The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-27
P ETERS GRABS
BULL BY HORNS
Issues Call for Council Meeting
to Settle Broad Street Paving
Controversy.
LOWER BRANCH TO STAND PAT
That. at Least, Is Belief, but
Board May Demand
Asphalt Block

In order to bring the long drawn on,
Broad street paving controversy TO an
crd, President r. Lee l'eters. o. the
Common Council. issued yesterday a
call 70, a special meeting for next
Tuesday night to receive the report
OF the Committee ON streets IN refer
cnce to this contract. President Peters
took this action on his own Initiative.
without petition either from The
bitulithic or asphalt block factions
rierely in order to bring the matter TO
head. ana If possible To star. tine
" ork.
The award was made by the Council
Committee on Streets om July 10 TO
tho Atlantic Bltuithic Company by
vote Of s To e. as follows.
Aycs-Messrs. Haddon. Naln. Miller
Moore Nielsen Pollock sullivan Won
dcrlehr.
Noes Messrs Don l.eavy. Fergus
son. Gunst. Jones. Powers Adams
ATTORNEYS ana agents Tor the Atlan-
tic Bitulithic Company Southern
agents OF Warren Brothers. of Boston.
q: once began canvass of members OF
the Council with tho Jew OF ISSUING
ava inmedlatc cali and SO having tile
contract ratified by both branches OF
tic Council ~ the earliest possible
date.
Merchants Enter Protest
Bui the merchants OH Broad street
were not satisfied with the bitulithic
paving. aud mass meetings We're call
90 10 protest The street committee
met again on Jnly 49, ana soVoua
protest against the use OF bituiiihic
paN'ns Was maze oN samuel oo''i' "'A
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ore ronrescrtod Ia ,bt. ,sr~i.o-,. ~.
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p'"s' ""ttl"N ""a' 'Ho rlty engineer
N's a'Scilh'd as substantially the same
formula ai h eents square yarf
less price There is also tho Barber
asphalt Company. commonly known
as the asphalt trust because OF It's
control OF the asphalt oatpu, OF Lake
Trinidad which has no, bid in tho
local contest
Several Nnrictics offered
or hlo-k navins. ,b,r. a., - u,
in.,ion .enbslt piorl, a.. ~. ~,
na,- o1a~irc ,,o .sr,,a,. 49,. -,
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s,t,',,,',.., go ~ ~ n'N'ns ne'n down
S'|'"'ecn years win no cost for re-
PAIRS there arc the various forms o.
orenSoi"d wood block. and there are
various granite block pavings
'iiN Engineer Boiling IS positive in
MS oninion that Richmond should only
use on It's main shopping street a block
paving which can be cut into for wa
ter and sewer connections cond,,i,.
and repairs 10 the -,-oa. o.. -,
md replaced.
.rhn sb.o, o..
tains Is ovno,,s.,,, "e main
c!sintaprat. a., 49, ana reaaliy
Nlr Roili,,. -. Wy 20 eceS
asnhal, hIo.i- menus lhe
satisf,o,or,. IA ms enfe pit
Broad s,roe, AKA paVins ioF
hers az me $50, ,. S'A mem
prcsidsn, p.,ars III We concur
his nersonal ,.ten.. ~ -npl'aie
psvine sbo,,id ~ 20. T,.i9n FORM OF
The .on,n,ittSa 6sS report oi
Tulv ia M $50, 9auy s'nes
her, connoeiu,, ~. s'N mem.
heon road,, ,ar 49, 49, 49, nHs aiso
mercbants 49, ey,rn 80 f." We'Ki me