The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-21
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MAYOR APPROVES
HOTEL PURCHASE
Signs Ordinance to Acquire
Block for Annex to
City Hall.
BRIDGE AWARD SETTLED
Scores of New Laws Now in
Effect-No Big Measure
Vetoed.

Many important councilmanic meas.
ureH Were approved by Mayor Rioherd.
son In a large batch Of signed ordi.
nances and resolutions, which he re-.
turned TO City Clerk Ben T. August
yesterday. Official sanction was given
to the award of the contract for the
new Free Bridge spanning the James
River on the Mayo site, With an ap-
propriation to carry out this work:
appropriation for the purchase OF
Ford's Hotel and site by the city; or
dinance requiring the freproofne Of
all hotels. hospitals. eeylums and other
public buildings of moro than three
stories. and dozens of other acts In
which the upper and lower branches
OF the Council
Those signe were as follows:
Resolution establishing the grades
OF all approaches OF the streets on the
north and south Sides of the James
River to the site for the new bridge
across the river.
Resolution authorizing the ascer-
tanning Of damages which will accrue
ny reason OF the grading of the north
ana south side OF Grace Street. be-
tween the Boulevard and Shepperd
street. and Q Street. between Thirty
nret and Thirty-second Streets.
establishing the grade of the alley
oetween Twenty-third and Twenty.
fourth Streets and Leigh and II Streets
authorizing the construction of ths
following sewers to be paid out ~
the bond issue for sewers: In alley
from Leigh TO VI Street. betyean
Thirty-fourth and Thirty-hfth Streets
cost, 1928; In Williamsburg venue
from Virginia Street to Eleventh street
cost ss,535.5o; in Grove Avenue. recon,
struction of sewer between West and
Alnany streets and the grade of Grove
,ss enue etwee the same points. cost
$500. payable out of bond issue
Appropriating 1910 to pay A r. New
man on account OF damages TO his
mouse. 4lb North Thirty fifth Street
by cause OF grading.
authorizing construction OF sewers
out OF bono Issue for sewers In Her
Mitage Road. between Leigh and Dun
can streets, estimated cost $500. and
ahey " Thirty-fourth and Thir-
tyrhfth Streets, from NJ to q estir,o3aa
cost. $1,000. 'eu
Approving award of contract to I. ].
smith q Company (Inc.), OF Richmond
LOT the construction or a bridge across
the James River ct a cost or s224.7sI~
Appropriating S26o,934 for a rein.
torced concrete bridge across the James
Mayo Bridge.
APPROPRIATION 0 fJS1.4oo TO pay G. P
Z, burgwyn and Wilbur ]. Watson
aavisory engineers on the plans of the
new bridge acrosstJames River
ApproYing award of contract - -
SANFORD Ross, Inc., for excavation ~
roek and boulders in front of the NO
poSeu city wharf in James river below
u.lties creek, at the price of s11.6o
snr ~ yaro' and appropriating the
6Qll. OIL SO. 100 IN & no 10 49, -. --rI 49,
i~nstructing the City Attorney To so-
cure land on the south side OF ella,
street petween. Fourteenth and Eff
leenth Streets, for new stables for the
street Cleaning Department.
authorizing the Superintendent OF
me street Cleaning Department. Io
visit New York for the purpose OF
ing.
Appropria ting $4,000 for the electric
light account and to continue the
present contract with tho Virginia
hallway and Power Company for cleo
trio lighting on the streets until tho
clty's system for electric lighting Is
completed.
Authorizing the paving of the road
way of Harrison Street from Grace to
PARK avenue at a cost of $4,000, to be
paid for out of the appropriation of
tho Street Department.
Appropriating Sal. 900 to the CITY
School Board to acnuire sites for new
school buildings and enlargement of
present sites. a
Appropriating 5000 to shockoe Gene
terry for the purpose OF extra labor.
Appropriating s16S, 900 to acquire the
site bounded by Broad. Capitol,
Eleventh and Tenth Streets Cords
Hotel.
Authorizing the Special Accountant
of the city to attend the convention
of the National Association OF Comp.
~trollers and Accounting Officers. to be
held in birmingham. Ala. during the
month of June.
ApproprIatine $500 for clerical ex.
penses In the City Collectors Office.
: Approving the. award of contract
made by the Committee on Light for
l5,000 tons Of gas coal for one year.
beginning May I. 1911. to. the Atlantic
States Coal M Coke Company for
S2.ia per tor.
A%nprovine the award of contract to
i. II. Gaut'er & Company for nine
benches Of retorts at n cost Of s5,662.
Authorizire the Superintendent of
Water Works to attend the meeting
OF the American Water Works Assocla-