The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-17
THEY WILL TAKE
ANOTHER TOUR.
The Subcommittee on Streets Not
Yet Satisfied.
FULTON is TO BE VISITED
This Time the Committee Accepts the
Invitations of Iultonitcs To VISIT
the Site OF the Proposed
Railroad Yards.

ON Streets had another session last even
ing In room No. OF the city Hall, WITH
an the members present as follows.
Mossrs. Ebei chairman. Burton. La~der'
Gibson. King and Pollock.
CITY Attorney Pollard asked that the
petition Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way Company bo first taken up. as be
himself as well as the city Engineer. had
since the last meeting of the committee
been compelled 10 give AN their time
20 e. case then peuding ln The LAW and
Equity Court. This was agreed 20 and
on motion OF Mr.. Lawder 10 WAS decided
10 first take mp the proposed changes 70
be made by the railroad company 900 Full
ton. Numer0usly signed petitions OF CT
liens from that section opposing the
scheme were read and the citizens present
We're invited 90 give their views.
Councilman T.. II. CARRIER. of fulton.
asked that the matter Dee postponed in the
absence of Mr.. g.. ". Meredith, counsel
Of the residents OF Fulton. This WAS
agreed 90 ON a motion by Mt. LaWoei,
and the ordinance itself was taken UP.
THE G.. g. o. PLANS.
Upon motion of Mr.. King the plans OF
tho company were taken up and o.
planned by Mr. T.. b. I%saacs. their ensi-
neer. This took mp considerable time.
and after the details had been thoroughly
discussed the invitation rendered the Gill
gems 90 address the committee was re-
pcated.
Mr.. T.. II. CARRIER was the first one to
step 10 the front. saying that me resi-
dents from his section only asked Tor
Justice. The committee ON the recent TIP
had failed to visit those points that would
be most affected by the proposed Inn
movements. lie thought there was %
way out Of the difficulty by not only
keeping the Osborn Turnpike open but
also what was known as the DarbytoNn
Road. There was Il gentleman present
Mr.. John w. Turner, who lived in th-
county. but was "a civil engineer, ana
could show a way out OF the difficulty.
In his opinion the proposed tracks IN the
railroad yard could be strung out along
the car track on either side, tahlng III
some ~ the bottom lands belonging 20
Afr. Harrison and "a portion or mo pr"-
perty of the Henrico Land Company ana
i'm that manner Dr. would Doe nos necessary
no close either OF the two roads mentioned.
Mr.. Hartley. another resident OF F-i-
ton. who owns considerable property N
that section. also spoke in opposition 10
tho closing of the two roads.
Mr. q. Y Meredith. who had arrived IN
the meantime. followed Mr.. Hartley ana
argued ou tho same lines as Mr.. CARRIER
had done. and made the point that the
committee had not visited the points that
would boz mostly affected. The plans
could be SO altered as % satisfy all parties
Interested. and the question only az stake
was who SHOULD pay for the imuro:e-
ments. and TO 90 this was the duty OF the
railroad company.
Mr.. Lawder made an appeal 10 the com
mittee not % close up both roads ana
thereby cut of the prosperity OF Fulton
That had been in progress for wears.
COLONEL CUTSHAWS VIEWS.
ON motion of Mr.. Pollock, the City En-
gineer. was then asked 10 state mis- OBJ
lectlons 10 the plans. lie stated the
drawings submitted were with one or two
exceptions previously submitted and thor
oughlv discussed in all their details. lie
Thought aIl the drawings could be re-
enacted. as the only change consisted in
the change of tine elevation from the
dock on Seventeenth street 20 the Dan
Vile depot. which really meant am i'm
provement. The change on the curoaee
going MP 20 Broad street also contained
no objection. as far as the city was con-
cerneI. These were the only changes.
and the company did not ask for anything
else. However. he repeated his former
recommendations that there should be no
clearance Jess than fourteen feet over
head.
TN. city had nothing 10 do with the
crossing VI the Free Bridge. that had 10
DE settled between the Bridge Commis-
sion and the railroad company. and ne
had placed himself on record as in opposi-
zion 10 that plan. He also had been OPP
posed 20 the closing OF Clay street. but
the Council had overriden him. lie had
uo objection TO the construction of the
/ Union Depot as 80 was now explained.
ON motion OF Nj Pollock. 30 was then
| decided that the fuIl committee visit once
more the points IN question I'm Fulton. ln
! accordance with tho invitation extended
by Mr.. CARRIER.
MORE INFORMATION.
Mr.. King desired to gain some addi-
| tional information In regard 90 the man
uer in which the dock was 10 be- crossed.
Mr. Avtell explained that the dock was
owned bv the railroad company, and also
| the highway. although the city had the
riebt az policing the same. The power
of loading and unloading vessels there
rested entirely with the railroad com
| many and was exercised through a. dock
master placed there by the concern. The
! angle to cut off by the structure from me
dock would he nOOred over ana would
practically enlarge the area Of the road
he'd There would be ample room for
wagons and carts 10 be moved ahou-
ms the proposed iron posts would be thir-
~ feet apart.
Mr.. Ehel called attention 20 the fact
that am ordinance was now In prepare
ton recurring the Richmond. Petersburg
and Carolina Railroad to give a hond FOR
the faithful performance Of the work
asked for and it was expressed as the
sense Of the committee as suggested nv
Mr.. King. that "a similar provision De
prepared requiring the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company also 10 give sucn
a bond the amount 10 be fixed after
wards.
After r. good deal Of discussion as 10
vhen the committee should meet again.
II was decided that an adjournment be
taken until Friday evening at z O'Clock
and hat the se~rgeant-at-arms IN the
meantime make the necessary arrange
ments for the second trip 10 Fulton.
Committee on Cemeteries
The Committee on Cemeteries met az
lakewood Cemetery yesterday afternoon
AT > o'clock 10 inspect the painting ana
renairs recently ordered 20 be done there
al. The members present were Me9srs-
Blanks chairman. Miner, Smith, Whlt
tet. and Williams.
shortly after converting. the committee
proceeded 10 examine the work or Inc
n~ainters and carpenters and found the
same 10 have been done In a iirst-class
manner. The keepers house and ONCE
has been put in nice repair. the first tin
I'm about eleven years, and presents a
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