Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-29
AUTHORITY GIVEN TO SECURE Pro-
PERTY TO sTRAIGHTEN sHOCKoE.
WILL COST FIVE THOUSAND.
Work to BE Done mt Seventh and
Hospital streets-southern Rail-
way VIII Get Right. Restored
Busy Session of Street Commit
tee Last Night.


Gil Committee on Streets was held last
night. The most important matter was
the authorize ton Of the City Attorney to
proceed with the condemnation proceed
ings necessary to secure property for the
Strengthening OF Shockoe Creek, near the
will cost about $1,000, and the Attorney
was directed to secure it,
Mr.. West had the rules of the commit
tee suspended and under the suspension
succeeded in passing resolution amend
ing the rules to prevent persons other
than members of the committee. the City.
Engineer. City Attorney. newspaper re-
porters, and such other persons as may
be specially invited by the chairman or
by vote of the committee. to enter the
railing in the comm.ttee-room.
Alderman Beck was behind the rail
when the resolution was adopted. He did
not leave the rail and Mr.. West asked if
he did not come under the rule. Mr.. Beck
said he was a member of the Board of AL
dermen and he would like to see any one
remove him. Sub Chairman Peters. who
was presiding a the time. settled the
question by extending Mr.. Beck an invi-
tation to remain behind the rae.
RESTORE RAILWAY RIGHTS.
The petition of the Southern Railway
Company for restora ton of rights former
ly held, came up on the approval of the
City Attorney. Mr.. Pollard explained
that the company was only asking for
rights that it had enjoyed prior to the
time the ordinance was repealed. in 1900
The rights were abrogated then in order
to permit the city to take away the privi-
leges without two successive Councils
passing upon them.
The ordinance recommended to the City
Council re-establishes all the rights of the
company except that the city win have
the power to repeal the ordinances per-
tanning to rights Of the company on
twelve months notice, by the vote Of one
City Council.
The application of Colonel John Muir
ply for right to construct two bridges to
connect the new annex of the hotel with
the second, or rear, annex on the oppo-
site side of the east-and-west alley. was
approved. and an ordinance was recon-
mended to the Council giving the right to
erect the bridges.
STRAIGHTEN SHOCKOE CREEK.
The City Attorney reported that the cost
of condemnation to secure the land need
ed to straighten Shockoe Creek at Seventh
ana f1USp!tdl streets +" oul, NC cibOut %o,Voo
The commissioners recommended that at
ter the work of improvement had been
done Mr.. Guvernator, the present owner,
could lease the property from the city, at
a price to be agreed upon. There is a
difference in the majority report of the
commissioners and the minority of about
81, 900 in the cost of condemnation.
The City Attorney was instructed to
proceed with the condemnation so that
the Improvement Of the creek may be
commenced as soon as possible.
|. An ordinance to allow an encroacn-
ment already made by ]. S. Moore on the
south side of Main street. over Shockoe
Creek, to remain, and to permit Baldwin
& Brown to encroach upon the street adj
Joining the property of Mr.. Moore, was
presented by the City Attorney. The or
dinance required the payment Of six cents
per square foot for city property thus
occupied.
Mr. Mann objected to the rental fixed
by the ordinance, claiming that 1t was
not sufficient.
Mr.. Peters moved that the contention
he referred to a subcommittee to fix the
value Of the proposed assessment, Ior re
port at the next meeting of the commit
tee. This motion prevailed, and the chair
man appointed Messrs. Peters. Philips,
and Williams as the committee.
RIGHT TO COLLECT TOLL.
The City Attorney reported that ne &c
leved the City Council had the right
under the new State Constitution, 70 per-
nit the Citizens Rapid Transit Company
TO charge toll on its proposed MarshaIl-
street viaduct. The attorney stated that
the proposed change was not new iran
chse, but only an amendment OF one
already granted. He returned an orol-
nance to cover the request made oy the
connanv as to rates of toll.
The ordinance was reported 10 the
Council for favorable consideration.
Several applications for pole INES lot
the Bell Telephone Company IN alleys.
which were approved by Acting CITY En-
eineer Bolton, were approved.
The members present We're: Messrs. "
w,v s. Allen. ]. NJ. n. Allen, Mann, VII
Ians. Teefey, Burton, Peters,, Banen.
Whittet and Phillips
The hoard Of trustees of the proposed
Carnegie library will meet on THURSDAY
afternoon at 80 o'clock in the city nall
for the purpose Of hearing the report OF
rhe subcommittee appointed to draft
memorial, to be presented to the city
council, asking that its request for tunds