The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-23
STORMS CONTRACT.
. Up 70 R HEARING
Tratford's Report Will Guide
Committee on Question Of
Resembling Ii.
DELAY IS COSTLY TO CITY.
Ordinance Committee Called 10
90 Into New Playground
Plan.

special meeting of tho Coount.il
Committee on Electricity will be held
Tonight at s o'clock to receive n re-
port from Engineer Tranord ana a
subcommittee as 10 the advisablity of
resembling contract with storms &,
Company. Of Newark for Constructing
the overhead distributing, system or
the Municipal Electric Plant Chair
MAN John j. Lynch said last night thnt
unless there were some :suurantcn MAJ
the contractor would finish The wor,,
more cHpcditiousiy than has appeared
UP TO this time. lie would ravor revok-
inE Inc contract outright, ana nuvcr-
,isths Tor BIDS for completing the plant.
Even with the delay or awarding I,
new contract, which would have 10 10
approved BY the Council ana entail
several months u rc:l tape. Mr. Ivnrn
Ihinfs j would s;ill be :, good thip-
10 announce 10 contractors, That here
alter the city Will expect thnm 10 Iva
Up 20 thcir agreements. Tie storms
con tract was 10 nave been completed
~ -, ,>ovemocr las. and according TO
tho report Of Engineer rranord ~,
"elaS is costing the city $1,000 ser
month for stree lighting since IL Is
ootn operating it's OWN plant and also
paving In, bill Of the Vir:,,n;;l E;.jl-
WAY and Power Company.
or. Traford has suggested as an
aNerna tive that instead or the long de-
IN resulting from advertising FOR
new bids and having the Council an.
prove the awar.l or :, nov con,r.,
hat ne he authorized to employ tnc,;
ana BUY material To erect Tic lines
Consider Power I'r,,nchIsr.
Inc Council Committee OF, Streets
VII meet tonight at = O'Clock Ia FUR
,ncr consider the application or tho
.Niciii.iohd PowSr Corporation Tor a
subcommittee from tho cclnt,,
Committee on Strea,s having under
consideration resolution fiNln. the
amount or coml, anSltion TO LIE Maid
INC city BY The Virginia Iuilway ana
rover Com'any for operating, cars
Over the Free Bridge Will meet on
Wednesday afternoon ut s o'clock.
Several mcmbcrs or mo old .1,mas
River Bridge Commission hayc ,,ncm
asked TO be present..
INC Lynch Investigation rommi,too
VIII meet to- Eorrow night TO work out
rs plhnt for rcorEaniz,ns Tho CIV
Engineers department.
ne committee on Ordinance. Char
tcr and Reform will meet the same
nisht. Ihat committee aas several
- y i'tlicI VI u quorum Ch3iC-
man H. r. Pollard. Ir,, &c the ~;
nance COMMITTEES. has tried for 6vc
months 20 sci hearng on the ordi
nance reducing the fees Of ,l:r civ
1oIlcctor but the matter has ,,.cn
postponed inarnnitcly. Tile commit
ices fail'l Of Quorum a few nI,h.,
hso ~hcn several large delegations
were present In tho interests of new
DIN lor operating municipal play
On Thursday night the COMMITTEES
on Water will try for n fourth time
70 get luprnm ana approve liz hrd
sct OF wants. The I'inoncc Commit
Zee VIII hol the last If tic budget
nearing on Thursday night, the chIcf
l.om SGt % l'o gone INTO being tho
street Department. ~
On Fr!aiy night the Committee on
9lrects meets in regular session nj
o'clock ana The COMMITTEES On e.
JOINS Bnrying ground Will meet at
the same nodr