The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-04
PROPOSE LARGE
SSUE Of b0NOS
PETERSBURG PEOPLE MAY VOTE
OK FUND ron EXTENSIVE
IMPROVEMENTS.
LIGHTING ESTIMATES
STREET. CAR COMPANY THINKS
CITY REQUIREMENTS As TO
MAINTAINING STREETS
~ HARDSHIP.

the plan for erecting concrete bridges
to replace Bishops bridge over tho
Appomattox river and the temporary
wooden structure over the harbor to
pocahontas Is practically outlined and
the estimates OF cost all ready 1t Is
not likely the matter will come before
tho City Council at It's meeting Tues
day night. For the purpose OF build
ing the two bridges and for making
permanent gtreet. sewer and water
works improvements bond issue Of
$4,000 is proposed. The proposition
la melting with opposition in vari-
our quarters and 1t may be some time
before the Issue gets squarely up to
the Council. The plan provides for an
ordinance authorizing a sl75.000 bond
issue TO be used in part, according
to present estimates, as follows: Bish-
ops bridge, $4,000, Pocahontas hrige,
5000. Paving-Seeond street from
Lombard to River. s4.77o River
street. Third to Rock from sycamore
! w Snort Market, sTI,uUo. Snort Mar
! Ret, Old to Bank street. 81. $50; East
Iabb to city engineers office, $2,700;
Halifax. to Sycamore from end Of
cobb estone work, $4,000.
| This would leave balance Of about
I SIS. 9ee. Out of this would be erect
a new almshouse, II Is proposed. and
/ the balance could be expended for
street or other work. IT Is under
stood that an effort will be made. II
the bond Issue proposition goes
through, TO have established garbage
Ilnclnerator and sewage disposal plant,
for which the board Of health, tho
local civic league and others are work
ing. Sentiment IL strong for doing
All the paving on the businest streets
with Belgian block ana on other
streets with asphalt block.
Think Requirement Hardship
Declaring II Is because the trolley
line extnions are asked for by the tax
payers the Virginia Railway and Pow
ef company does not believe there
should be included In the ordinances
giving tho franchise for the desired
extensions provision requiring the
trolley company to maintain any por-
tlon OF the streets over which the lines
VIII Eo. Beiause Of this and the fact
/ the council wants the trolley company
70 Keep in repair the street between
the tracks, az Is required on the Wytbe
ana Washington streets lines, the
t"uncll and the trolley people seem
/ deadlocked. The trolley company or.
ficials, who last night attended a con
terence OF the street committee say
I the company was required by the city
TO maintain portion Of the streets
over which their lines run because the
company applied for the franchise
upon Its own initiative. Now. they
say, u Is because extensions are ask :
ca Tor bS the taxpayers, and for This
reason tho trolley company should
not De required to maintain the streets.
out the taxpayers, The extensions
asked Tor, and proposed by the Vir-
gun" ha'lWay and oPwer Company
are across the new Sycamore street
Niaduct to the Walnut Hill sectfon
presidential suburb now being deval'
oped' and out Halifax street,
/ Street Lighting Estimates,
ne 1shtihE committee of the CITY
I ,oshcil which Is contemplating the
f, hshting of Second street from River
1 10 Kollingbrooll street, Bollfugbrook Ia
/ sycamore and Sycamore to Washing
Ton WIN arches or additional pole or
posi- Hshts lFtfe received estimates as
Ia the cost of establishing and oper
atlhe the increased lights, Tho COM
I mittee. however, declines To furnish
ths estlnates for publication, saving
! II wishes To give them further consid
4 Grafton 1t Is understood however that
, lher@ Is little difference between the
/ estlifia'eS on gas and electric lights
ahu mat the estimates vary, accord :
/ ing 10 style and number of lights cbos
| Ell, mona $1,000 to $4,000 for instsIla
! SIX bids uera rana,,'o,, street osiy
/ petarsh,,rg c.as c iioin the
! thar ,na,~ e., ~, go, ai'u ABOUT
4 ana Power C,onns ,r. Una naliWaS
( were far e,ar,rff. a.., 80 in'. e n'us
/ newer ughts ox,a,at., W oo-cahdle
/ FROM, sida ~ - over inc street
/ II IS axnaot,a ~.
make rs ranort o'nii'i'.ee VIII
I Co,nciI neyt Tnossa, p ,eenis Oh
I C,l1,ncu vi, 60, .Ash'. ana that
{ $3.50 eNNNP' Scfsic pan. opDO