The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-17
TO R.EPAVE MAIN
FROM THT0 18TH.
Committee Will Call Special SEES
sion Of Council to Order
Work at Once.
WANT CONCRETE FOUNDATION
Wretched Condition Demands At
tention-Officials Re-
Elected.
WANT CONCRETE FOUNDATION

City Engineer Boiling recommended
to the Council Committee on Streets
last night Immediate action looking to
repaving OF Main Street from Seventh
to Twelfth. It was explained that the
Passenger and Power Company was
preparing to relay its tracks over that
stretch in concrete. Mr.. Boiling stat
cd that the records in tho engineers
department showed that this section OF
Main Street had been paved with Bel
gian blocks twenty-eight years ago.
Since then there has been an almost
constant succession OF repairs. Street
car tracks have been laid and relaid In
the centre. water sewers and gas mains
have been replaced and patched from
time to time, and underground con-
QUITS for electric wires have been put
down on both sides of the street.
When the street was originally
paved" said Mr.. Boiling, there was
firm clay basis which has held re mark
ably we'll. considering that this street
has the heaviest and most constant
usage in the city
Regular Work Trap.
Mr.. Boiling said that within his
recollection, there had been four
trenches laid beside the car tracks for
one purpose or another, not counting
house connections and repairs, and
that most of the street was now filled,
and was in wretched condition. The
street car company Is required 20 pave
between its tracks. the whole of the
new roadbed to be laid on concrete.
the company to use the same paving
material as the city.
With the use of firm concrete bed
from curb to curb. he thought that
smooth and durable paving could be
maintained and that 1t would not
prove nearly so noisy or so dirty as at
present. He estimated the cost at
1881. If the work is done, an ordi-
nance will be adopted requiring all
persons opening the street for any
purpose to relay the paving on con-
crete. The Street Committee unani.
mously opposed the recommendation
of the engineer, and the chairman was
authorized to join in call for a
special meeting of Council to take up
this matter, as we'll as the Mayors
veto OF the electric light plant. as soon
as possible. The necessity for imme-
date action was apparent. so that the
city might take advantage of the OPP
portunity of doing the work while the
street is blockaded
An impassioned appeal for assist
ance came from Mr.. w. ]. Glasgow, in
regard to the condition Of an alley
between Albemarle and Cherry Streets,
Mr.. Glasgow declaring that his wagon
had once turned over in attempting
to drive to his back gate. The city
engineer was asked to report on what
remedy was needed for the conditions
described.
Officers Reelected.
On accommodation of the City Engi-
neer. the committee reelected the fol-
lowing assistants in the engineering
department.
Jackson Bolton. first assistant city
engineer: P. p Taliaferro, second as
sistant city engineer: Fontaine Jones.
third assistant city engineer: Charles
L. Todd. Jr.. fourth assistant city engi-
neer: Frank T. Bates, clerk; j. Taylor
Stratton, bookkeeper and accountant;
Travers Daniel, Jr., stenoSrapher;
Lucicn L. Bass. draughtsman. w. NJ
Ewing. rodman: D. +. Craddock. man
agcr hands and carts, first district:
w r. Wood. manager hands and carts.
second district; John Stewart Walker.
sewer inspector; 2. L. Hazelgrove,
granolithic Inspector.