The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
STREET WORK FOR
/ SOUTH RICHMOND
Ward Delegation Follows Com
mon Sense Plan in Improving
Thoroughfares.

The list of streets ordered cr-bed
and guttered BY the Street Committee
OF the Council herewith appended, was
given out last night by COUNCILMAN Car
ter G. Jones, with this explanatory
statement which Is of interest to every
property holder In Washington Ward
I'm spending the $4,000 appropri-
ated TO this ward by the Council for
street Improvement, the Washington
Ward delegation has adopted this poll
icy: Instead OF paving, curbing and
guttering square here and there. In
'front.' of the house of some favored cit
lien. we have determined to begin a
systematic Improvement of the streets
in this ward. treating every street
alike. and not doing the paving and
guttering by patchwork. With the
greater part of the streets in the ward
In dire need OF curbs and cutters, we
believe the appropriation can be best
expended In first curbing and gutter
ing the entire ward before one cent Is
spent on street paving II
I'VE have many requests for paving
the roadbeds of certain Streets but we
think that to pave any street before
the water, gas and sewer mains are
laid would be most extravagant and
absurd waste of money. Should we go
ahead and pave Stockton Street. for In
stance. next year the whole work would
have to be ripped up and relaid In on.
der that the water main might be laid.
The following year the process would
have to be repeated for the gas mains.
then for the sewers. with the obvious
result that tho city would be out thous-
ands OF dollars. foolishly spent. We
expect that the Council will appropri-
sc money for the sewer, gas and water
mains during the coming year. so that
next year we may begin the actual paw
Ing of the roadbeds of the streets"
Some Now Under Way.
Contracts have been awarded by the
city for the curling and guttering Of
the following streets. the whole to cost
$4,000:
Eighth Street. between McDonough
and stockton; Stockton Street between
Fourth and Fourteenth; Decatur
Street from Porter to DECATUR Fifth
from Decatur to Stockton; cast side
OF Seventh from Hull to Decatur; west
side of seventh from Bainbrldge to
Stockton 10 Everett Semmes Street
from Seventh to Ninth; Semmcs from
Twelfth to Thirtecnth; south side OF
semmes Street from Thirteenth to co,
wardin: north side of Sommes Street
from Fifteenth TO Cowardin; Nc
Donough from Ninth to Tenth; Nc |
Donough from Ninth to Tenth; Nc
Donough from Twelfth to Cowardin;
south side OF Cambridge from Fif-
teenth TO Cowardin: north side of
cambridge from Cowardin to Twen-
tieth; Fifteenth Street from alley rear
Of Naden's to Bainbridge; Deca tur fnom
Fifteenth to Turnpike; Maury Street
from Turnpike TO Atlantic Coast Line
tracks; Petersburg Pike from Decatur
TO Maury; Pipe and Maury street;
west side OF Seventh Street from Hull
70 Decatur; west sido of Seventh from
Stockton to Everett Streets
Work has actually begun on most of
the above named squares. and the
others Will start at once.
Estimates have just been received
for. $4,000 worth OF curbing and gut
tering, all TO be spent on side streets.
Ninth. Tenth, Eleventh. Twelfth, Thir-
teentb ana Fifteenth Streets receive !
the benefit OF this sum- AS soon as |
these estimates can be approved by the
yard delegation and tho Committee on |
the work begun -