The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-09
Railway Company Seeks
Franchise for Gen.
eral EXTENSION.
COUNCIL ADOPTS
BIG BOND ISSUE
Hospital Rider" Rejected, in
View of Memorial Boards Or
fer-Owners Offer Old Dock
to City for S1oo, ooo--West-
hampton Scheme Tabled.
Clear Heavy Docket.

Plans for the extension OF street car
service into the annexed territory. west
Of the Boulevard. We're presented to
the Common Council last night and re :
ferred to the Committee on Streets.
a bond issue of sl.4oo.000 way APP
proved as recommended by the Finance
Committee. to cover the cost of the
new Mayo Bridge and site. acquisition
of the Ford Hotel block; sewers. gas
and water mains for Washington
per cent. bonds.
The proposed rider for a city hospi-
tai was rejected. after debate as to the
need OF a hospital. and the desira bility
OF erecting a building especially suit
ed for the purpose. The proposed street
bond Issue OF si.0o0.000 was also re-
jected, 1t being held to be unwise to
overload the Engineers office with 50
large a sum for streets at this time
After prolonged debate the py5posal
TO bring the Westhampton cars down
town was tabled by close vote, until
the next meeting. In order that mem
hers may become more familiar with
what is proposed.
The Electricity Committee was
for having slipped through contracts
for ornamental lighting on Jefferson
Avenue without notice TO the Council,
and large number of ordinances and
resolutions for improvements were
adopted, including award of many con-
tracts, the Council concluding its
docket at late hour.
New Chr Line.
MI Ferguson offered on roll call
and had referred to the Street Com
mittee the petition OF William Nor
throp. president of the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company, asking that
proper ordinance be prepared in ac-
cordance with State and city laws gov
erning franchises. for the extension OF
a line into the annexed territory. to
serve theSerapidly developing section
lying between the Boulevard and Rose
meath Road, and south OF. Broad Street.
Mr. Northrop stated In his letter
that II Is realized that for the pres
ent such line would not be profitablei
but that the company recognizes an
obligation to aid In building up the
section in which the city is growing.
The proposed franchise Will ask for
a single track westward on Broad
Street from Broad and Robinson Street,
where the Broad and Main cars now
turn south. to West Street: south on
West Street, crossing Monument Ave-
nue. and other streets, TO Kensington
Street, thence westward on Kensing-
ton Street TO the new city limits, a
the Roseneath Road, with proper sid
double track whenever the traffic JUS
tifies.
Would Sell Old Dock.
The sale of the old dock. the last
remnant of the James River and ka-
nawha Canal. TO the city for 800, 600
Is proposed in communication 10 the
Council from Harrison & Bates, real
g.. L u. ~. -
Finance Committee. The letter states
that the agents are authorized TO ne
gotiate on behalf of the owners, the
hondholders of the william R.ATrigg
Company. for the sale OF the property
known as the Richmond Dock, with
frontage from Seventeenth Street East
ward 10 and including the shiplocks,
embracing nearly mile. The propo-
sition is independent OF the plan for
erection of city wharves on the river
front recently acquired by the city for
that purpose. aH
On motion OF Mr. Pollock the rules
were suspended and the time for the
completion of the Richmond and Hem
rico Railway system as required BY its
franchise. was extended for six months
from June 80. In order to keep the
franchise from lapsing. 1t was stated
that the company. had completed the
greater part of its plant, but had not
yet agreed with the Virginia Railway
and Power Company as to physical
connections and joint use of certain
tracks.
Contracts Awarded.
Award of contract for reinforced
arch bridge over Gillies Creek, a part
OF the new Lester Street plan, was
confirmed, the award going to George
Donnell. for s9,01l.93. Contract was
also confirmed with the G.. P. I4athrop
Company for 10000 barrels OF Old DO
minion Portland cement at s1.7l per
barrel. r. Ferrandini was given per-
mission TO excayate under the side
walk in front OF Monticello Hall on
Broad Street; NJ L. Holheimer to con
struct side cellar entrances in the
sidewalk of Third Street. north OF
Broad. and the Bryan estate similar
entrances in the sidewalk of Eighth
Street, north of Broad Street
The petition of II. S. Wallerstein to
close an alley west OF Nor, On Street
was recommItted. The Assessor OF
Damages was instructed to appraise
damages by grading Floyd Avenue
from Park to Meadow Street and the
sidewalk on the west side or TWEEN
ty-eiEhth Street from Q to r. Streets.
Permission was given to Eugene Rob
inson,t to construct raised platform
along the sidewalk of Clay Street from
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