Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05
Manchester
and
Chesterfield.

~. street Committee met in the conn-
- chamber last night and after three
,s,,-s 81 oratory. decided to let the mat
~ constructing an alley from Thir-
t.enth 10 Fifteenth streets. between Por-s
49, and Perry, so over until the City En-
,,tnoor could ascertain what sneh an alley
t..la cost. Incidentally the committee
.,,ostca The Health Committee TO clean
The cutters adopted two resolutions
-, Nr Barrett and paid a few bills.
~ w p Matthews. president OF the
7,,or6 OF Health, was present at the
,,,oning Of the meeting and made n speech
-, inc necessity of the alley. At present
a., nejchborhood is IN n very unsanitarS
s,raition. he said. and for the last twelve
ers there has been one or more cases
~ foyer in the vicinity. directly raceabie
- The want Of an alley. DR.. Matthews
esia that in his opinion the city was la
No for damages should death result
rom negligence on tho part of the city.
mo citizens IN the neighborhood have
,.obfnteerod to allow the city enough land
a. construct the alley. except in one case
where the property is owned by minors.
md where it may be impossible to OBJ
+s3n the land DR.. Matthews also spoke
On The dcplorable unsaniiary condition
,y.tbe cutters and streets of the city
After Dr Matthews had presented the
case. Mr. Barrett moved that the alley
i,s oDs;led and then the fireworks COM
y,erced Mr.. Wakefield, who, during the
controversy. was referred TO as a cat
fgh skinner" and who has constituted
himself the watchdog of the city treas
lIrs- offered an amendment that the mat
ter be deferred until the City Engineer
could ascertain the exact cost of the pro-
r,osad alley. Mr.. Wakefield said he OBJ
iected 10 going into any business agree
mont until the exact cost had been as
certained and, after considerable good
raturcd argument between Messrs Wake
field. Barrett. and DR.. Matthews, Mr..
Wakeield's amendment was adopted The
City Engineer Will require at least ten
DAYS to ascertain what the cost will be.
PcrTnissio was granted John a. Waters
e Co. 10 run a tram-track through their
property at Fourth and cambridge
streets.
Mr. J. D. Reams then started the argu-
ment of the evening He referred to the
very bad condition of the city's cutters.
and called attention to the fact that the
City Engineer had been, required to flood
gEuli street at least once a week, and tina:
fae work had not been done.
Captain Lipscomb answered tssa1 the
streets had been flooded every week ex-
cept one, and then he was unable. owin~
10 tho low water, TO obtain permission
from Water Commissioner Sharp.
Mr.. Reams said that he understood the
reason for not flooding Hull street wa:.
that owing to the vegetation in the gut
ters on lower Hall street would not allow
the wafer to be run off Mr.. Reams NOV
ed that the Street Committee employ
twelve men TO clean all the cutters. and
this motion. after considerable debate.
was lost, being opposed by Wakefield ana
Sampson
A long debate then followed whether it
was the duty of the Street or Health
Committees TO clean the cutters. The
Street Committees argument seemed TO
be that tho Health Committee had 5000,
while the Street Committee had no money
and. therefore. 1t was the duty OF the
Health Committee to clean the guttesr.
II was finally moved and carried that the
Health Committee be requested TO clean
The cutters.
The committee then approved the US
nal bills
Mr.. Barrett offered resolution provid
ing that in order to have the work of the
committee carried on insian intelligent
manner, the Street Committee will here
after visit all streets and alleys and de-
eide where permanent improvements are
10 be made, and also decide what mate
rial is TO be used and have the City En-
Eineer furnish estimates on the cost of
the work. he offered a second resolution
providing that The City Engineer be in
Structed to furnish the committee with
an itemi2ed statement from February !.
1872 TO July l. 1902. showing all contracts
made by the old committee and which
Tapped over July LIST being paid by the
new committee. and also what money the
committee had at is disposal after pay
Ing for tie work ordered by the old com
mlttce. Both resolutions We're adopted.