Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-17
ISTHE SERVICEGOOD?
sprc,,L COMMITTEE TO INvEsTi-
GATE oUR CAR LINES.
BARTON HEIGHTS PEOPLE COMPLAIN.
v Cars Run, and These mt LONE
fpfervnIs-Precautio 10 DC
..,,.t dangerous Gases-M""'
Matter. before Committees.

Matters pcfore Committees.
last night was busy one VII" -"
Council committees. several oi
held long and important sessions
Tho first matter taken UP by the street
co,o,o,,tae which met at 5 o'clock was
the question Of laying a side"aih u,
yest side OF Seventeenth street Aoa'
r.owndes 10 the corporate limits M'' "
y wall. real estate agent OF tne O''s
make and Ohio, on which the cost "ou'D
chiefly fail. opposed the Improvement
and the subject was tabled.
4 committee representing the oi''N'"'
Of Barton Heights asked assistance ~
making the Richmond Railway ana hiec-
,r,c ,,omnanv give a twenty-minute scne-
dple on its First-street line. MI jim.
Rose said there was no schedule on 'nas
line although there was prelenoe u
bevine a twenty-minute one He had Deen
kceping tab on the company, ana louuu
mai n was running only three cars, anu
tbat an the 9TH instant between the hours
~ ? A NJ. and p. NJ, five trips had
beon lost: on the 9th. three trips; on the
10Th. fen trips: on the nth, thirteen trlps
other gentlemen also spoke along the
same line. complaining bitterly OIL pau
schedule. dirty, crowded cars ana other
things. IL was also said that the company
had again taken one or It's cars Oh VI
seventeenth street, to the great lncohNe-
nience Of people in that section.
TO USE r RAILS.
A petition was received from the A ,Inia,
can Tobacco Company, asking peIlsiis Ill
to use T rails on the e stb street. pro-
missing to substitute girder rails wheu VA "a
! street should be paved Referred 10 ""'N
/ Committee and Engineer to-, +be
foor and inquired what progress nad
/ been made by 2 subcommittee app9llili,t,,vu.
for the uurnose i'm looking into the uei"yS
occaeioned the cars Of the Richmond fsa,.-
way and Electric Company by t Sngg C,''
Of the Chesapeake ana Oh' so,,hhllc6mmitiee
1t appearing that the sup-C 1',,ieH for
bad neglected 10 attend to the duties toi
rrbicb n was created. the CLERK Was ~
etructed TO notify the members OIL ny
| sub-oornuittee and stir them UP W az
tend 70 the matter. ,... ,ho desire
The netition OF capitalists VINO desii {
10 he permitted to construct reg ui s
conduit system. submitted lhiOusn IT,. -
= n SHIELD was referred 10 coliI .i,l. ~
consisting Of Messrs;, EpeI;; 20 Con-
Rloomberg. Lawder. and Pollock TO con
sIder the matter. in conjunction with the
Cityt Attorney and City Engineer, and re-
mort at the next meeting.
DIR .STRFET-CAR SERVICE.
The resolution passed by the Council
directing the Street Committee 10 lilqull
into The condition Of the two sreet-cal
i've ascertain whether they were carry
INC ont their schedule, and also 10 eN
anime and report as 70 the cars AN
tracks. was next taken up.
Mr.. Ebel called attention TO me e.Sa
. necessity for searching lnseS,is an w.
of the question in all OF its phases all
narticula~ly as to whether the compd
mics had enough cars TO make the scne
. dulles required by charter lie ais
thought that skilled men should DE De EN-
. Moved TO assist i'm the investSdlloh.
on motion Of Mr.. Pollock. the mate
4 was referred TO a Subcommittee or Nv
consisting OF Messrs. Pollock, bbel, ull
son King and Woody. VINO are 10 De a, -
sisted by the City Engineer anu Oi'' -
: The estimate Of the needs Of the, stree
= Department aggregating S2.oll LOT ~
= wear 1899 was approved. and the cnal
man. sub-chairman. ana 10y 80 -
A requested to present the same W u
Y Finance Committee.
a 10 GRADE SEVENTH STREET.
V Mr.. Pollock asked that the Engineer
q Department furnish him at me next me- ne
Y ing the true grade OF Seventh street IlV
q Leigh north 10 the city limits. MS !
' tenfion he said. after securing TINS J
@ formation, was TO move for the Wldehl
' and grading Of said street
@ The Datition Of e. ID. Starke and othel
y asking to be allowed 10 constrnct ~
' track on certain pU nded 70 % the Conn
A / street. was lecoWihehu0u " NV
v for adoption
A Guard Against Danger I'm Gases
V In the meeting of the ordinance co
q mittee a letter was read from the pre-
Y dent of the Board of Fire Commls slohe
" asking the recommendation TO the Soul
Y of an ordinance TO regulate the lrdnSp
u tation. sale. storage, and use OF carer
y carbide and for the installation Of ace
" lene gas generators. The letler was
y comnsnied by such an ordinance now
v force i'm New York. From the intorI
a ZION obtained from this source as 10
W danger TO property from the uses or 81
n cases. the committee decided 20 instr
v the clerk to prepare an ordinance emu
q irg the provisions OF the Now ACih
| tute to be presented 10 the NOuiOi a.
V The ordinance from the Board of AID
a men TO relieve the city from the nuisa
Y Of worthless tramp dogs by killing IN
O was referred TO Subcommittee: {
Y sisting of Messrs. Drewry and Wlns'
@ for investigation and report.
Y A communication from the secretary
u the League Of American Municlpalit
y inviting the city Of Richmond 70 JON
association and participate In us del
n ! IHflO0S. was ItlttitU W NV -N"f
such recommendations as he may u
a proper in the premises.
v An ordinance emanating from the &c
a OF Health providing for report 10
v Health Department Office by resi-
a physicians of all births coming under |
V charge and fixing penalty for non-c
a pliance with same. was recommenue'
Y the Council for adoption
2U Coke for the Poor.
The Committee on Light decided TO
= nate 900 loads Of gas-hOuse coke 10
.x.s ladies' CITY Mission and 500 loads 70
II Colored City Mission, and simpler
81 ! for the sale Of coke and lime were az
&E ed The price Of coke 20 the pubic
~ reduced from S1.25 10 81 per 20 pus
u The Superintendent was directed 70
IN end secure the hauling OF the cox.
kH | the distance is not too great AT - =
, instead OF 80 cents load an -,
Ia 1t was determined to oner o'Vyv ~
Of lime to the Board OF Health' 10 DC
"a for sanitary purposes. - ,,,o,
peceirds FOR gas In December Ner
norted as 500 1864. which IS S1,iVO.-V
- man was received during the corres
ing month last year. 49,. .os
THE clerk stated that there was
over from the appropriation lot loS
''h- sum of sG,Sil, to be returned 10 the
sury. -,
c. water at the jail.
The Water Committee further &C
IN % cred the question OF furUsnlns lrt'
con- ter Tor the jail instead OF requlrlnl
onca CITY Sergeant TO pay Tor H. III was J
decided that the water used az tne