Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
OTHER COMPANIES DELAY.


The Council Committee on Streets, after
being II, session for more than two hours
Yesterday afternoon. adjourned until this
afternoon at the same hour on account
~ its inability to transact all of the
BUSINESS mapped out for the session. y
osy minor matters were attended to. but
I. required SO much explanation and az
sument that the progress was very. very
slow.
The majority and minority reports OF
the subcommittee appointed to consider
the question OF eiectrolysis and sus-
cest q remedy will be considered this
afternoon.
hCoIonel Hunt ChipIcy- representing the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company. presented the committee pa
per showing that the. company is now
ready to remove 40 poles heretofore USED
nv the company in the fire district,
but that il was unable 20 remove them
because the wires of the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies, and the
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
were attached to some of them. MI.
C,hiuley asked that the committee direct
the company what to do in the premises.
CITY Attorney Pollard suggested thai
the Bell Company be required TO remove
the poles, suggesting at the same Tune
TO the owners Of the wires that Inc beii
Company can no longer maintain its poles
in the fire district.
Mr.. Peters moved that the City Engi-
.1eer direct the Passenger and Power
Company TO remove its wires ( these
poles in the underground distrit vas
stated that it is The intention OF e
eraph companies to reno the IS
within ninety days.
MAY HAVE TO REMOVE STORE.
The application of Baldwin & Brown,
for the right to erect building under the
Chesapeake and Ohio viaduct on the
south side Of Main street, using seven
feet deep along the front of the entire
lot. came UP. it having been set for con-
sjderation at the meeting. The applica-
ton was opposed by Mr.. j. S. Moore. who
was represented by Major Sol Cutchins.
The opposition was based on the state
ment that the cncroachment as asked for
by the petitioner, would close q window in
the store recently erected over Shochoes
creek by Mr. Moore. Mr.. Moore claimed
that his building was not on the street
line, hut City Attorney Pollard thought
it was. He said the records indicated
that Main street from the eastern line OF
Shockoe creek. to Eleventh street was
eighty feet wide. and from the eastern
line in AZ. ca stward direction. sixty-seyen
feet wide.
Mr.. J. NJ. N. Allen moved that Mr..
Moore be required to remove his building
and Mr.. West offered as a substitute that
lo pf Baldwin q. he. Te.-
commended to the Council for favorable
action.
Mr. Phillips offered as substitute for
the whole that 1t be recommended 20
the City Council that Mr.. Moore be re-
CURED to pay the city for the property
he may be occupying unlawfully or move
back to the proper street line, and TO
permit Baldwin & Brown to encroacn
upon the payment to city of an amount
for the use Of the city's property. The
matter was left to the City Attorney
and City Engineer
Major L. T. Christian appeared before
the committee on behalf of the Mechan-
les Institute and requested that the pave
ment on the Eleventh-street side of the
Institute be laid. The City Engineer was
instructed to have the work uone II funds
sufficient are available.
BOWIE STREET STAYS OPEN.
The City Attorney was instructed to
take steps to prevent the unlawful clos
ing of Bowe street between Leigh and
Boyd streets.
An application of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company for the right to erect
1 pole line on China street, which appli-
ration was refused by the City Engineer,
was made to the committee by Colonel
Chipley. Several other applications for
other privileges for pole lines were filed
at the same time. The applications were
laid on the table until the next meeting
On account Of the City Engineer
With a large number of. matters unat-
tended to, the committee adjourned until
This afternoon at 5. O'Clock.
Unless the City Council makes an appro-
priation Of $1,000 for the Light Depart
ment, it will be necessary for the gas
works to. close down for. the remainder Of
the year. Such was the condition that
faced the Light Committee last night,
when the clerk Of the committee was
directed to prepare a resolution to- go to
the Council asking for the money needed.
Superintendent Knowles showed the COM.
mittee that it was necessary for him to
make more coke for the manufacture Of.
gas and that that las occasioned an In
crease in the pay rolls and the increased
cost Of coal. would make up the remand
er Of the amount asked for.
The Pollard resolution calling upon the
committee, to inquire into ands report to
the Common Council the feasibility ana
cost of erecting a gasometer in the west
ern portion Of the city, was referred to
Superintendent Knowles for investigation
and report
The committee favored the application
of the Mechanics Institute for 100000 cubic
feet Of free gas during the coming year
and the request went to the City Council.
The pay-rolls and current bills were ap-
proved for payment and the chairman was
Instructed to issue warrants weekly for
freight bills for coal.
The Committee on Water met last night
Ind ordered the bills to be paid. approved