The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-27
NEEDS GREAT sum
/ FOR STREET WORK
City Engineer Boiling Shows
Where Nearly Two and Half
Million Can Be Used.
STRONG PLEA BY ADAMS
Chairman Says Smooth Paving
Is Not So Important as
Other Things.

In presenting the budget OF the wants
of the Street Department before the
Council Committee on Finance last
night for inclusion in the annual
budget, Chairman Adams, of the Street
Committee, brought out the fact that
while the needs Of the city have grown
with the building operations in the out
lying districts the annual Rppropria-
lions for streets generally have actu-
ally been reduced the appropria ton
$4,000: in 1909, S105,0o0, and in 1910,
100000 He asked for $4,000 for
streets this Year. the items to include
grading, graveling, curbing, guttering.
granite paving and oiling Of streets.
Mr.. ADAMS said that while there were
n number Of streets that should be
smooth paved, and would eventually
be paved with asphalt blocks, he was
opposed TO reducing the general appro-
priation for streets and sacrificing the
growth OF the city and the comfort of
a luxury as smooth paving at present.
shockoc Creek.
Mr.. Lynch, OF the committee, pre-
sented strong plea for Improvement
of Shockoe Creek. on which much work
was done some years ago. but which
has recently been neglected The
stream. he said. was an open drain,
into which empties sewerage from
every ward in the city except Wash
ington Ward. TO wall it in and build
an invert, he said. would enhance value
Of property and provide manufacturing
sites in the great railroad bottom
through which the creek now winds its
way. Realizing that the work could
not all be done at once. he asked
continuing appropriation OF $4,000 per
year. so that few blocks might be
done from year to year.
Needs OF City.
City Engineer Boiling presented a
comprehensive. detailed report on the
condition Of the streets of the city
and the need of street and sewer i'm
grand total of s2,4s2,o3O.55. The figures
We're given in detail, with the names
of the streets. the character of the work
proposed and an estimate Of the cost
Of each piece Of construction. Mr.
Boiling admitted that even were such
IL fund provided, 1t would be Impossible
to do all the work in one year For
instance, his estimate Of the needs of
the city carried an item of s154 900 for
Tenth to Harrison Street, but Mr. Boil
ing said that the work should not be
started until the proposed deep sewer
is laid along the north side Of Broad
Street. as companion to that laid last
year on the south side of the street
In the estimate of sewers needed this
sewer Is urgently recommended to be
built this year. from Ninth TO Seventh.
from Seventh to Third, and from Second
to Adams tho total cost being S20,5l0
Mr. Boiling also said that he would not
advise smooth paving Broad Street until
it has been determined whether the
proposed Richmond Power Corporation
decides whether. If it secures a fran
chise, it will construct conduits in
Broad Street
Schedule of Wants.
The detailed schedule of the require
ments OF the department follows:
Pay roll engineers office S 22,11O 90
Pay assessor of damages 500 90
Hands and carts pay roll 10000 90
Hands and carts expenses
and purchase OF mules !. $4,000 90
Roller and crusher, eX-
penSeS 5000 90
Steam roller for washing
ton Ward ........ 5000 90
Streets generally grading
and gravel .........., a16.so9 21
Curbing. guttering and
smooth paving ......... 1,1e2,s7s "a
Opening and widening
streets Observation-Disclosures. 10000 90
sewers Observation-Disclosures. 35O,26O 90
Sewer connections ........ 500 90
Bridges and repairs to
bridges ....... $4,000 90
Shockoe Creek ........... 256,1S5 90
PavinG sidewalks ........ $4,000 90
Sidewalks by the city,
! obligated for $500 90
Grading and paving al
leys ...... ............ $4,000 90
Oiling streets ........... $4,000 90
Chief clerk in office. per
Lynch report .......... 1900 90
Rodman, and car fare for
| rodman and assistants 700 90
| OH ..s.45.. S2,4S2, 030 80
| Want New Lester Street.
| A large delegation from Fulton, led
| by Alderman Nielsen and Councilman
Rogers. appeared in behalf OF the
| opening of new Lester Street, the total
cost Of which is estimated at S54.-
| S2O.19 They asked the construction
Of bridge and retaining walls at
| Gili1e's Creek and the crawling and
| opening OF the street this year, at
cost of $4,000, with the paving and
other improvements to follow later
| Mr.. Boiling urged that the budg ct
| be completed as soon a possible, urg-
ing that the spring months were the
| best for contract work for outdoor
construction. lie reported the surveys
| of Washington Ward as almost COM
pleted, and said that work would begin