The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-07
Price Has Been Reduced to Eighty
Cents Per Thousand.
THE V}ADUCT PLAN DEFEATED.
CITY Fathers Also Decide to Improve
the Public Pleasure Grounds aud
Add New Features to the Parks.
Justice John Gets Fans.
RAILROAD Ordinances
Adopted.


of purer and better water supply to the
city of Richmond wore discussed by the
Common Council last night. One resolu-
ton authorizing the laying aside of s35e,Oeo
for the construction of a settling basin
was referred to the Committee on Finance
A resolution was adopted requesting the
Committee on Water to ascertain the feast
bility and the cost OF supplying the city
with drinking water from artesian wells
and springs.
The cost of gas was also reduced and
the resolution drawn by Mr.. Wallerstein
putting the price at eighty cents per
/ thousand feet was adopted by accla atom
The resolution, offered by Mr. Curtis, to
inquire as to the feasibility OF construct
ing a v!aduct to extend between Twelfth
and Twerty-third Streets Broad was
defeated after considerable discussion, by
a vote Of II to IA.
At his request. Mr.. J. NJ. Blanks was re-
lieved from serving as a member OF the
Committee on Third Market, as was also
Mr.. s. H. Cottreil from serving is a mem
Der the of following committees: Board
Of Public interests, Schools, and Ordinan-
ces who explained that his reasons for
wanting to get off the Board of Public
Interests was that 'they never met.
PERTINENT MEASURES.
One of the main features disposed OF by
the Counci, was the adoption of a resoiu-
ton drawn by Mr.. Walerstein to decrease
the price OF gas to eighty cents per one
thousand feet.
A resolution setting aside E350,e00 for
settling basin was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
!, A resolution, approprating s15 for the
purpose of buying electric fans for justice
Tohn's courtroom was adopted
Two important railroad ordinances were
adnpted. giving permission to the Chesa-
make and Chic. Railway Company to erect;
an elevated steel structure along Dock
Street, and also to erect temporary
structure 10 Fulton, connecting at Main
md Denny Street.
Nj. Pollock presented resolution from
the Committee on Streets approprlatins
$500 for paving the sidewalks on Beech
street from Cary to Reservoir Streets.
ARTESIAN WELLS.
The report Of the Committee on Relief
OF the Poor was received, and on motion
OF Mr. Mills .'p.geon-hoed.
\ resolution was offered and adopted TO
ascertain the cost of constructing an arte-
sian well at Broad and Adams Streets
Another resolution was adopted request
ing the Committee on Water 10 inquire
into the cost OF constructing and as TO
vhetha- the cit- can De supplied with wa
fer from springs and artesian wells, which
wells are to be sunk, if the City Council
decides to adopt this method as TO clear
water supply.
A resolution authorizing the opening OF
Meadow Street, 50 feet from Broad TO
Herrritag. Road, was adopted.
WILL, NOT CONTINUE THEM
resolution nstructng the City Attor-
nev to give notice to the Richmond Kali
way and Electric Company, assignee ana
successor OF the rights and franchises OF
tha Richmond City Railway Company. and
to any assignee or successor OF the fGcI-
mend Railway and Electric Company, that
tha civ Of Richmond will and does refuse
to continue the franchises granted 'ns
Richmond City Railway, its successor or
assigns. the rights and franchises 70 hoIc.
maintain and operate street railway, no"
held and operated by the Richmond hai.-
wav and Electric Company, as sucH ds
sienes and successor, or by any asstShee
or successor OF the Richmond Railway and
E1ar.rfr f,ornnanr. which expired on Jan
nary 1st 1865 namely: From Rockets and
Main down Rockets Street to Fulton, on
,rair street from Reservoir Street to Cor
oorato limits and Hollywood extension 10
Laurel and Main Streets. and those winch
will expire December 31st. 1850 nameiy:
On Main Street from Rockets Street 70
Reservoir Street; on Eighth and Ninth
streets from Main to Broad; and sinse
track on Broad Street from Ninth 70 Lau-
raI Streets. and on Laurel Street from
Broa. TO Main Street.
To SELL. TO TRIGG COMPANY.
an ordinance was adopted authorizing
the sale OF a certain part of the Justis
Island to the William r. Tr.gg Shipbuild-
ng Company, which property formerly be-
.onged 70 the estate Of a. c. Williams and
w. D. Preston for the sum OF Sb.oss.o-' 1or
the purpose OF building harbor line ana
a dyke. Before the adoption of this oEdi-
narce there was considerable discussion
,ver the effects of the measure and what
benefit il would be 10 the city. Mr. west
asked 10 be enlightened as 20 the proFis-
ons of the ordinance, as did also MesSrs
Ferguson and Mills. City Attorney Poi-
lard stated that about tWo-taisas u the
company, but that the dyking Wouid pc
l,ne ro the city to a certain extent
THE vIADUCT SCHEME.
,fr RIoouberg offered an ordinance re-
auir:ag all railroads operating overhead
tructures in this city to have signals TO
Indicate the approach or engines and cars
,Ir Pollock stated that subcommittee
~ the Committee on Streets had made a
rour of inspection of the railroad crossings
n rhe CITY AMI would soon make a report
md asked taat the ordinance be referred
"a the Committee on Streets, which was
done.
Mr.. Curtis offered a resolution requiring
that three members or the common Coun-
,ila and two members Of the Board OF Al
!ec1nen be appointed a committee to in
1ui-e into the advisabilitE of building the
Rroaa-street yiaduet from Twelfth 20
I,wentv-tou- Streets. A motion to refer
the measure to the Committee on Streets
was defeated and AR. Bloomberg opposed
the resolution because he thought the via
7,,ct would depraciate the value of prop
grty. He thought that the City Council
was not at this time prepared to consider
visionary schemes. Mr. Curtis, he said.
had lust stated that the city was unable
% spend $4,000 for the purpose OF building
a dyke, and be was quite sure that the