. Jackson 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-seventh upon
request OF Mr.. Woody.
Several repairs were ordered in JEFF
ferson ward at the request OF Mr.. Bloom
berg.
ON motion OF Mr. King a resolution
was adopted allowing the ward commit
tees to expend the balances to their
credit without reference to the general
committee.
Colonl Cutshaw reported that he hal
received from several brick-makers re-
quests for printed copies or the tests
made by him OF the various xmas OF
bricks manufactured around TINS CITY
The committee declined 10 allow these
,ests IN he printed ~ being the sense OF
Tho committed that II would not be ialr
20 those manufacturers whose bricks dld
NOT stand the test to make the tests pub
lie ,,
The committee. after some further
business Of lesser importance. adjourned
Committee without Money.
The Committee on Accounts and Print
ING met I'm Room Il at o'clock with the |
following members present: Mcssrs. !
West. chairman Bloomberg and bahen'
The clerk announced that Messrs. Tray |
Tor and Fspps. the city binders, had PRINT
ed the reports ordered by the Council |
without any contract being entered INTO |
for the work The binders had charged |
s75 for the work which exhausted the |
appropriaNion and left no balance 20 SEND |
the books out The question was asked, |
whether the binding on the reports was /
worth SIS. and doubt was expressed. Inc |
matter was subsequently referred TO the |
chairman and clerk for settlement
The clerks financial report showed a
balance Of Sl29l3 to the credit of the de-
partment
\ number o. BILLS were approved and or
dcred 10 ae paid, though there was not |
sufficient money 10 the credit Of the /
COMMITTEES to meet all the accounts. The /
clerk stated that 500 would be needed TO /
meet all expenses.
The chairman and committee were au-
thorized to draw up specifications of the /
stationery NEEDED by all the departments |
and advertise for bids returnable at the
next meeting on the 9th Of December.
GAINS Approved.
The Committee on Claims and Salaries
met in the City Hall atN o'clock with
Messrs. Mccarthy, (sub-chairmam Wal
lerstein and Donahoe present.
The Committee on Schools Will meet to-
night at o'clock
7:p o'clock.
The Committee on Finance meets at
o'clock.