Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-16

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favor OF raising the street. 1t should
raised. he said, and the sooner the Del.v,
II was due TO the people ~ fuiton ~
lieve them from the difficulty Oh De
practically cut off from the city py III
river.
Colonel Cutshaw next spoke OF tne l ihi'
ter as affecting the Laidlaw-Mcl>iil Co4il
pany, and said that from the ulscu9 go
| INDUCED in one would THINK the "c'tai
Of the whole city depended on one iac
tory. The time might come, sald ne VII.
this firm might ask fOr the RAISING OF III
avenue. He said an engineer OF the IT'S
! Ship-Building Company nad pecn W -
! him regarding the construction Oh VA
TO keep the water out OF us pant III ~"
future. he said. all the low-lying dlstric
! would be raised.
II was nonsense he thought. TO speal
Of raising Lester street, instead OF VII
| liamsburg avenue-bOth should be raised
! and raised 1T once.
After more discussion Mr. Pollock Offer
ed a resolution declaring II the sense o
the body that 1t IS inexpedient TO lals
| Williamsburg avenue at TINS uiis' LIZ
resolution was adopted.
NOT COMPLYING WITH THE OkDl
NANCE.
Mr.. King, from a Subcommittee Oh IN
vestigation, reported that the NlIslhid
Electrical Railway and Development com
many was NOT complying with the term;
| of its franchise in the nature OF the Worh
being done on the river.
The City Engineer said that the COM
pany had not asked for SUFFICIENT tiine 70
| do the work, as they could not pesih the
construction Of dam until the water was
low.
Mr.. =. B. Shield, counsel for the COM
pany. requested the committee 10 recon-
mend to the Council an ordinance eAtenu-
ing the time for beginning the hydrauii'
work until October 1st, and the time for
its completion to twelve months there
after. The city Attorney was requested
to draw an ordinance 10 that erect.
on motion Of Mr. King the City Attor-
ney was requested To prepare a resolution
providing that no attention snail be PAID
10 applications for franchises unless &c
companicd by ordinances.
Condition of the Gas-Worlss.
The Light Committee met. with Mcssrs.
Wallerstein, Hardwicke, Ferriter, Shea,
Mosby. and Miner present.
A communication was received from the
fire commissioners. stating that Supefln-
tendent Thompson had been instructed to
prepare an estimate of the expense OF
making examinations to determine the
extent Of the damage done 10 Sds-pipes
by electrolysis.
The petition Of the Confederate Memo
rial Literary Society for free gas Tor the
Confederate Museum was rejected.
An ordinance providing for the free use
Of GAS in the reading-rOOms of the cove
nanters. on Nineteenth street, was also
rejected.
FREE GAS FOR THE MUSEUM.
AT this point a delegation representing
the Confederate Society appeared, COM
posed Of Mrs. Minor. Mrs. Lizzie Cary
Daniel. Mrs George Lyon. Mr. Joseph
Bryan. Judge George i. Christian and
Judge Minor. Judge Christian was given
the privilege Of the floor and stated that
the ladies' were anxious 10 change the
form of their request. They now asked
that the city would donate 5000 CUBIC
feet Of gas for the Confederate Museum.
Mrs. Minor said that the society only
wanted to use the gas on the occasion
Of public receptions. There would not
be more than one reception month
The society would keep well within the
appropriation.
Mr.. Hardwicke defined the position of
the committee. The city, he said, had
already spent a SoOd deal OF money upon
the institution. and If a departure were
made from the rule laid down to reject
all petitions for free gas in this instance
# would open the door for host OF other
applications.
on motion Of Nr. Ferriter the action
If the committee was recOnsidcred and
an ordinance was recommended appro-
nriating so. or so much thereof as may be
necessary, to pay for gas used IN the
Museum.
The delinouont report showed the sum
of 81 .S7i.2i to BE- due and 7B premises de-
linquent. ,..-,.,
Tho resolution adopted by the Common
Council calling upon the committee on
Light for report as 10 the reason LOT
the complaints being made by cl'lZenS
residing in different sections as 10 the
ovccssive increase in the bills charged
Co... Gas consumed i'm the last few months
was referred TO the superintendent with
TO report at the next meet
ing. 49,. c...,,.,,
calling for figures as To the establish
ment of an electric-light plant by the
city. was laid upon the table.
SUPERINTENDENT KNOWLES'S RE-
PORT.
The following report and recommenda-
lions on the passwords were submitted |
by Superintendent huoMl'~'
To the Hon. Chairman ana Members OF !
the Committee on Light: I
Gen,lemen,-As per your instructions |
Of February p. 1899. have the honor to |
submit for your consideration the lol- !
lowing improvements, which are neces-
sarv TO put these works in first-class |
working order-viz.: ,.-..
/ There should be erected between |
your present water-gas-plant building and
The relief holder a boiler and engine
room Of sufficient size. with necessary d.
vision wall to place your present 5J-horse
power engine and oil-heater. and erect
therein an additional S0-horse power hori-
zontal engine and two high pressure dow
FRS Of standard make on adjustable base.
Garry a li-inch galvanized iron blast pipe |
overhead TO the machine. and one loXb
nch oii-heater. thereby making dupli-
cate set Of engine. blower. and heater
which is very essential. BY the above
changes YOU will have sufficient room 10
remove your generators back, thereby al