The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
REARRANCEnENT OF
council Committees
Continued from First Page.)

last night asked of the city an impor-
tant amendment or addition to its pro-
posed routes, giving it an extensive fran
chise right of way in the northwestern
AID western portions of the city,. The
petition or amendment to its franchise
ordinance proposed by the company, was
referred to the Street Committee. Moth
irg will come of this communication i'm
rlediatcly, as it cannot pass through the
committee and the two branches of the
Council before the first of July, when it
will die by reason of the passing of this
Council. It is of interest, however, as
indicating the purposes of this company,
ana will probably be again introduced in
the new Council in July, when it will
receive consideration.
The present ordinance of the Citizens
Rapid Transit Company gives it dou-
bic track right of way on Brook Avenue
from Bacon's Quarter Branch to Baker
and Duval Streets. Thence its tracks,
as at present allowed. turn down Baker
and Duval to Fifth and down Fifth to
| I'll DAD. At present it has no other fran
elise rights in the west or northwestern
PARTS of the city
The company now puts in a petition
fc, the following additional rights OF
way:
A single track on Brook Avenue from
Baker Street to Broad Street; a single
track on Moore Street from Brook Avenue
to Lombardy Street; a single track on
Munford Street from Brook Avenue to
Leigh Street, thence west on Leigh to
Lombardy; a double track on Lombardy
{, om Bacons Quarter Branch south to
! Park Avenue; a single track on Lom-
| hardy from Park Avenue to Cary Street;
| thence on Cary east to Plum Street:
! thence on Plum north to Park Avenue;
| thence on Park Avenue west to Lom
| hardy.
FIRE EXITS FOR HALLS.
| The ordinance framed for the purpose
| of securing fire exits to public halls and
| theatres was taken UP and passed.
The resolution authorizing the city cleo
| trician to name three or more men, one
of whom the Electricity Committee shall
| elect as electrical inspector at salary
| of 5000 was concurred in.
| The ordinance forbidding the frequent
| ing of barrooms by women and designed
| to break up dance halls was referred to
the Ordinance Committee.
A granolithic pavement resolution pro-
| vidinS for the paving OF the north slde
/ of Main from Fourteenth to Fifteenth
| and on the south side of Main from Eff
| teenth to Seventeenth was concurred in.
| The opening of Nineteenth Street from
| Marshall to Pleasant Street was referred
to the Finance Committee.
| The resolution for sidewalk on
/ Twenty-third from Grace to Broad was
laid on the table, as there is now a
good sidewalk on that street.
TO ENFORCE TAX LIENS.
| From the Finance Committee there
came an ordinance authorizing and direct
ing the city attorney to institute legal
/ proceedings to enforce the lien of the
! city for unpaid taxes assessed against
| property which has been sold by the
State for delinquent State taxes. The CITY
attorney is to institute suits in equity.
/ The ordinance establishing a new line
| Council. The Board concurred IN It.
4 The Finance Committee recommended
the rejection of the ordnance providing
for the quarterly payment of city taxes,
| real ard personal instead of semi an
| nually as a present. The Board rejected
the ordinance,
The ordnance establishing new Inc
1 on the west side of Twenty-th:rd and
Randolnh Streets from M to Peasants
Streets was laid on the table, as it ap-
peared that the proposed line did not meet
with the approval Of the City Engineer.
SEWER APPROPRIATIONS
Resolutions for the following sewer ap-
preparations, which have passed the
Common Council, We're concurred IN
They cover the sewer extension work OF
the city for the next year:
In Nicholson Street. from Williamsburg
Avenue to corporate line, Sl,oW
In Leigh Street. from Ninth to Tenth
Streets. SLIGO.
In Fourteenth Street, from Main &c
Cary Streets, $500
In Marshall Street, from Sixth to Sew
enth: $500. 70.
Floyd Avenue, s41o.
IN Seventh, from Broad to Marshall
1919. r,,c s,oo
In alley between Grace and Franklin
from Seventeenth to Union. sl0N.
In Graham, from Clay to Marshall
$3.50. -.
tieth. $3.50.
I Creek. s4.930:
In. second. by way Of First, Arch AM
!; Byrd to Foustee. 81 GOO,
] In Hanover, from Meadow 10 Rowland via
j $3.50