The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-28
FOOLISH POLITICS
RAPED BY ADAMS
Street Committee Chairman
Helps Defeat Resolution for
Smooth Paving.
GET FOLK OUT OF MUD FIRST
Bids to Be Opened Next Week
for Erection OF New
Free Bridge.
GET FOLK OUT OF MUD FIRST

After Chairman Adams had read the
riot act on the subject Of recommend
lions which the members had no no int inte m
for political Greet. the efe coun aeRpe com
a proposition TO ask $4,000 as a spe-
cial appropriation for smooth paving
on on Groye e. Avenue w a large delegation.
hardy Westward FIRE com minis itH,e
Robert Leehy, spokesman for the dele,
last fall had been worse than useless,
the street being now but seven inches
Of mud and oil.
quest OF the delegation, Mr.. Don Leavy
m2ved TO recoinmend special appiro-
rove % soogS 1r sm9oih payIng
the proposition. Mir. Lynch offered an
amsndment adding $4,000 for smooth
asked that both the amendment and
the resolution be rejected He asserted
mat, as matter OF fact, the Finance
Tor any smooth paving on Grove Ave-
nue., and that the author Of the reso-
luton knew It; that there were other
the section 81 Clay Ward north OF Main
street had aeen favored, and money
x soa. N rs smooth paving and oti,er luz
curbing and grading OF streets In other
parts OF the ward
5s9e +a0un1b OpposeS RESOLUTION.
Chairman Adams left the chair to
oppose the resolution and amendment,
although the latter was in his ward.
lie expressed surprise that the Clay
Ward delegation should ask for smooth
paving when that ward Of all others
needs money for its streets. many of
which are almost impossible. Know
Ing the needs OF that ward. he said
ne would oppose any such expenditure
fore the Council.
The dclegation, he stated. was
recommending thing that 1t knew
had no chance to pass.
1T is foolish to talk OF putting II
up to the Finance Committcc."'' con
tinued Mr. Adams. 1T was foolish
ness for this committee last month
TO recommend smooth paving on East
Broad Street How can be expect our
recommendations to have any weight
with the Council unless we conhnc our
selves 10 what is necessary to be done2
VIC can go and advocate before the
Council. and not shift our responsibility
off on some other fellow Mr.. Don
1 I;eavs wants 70 put It up 70 the
up 10 our dutyltke men. and not make
foolish recommendations for improve
ments which are comparatively not
needed. merely because lot of voters
come here and ask for them"
How They voted.
Mr.. Bl!ley opposed the Jefferson
Ward amendment a an effort to de-
feat the Clay Ward proposition, and
Mr.. Don Leavy thought that smooth
paving was economical IN the long
run. not a luxury. since it gets that
much out OF the way FOR years, the
gravclled streets having to be con-
stantly repaired. On the roll call the
Lynch resolution was rejected. and the
Grove Avenue matter also rejected by
the following vote: Ayes-Mcssrs
n Y lie - I q p Inn q RI
Powers. Noes-M <ain. Lynch.
Miller. Moore. Pollock, Sullivan and
Will Open Bridge Bids.
The Lynch ordinance requiring the
use OF iron poles for electric and tele-
phone wires was set as special orr
der for meeting to be called on Feb
ruary IS. Chairman Adams called a
night to open bids for the new Mayo
Bridge. a communication was pre-
scented from the Richmond and Henrico
Railway COMPANY. asking the right to
poles of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. wherever joint use
Of track is contemplated, as on Broad
street, between Fifth and Eleventh.
Marshall street between Twenty-hrst
and TWenty-fourth. Denny Street, be-
tween Williamsburg Avenue and Fifth
Street. Fulton. and Louisiana Street
between liamsburg Avenue and Fifth
Street The Virginia Railway and
Power Company protested against such
double overhead wiring. The matter
was made special order for a meet
ing to be called next Thursday night.
After Tclcp phone company.
On motion OF Mr. Powers a substi-
tute ordinance meeting objections of
adjoining property owners in relation
to the encroa chment OF Stumpf's Hotel
was recomm ended to the Council. The
application OF the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company to lay conduits in
Grace Street. from Eighth to Ninth,
and in Ninth from Grace to Capitol.
was granted. Mr.. Lynch gave notice