The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-04
Rejects, Then Sends Back
Contract for Boule-
ward Gas Lamps.
LIGHTING SYSTEM
GETS HARD RAPS
Committee Instructed to Find
Out if Two or Three Stories
May Be Added to City Hall.
Blake and Lynch At
tack Work of City
Officials.


Of contract TO the American Street
Lighting Company for the opera
ton of ornamental gas lamps in
streets and alleys. the Common Coun-
ell last night went into "a general dis
cussion OF the system of street lighting
prevailing in Richmond. the belief be-
ing expressed that the gas lamps were
not giving the illumination and were
using twice the amount OF gas spcci-
ned; and that the arc lights furnished
BY the Virginia Railway and Power
Company were at least one-third below
the specified candlepower Reference
was made to the fact that the Broad
street lights are not as brilliant as had
been anticipated and the ability OF the
municipal electric plant to light the
whole city was discussed.
Among other matters of interest in
an extended session was general
criticism OF city officials because OF the
fact that many buildings are reported
as not erected on the true lines, the
new Stumpf Hotel cncroachiRg seven
teen inches on the alley in rear. on
the roll call companion resolutions
were adopted one inquIring into the
cost OF adding three stories to the
City Hall. and the other proposing tile
acquisition OF the I7ord's Hotel site
for a municipal courthouse.
lnrce ittN Hull.
Mayor Richardson presented a veto
message on the ordinance instructing
the City Attorney to acquire the block
bounded by Eleventh. Twelfth. Broad
and Capitol Streets on account of
defect In the text OF the paper. The
Mayor stated that he fully concurred
in the propriety of acquiring the prop
crty for the purposes mentioned.
His veto Was sustained, and later
1T. H.Y.,
mittee. Introduced revised paper
meeting the objections pointed out. and
1t was adopted under suspension of the
rules. The companion paper, also OF
fered by Mr.. Pollard. and adopted UNI
der suspension. directs the Grounds and
Buildings Committee TO make an in
quiry into the advisab ability and prob
able cost OF adding two or three stories
TO the City Hall.
Some New Matters.
Among new propositions coming up
on roll call was one from President
Peters appropriating $4,000 10 replace
or enlarge Madison Public School, at
the corner of Madison and Cary Streets
which went to the Finance Committee:
Il resolution offered by Mr.. Ratclime
instructing the City Attorney 10 ac-
Quire the triangle bounded by the
Boulevard. Park Avenue and Deep Run
Street. and one offered by DIR. Reade
directing the Finance Committee to
include In the 1911 budget $4,000 for
advertising the resources Of the city
both of which went to the Finance
Committee; resolution offered BY
Mr.. Pollock. and adopted under suspen-
sion of the rules. approving the ap-
pointmcnt OF Judge Beverly 7. Crump
as the sole arbitrator as 10 the joint
use OF poles between the city and the
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, Judge Crump having been Sc
lected by the Committee on Streets and
accepted by the company without the
appointment OF second: resolution Of
Tered by Mr.. Mills granting area ana
other permits to the Main Street Bank
resolution offered by Mr.. Pollock an
propriating $4,000 TO the sinking fund
to take up the issue of city bonds
falling due January /; resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Boschen' appropriating
$4,000 for music In the parks. which
went to the Finance Committee; reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Brown appropri-
ating se5 10 complete repairs on Wash
inEton Ward Jail. which was adopted:
ordinance offered By Mr.. Butler in
structing the Street Cleaning Depart
ment 10 clean periodically street basins
and water troughs: resolution offered
by Mr.. Lynch providing current from
the municipal electric plant for lights
Il
viaduct over Marshall Street. which
went to the Committee on Electricity
and an ordinance amending the City
Code concerning wire conduts. which
went TO the Committee on Streets
Mayor Richardson forwarded TO the
Council without comment statement
from Charles l.. Walthers regarding
the contract for the city dock, which
was referred TO the Finance Commit
tee. which has before heard and dis
missed Mr. Waltherss complaint.
To Get boulevard Cost.
From the Board OF Aldermen came
over for concurrence resolution APP
propriating $50 to pay the expenses
OF L. Mex. Judkins, appointed by the
Mayor as a delegate to the American
Civic Association convention. An
opinion of the City Attorney was pre-
scented to the effect that the Council
has no legal right to make suca ali
appropriation. and the Council refused
10 concur. Later Mr.. Blake attempted
TO have the matter reconsiderea bu.
the body refused to reopen the cues
ton. An appropriation Of $1,000 to
the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress was conquered in, as was an
appropriation OF S2.79l.o5 for construc
ton of n sewer In Seventeenth street
North OF Broad. and a resolution In
structing the Committee on Streets 10
inquire into the feasibility and cost OF
constructing a boulevard from Broad
Street to Bryan Park, by way of tho
Hermitage Road, with the aid OF this
Henrico county and State authorities,
and to report plans and estimates, and
an appropriation OF $500 for emergency
expenses of operation of Mayo's Bridge
The recommendation of the Commit.
tee on Streets that the alley in the
rear Of Stumpf's Hotel on Eighth ana
Main Street, be closed to the exten
of seventeen inches, In which Tho hotel