The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-29
Don LeaVy Announces That
He VIII Fight IS, 900
Appropriation
CLAY WARDER WANTS
TO AID STREETS FIRST
Committee Approves Plans
for South Richmond Sew
erage System-PoWers
WhackS Standard Oil

Charity begins at home, That is
the way Alderman John +. Don
Ieavy, OF clay Ward. looks vt the
good roads proposition
And II you don't believe me. come
out my way and I'll show YOU" he
told the members OF the Council Com
mittee on Streets last night
And Furthermore" he said. Il
want to go on record right now as
being opposed to any outside APP
preparations for good roads
Az he spoke MIR. Don Leavy pointed
his long index finger, in characteristic
manner, at document in the hand
or Colonel Taylor Stratton. clerk Of
the committee. This document was
nothing more than resolution call
Ing for $4,000 toward the Gordons-
SilleoId Point highway.
thought the Finance Committee
approved that measure the other
night" Mr.. Don Lcavy went en-
That's the same paper put in
Mr.. Gunst
And It's coming up before the
Common Council Monday night
*entured the Clay Warder.
You're right" said Mr. Gunst
Well / want ii understood right
now that / am going TO oppose il
n the Council" announced MIR. Don
LeaVy
Matter Goes over.
Al this juncture MIR, Lynch, of JEFF
terson Ward. who seemed to be- spon-
sor for the resolution. moved that
the matter go over TIL the mex:
meeting of the committee and IL
was go ordered
As explained before the Finance
Committee, the $1,000 recommended
by that committee is to be spent on
section OF read in the vicinity OF
Seven Pines
Mr.. Lynch said last night that MIR
Don LeaVy Is not the only Alderman
who is laying" for the good roads
appropriation. and there is strong
probability that il win be slaugh
tered in the aldertnanlc body unless
somebody gets gusy
senator Harmon, city assessor Of
damages. furnished q little food for
discussion before the Street Commit
tee, when the matter OF paving sew
erai alleys came up. The matter
hnaiiy went over. pending report
from the assessor
Acting Chairman Pollock remarked
that at the rate the city assessor was
proceeding 1t would proba bly, be some
time next year before the COMMITTEES
got report regarding the matter In
hand.
Cement Analysis Costly
11tf Engineer Boiling started a
considerable agitation by stating that
II was costing the city al least SIS /
per month TO have cement for his /
department analysed. Tie said IL took
practically the entire time OF one man
drawing this amount per month to
take samples OF cement 10 the citv
chemist and to attend To other de-
tails in this connection
II VAS finsIly decided to recommend /
The employment OF a special nessen-
ger 10 the city chemist 10 Look after
such matters
The city engineer Was authorized to E
employ special Inspector 10 super
wise the WORK Of walling Up shockoe
creek. near Carneal ana Sitterding's
warehouse
VIII Ask For Bids.
The committee discussed with AR
Boiling the question of new sewer +
age system for South Richmond a /
large blue print chart containing a
general outline of the sewer plans be-
ing displayed OH a table during the
discussion. MI. Boiling said that tho 4
total cost OF the principal trunk sew /
ers would be upward OF $40. 900. That
would leave about sSe 600 for the lat
eral sewers. Mr.. Boiling said he. pre- /
ferred brick 70 concrete in building the /
sewer, but the prevailing high price
OF hrlck made him question the wis t
dom of selecting brick as the material
Mr. Boiling was finally directed to
ask Tor bids, and 10 use his own dis /
erection as To methods Of construction
and other details
Don Isavy Bobs Up Again.
Mr Don iSeaty came to the front /
again with a proposition 10 have the /
name OF Short street In his ward
changed TO Spruce street
Why don't you call It Long street 80
asked Mr.. Jones
That sounds good to me" observed
Chairman Adams.
How about Don Leavy street 80
asked Mr. Nelson, the undertake..
We already have Don l.eaVv
avenue" explained the Clay Warder.
"and ! suspect that will hold us for "A
while"
He then went on 10 say that there
are too many short streets
For instance, You have a short r.
street, and a. short Some other street.
MIR. Don Ieavy carried the day with
his argument. and ii Is now up 70
council to change Short street TO
Spruce street. IL II sees nj To do SO
]. II. Powers. committeeman from
Madison ward, took "A whack at Stand
ard OH. He said he wanted no more
OF that octopus product used In axpait
composition on streets in his ward
Then he asked that oilene (whatever
that isi be substituted for Standard
on. Standard ON. he insisted. was "A
failure. soe far streets were con
o~rn-d