The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-16
PLAN TO ABATE
DUST NUISANCE
Retail Merchants Want Twenty.
Seven City Blocks Paved by
Order OF Council.
PETITION TO COMMITTEE
Contractors Cheatwood and
Gasser Given Until January
28th-Othor Matters.

The Retail Merchants Association yes
tcrday presented 20 the Council CONS
mittee on Streets a plan Tor abatina, the
dust nuisance. especially with reference
20 Broad and Main Streets. which in
wolves the paving or tyveuty-soven blocks.
This. they deem thc only effective
method OF keeping the stree; clean and
preventing great damage from dust Mr.
y a. Miller. who was spokesman for tls
committee. along with sir. Fred Jurgens.
stated that $40 reputable merchants were
embraced in tho association. and that
they had concluded that en-. only effective
remedy Cor the dust nuisance was ito
paving ot the side streets leadIu- into
Broad Street from Cary 20 Issi.-ht Streets.
From Ninth Street 10 Rrokko Avenue
would make about tweut5-scve1 blocks
which BE- was desired should o. paved
Mr. Miller stated tlat nr and hls a--
sociates were present to ask the come
mittec to recommend $40 tle next annual
budget an appropriation Tor this pur-
pose motion asking rho association
COB put tleir petition definitely lr writing
and referring lt 10 t.c Finance Cons
iittee WAS adopted.
Other Matters.
Contractors CLeatwood and Gassor
We're before the committee lu response
to summons % show Why they mad uut
completed their contracts within tho
time specified They made thelr excuses,
and i, was decided 90 indulge taem uu-
on January -tfh
The matter " opening Randolph Street
from Main to Cary. as proposed hy Air.
Don LcaNy. was referred 90 tho Ward
Committee and Tho city Engllecr-
THE petition a.klnE fle paving ~
Laurel Street from Main 20 FrankAn
wits asphalt blocks SO as not 90 have
religious services disturbed hy noise u
passing vehicles. was referred 20 tie
Finance Committee
= Doe comm .ttee recommended % -
Council Mr. Ponard.s ordinance desigaed
20 prevent rho use ~ West Broad Street
hy tho Richmond. Fredericksburg and
fot"nac EaLway for unloading and load
ing cars
Tho Wci resolution. providing for tho
location ~ "a drinking fountain for aui-
mails at Broad. Adams and Brook Ave-
i4e ~as referred to the water COM
inififr With 81 commentator that they
select some other site in the vicinity.
The petition ~ the Citizens Rapid Tran
SIT f"t-p"rt fnr t.e right 10 transfer It's
rights and franchises 70 tle Richmond
and H"nrlco Railway. and extend the
same and 20 permit the construction Of
the proposed Marshall Street viaduct. was
referred 90 the citv attorney e. draw
a
served notice of his opposition 10 any
provision FOR q TOT feature over the pro-
posed vadHct. and others acquIesced n
his views
Tho Mayors veto Of the ordinances
grautin gtac privilege To- tho Passenger
and Power Company 60 extend its tracks
westward on Broad Street was referred
70 the city attorney with instructions ID
draw "a proper ordinance.
The Mayors veto OF tho ordinance
concerning an overhead bridge in the
rear OF Miller and Rhoadss store was
sent back 20 the Council. with the recom-
mcndation that % pass over the veto
The committee recommended to the
Council that the Railroad Young Mems
Christian Association De permitted -
close a portion OF q blind alley west OF
Seventeenth street on The site OF the
associations proposed building
The Southern Bell Telephone Compa-
ny's petition for permission To construct
an areaWay the width of the pavement
IN front OF their building on Gracs
street was recommended to the Council.
the city Engineer having approved their
plans.