The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-15
BOARD APPROVES
|. Sewer CONTRACT
Maynard Bid Accepted for Con-
struction, Which Will
Cost $4,000.
WRANGLE OVER WOODEN LEG
Aldermen Grind Through Docket
Filled With Very Small
Grain.

Contracts for the main trunk sewers
"hlch will drain South Richmond
awarded by the Committee on Streets
| 20 a. w. Maynard, were approved NV
,he Board of Aldermen last night tho
iaise sewer extending from Walkers
creek through Stockton, Everett, Mau-
ry and other streets to cost saoaSo so
while Il branch line along PERI
other streets will cost si3,137.5O Tho
Ei'y Attorney was Instructed to secure
'he necessary rights OF way. Apnro-
pI'uuons were made by the Board tn
.He maintenance of the Gas Works for
. ,ne paiahce of the fiscal year, as fol-
lows: Coal and oil, $4,000; extensions.
$4,000; expenses $1,000; street lighting
81. COO iie ''''hs'
hituilthie macadam pavement OF a
type not hitherto used In Richmond
WAS ordered laid on Fifth Street. he
tween Main and Franklin Streets. for
experimental purposes. the cost to be
/ charged TO the general street fund.
VIII Pave Alley.
IN view of the recent action of the
.ouncll In paying damages amounting
III me aggregate to s2,5O0 for grading
an ar alley between Harrison and Ryland
otreets. Grace and Broad, at a timo
wnen the fund for such purpose was
exhausted. the Board last night mado
special appropriation of $1,000 to
grade and pave the alley, so that tho
amount already paid out for damages
may not be lost to the city
resolution was adopted instructin.
the Special Accountant to check over
the investments and securities held by
the Sinking Fund. on order of tho
Finance Committee, the Auditor, who
Is custodian of such papers. having
retuseH access 10 Accountant Eren
shaw. y resolution was concurrcd in
hn
special committee to consist of three
members each of the Committee on
Light Water, Electricity and Streets
10 report on the condition of defective
gas mains under Main Street, between
Seventh and Twelfth Streets. on rec
concentration OF tho Committee on
Light, contract for cast-iron gas pipe
Company. a supplemental appropria.
ton of S2o0 was made to the pay OF
employees at the City Nursery
Broke His Wooden Leg.
Some debate preceded the allowance
of the claim of r. w. Chiffon colored
of SIC recommended BY the Committee
on Printing and Claims. 1t developed
that Chiffon had stepped into a water
meter box and broke his wooden leg
Alderman Donahoe asserted that the
city was being faxed" out of sll.50-
that tho wooden leg did not cost as
much so cents. He asserted that he
knew the negro. knew the wooden
leg. and knew the meter box, and that
the whole claim was pure hold up.
The claim was ordered paid, as was
that of DR.. Julian w. Sloan a city ply
sician for attending n street worker
named Evans. hurt in the cave-in OF
Il sewer trench. Some objection was
raised on the ground that DR.. Sloan
was a city physician, drawing $500
year.
Objection was raised to the proposed
permit to the Jacob Dold Packing
Company 10 erect n large e:eetrc sigp
on Its new plant on Seventeenth Street,
near Broad Street, but the resolution
was concurred in.
Special committees OF five were an.
thorlzed to advocate reforms before
the General Assembly and oppose leg
islation detrimental to the city. and to
provide suitable entertainment to the
President OF tho United States. who
will visit Richmond to make an adj
dress at the Roads Congress next Mon
day.
Hollywood Buriais Illegal.
To remedy a curious omission in the
City Code in relation to Hollywood
Cemetery, burials In which at the pres
ent time are technically illegal. al
though they have been going on there
for more than sixty years. two addi-
tional sections to the chapter Of the
code on cemeteries were adopted.
The Printing and Claims Committee
recommended payment of s33S.50 to
Miss Florence Kellam, who was run
into by horse OF the No engine
company. Objection was made that
! the city was not liable for accidents
occurring In responding to such emer-
gency demands as fires. and the paper
went to the Finance Committee.
On roll call. Mr.. Gunst offered a pc
ton for n second extension Of the time
when the wide tire ordinance shall
take effect