The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
MILD. REBUK.E FOR
CITY DEPARTMENT '! n
Authority Exceeded BY Engineer
ing Division of Government,
WILL INspECT. WATER PLANTS
Subcommittee 10 Make a Tcur-Mr.
Armitage Complains of Quality of
Tar He Gets From Gas Works.
To Test Electrict Lights.
WILL INSPECT WATER PLANTS
To Test Electrict Ii hts.

Certain facts established at the meeting
of the Committee on Streets and Shockoe
Creek yesterday afternoon caused the
Chairman. Mr. Otway S. Allen, to admin
lister to the department of city engineer
ing a mild rebuze for having failed to
abide by the instructions of the body and
exceeding the authority vested in it by
the City Council. The other members of
the committee seemed heartily il accord
u it'll the views expressed by the chairman,
and it is safe to say that similar issue
will never again be raised.
Some time ago. on motion of Mr.. Phil
lips the committee instructed the engi-
neering department to make certain side
Walk inpro eu ents in Lea DtStrtc s.nt
bly, along Lombardy Street the work to
be done with the hands and carts of the
city. The improvements have been made
Al the meeting yesterday afternoon there
was a bill rendered by z. p. Taliaferl Q
Tor $40. and it was brought out by Mr.
Phillips that it was for hauling done i'll
carrying cinders to the streets and ave
iues in question the work having been
authorized by the department.
REGARDED AS MOST SERIOUS.
Then it was that o+hnr N IN ler ~.oS a
hand in the matter, Mr.. West asking for
more light, as he regarded the affair
IS a most serious one" Other members
wanted to learn something additiona!
ItOul IL. "ItIStpOil -AlSll tOCA OSCt-
sion to state that under no circumstances
had the engineers department the right
. take any such authority. The proper
course would have been to have brought
% the attention of the committee their
inability to follow their specific nstruc
tons. after which bids would have been
advertised for and the work given to the
owest bidder.
Acting City Engineer Jackson Bolton
stated that the work had been given TO
VI. Taliaferro. it being impossible for the
.i,y hands and carts to do the work. the
pressure on them being so great. The bill
vas ordered paid finally and the Incl
cent was closed.
y proposition to allow certain owners
IF stables to erect in the rear of their
places pits for the deposit Of accumulated
manure was referred to a subcommittee
Of Messrs. Minor, Burton and Whittet to
confer with the City Attorney and City
Engineer.
\ resolution offered in the Common
Council at the last meeting by Mr.. Elicit.
providing fer the pavement of Franklin
street from Ninth westwardly two blocks
with asphalt and a similar Improvement
OF Grace Street from Fifth two blocks
Uestwardly, was laid on the table, there
icing no funds on hand at present with
which to do the work.
SEWER CONTRACT LET.
The matter OF granting to the Richmond
traction Company the right to connect
their tracks with those of the Seven Pines
Company, in the rear of the shed at the
corner of p and Twenty-ninth Streets
was referred to the City Attorney for an
opinion as to whether such a permit
you'd conflict with the existing status of
the two street railway companies. The
nihtler has already been to the Common
'ourci. ard The action last nig1 was
the result Of its having been reconlmitted
by the Board of Aldermen
The contract for placing n new sewer
Gil West Main Street from Lombardy to
the city limits. a distance of lao feet.
vas awarded TO j. S. Kellam. he being the
lowest bidder. This is one of the first
| times Mr.. Kelam has ever appeared in
the capacity of a bidder for city work
A petition to pave Byrd Street from
Fifth to Sixth with granite spalls was
referred to the ward committee to be
reported upon at the next meeting
The committee decided to allow B. F.
Cottreil and Son 81 per ton in addition to
the contract price for all coal that Is
| hauled 10 the Reservoir. this being be-
yOnG the COrpOrate limits