The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-18
SHOWS WHY CITY
NEEDSNE W BOARD
Two Departments Scrap Over
Bill, and Others Scrap
Over Street Lights.
ADAMS STREET PROTESTS
Ornamental Lamps Apt to Annoy
Citizens During Summer
Months.

Although It was emphatically stated
by Chairman Don Lcavv, OF the Com
mitt"c on Electricity. last night that
, there was no friction between tho Com
mittee on Electricity ana the other de-
rartmcnts of the city government. the
committee refused payment of a bill
of the Water Department for city
water used at the Electric Plant,
amounting TO several hundred dollars
ana which has been running for more
than six months The Water Depart
TO gran; the Electric Plant free water
and that the bill is merely the usual
charge at the usual meter rates
superintendent Tranord, of the Elcc-
trio Plant, SAYS that a large amount
of city water is used to cool some of
the machinery. He prefers the use of
city water rather than installing his
own pump ana withdrawing water for
this purpose from the river or canal.
as the water from the settling basin
Is free from trash and grit. and does
not tnjurc the machinery as muddy
water would. Tho Electricity Commit
toe. however. decided that as il was
furnishing a large amount of current
for water pumping. ii saw no reason
why 1t should be charged for the water
it consumed. and the bill was ordered
filed without payment.
Not Convenient. Snys Colin.
Then came up the relations of the
Electric Plant with the street Clean
Ing Department Superintendent Trar-
ford reported that he has inquired OF
Superintendent Henry Cohn, of the
Street Cleaning Department, whether
the horses ana wagons of the Electric
i'lant and the supcrintcndcnt's buggy
could be kept at the city stables in
stead Of being boarded at a livery
stable at large expense. as at present.
Mr.. Cohn replied that il was not con-
venicnt. and there the matter rests.
Il see where the Administrative
Board will get busy" remarked Mr..
Bu, Mr. Huber himself was soon an
der fire Before the Council primary
election he had ordered number of
arc lamps installed at various points.
Last night a number of letters were
received from citizens VINO did not de-
sire the lights ANA protested that they
could no longer use their front porChes
because of the glare. MIR. Huber want
ed the lights Installed last month re-
moved. and made a motion to that Of
feet. But Mir. Atkinson protested that
lights Were Installed for the beuctit of
those using the strccts-al of ihc poo
plc-not merely for the convenience of
those living on that particular corner,
and tile lights were ordered to remain.
Mr. Jones said that If any section OF
the city had more lights than II wont
ed, he could use them in Washington
Ward.
Protest Against Ginrc.
An extended protest was received
from property owners along Adams
Street. After thanking the committee
for having installed at some cost the
ornamental lights on Adams Street
from Broad To Franklin Street. the
property owners said they would be
"a nuisance In tho summer time, and
asked that they be cut out from June
to October. Mr. Jones wanted to know
why the committee had ordered an cX-
pensivc installation Of ornamental
lighting on a side street where they
were not wanted. The lights We're or
dcrcd 10 stand except the two hy the
IlyGeia Hospital. where the eupcrln-
tendcut was ordered u cut out nil
save the single top lamp of eacn group
during the summer season.
MIR Trarord reported great difficulty
IN the illumination OF Hull Street witt
the new flame lights. since the street
Is so INSTRUCTED with telephone ana
light wires that there is no place to
hang a lamp save very low down
whcr, the glare would he objection
able.
Mcssrs. Jones. Scaton and Melton
were numcd as n subcommittee 10 con-
fer with the companies owning wires
ON liuu Street as TO a rearrangcmcnt.
II was suggested that the time was
not far distant when there would be
an extension Of the underground dis
trict up Hull street. when all wires
save trolley wires would go under