The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-16
ASKS DESIGNS
! FOR new BRIDGE
Street Committee Opens Com
petition for Plans for $25o,ooo
Structure.
FIGHT OVER WEST END ALLEY
Auditing Property Owners IN
willing to Have 1t Graded
and Paved.
FIGHT OVER WEST END ALLEY

Property owners galore passed be-
fore tho Committee on Streets last
night to protest against the request OF
the Gordon Motor Company that the
alley in the rear of it's garage be grad
ed and paved. The committee, after
hearing what they had to say, and
some of them made rather heated re-
marks. recommended to the Council
that the alley be graded and paved ac-
cordng to the petition. Councilman
Ferguson spoke for the Gordon Motor
Company, saying that 1t was necessary
in order to gain access to the rear OF
the building. The citizens explained
that the alley in its present coalition
suited them and stated that the
change proposed would not only place
them at expense, but Inconvenience.
Seeing that the question of assessing
dana ges would come up. City Engineer
Boiling, while the discussion was In
progress, said that he could not con-
tjnue to estimate such damages for
the city, and thought this good time
to call the committees attention 20 the
necessity of naming special man for
that purpose.
Property Owners Protest.
After several of the abutting proper
t.. owners had been heard. H. NJ.
WORKMAN. representing ninety-seven
feet of the property. called attention
to the great amount OF damage tnat
would be done. II want to know" he
said .if the committee intends to pass
this resolution over the protest OF all
these citizens?"
THAT is for the committee to decide
by ballot" said Chairman Adams. .ie
vote was against the citizens.
Mr. Workman stated that though
they were beaten in the committee the
fight would not be given up. 1t is their
intention, according to him, to employ
counsel and fight the matter on the
floor of tho Council. Among those who
appeared before the committee were
James Augustine, James McGraw,
Thomas Atkinson and others.
Opposition was made to the paving
of Shocks Alley on the ground that
1t was in reality street and not an
alley, and the work should be paid
for by the city, and not the abutting
property owners.
street Cur Matters.
Extension of trackage in the West
En- d asked for by the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company and the
Richmond and Henrico Railway Com
pauy was referred to subcomm. Zee
consisting of Chairman Adams and
Messrs. Pollock. DonLeavy, Lynch.
Bliley. Ferguson and Jones. The ap-
plication of the Richmond Power Cor
poration was referred to a suocom-
mittee made up of Messrs. Davis. Pow
ers Kahn. Sullivan and Adams.
Rev. Father Edward appeared be-
fore the committee in behalf OF the
Benedictine Society OF North Carolina,
which Is to erect college for boys
on land purchased near the Soldiers
Home. He said the work Of construc-
tfontion was to begin In short while,
hut that the streets leading to the
| site were in such bad condition that
II would be almost impossible to haul
material over them. The committee
recomm that they be placed IN
| passable condition.
Designs for New Bridge.
The appropriation OF not less thah
$4,000 for competitive designs for the
new bridge to replace the present
Mayo's Bridge was recommended. The
new structure is to cost not more tnan
s2500oO. exclusive of site.
Chairman Adams offered resolution
authorizing the City Attorney to pre-
pare papers creating the office OF AS
SCISSOR of Damages, at salary not TO
exceed $500 per annum. City Engineer
Boiling has often told the committee
Of the necessity OF such an ot1ce. ana
| all members or the COIIlIulltee Heai titJ
agreed with Mr.. Adams that the office
should be created.
Councilman C. p. Davis offered res
olution providing that Instead OF the
street signs now placed on houses, the
names of streets be placed in bronze
letters about four inches In height IN
all curbinSs at the corners. The pres
! ent system. he said, was inadequate and
altogether unsatisfactory, number OF
the signs having fallen: off. Many are
covered with vines. Mr.. Davis thinks
| that his plan will solve the problem for
! generations to come, and will be so
| plain that wayfaring man may not
| err.
| May Cancel Sewer Contract.
| City Engineer Boiling complained
| that certain contracts awarded to Bur-
| ton & Driscoll had not been begun,
Notwithstanding the fact that the com
pany had several times been notified.
He was instructed to notify the con-
4 tractors that il the work was not pc
gun within the next five days the con-
tracts would be forfeited and BIDS
asked of other contractors
Bids for the construction Of sewers
We're referred TO subcommittee.
Goes 10 Atlantic City.
Postmaster Edgar Allan, Jr, left
list night for Atlantic City, where h
will spend a week. He will return II
! time to put the final touches TO thu
program for entertaining the delegates