Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-18
ASK LOW CLEARANCE.
REVISED PLANS OF CONTRACTOR
LAID on THE TABLE AGAIN.
The WORK MAY Be DELAYED.
Representative of the Colonial Con-
struction Co. Says IL a Change in to
he Made the Work VIII Not lie
Completed before Christmas.

| Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina rail-
road last night, and the matter was post
poned until the next regular meeting of
the committee.
Mr.. Green, representing the Colonial
Construction Company, stated that If the
clearance from property line to property
line were insisted upon, and the bridge,
| which is now ready to be delivered, had
to be altered the crowded state Of the
mills might delay the work until after
| Christmas.
The street railways, and their dein-
quencies in the matter of tracks and
schedules. occupied much Of the com
mittee's time. and for the rest only routine
business was transacted.
THE SESSION IN DETAIL
The following members were present;
Messrs. Allen chairman, Whittet Pol
lock- Gibson, Woody, King, Bahen' Pc
ters, Burton, and Lawder.
The question OF the clearance on Broad
| street for the Richmond, Petersburg ana
| Carolina viaduct was taken up, but Mr.
| King opposed the reconsideration Of the
! former action OF the committee. whereby
the clearance was fixed ~ u feet from
property line TO property line.
A motion that Mr.. Green, the repre-
sentative Of the Colonial Construction
| Company should be heard upon tho pro-
position to lower the clearance over the
sidewalks to 10 feet inches was also
| opposed by Mr.. King.
A motion TO reconsider the question was
lost by a vote of 10 4.
Mr. Green was given the privilege OF
! the floor. He said the matter had as
sumed for his company a very serious
form Under the contract between his
road and the Richmond Petersburg and
| Carolina road the contractors are sub
! ject to the dctum of the chief engineer
| OF the railroad company The bridge had
been ordered and manufactured. and II
this change IS made it will mean a very
heavy loss TO the Colonial Construction
| Company The bridge builders had said
| that they would stand by their contract
and if any change were made they
| would not be responsible for the delivery
| The mills are so crowded that 1t would
| probably delay the work unit! the au-
| tumn The Orders which they propose 10
use on Broad street could not be used
elsewhere. and the loss would not fall on
the railroad company, but on the con-
| tractors The bridge is a substantial
| structure and very far from being UNI
! slightly. 1t means, he said in conclusion,
that if the bridge is rejected the work
cannot be completed this year.
No action was take after Mr.. Green's
statement but il was understood that the
matter viii be brought up again on the
! 2Sth instant at which time Mr.. Green
| will be present.
! written report was received from the
special assessment clerk, giving a list Of
sewer assessments. The committee de-
! cided to meet i'm special session Monday,
! August 2lst to hear any objections that
may be interpOsed by property-holders.
REFERRED TO THE COUNCIL
The refusal OF Auditor Wares to pay
| the salary of the manager OF sewers was
referred 10 the Council after the action
/ Of that official had been explained. SINH
| lar warrants had been paid by the Audi
tor. it was said, but he has refused 20
pay the present one. despite the fact
/ that it was referred TO the City Attorney
and endorsed BY him as correct and per-
MISSILE
Mr. Warren took this ground, it was
said because of the action of the Re-
trenchment and Reform Committee in
regard to the position of manager OF
sewers" He was under the impression
that this position had been abolished, and
! therefore refused 10 pay this voucher
made palpabe TO this official.
! The committee ordered a communication
! TO be addressed TO the Chief OF Police.
| calling upon him TO enforce the street
railway schedule ordnance. Attention
was called 10y the City Engineer 10 the
persistent refusal of the Traction Com
panv to lay their tracks on cary street
! between Belvidere and Laurel streets,
with the granolithic construction, accord
ing to ordinance The company, he said,
had appealed from the decision Of the
Police Justice imposing fine.
EMPLOYEES MUST PAY DEBTS.
A complaint against one of the en-
ployees of the Street Department, who
! refused TO pay a certain debt, was pre-
fsented by Mr.. Bahen
Mr.. Bahen said that he knew Of many
men I'm the employment of the city VINO
owed hundreds of dollars. They made
q business of beating their landlords and
storekeepers and he was OF the opinion
that the city should not retain men in
her service who refused TO pay their
honest debts 1t was stated that the
man in question had agreed TO pay a
certain sum each month. but had failed
TO do so. The committee adopted mo-
ton calling upon him 10 live up to his
contract.
AS TO DOUBLE TRANSFERS.
The following opinion of the City Attor-
ney was received and filed:
To the Committee on Streets
Gentlemen,-Reply to your request
TO inform you what rights, If any. the cit
izens of Richmond have to two (9 trans
fers on the Frst-Street Branch of The
Union Passenger Railway Company l
have to say that citizens of Richmond
have no special rights in regard TO such
transfers. The case recently decided by
the Superior Court, I'm which it was neld
that the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company should issue two transfers TO
! citizens Of the Brookand District applies
only TO persons residing in that district,
and is a right secured them by contract
made between the company and the COun-
y tv Court OF Henrico at the time of the
{ extension of the line into Brookland Dis
r trict
[ Respectfully yours.
II. r. POLLARD.
D City Attorney.
S WANT A SPUR TRACK.
An application of the Trigg Ship-build-
ing Company, for permission 20 build a
spur track connecting their yards with