The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-22
CITY ENCINEER'S
RECO INTIMIDATION
The Details Concerning Work to be
Completed.
REHABILITATION MUST 60 IN.
Report Received by tho Street Com
mittee = Appropriation 10 Be
Asked FOR to Pave Trcde-
gar Street.
Work to be
REHABILITATION MUST 60 IN

The principle work done By tisr street
Committee yesterday afternoon was 10
receive the repor. submitted by City En-
glncer Cutshaw IN reference TO the work
OF rehabilitation NOW going on by the
Passenger and Power Company.
This report was MADE in accordance
with Instructions given the City Engineer
by the committee At its last meeting.
Colonel Cutsraw inspected the work
being done OYER HE entire line, and his
report WAS most comprehensive The re-
port was received and the City Attorncy
and the City Engineer were instructed
10 report a resolution carrying INTO effect
the recommendations made by the City
Engineer.
In discussing the matter Mr.. Pollock said
HAT the committee should moe eau
tiousIy so that no loop-holcs would be
left open for the Passenger and Power
Company to set into the courts.
Mr. Miles M Martin. who was present
in the con1pany's interests, said his COM
pany had no desire - get into the courts,
but he would like TO see the report before
il was acted upon.
THE TNGINEER'S REPORT
The Engineers report follows:
Richmond, Va, Jan. DIST, 1891.
To The Chairman and Members of the
Committee on Streets:
Gentlemen,-1n compliance with your
instructions i beg to report that the
Richmond Passenger and Power COM
pany filed "A statement with your cisfF
on The 18th of November last, reporting
the progress of rehabilitating their lines
lndcr the ordinances. In this they men
ton that the Ciay-Strect line, from
Beech and Main TO Seventh and Clay, was
completely renewed. This work Is even
now not complete The south track on
Clay from First to Adams has not been
concerted. and viii require the removal
n Sf.py- Generating
this distance the street Will need TO be
repaved again over the track. Curves at
Hancock and Clay, Hancock and Broad,
Broad and Harrison. Beech and Main and
crossing AT Beech and Main have not
been renewed with special Sirder rails.
The old rails and abandoned curves near
Marshall and liancociz-east side-haVe
-3ot been removed since abandoning the
old NarshaIl-Street line, and have re-
manned as an obstruction TO the street.
The work at Seventh and Clay Streets
needs changing to prevent water pondinS
ut this point during rain. The cross
over on Beech Street, near Main. ordered
by your committee TO 3e removed IS Stlli
in the street.
SEyENTIi-STREE LINE
The Sevcnth-Street line. from Clay
Street to the Free Bridge was promised
to be finished by December 10Th last.
This work requires new rails on Overton
Street. WHICH .tIt NO. pLl Tie Sipblit! y ~,
special Eirtier curves at Seventh ana
Overton, and special crossings of Chesa-
peabe and Ohio Railroad at Seventh and
Canal, besides some paving not finished
north of Main Street. The track on
Marshall Street, from Twenty-third 10
Twentv-fourth Streets. including special
Tor Paramount line at Twenty-tlird Street
and curve at Twenty-fourth Street prom
Used TO be relaid over u year ago. and
the special sirder curves at Denny and
Lester and Denny and Williamsburg
Avenue. ordered several months ago, are
just about to be started.
Work of rehabilitation of the Holly
wood line was started November 2lSt,
1900. but at the request of some citizens
was suspended by your request. The
company has been directed 10 proceed
with this work at once. This work should
be prosecuted actively, and be completed
within ninety working days from this
date including the entire rehabilitation
OF the Hollywood loop, L-aurel-Strcet
tracks Eighth and Ninth-Street tracks,
connecting with the tracks of the Trac-
ton Company on Eroad Street, with all
curves. crossing and other specials, and
iron poles and satisfactory overhead con-
struction: and all abandoned tracks, in
Guiding the tracks on Adams Street, from
Broad TO Pullianl Street, should be re-
moved within the same time.
The new work on Eighteenth Street,
from Main to Grace, and on Grace Street
from Eighteenth TO Seventeenth Streets,
and the rehabilitation of the Seventeenth
Street line from Grace To the corporate
line. with ali necessary specials, crossing
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
and cir,ler curves. now iron poles for the
new work and renewal of old wooden
poles with iron and new overhead CON
structfou where necessary. This work
should be commenced within fifteen days
from this date and completed within
sixty working days thereafter
ON CHURCH HILL LOOP.
The work an Church Hin loop. com
mencing at Twcnty-tirSt and Franklin,
along Twcnty-tirst Street. Marshall
Street. Twcnty-fourth Street. Broad
Street. Twenty-ninth Street. p Street,
Twenty-ffth Street, Church Hill Ave