The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-22
no MONEY FOR
OLD IR0NsIDEs'
Committee on Finance Turns Down
the Communication From Boston.
WANTS THE s7REETsKtPT CLEAN
r,,o meetings. Failed to Secure Quo
runs Yesterdays, But There
was "somethlns Doing
About the City Hall
WANTS THE STREETS KEPT CLEAN

Tho Council Committee on FINANCE IDS
nisht returned to the Council the coil.-
uunication from the Massschusetss .. So
Society OF United States Ds'csneei
1872 regarding its projects TO ralSe INV
for the trehacilitat.on. OF the famous olo
f,rieoIe Constitution. The committees
forwarded along with the letter STATE
ment TO the effect that tee city ltau ~
funds which 1t could a. this tire oeVotS 70
tbs. purpose mentioned by the society.
On motion OF enc of the members. the
committee postponed until reXt He't-
ing consideration of the resolution app -
pr;ating S3y0,OCJ for the CONSTRUCTION .. a
settling basin in connection WIN NC
water works of the city.
Some routine business was tIanss'ee :,
and the committee at $50 o'clock ad-
journed.
WANTS CITY KEPT CLEAN.
There was 10 have been 4 meeting OF NE
subcommittee Of the Committee on Heaith
70 consider the resolution OF Couhciiiiian
Phil. Shea. looking to the improvement Oh
the present system of Cleaning the streets
of the city. The sanitary officers were
present. but Mr.. Shea was the only mem,
Der OF the subcommittee on hailo "No
nothing could DO done.
Nr Shea said he had no suggestion 10
make but wanted to hear from the ON
Gers of the Health Department as 70
whether or not tho department couiu oe
81 arranged as TO keep the streets OF me
civ IN better condition, and have the prin-
c4pal thorou ghfares. Broad. Nam ana
Cary Streets. properly cleaned ana s"e
before the business OF the day nee!iis iie
was especially anxious 'haI bsoao o.t =.
ebc,,Id be cleaned before that street IS
thronsed with ladies who do their shopping
g,ety4en and l. ococK in the morning..
Another effort will be made to get the SUP
COMMITTEES together.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
The meeting OF the Street CoInmitteS
| Tonight will be one of unusual interest,"
! The Chesapeake and Ohio ordinance lt
! substitute an embankment for steel VIA,
| d,,ct in Fulton" IS attracting good oea
| of attention and doubtless many RESIDENTS
! of that section will be present.
The ordnance of the Seaboard AIT Line
| for n track from Franklin along Fifteenth
| Street, southwardly to the, DOCK ana ina
of the Southern Railway Company Tor
| track from the hingan track northWaris
along Fifteenth Street to Lombard Alley
thence westwardly in that alley-has at
! tracted the attention Of the clizsns o.
| that locality and many reslGents VIII De
| on hand to see what action the committee
| will take. Other matters of importance
| will come before the committee.
| The Committee on Health viii meet II
| regular session tO-mOTrO" HlSIL d.
| o'clock.
PAINT MARKET ROOFS.
The roofs of the First Market and the
! scale house attached thereto. are to be
| repainted The First Market COMMITTEES
! met last night and awarded the contrac
| for the work to A. Fl. Crouch at 30 cents
| per square yard There were four bidder;
| on the work and Mr.. Crcuchs propose
! was higher than either of the others, bu
| the committee considered that his hgt
| order of workmanship warranted the mem
| bars in giving him the contract. Messrs
| King, N1cCarty and Adams, voted for Mr
! Crouch and Mr.. Ferriter voted asalns
| him.
The subcommittee of the COMMITTEES
! on Streets to have met last evening t
| take up the matter of gates and watch
! men at crossings of the Seaboard All
| Line. failed to get q quorum. Messrs
Bahen and King were present, but nothing
could be done.