The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-15
STREET. IMPROVEMENTS

pages from the Honorable Mayor, which
was received and filed. Another COM
munication from the Mayor, giving the
number of dogs, horses, and other AMI
mails caught by the police III the city, was
also received and filed
A number of resolutions authorizing
certain street improvements, such as paw
ing and curling, We're corcurred in
among them being one approprlatinS $500
for work on Beach Street from Cary to
Reservoir Street: one for a sides on
First and Hill Streets to the Viaduct, as
well as otker streets. in Jackson Ward.
JUSTIS ISLAND PROPERTY.
Mr. Mosby presented the ordinance au-
thorizins the sale of a certain portion of
the Just:s Island property and the con-
veyauce of the same to the William r.
Trigg Company for the sum of S6.s+S.52 in
considera ton for the same. providing that
the said company shall build necessary
dyke and wharf which is afterwards TO
be the property of the city of Richmond.
Considerable discussion was prec.pitated
over the measure, those leading it being
Messrs. Mann. Mosby. Thomson. King,
Beck and Allen. Mr. w. c. Preston spoke
in behalf of the William r. Trigg Com
pany. and outlined the work they pro-
posed to 90 after the property came in
their possession He sad that the COM
pany was already building on the Justis
Island property. the amount of money
being expended amounting to about $780,
eco
MIR. PRESTON'S REMARKS.
Mr.. Preston said that he realized that
the matter had grent deal of detail con-
nected with it About two years ago. he
said. the city was Negotiating TO build a
dyke to compel swift current of water.
and entered nto a contract with the Ches-
npeake and Ohio Railway Company When
the Trigg Company was organized there
was some agreement between them and
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany as TO the furnishing of certain stone
Mr. Preston said only about nine acres
of the island came within the Port War.
denis line. He said that the Committee
on Improvement Of James RIVER had
found out that It would cost the city the
sum of $4,000 to construct the dyke. but
refused to do it even if the railroad COM
pany would furnish the stone free of
charge. The dyke. he said, is to extend
from Eighteenth Street 10 the ship-lockS
1t is to De 2t feet high and 20 feet thick.
He snid that the company wanted 4 dyke
or wall to protect their property. The
company was willing to give bond for
$4,000 as security for the carrying out of
their contract with the city in regard to
the coustructfor of the dyke
ORDINANCE CONQUERED IN
Mr.. Mann moved TO lay the ordinance
on the table until it could ba printed, but
his motion was defeated
MI. Lawdsr stated that ne was unable
to vote inteligentiy on the matter and
asked whether or not the Trigg Company
would be required to keep the dyke in
repair forever. After being enlightened by
Mr.. Preston, he voted for the measure
rTNa on the ordinance
aken, concurred in the action OF the Coun-
Gil by vote OF ten TO two, as follows:
Ayes-Alen, Bahen. Beck, Drewry.
Ferriter, King. Lawder. Snead, Thomson,
Whittet, Wood.
Noes-AIann and Mosby
An ordinance repeating certain ord!-
nance privileges granted the Richmond and
Aileghans. tho Richmond and Petersburg
and tho Richmond and Danyii!e Railroad
Companies was concurred IN.
A resolution tnstructing tho Chief Of the,
Fire Department to scGd fire apparatus to