The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-29
CAR co. COUNSEL
DIDN'T ATTEND
Street Committee Meeting Nota.
BILE for Their Absence; Much
Business Transacted.

The notable feature of the meeting of
the Street Committee Of the Council yes
terGay afternoon was 1.-THE absence of
street railway counsel, an interesting Sc
quel Of the recent sale Of one company to
the other.
For five years hardly a meeting has
been held that counsel for the two COM
panies have not been present.
Members Burton, Glenn, Curtis, Mosby,
Bahen, King, Mills, Minor, Gibson. Whit
.ct. Pollock and Allen were present
Mr.. Pollock, as sub-chairnan, called
the committee to order at a. few minutes
after o'clock. A few minutes later the
chairman, Major Allen. came IN.
lie opening of an alley between Pickett
and Scott Streets and Burton and Pleas
ants Streets was referred to the Jefferson
Ward Committee and the City Engineer
The paving of an alley from Tenth to
Eleventh, between Clay and Leigh. in the
rec of the Sheitering Arms Hospital, was
reiurred to the ward committee
The petition of the American Cigar Com
pany for permission to install an indie
r.crdent fire protection servics at their
new factory, at Twenty-third and Cary
Streets, was read. This will consist of a
ta:,-inch pipe line from the dock to the
building. of pumps at the dock and of a
line to carry steam to these pumps from
will be carried over the building. The
system will be in no way connected with
the city's system. The company proposes
to erect a $4,000 gallons fire protection
tank in the rear Of the leaf factory. The
matter was referred to the ward COM
m;ttee ond City Engineer
The granolithic paving on the south
side of Main Street. near Fifteenth
brought up the question of lowering GER
t,;, oil H.
structions to the proper grade. Mr.. Mills
desired to have the matter referred to
the ward committee, but in this he was
defeated, and the property owners were
ordered to lower their cellar caps to the
proper grade.
The matter of the delay in the compile
tier of the Lee District sewer was then
taken up. Colonel Cutshaw reported that
the contractors had oyerrun the last eX-
tension to April list. He thought the
work, which should have been completed
last October by the original contract,
would not be completed before August.
He said the work was not being pushed
along at this time, and three extensions
Of time had been given the contractors.
The time was extended to July LIST.
after hearing from the contractors and
the City Engineer.
Colonel Cutshaw stated that the Rich
mond Telephone Company had filed with
him a map showing what conduits it
prcrosesd to put down under the new
franchise ordinance it desires. The COM
mittee decided to meet at O'Clock on Fri
ddy night to consider this matter.
The committee decided to take up the
Fourteenth-Stre street railway matter
Friday night, and also the report Of the
subcommittee on the removal Of steam
railway tracks from Belvidere Street.
The matter, of authorizing segen foot
granolithic walks with two and 4 half
feet of grass on each side in Lee District
was laid over until the next meeting.
Contracts were authorized to be given
to the lowest responsible bidder.
The determination of q proper grade on
north Seventh Street was referred to the
jackson and Madison Ward Committees
and the Ety engineer.
Alderman Bahen called the committees
attention to the fact that the Bell Com
panys has put up such large poles on
Brook Avenue that a good portion Of the
narrow sidewalk is said to be taken
up.
Mr. Mills asked that allegations be asked
for granolithic sidewalks on both sides Of
Main Street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth Streets.
Mr.. Pollock asked for brick sidewalk
down the hill at Seventh Street to the
Locomotive Works on the west side, and
on the south side of Hospital Street from
Fifth 20 Seventh.