The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-11
NOSEWERTHROUGH.
DO0LEY PR0PERT
But Councilstill Refuses
to Accept or Reject
Cash Offer.
READY TO. BEGIN
WORK AT ONCE
Long-Delayed Construction in
West End to Start as Soon as
Aldermen Concur-Prelirn-
mary Plans for Free
Bridge at Mayo

Although the Common Council last
night approved the award of contract
TOR construction of the main trunk Of
the great Clay Ward sewer. along Vir-
ginia Avenue instead OF down the
Dooley ravine as originally projected, .
i, referred TO the finance committee
the question of accepting Major
Dooley's offer of $4,000 for release
from the easement the city owns
through Maymont
This action was taken despite the
protest of Subchairman Pollock of the
Street Committee and others that once
the city determined TO use another
route, Major Dooley should not pay
anything for release from right
which the city did not propose to use
in any case. A large number of other
sewers were authorized. the Council
having made available for immediate
expenditure about quarter OF mill
lion dollars heretofore provided by
bond issue The new city code was
adopted as a whole and ordered
printed.
Handled Big Docket.
a long docket of other matters was
disposed of and many propositions
were introduced, the body remaining
adjourning without completing the roll
call for the introduction of petitions
and motions. leaving seven or eight
members with pet papers in their
hands. protesting vehemently that they
had not been able to unload them on
some committee
The separation of the question Of
accepting Major Dooley's offer from
the proposition OF building the great
West End sewer left the matter in
shape for active construction work TO
begun as soon as the Board of Alder
men concurs.
The Council ratified contract with
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company as 10 the right of way for
the sewer under its tracks and canal
The resolution accepting Major
Dooley's offer followed and provoked
prolonged debate. Mr.. Mills led the
opposition. arguing for the value of
the right-of-way. which he claimed
should be retained by the city for pos
sible future use. Mr.. Pollock had no
cred it a worthless ea sement that the
city would never use once it voted
TO build by another route.
Mr.. Ratcliffe was opposed to delay.
on the .s0und OF the great need for
the drainage now delayed more than
a year by the inaction of the Council.
Mr.. Pollock argued with force that II
the city went on and authorized the
construction, abandoning he Dooley
route. Major Dooley would never give
UP a cent" Mr.. Ratcliffe admitted that
the right which the city proposed to
give UP might cost $4,000 some day
were Maymont to be divided into city
lots and annexed.
No Definite Offer Made.
The debate brought out the fact
that no definite offer had ever been
received from Major Dooley save in
a personal letter to City Engineer
Boiling. which some members seemed
to take as an affront to the Council.
Mr. Blake thought that II Major
Dooley offered $4,000 on his own mo-
tton the right must be worth at least
100000 The resolution accepting the
offer of Major Dooley was finally re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance
The next paper reopened the whole
matter 1t was a resolution approving
award of contract to Stamper, Ragland
& Co. at an approximate cost of sS0,4S9
for the construction of the. main trunk
along Virginia Avenue. the work ia
be completed in $50 working days. Mr..
Pollock wanted the resolution tabled
until the Finance Committee had re-
ported on the Dooley matter. but after
still further debate, In which num-
urgency OF the situation and the need
for beginning work, the contract was
approved by vote OF 81 to 8. the noes
being Messrs Batkins, Ferguson and
Richards, In the debate Mr.. Pollock
resented with some heat the assertion
of Mr.. Ferguson that he was "only
monkeying with It," asserting that he
never "monkeyed" with city business,
as some did. The affair ended with
mutual apologies.
For New Sewers.
The Council approved the plans OF
CITY Engineer Boiling and directed the
Committee on Streets to advertise for
bids on four of the main branches OF
the Dooley sewer, the money to be pro-
vided from the bond issue. as follows
Sewer in Lombardy and other streets,
estimated cost s33560; sewer in Syc-
and other streets. estimated cost
streets. estimated cost s39,ss4, and
sever In Hampton and other streets,
estimated cost cost $sS,1sS. a sewer was
to ], 3. chewning for CONSTRUCTION Of
sewer in East Leigh Street, east Of
,Thirty-fourth. Street, to the Governs
ment Road, through the famous Miles
priscoll for certain other sewers in the
East End to cost S7,5S6.
Change Street Car Route.
reTon.ion \ vas yas at adopted prov!ding
AOT q lG'idHSs - III tlle route OF the Rich.
mond and Henrico Railway COMPANY
from Thirtytrst and Grace Streets 10
Fulton by way OF the Miles Ravine,
instead Of through Chimborazo Park
franchise will have to be readvertised.
but no change is made In the general
conditions. of the franchise. a per-
NIT was given Bishop A.van de vyver
First Street, to cost 5000. The Ricf.
mond Realty Corporation was permit
ted to place steps in front Of the VOL
verton Hotel at Tenth and Broad
Streets and Murphy's Hotel was al
lowed to erect barber sign, notwths
standing the efforts Of Mr.. Blake to
have the vote reconsdered, who held
than litter Broad Street The StreYs
COMMITTEE Recommended an ordinance
creating the office of Assessor Of Dam.