The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-21
BIG SOUT Inside
SEWERAGE PLAN
Street Committee Recommends
5000, 900 Appropriation in
Washington WARD.
WON'T LET sTRATTON RESIGN
Engineers Clerk HE Forced
10 Take Rcst-G ood-by
to lakewood.

Councilman Carter C. Jones secured
"A recommendation from lie Commit
tee on Streets last night for an APP
propriation Of Sou, 900 for installation
Of a sewerage system in South Rich
mond. he money To be provided as
needed. lie EXPLAINED tina; under the
annexation agreement more than S5U.-
900 had been Appropriated this year
for streets. but that tho delegation
Was unwilling 10 spend the none: in
paving and roadbcd Improvements
when pipcs and sewers and water
mains are yet to be laid
AS all property in front OF which
there are sewers and water mains Is
subject to II sewer taN OF 10 cents
per linear foot. MIR Jones Though, that
the city would find It a paying PROPOSE
ton 10 install the sewerage system
and extend water mains as rapidly rs
possible. Nessrs. Moore and Jones. OF
the delegation from South l,ichmond
with Chairman Adams. were appointed
to present tho matter to the Commit
tee on Finance.
The Clty Engineer was instructed
by the Committee on Streets TO lay
vitriiicd brock between the large
stones OF the nas crossings on all the
cross streets from first to Ninth along
tho south side Of Broad street, thus
making a smooth walkway at the
be reese, and archcd so as TO shed
water
Vale lakewood.
IL, no
amusement resort near william Byrd
Park, was sounded. when on motion or
MIR Pollock, the city Engineer was IN
strtcted to order all entertainments
removed from Davis Avenue, south Of
Beverly street. TO make way for one
of tho main branches OF the Virginia
Avenue sewer. old lakewood was ad-
mittedly .'squatter" in Davis Ave
nue., and It's owners have known for
years that when the sewer was built
the amusement park would have to So
and tho street be opened to traffic.
a Beirne Blair presented the petit
ton OF the Richmond Building Corpo-
ration. owning the Travellers Building.
on Main between Eleventh and Twelfth
Streets. to be allowed to connect with
tho underground conduits of the Bell
telephone In Main Street, just In front.
In order TO give the building com
pletc underground telephone service.
Mr.. Lynch announced that the COM
mittee would not permit OF any subter-
fuge which would allow the Western
Union Telegraph Company to take it's
wires into the now building, a part OF
which It has leased without consent OF
the committee. The permission was
finally given II being specified that
the conduit was to be used exclusive
ly for telephone purposes" and tho
Western Union not TO be allowed to
use the line. Mr.. Lynch announced
that II the Bell Company tried TO slip
It's ally. the Western Union. through
on It's franchise by any subtcrfuBc the
city would do well to fight both. as
the Western Union had showed Itself
an outlaw. without regard for city
regulations. maintaining line OF poles
and wires in Broad Street by Federal
court Injunction In open defiance OF the
city.
Plans were adopted for a reinfor ced
concrete bridge over Gillie's Creek to
carry new Lester Street along the plan
proposed. and the City Engineer was
instructed to advertise for bids for the
construction OF the bridge.
Won't Let Him Resign.
Clerk j. Taylor stratton. once a member
and State Legislature and for come years
past clerk in the office OF the City Engl-
neer. called from the bile and insisted on
action being taken on his resignation. say
Ing that he was worn out with work and
that his physician Insisted on his having q
rest. .Tt,is
lie asked that the resignation take effect
! from May 2. the date OF the Board of Alder
men meeting. when nc decks would be clear
for his successor.
| On motion or Chairman Adams the clerk
was given three months furiough. and the
resignation tabled. Mr.. Adams said that
the clerk was thoroughly familiar with the
work OF the department. and tina, II would
prove loss To the city wore he to retire.
fic had before been given furlouShs and had
refused to take them. and Mr.. Adams said
he would instruc; the City Engineer this
time TO keep Mfr. Stratton out OF the office
for tho full three monfhs. fr
The City Engineer was authorized 10 desIg-
nate some one to act as clerk in his stead
for three rnonths.
The petition Of william Ruegcr to be al
lowed TO erect his new hotel In conformity
with the line Of Ninth Street established by
he Bank of Richmond and Mutual build
ings.. which are more than foot further
out in Ninth Street than the line Of the
present Rueger building at Ninth and Bank
Streets. was referrt- to the City Engineer
for n report.