The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
CITY STREET FUNDS
ARE DISTRIBUTED
Slate Goes Through Street Committee Over Pro-
test From Two ards-Lynch Says Marshall
Ward Would Waste Larger Appropriation

Distribution of the appropriation Of
S1So,o0o among the various wards OF
the city was effected by the Council
Committee on Streets last night. &C
cording TO n slate offered by the repre-
sentatives OF CLAY, Lee, Madison and
Jefferson Wards. over vehement pro-
tests from Marshall and Monroe. Henry
Ward took It's medicine" and It's
representatives said nothing.
The slate as offered by AIR Fer
gusson, follows. Clay Ward $4,000. Lee
Ward, $4,000. Henry Ward. $4,000,
Monroe Ward, $4,000. Madison Ward.
100000: Jefferson Ward, 5000; Mar
shall Ward $4,000
MIR. Ferguson stated that he was OPP
posed to the ware, system but that for
the present the city was committed to
it. He reported that OF the appro-
priation $4,000 had been set apart as
general repair fund, and in comment
ing on the compa rativcly small appro-
priation for the East End, called at
tention 10 a sprcial Item in the bud get
OF sl5,ooo for Lester Street. which Is
in Marshall Ward, making tho total for
that ward. SIS 900
Mr.. Nielsen protested vellemently
that Clay Ward vas given too much.
and proposed reducing Lee, Clay and
Madison $4,000 each for the benefit oc
Marshall, Monroe and Henry.
Would waste 1t, Sayr Lynch.
IF We give Marshall Ward any
money they are going to waste It,
protested Mr., Lynch. with some heat
The ward delegation has ordered and
has the bids here tonight for a curb
and guttering which viii have 10 be
laid fourteen feet in the ground In an
ungraded hillside MIR Richards did
the same thing last year on Twenty
eighth Street, and tho city had to dig
down three or four feet 10 find the
curb and gutter that had been laid.
ANYBODY who votes to give Marshall as
much as Clay Ward should be nut of
the committed"
a sharp tilt followed between Mr..
Nielsen and Mr. Lynch, Mr. Nclscl, as
sorting that any such statement was
absolutely untrue whcreupon Mr..
Lynch produced the profile Of Louisiana
street from Gillian TO THOMPSON
Streets. part of which ran IN n stncn
hill. requiring a cut OF from twelve
to fifteen feet
Goes on Every Year.
"This sort Of pickering goes on every
year said Or. Miller. I'VE should
Stop all this fooling away money over
wards. and spend the street fund yrere
IT Is needed Out on Fifth Street tbe
fire engines can hardly ge. out OF the
engine house. 1t Is not a square deal.
and Monroe has not had a square dca1
! for the past five years"
Every member OF the Street Com
!! n7ittce was present. and It was evident
from the start that the four wards in
control were solidly against all amend :
nents. those offered by Mr. Bliley and
Mr. Nielsen being reflected
ils1ng to personal privilege. Mr.. Net-
sen explained that the curb on .rNen-
tN-eishth Street was not covered. and
was In graded street Mr.. Lynch
showed that the sidewalk was three
rect higher than the curb. and said no
mad had Ii fixed when the ward delag
ton neglected 1t.
Two Blocks Instcnd Of Three.
As 10 Louisiana Street, Mr. Nielsen
said 1T had been his intention 10 asl,
bids on only two blocks, instead OF
three. from Gillian to Union Strnets
but later, when Mr.. Boiling called his
attention to the necessity Of securine.
release from damages by reason OF the
grading, he had all Of the bids for tba
work rejected
The debate was long and at times
Eea ted. but the slate won, as most OF
those present expected, Messrs Nelser
and Sullivan standing in the negative
to the last.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, a subcom
-mittee was appointed 10 select tho
sidewalks to he paved from the funt
for that purpose from those already