The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
Kelley Pays Council 81
to Run Street Cars !.
in East End.
PROCEEDING WAS
QUITE FOR M AL
Mills Defends Good Name Of
Reservoir and Again Denies
Report About Finding
Things Common Council
Clears Big Docket.
What 1t Did.

SVIldt y Ol0s
Apparently the right to run a street
railway from Church Hill to Fulton is
not regarded as valuable, notwlth-
standing the inflated valuations some
times put on franchises City Clerk
Ben r. August offered the franchise
for sale to the highest bidder last niest
in the Common Council, and the only
bidder was Samuel L. Kelley. attorney
for the Richmond and Henrico Rail-
way Company, who walked up to Pres
ident Peters and presented a written
proposition. offering to pay the city 81
for the right which had been adyer-
tlsed.
The proceedings were entirely for
NAL, and in accordance with the State
Constitution, governing the sale OF
public service franchises. The Rich
mond and Henrico Railway Company
secured general franchise under the
old State Constitution in 1902, but de-
sired TO change It's route from Thirty-
first and Marshall streets. Instead OF
running down Th.rty-Irst Street,
thence by trestie around Chinoorazo
Park to Fulton, 1t now desires to con-
tinue out Marshall Street to Thirty
~.
the Government Road. and so to the
proposed loop in Fulton. There being
no further proposal. the bidding was
closed, and Mr. Pollock offered for
nal resolution accepting the offer OF
81. all OF the papers being then re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets for
report.
Long, Busy Session.
Last nights session OF the Common
Council was a long and busy one, the
docket not being completed until
late hour. Contracts we're approved
for a large amount Of city work. APP
proprlations were made 10 cover the
site OF the new Mayo Bridge and for
cleaning out the city reservoirs, and
n number OF ordinances of general IN
tercst were adopted.
From the Board of Aldermen came
resolution appropriating $3.50, to pay
the expenses OF committee from the
James River Improvement Committee
IL attending the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress in Washington
which was concurred in. a resolution
adopted by the upper branch instruct
ing the City Attorney TO acquire oy
condemnation the triangle south OF
Ashland Street, formerly occupied by
the Rathskeller in lakewood, for the
enlargement of William Byrd Park
was referred to the Committee on FL
nance.
school Districts.
The ordinance transferring the wash
into school districts was concurred IN
as 1t came from the City School Board
The ordinance transferring the wash
ington Ward almshouse TO the Com
mittec on Cemeteries for a Keepers
CURED in, as was resolution ap-
propriating s7.75 to pay l. P. RAIDER
for damage 10 his runabout in colli-
sion with city cart No. 4. and reso-
luton donating fifty trees from the
city nursery to Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
On recommendation OF the Commit.
tee on Streets. number of allega-
lions for street improvements were
adopted. The petition of the Paul Bar
samin estate for the right TO use
four feet of Tenth Street, just south OF
Main Street for side entrance and
area into the cellar of the building at
the southwest corner of Tenth and
Main Streets, with the usual restric-
tions as to stone coping and iron
railing, was adopted. The Street Com
mittee recommended resolution for
payment Of s35 each to =. j. Keegan
and Allen saville, Assistant City Engi-
neers, for street car fare, those en-.
gineers not being provided with ve-
hicles by the city, but on objection 1t
was referred to the Committee on FL
nance, as was resolution appro-
priating $4,000 for sewer in Thirty
first from Grace Street to the Ches-
with the Bloody Run sewer at the
Gas Works, designed to take the place
cf that recently destroyed by land
slide.
Many Contracts Approved.
Award of contract was approved for
a sewer In Hampton Street and other
streets. to /, j. Smith & Co., for $780,
170.35; for a sewer in Colorado and
other streets, to /. j. Smith & Co., for
S26,36S; for a SEVERN Davis and other
streets. to i. ]. Smith Geo., for s12.
S7A90: for a sewer in Dance and other
streets, to S, p. Clay. for $7,S56.53 for
a sewer in Davis Avenue and other
streets. to Jayi Perkins, for $5,553.65:
and for sewer in Leigh street, west
OF Lombardy. to ]. q. Cheatwood, for
s6,OS9.12. Contract for supplying Old
Dominion cement for city Work was
awarded to G. r Lathrop Company at
Sl.51 per barrel. The Street Commit
sewer in Shepherd West and other
streets. from the bond issue for sewers,
at an estimated cost Of Sl6,335, and
was also authorized to grade and
gravel certain alleys. after having oh
tained the consent Of abutting prop
crty owners, a resolution for the ex-
tension of Nicholson Street, at u cost
nf $3.50. was adopted. as was a resolu-tl
tion permitting Kaufman & Co, to con-
struct area ways. under' tho sideWalK |
in front of 4oa-405 East Broad street,
hInyo'x bridge.
The Committee on Finance recom-ii :
mended the appropriation of s112S465s
for the present AlaSo Bridge and right
Of way at the price fixed by condem-
nation, with costs, after amending the
SO as to authorize the Com
mtttee on Finance 70 borrow the money
II necessary. Chairman Pollard stateu
that the company had made a claim