The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-17
WHO Filed MILES
RA.v|IN.E. D D. 0
Street Committee Cannot Reach
Bottom Of Mys-
terry.
COMPROMISE is PROPOSED
Gravel and Curling Ordered for
Fairm cunt
Streets

Despite strenuous and earnest ef-
forts on the part OF another meeting
of the Committee on Streets held last
night, the mysterious person who tled
in the Chancery Court the deed from
Richmond concerning the property
known as the Niles Ravine, from Thsr-
ty-fourth and Clay Streets to Williams
burg Avenue. is still unknown. City
committee saying that. although the
fees were paid from his office. he had
no idea who filed the deed. as the city
mas an arrangement BY which such ices
! his Side of the case. as he has done
! before. and the committee. being W.
! able to gain further light on the sub
! ject, adopted the compromise reso!0-s
| ton Of q subcommittee recommending
| THAT the matter be cleared up by the
city's paying $4,000 for the property.
and making the dump and placing the
sewer as per the plans of Colonel CT
shaw.
that he did not place the deed on
record or authorize It's recordatlon, by
showing from his letter found among
the :. reGerds oi the committee and
sshbwed was received on tho day OF
its date. October %, 1907. In which
he stated that while he had procured
5lH9t CUUbIdCC WITH Liz EdppTUVdl VI lIlO
paper being included in his letter, yet
he did not feel authorized to accept
or record it until he received the APP
reason he sent It there for action. He.
disclaimed any knowledge OF who was
responsible for recording the deed.
Miles 3Dtsclaims Paper.
Mr.. Miles went into the history OF
the case, beginning with the proposal
of Colonel Cutshaw to make drive
way from Thirty-fourth and Clay
Streets, so as to give the people OF
Fulton a more DIRECT route to oakWo O.
cilities for the East End He also told
Of tentative contract drawn up by
the City Attorney and OF changes MADE
to it BY Assistant City Engineer Boil.
attorney and Mr.. Pollard. and stated
that 1t had been signed by himself and
others Interested in the rayine.
He referred to the fact that 1t was
on the records 4ofthe ,Chancery Court e,.l;5
as Mr.. Pollard declared that he knew
nothing Of how 1t came to be recorded.
a copyfof the voucher was shown with
the 20. X" Of the City Attorney.
through Lakewood came up. but was
laid on the table to the next meeting,
SO that those interested might be
heard. The request Of the G. T. Sauer
graded to the Hermitage Road was
referred to the ward delegation and
the City Engineer for. an estimate Of
the cost.
Complete Falrmount Work.
On the roll call for new, business.
nearly all the members had something
to offer. Most important of these was
the resolution from Messrs. Lynch and
Adams for granolithic curb and gut
tering on the east and west side of
Twenty-second Street south to Car
rington; east and west Of Tulip Street.
from Darlington to Venable; gravel
roadbed on Twenty-second Street. from
to Caring ton Street: gravel roadbed.
Carringt on to Nenable Street: and
Eranolithtc curb and guttering from S
to venable, on Twentieth Street: gravel
roadbed on Twenty-second Street to
ing from S to @ Street: the City En-
gineer to advertise for bids. thus com
pleting the improvements begun some
time ago In Fairmount.
Mr.. Richards asked for sidewalks on
Thirty-fourth Street from Broad to
Leigh, which was passed. Other minor
measures were adopted.