The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-15
THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND COLONEL CUTSHAW

Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--I have been greatly pleased
with the recommendation Of Z, the n COM Con
invaluable services Of our battle
Scared and time -honored City Engin,
Ger, Colonel w. r. Cutshaw, may be
retained in that capacity Advancing
years and inhrmities PRODUCED by
wounds and accentuated by long anu
faithful service in the city's employ
ment have made It practically neces.
sary for him to give up daily personal
attention to the details of his Office.
His mental faculties are as active
and his watchfulness over the city's
manifold interests are as alert as ever,
but strength of body has failed to keep
pace with the constant demands mace
upon 1t.
1t is a very wise step on the part OF
the committee to cndeavor to conserve
his remaining powers, by selecting nm I'm
for this advisory position, In which his
ton may be made use of.
For thirty-four years he has been
GtY Gmfn has gown povns from "a' an pe
shnpcn town into a well rounded. sym
metrlcal and beautiful city. Under ms
wise and advanced ana fa ,1id1 n
highly educated engineering skill; MS
first practical steps were IN the direc-
ton OF permanent grndeas ior o our E.ry
tai task, and in the nature OF things
| the cuts and fills necessary to its sue
cessful accompl ishment aroused great
S Sep1Sr,so but = purity Of purpose sclen
tiac knowledge Of the subject. un-
swerving devotion to lofty Ideals. com
bined nnaEglhnG the tie
| fierce antagonism that was arrayed
against his proposed measures. raoW
ever. our engineer possessed th hanke aua,
ne was by most loyal Street Com
mlttec. he was enabled to carry out lis !,
policies TO- fruition: nGw communty
Comparatively few Of tn e present popu..
lation of Richmond have even talnt
idea of the uneven and irresula c,, s,rec
Jackson jack JEFFERSON s and Marshall Wards.
After progressing toWards &C, com rrnd
ing Of Church and Union Hills was was
undertaken. Here were encountered
impossible gulles and rayin1es' e 81, 81
/ akillful planning and the patient build
/ ing Of Church Hill avenue and the
gradual grading towards thah az aVc 1,,n {.
4 tie work Of eight to twelve years. /,
order and regularity and symmetry
a were finally evolved from the chaotic
81 Se best graded and hand
Z soonest sections Of our city, and beau
4 tifully graced and adorned J., by ,, the
Il lnfuue ana lovely JellcFsoli Id'h' i7s
tDlrinE all these thirty-four years
in which were constructed our admir-
, able New Reservoir and park our mag
x |fnificent City Hail. schoolhouses, etc.
4 together with MI street. and park Inn
provements INVOLVING the exP pen dals
fitness and Integrity of this public Of
: 1icer has been such that he has beer
!, above and beyond suspicion.
/, Most truly. was 1t stated by the SUB
/, chairman Of the committee IN pre-
senting this reeemmenda ,h9 that that th n!
yestieated, and had been found to- bt
: clean. The writer has heard this fur
81 Their comment made by many other Glti
!, zens eyes. and he has kept the, WhoiI..
: city clean by his own incorrupiblllty!,
And nov that the time 81, has arr arr y q
# and friends he should give way to !;
younger man. It is most fitting that ~
services shall be retained In an advis
DRY capacity. His long and honore'
and useful service commands tho ut
J, most respect and the 1apst sincere es