The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-06
SHY OF
DOOLEY'S OFFER
Will Not Give Up Ravine Until Cost of New
Sewer Is Ascertained- Mayor Complains of
Conflict Between City Departments
Mills Compromise Is Adopted

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rection of some executive officer for
the speedy abatement of nuisances al
fecting the public health. Chairman
Pollard, of the Finance Committee, OF
fered resolution appropriating $l,ooo
with an accompanying ordinance car
rying into effect the suggestions OF the
Mayor, and all the papers were re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
ing and collection Of taxes were con-
lions shown BY the Cunningham inves-
tfgation of last year.
THE Council also concurred in giving
the canssnt of the city to the dissolu-
ton OF the James River Bridge Com
many, all the stock Of which since
liongssto Richmond, and directing the
, City Att6Ineys TO take proper steps
to place the control of the Free Bridge
under the Council Committee on
Streets.
Sewer Resolution Lost.
4 Il; Tties Strfats Committee recon .iended
plans for the opening OF Nineteenth
Stree fromf Marshallit Peasants
Street. which were adopted.
two extended resolutions. one APP
propriating $4,000 and. the other $780,
debate. The first provided for a deep
sewer on the ,northside of Broad from
Ninth to Adams. and the other for
sewers in Davis Avenue. Chaffin, Tay-
Tor. Lombardy,, Grace, Beverly Kem-
per and other streets Chairman POL
lard. of the Finance Committee, OBJ
iected that the sewers were not in
the list proposed at the time of the
tuut fv.f, htot f,ty, II
1t was proposed to take these amounts.
We argued that 1t was dangerous
policy to go on spending that fund
for other sewers, predicting that the
sum would run short of what 1t was
intende to accomplish for the annexed
territory. Mr.. Mills agreed that 1t
was dangerous precedent to trans
Ter money from bond issue made for
specific sewers to other sewers not in
the list. MI Pollock held that the
bond issue was for sewers generally.
and should be expended for those most
needed, as far as the money would 60
Both papers were rejected but list
of sewers in Buchanan and other
streets to be. paid for from the annual
appropriation for sewers was ordered
built.
Close Scott Alley.
The petition of Fred W. Scott and
close part OF an alley abutting on
their property in the block surrounded
by Franklin. shafer, Harrison and
Park Avenue. was adopted with but
tn the precedent, though not to the
specific case. but MIR. Pollock said 1t
would cut no one off from alley en-
frances now in use. The permission
| may be revoked at any time.
The Richmond Building Corporation
was granted area permits in front OF
its proposed building on the north side
OF Main Street. between Eleventh and
Twelfth The ordinance prohibiting
showcases projecting on Main and
Broad Streets was recommitted 10 the
| Committee on Streets. at the petition
OF a number of merchants. who asked
delegation of Broad Street merchants
vas present.
An ordnance reconm snde1 by the
Committee on Streets authorizing al
city and the Virginia Railway and
Power Company and Andrew Pizzini.
Jr-. to widen the driveway on the east
ern side of the lake at William Byrd
Park by detecting Davis Avenue south
of Beverly SO as to make 1T part
of the park, was adopted, as was an
ordinance authorizing the grading of
Cary Street from Lombardy to the
Boulevard.
Partial surveys and maps of South
Richmond were adopted. resolution
authorizing an exchange of certain al
ley space between the city and w -.
| Purcell and Mary A. Phillips to shift
| the location of a public. alley was
| adopted.
Miles Ravine Agreement.
Mr. Pollock called from the table
the ordinance of agreement gree, between b ts y1E
Gentry, l. Dickerson r. N. Goode and
others, by which the city pays $4,000
for the right OF way, of certain sewers
in the far east end and Is ase1
an alleged contract which required
! the filling Of a deep ravine. Mr., Huber
fought the proposition vigorously.
$500; that desperate efforts had beer
made to unload 1T on the city. and
that now the city was being held UP
for $500 for valueless right.
mise. arguing that the city might
t 20 bear the zee Cost Of Ming the ravine
Mr. Lynch replied that the City At
/ that the city was not liable. and thai
l the alleged contract spread on the
j records in some mysterious way, wa:
not binding, Mr. Fergusson, chair
\ vestigated the. filing Of this alleget
I city probably $4,000. said that hi
committee had been able to get no IN
!, compromise COZ on payment Of $4,000 7,
get out Of tangled situation. q
4 the roll call, Mr.. Huber was the onl:
!, negative. The Council adjourned t
4 meet next Monday night rejecting /.
u proposition to meet tom orrow nigh
4 after the Joint session for election Q
lefty officers. The greater part Of tn
monthly calendar has not bee
reached.
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