The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-03
IS|XSTEE[ TOWERS
I!'.Q 0 CABLES.
Electric Plant at Last Secures
Rights to Cross c. & Q.
Tracks.
CITY 9; il ASSUMES ALL RISK.
Ward Scramble Over Proposed.
Ornamental Street
Lamps.

IN a. specia1 meeting held for the
I spurpos e st night, the Council Com
mittee on Electricity considered the,
contract with the Chesapeake and Ohio
| hallway Company In regard to the
wires Of the .ew municipal power
plant crossing the tracks and right
of-way. Of the railway company. The
contract. which had been approved by
| the City Attorney, along with the
proper ordinance, was forwarded to
the Council with the recommendation
that II be adopted. Power from the new
plant will be transmitted across the
trac ks of the Chesapeake and Ohio by.
means OF cables, which viii be strung
on six steel towers. two Of which will
be furnished at. the expense of the
water Department and four by the
liCommittee-4on Electricity. Consulting
Engineer Trafford stated to the COM
mittee that II all went we'll at least
portion Of the plant would be
| working order by December 1. and
that by that time the new ornamental
lights on Broad Street would be in
operation.
IrOnclnd Agreement.
The contract with the Chesapeake
and Ohio. which has been hanging
fire since January, was for the most
! part an ironclad agreement exempting
the railroad from liability, no mat
ter what contingency might arise, and
placing all risk on the city, besides
eXacting certain requirements of con-
struction SO as best to safeguard its
property. The city must do the work
at Its own risk and indemnify the rail-
way from all damage
The steel covers must be constructed
according tosits specifications; must be
placed as nearft the right of way as pos
sible and not less than ten feet from
the nearest rail. The wires are to be
at least five feet above those strung on
the railway poles. and the Chesapeake
and Ohio is not liable for damages by
reason Of operating it's trains In
answer to the question Mr.. Trafrord
said that lie recommended the over
head wires instead of transmitting the
current through the culvert near the
pump-house because the plan adopted
could be completed for about $1,000.
while the underground conduits would
cost at least $4,000.
The consulting engineer stated that
he had encountered countless obstacles
In dealing with the Chesapeake and
Ohio, and requested that the committee
| appoint subcommittee to wait on Of
/ fcials of the railway asking their per-
mission to begin on the work pending
/ the passage OF the ordinance. the matter
was placed In the hands of Chairman E.
u. Richardson and Mr.. TraTord
4 Would Hasten Work.
The committee passed resolution
requesting that the Council take up
i the reports of this committee out OF
/ their regular order under a suspension
LOT the rules Monday night, so that the
N work may b. pushed ahead as rapidly
4 as possible.
4 Two lists Of poles prepared by MIR
FYorI ,Nra ,fosJ m no
mittee. One having been acted on BY
the Committee on Streets Will be for
warded to tile Council for It's action
while the other will go to the Com
mittee on Streets for approval.
Another Ward Scramble.
Alderman Bennett had presented .
resolution forwarded from the Com
mittee on Finance asking an appro
.. tpriation of $4,000 for lights on Broat
Street continuing westward as far a.
Elba Station Alderman Melton hat
made a similar request for lights OF
Jefferson Avenue amounting to $4,000
but it had not reached the COMMITTEES
|, He moved that his request be actet
upon as an amendment to that Of MI
Bennett Alderman Don Leavy though
; that his ward was entitled to the sam
5 consideration and Immediately aske'
Z for $4,000 for lighting around Monro
! Park. Councilman Bowman called
halt by moving the the Whole matte,
be placed on the table, which was yer!
promptly DONE
The question Of what color to pain
s tho posts of the new electric plan
arose, ana was referred to Mr.. s,Traff or'
IL and Chairman Richardson's. Mr.. Rich
d ardson had already expressed his pre-
e ference for green. and the shade prob
J ably VIII conform with that Of the ga
=, . poles.