The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-06
Street Committee Anxious to Re Re:
pair and Improve Streets
.sls3 and Paving
MUNICIPAL. 4. LIGHTING 9 II Z PLANT
Two Departments Clash Sani-
" stary Officer Eli III, Bad Bad e
"a Position.
Manchester Bureau Times- Dispatch.

e city In as good 5condi ton as possible be-
" fore the beginning OF 4 winter was ( owl ~
II denccd last night In the moe ting Sot that
commit ee. n III Vt gl8 "a
city Engineer Lipscon1b, II his report,
a asked that he be allowed to employ four
g extra men Tor four weeks to be used ~
cleaning lip the streets. Captain Lipscomb
4 showed [ that the streets, especially after
Il thc recent rains, are In pretty bad cons
{f dtion, and that 4 IT Will require O large
Is part OF his time have them properly
cleaned ii issr request was allowed II
L 8S IT. was moved and passed that 33TVelf IN
81 Street be tween Perry and Me- onough
y Streets be rol Ssd and gravcled, as the n
recent rains had washed the street and
n nut 1t In bad condition. IF. Hooker moved
That tho city eng inecr DO Inst cited TO es-
j4tirlate the cost OF paving with brick the
" ast side OF Decatur II Street, between
Seventh and Eighth Streets; with stone
Y Filth Street, from Everett TO Decatur
& Streets and the east side etween Deca-
& tur and Stockton Streets, and With iclndsrs
on sernmcs Street, between Seventh and
EIGHTH STREE NJ 3 }3SE
S3 9 The committee also decided H to pave
( several & other portions OF the town; to
VI have all the culverts cleaned out, and the
streets repaired i in all bad and danger
u Gus places. l j35 Il SsSSi
is55l III sra. Patran ana Bl;unnialiy pointed
eouts the terrible condition Of the streets
III all over the town, and made q strong
&; plea that everything possible be y done
before such work Is made impossible and
Il practically useless by the setting In OF
winter. It was shown, 5ioweyer,, that
3 the city Is hardly In q financial condi-- :
n ton # to 5,indertake all H; the work sllg-3
1 gested & and Mr. Eunnally moved that the
4 city engineer be requested K to look into
u the matter to see II he could recommend
some means for remedying tho existing
II condit ions. { ss5$s
Il down on Eleventh Street, between 81 ock-3
II ton and Everett Streets. on the West.
eide and On Tyvelfth s street, . bet We,
Il Stockton and u Everett Streets. on the.
II west side. an He put 1t In the FORM OF d a
motion. which was passed. ss
ss There was X much complains about a
drain pipe emptying IN the alley back Of
B cambridge Street Baptist Church, and
the committee decided tina t DC property
4 and nj Ike proper connectio lon It'll tho city
n sewer. 5 4F5 59Sg
a5338 Attention was called to & the fact that
y the overhead bridge which was to have
been built attic Belle Isle crossing by
AN tie Southern Railway Company, had
s been delayed. and q Il was moved q and
4 passed that a z Satter8 BE Il sent to- S Cap
~ tain Yves 4 tvisiong uperln I "a lent Of
the Southern Raj way. & asking the cause
I. of the delay, which. Il was pointed out,
10 had 8 been OF rather long continuance.
$a5{ The attention OF the committee was
IL also bronght to the many holes and de-
# prcssIons existing In the streets as The
result OF some ono s arelessnes I'D
the cltyEengineer was asked to find out
/ the responsible parties and to have them
n a bate tho nuisa nee. or else be hailed to.
III court IA III
Bids were opened and the 5blackerati,-
"A ing contract was awarded 81 to II Mr.
a E.. Gill, and the feed contract to Mr..
d Z. E.. Ciimarl |Es5 II
The cemetery and health committees
r met, and transacted only routine busi-
AZ ness. s5S ia i n sa35
Municipal Lighting Plant.
X 81 When the contract with the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company for. the
g lighting OF the streets OF the city ex-a
" pires there is a strong probability that
n the city will operate a municipal light-}
E Ing plant. The idea was sug gested by
Mr.. r. L Patrnm about two years ago,
II and 1t has been mooted In Il Assembly
ing OF hIessrs. y w. Moore and r. Il
y Patram. OF the Board OF Aldermen, and
I Messrs. W.B. Bradley. s.4&Wakefleld.
z and e. c.. Jones, OF the Assembly. with
ii Mr. Moore 5ns chairma nj has been appoints
y ed to consider the subject and to make
Recommendations TO the Council. 5Si
y The time for the expirat lion OF the con-
Z tract with tho Passenger and s. Power
" Company Is not very far of, and It Is
necessary for the City Council to take
" early action In regard to the matter.
81 Several mem bers OF the commit ex-5
4 press themselves as being in favor OF
y the municipal scheme, as are N many
h members OF the Council. and there is q
strong probability that the recommended
y tion OF the committee Will be TO this
x effect. There has been no re gnlar meet ~
L ing OF the committee yet, but meet
i ing will in all likelihood be allied at an
@ early date. Ss A4ss li43 & SS
Two Departments Clash.
5i, How the clash between the Police De-
4 partment and the Board Of Health over
II the duties Of Sanitary ! Officer. Ely will
end Is ha I'd to So ", i Ss siS8
MI, Ely takes the position that he 10
4 not supposed to serve notices on persons
VI who have violated the city ordinances,
but that they should be served 81 by the
police. The Mayor has taken Issue with
h hin on the question, saying that unless
u Mr.. Ely serves the papers he will suspend
hin. DR.. Rucker, on the other hand
says that he Will suspend Mr., Ely l1fs he;
does serve the papers. The question
hinges on the power OF suspen lon OF an
I officer. as exercised by the chief execu-,
tive OF the city, and the dent Of the
a health board, and the position OF Mr. Ely
lies between the devil and the deep sea-
/ He Is threatened on either hand. and
I untll the matter Is settled, will find him-
selfFin somewhatto Of q quandary, How
* ever. 1t lis not likely that any serious
differences will result, but that rather
]. the matter will be settled by an agree-t
ment between the health board and the
q police d department.. 8 s
Installation Of Officers.
Til following officers have been 1n,5
stalled In Liberty Council. No. ls Jr. n 81
N u. Al M OF swansboro;
K Councillor, r. g, Hughes; Vice Council
lor,S o. o. Cheatham; Recording seefe'
= tary, William j, Aloyrissette; Assistant
Recording Secretary. F, q. Flqva; MRan,
cial Secretary. w. II, Marshall Treas'
urer, w. Fl. Toler; Chaplain, ~ II. To|eri