The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-13
Mrs. Dooley Would Keep
Sewer Out of May
mont Grounds.
BOILING FINDS
ANOTHER ROUTE
Aldermen Accept Her Offer, Saw.
ing City $5o,ooo-City Chemist
Ordinance Adopted-Wash-
ington Ward Councilmen
Want Street Car
Tickets.


IN order to save her country place,
"Maymont. from possible injury by
reason of the building of the proposed
Dooley ravine sewer. Mrs S NJ. Dooley,
through her husband. Major James H.
Dooley, has offered to pay the city of
Richmond $4,000 for release from
the agreement entered into and lnade
a part of the court order in the annex
alton OF December g, 1906, wnen Mrs
Dooley's place was left cut of the cor
porate limits.
The proposition was made in a per-
sonal letter TO City Engineer Charles
T. Boiling. who has had surveys ana
profiics made for draining the area
proposed to be served by the Dooley
sewer by means of a trunk sewer
along Virginia Avenue in iiivervle"'
including d tunnel of about 1000 to
$500 feet through solid rock. The
now route. according to the City En-
gineer, viii be both shorter and cheap
or than that proposed by Colonel CUT
shaw at the time of the annexation,
and will serve ali OF the area proposed
TO be drained. The offer of Major Doc
ley was accepted last night b. the
Committee on Streets, and recon-
mendation sent to the Council that de-
tailed plans be prepared for the new
sewer Later the Board of Aldermen,
after sharp debate, adopted the re-
conmendation of the Street Commit
tee which now goes TO the Common
Council for concurrence.
Why Major Doolcy Protests.
A special meeting of the Committee
on streets had been called just previous
TO the meeting of the Board. City En-
,ineer Boiling told In detail of the
agreement entered into al the time OF
the annexation by which the right TO
drain large part of Clay Ward by
means of q sewer down the raYine
through MGyInort was distinctly re-
served 10 the city, in consideration OF
the property being out OF the corpo-
rate limits. Bonds have been issued,
and the money is now available to build
the sewer, which will be the largest
in size and area served In the city.
The City Engineer has recently held
number of conferences with Major Doc
ley. who has objected TO the route pro-
posed on the ground that II would de-
stroy d number OF trees, and possibly
pollute his water supply: that IN or
der to preserve the proper fall, large
part of the sewer would have to be
above ground. and would prove un-
SlSEtly ana d CeITlIltUl W Ills Aoilie.
In view of the objections which have
so far delayed the awarding of the
contract for any part of the sewer, Mr..
Boiling began surveys for another pos
sible route. and informed the commit
tee that by carrying IT from the head
of Colorado Avenue, along Virginia
Avenue through the suburb known as
! Riverview. and by means of an extern
sive tunnel under a hill and through
and under the canal to the river. 1t
could be puilt without entering the
Dooley property
New Route Is Cheaper.
Further investigation. he said, in
| clined him TO recommend the latter
| route in any event, as it would prove
ishorter by about 1890 feet, and be much
| less in cost. The estimates on the
| ravine sewer, tunneling through to
the river, had been $4,000. Mr. Boil
| ing said that his preliminary esti-
| mates o nthe new route, including
| the cost of the tunnel. showed that 1t
| would not cost more than 100000.
which, less the $4,000 offered by Major
| Dooley, would bring the cost of the
| main trunk down to about $4,000.
! Further, the Engineer reported that it
| would enter the river nearly third
of q mile lower down. behind a chain
| W
at small cost, and so throw the whole
i. sewage down the river below the In
! take pipes of the Manchester Water
| Works thus saving the cost OF extend
| Ing that in-take up tho river, to pro-
/ tect the Southside water supply. The
/ Street Committee was unanimous in
| recommending the acceptance of the
/ Dooley offer, and forwarded at once
! to the Board a resolution to that ef-
| feet, and directing the Engineer to
/ prepare detailed drawings for the new
| route
Un>yilling to Accept.
In the Board the objection was not to
/ the change in route, but to the accept.
ance of the money. Chairman Adams
of the Street Committee explained the
circumstances on the floor. Colonel
l Grundy led the opposition.
/ 'sWhy should we take $4,000 from
/ Major Dooley?" he asked 1t seems
to me that the city is the gamer by
! his obstinacy. He has delayed us until
4 the City Engineer has found another
and q cheaper route. we are the gam :
er by the change. don't think we
i have any right to hold him up.
i IF he pays 100000 to be relieved
j forever hereafter from the possibility
of the city's using its right to enter
Il his property with an Objectionable
sewer then we may be justified II
taking the money" said Mr. Rennolds
"Otherwise l would sidc with Colone
Grundy."
Colonel GrundN wanted to refer tht
/ matter to the City Attorney for ar
opinion, but Mr. Adams informed hin
that Mr., Pollard had drawn the reso
laltion, and recommended its adop'
/ ton.
Would Damage Ills Place.
Under the decree of tho court ex
4 planned Mr. Adams. 1--WE have the righ
60 build "a sewer, large part ofwhicf
/. will be above ground, right through
4 his private grounds 1t will be neces
A sarily unsightly and undesirable"
"But II we have found a ,cheape'
way,n persisted Colonel Grundy, ''Wh.
n should we hold him up? I've got SOM