The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-17
TO TAKE UP MAT TER
OF SEWER CHARGES
Street Committee Will Investi..
gate Complaints OF East
End Citizens.
LONG SESSION; MUCH WORK
Subcommittee on CharterC Changes
Will Recommend Board OF
Control.
LONG SESSION; MUCH WORK
Subcommittee on Charter Changes

OiCloCR laSl Hlslll, tHe 5SouHSii S0'''-
mittee on Streets discussed great
many matters relating to nlu I'M ipas
, important action on several OF them.
Five other committees met In the City
Hall during til eevening. but for the
most part their work was routine IN
Its nature.
councilman c. f. Richards, of Mar.
shall Ward. won complete victory IN
his appeal for an Investigation into
lions. the committee voting unani-
mously to refer the matter to a sub
committee for full and early report.
No Charge OF Wrong-Dolng.
Mr.. Richards based his request for or
allege that they, are paying two prices
for connecting their houses with main
sewers, and he said he would appear
before the subcommittee with his wit
he said. "These excessive prices may.
result from honest mistakes. though
IN any sve sah 1ey shsd and 81 eees
quickly agreed that something should
be done al once about the matter. The.
subcommittee, which is composed OF
Msssrs Mann Lsnch and and r Don heav
s o'clock next Friday night.
Compromise Reached.
4 compromise satisfactory to all
parties concerned was reached with
reference to the opening Of an alley
the Wv work was orc ordered ere ' done. o'e A''u
Another alley. however, provoked
protracted debate. It was that between
Clay and Leigh. and First and Adams
grade far above adjoining lots. Judge
D. G. Richardson Represented the prop
erty owners who desire the alley re-
stored to Its former grade. and re.
ordered.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, an ordi-
nance prohibiting the running OF street
cars at shorter distance than 200
Ing abutting property owners from
paying for alley improvements took
the same course
o Mr. lyf Re got pass sSS ana poWsa
Street between Third and Eighteenth
in proper order within five days, and
directing the Engineer to proceed in
the Police Court II the order is not
complied with.
A large number of other matters
were considered. but they We're not OF
general interest Owing to the increase
OF the work on the clerk. IT was de-
cided to have the stenographer of the
Engineers Department assist him with
the record at future meetings.
For Board OF Control.
The subcommittee on charter changes
met yesterday afternoon. and. though.
the members will not say exactly wnat
was done, 1t Is understood That Mr..
Cary offered a resolution recommend
ing to the Legislature that the charter
of control all tn, executive powers now
in the hands of the Council and lts
committees.
The committee lis composed OF
~. I~lI
The Committee on Markets met last
night and approved bills and pay-rolls.
The clerk Of the Second Market was
Instructed to get estimates for storm
doors to the vegetable market.
The ordinance providing for closing
the markets at p. NJ. was returned
to the Common Council with the rec
concentration that 1t be adopted after
the fish market shall close at u O'clock
noon except Saturdays and 10 O'Clock
at night on Saturdays.
Brief Meetings.
The Poor Committee sat but a few
moments.
Bids were opened for ninety. hospital
beds and mattresses for the White CITY
was awarded to the Pitts Furniture
Company. and that for mattresses to
Sydnor s. Hundley.
The. Committees on Light and Street
! Cleaning considered pay-rolls and bills.
, In the Committee on Water a repre-
sentative of the Union League Club re-
quested that the minimum tax OF 81
each where two families occupy the
same house. be lowered The matter
went to a subcommittee.
Superintendent Boiling was congrat-
|ulated warmly by the members upon
his full and frank statement concern
Ing the recent accident at the settling
basin. In the washout the city lost
only $4,000 on 100000 contract. and
Mr. Boiling frankly admitted that this
was the result of a mistake on his
part. 5
The Committee on Printing will meet
tonight at o'clock to award sta
| tionery contracts.