The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-16
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MANY STREE lMPR R TENT:
Corner Of Ninth and Bank Streets
to Be Rounded
OFF.

~ Little now business came before the
regular meeting of the Board OF AL
ldcrmen last night, most Of the time
FOR a short and embarrassing session
being taken up with concurring in
measures already passed by tho Com.
i5mon Council. None OF these provoked
| discussion. Several resolutions for
street improvements were introduced
and passed on to the appropriate COM
mittecs. IN
Mr.. Adams offered a resolution for
cutting on a part OF the Capitol
Square ut the corner of Ninth and
I, Bank Streets. SO as to make the turn
there better for vehicles and to give
referred to the Committee on Streets.
a bill was passed In the Legislature
allowing the city to make this change
j In the interest Of public safety.
smooth paving on Belvidere Street,
which went to the Committee on FL
nance. The. request OF Mr.. Whittc,
paving on Grove Avenue was sent o
the Committee on Streets The ordt-
nance for the consolidation OF Rich
mand and Manchester as certified to
received and transmitted to the Conn
mon Council rs matter Of record.
Contracts Approved.
The Board adopted the resolution OF
mending that the contract for ducts.
cables and other supplies In connection
with the municipal electric plant be
awarded to the NlcCay Engineering
Company. of Baltimore. The work Is
to be completed in four months. The
monthly report of the Committee on
Relief OF the Poor Was received and
filled.
The Committee on Ordinance, Charter
and Reform sent In q Joint resolution
that the pay OF the weighmaster at
the First Market be raised from $50 to
$50 per month. 1t was referred to the
Committee on Finance The resolution
providing a larger section In Riyerview,
Cemetery for the burial OF inmates OF
the Home for Needy Confederate Wo-
men was adopted. r
Budget Concurred In.
The Board concurred In the budget,
as passed by the Common Council and
In the following other measures:
Resolution providing for the inspec.
ton of milk. meats and other food
70 pave the sidewalks OF Duval
Street, at cost OF about SIZE. to be
borne by the abuting property owners
RatifyinE the contract to sttterdlng-
Carneal-Davis Company for furnishing
vitrif1ed clay pipe.
To change the name Of Thirty-fourth
Street from Broad Street to lakewood
Avenue to Chimborazo Boulevard
Il
Railway Company TO operate single
overhead trolleys. subject to the regu-
1ations regarding other such companies
now doing business in, the city. the
penalty for Noncompliance with regu-
iations being not less than S25 nor
more than 500 for each offense. each
day to constitutes separate oftense.
New Sewers.
For a sewer on Allen Avenue. 70
cost $500. and one on Lady Street, TO
cost $500. to be charged to the nppro-
priation for sewers; also sewer on
State Street, to cost So. 025.
For the sale of the house and other
property at Taylor's Park.
TO allow W. F. Seaton IL Son to erect
a stable on Harrison Street. near Mar
shall. t
been received by Martin Lee ONelH
from q collision with one of tho WaE:
ons was received from the Board OF
Fire Commissioners.
The resolution offered by Alderman
Nielsen that tho City Attorney be IN
structed to acquire certain lands for
the Improvement of Poplar and Les
ter Streets was adopted.