The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-29
SMOOTH PAVING
IN GROVE AVENUE
Aldcrmcn Set Aside $4,000 ior
Work West OF Lombardy
Street.
GET NEW TOBACCO FACTORY
British American Company
Granted Permission to Close
Streets for Big Plant.

smooth pavement on Grove Avenue
I for some distance ives; of Lombardy
street WAS approved by the Board OF
Aldermen last night OH recommendation
of The Committee on Finance. Jhc APP
preparation carrying $4,000 for laying
asphalt block similar TO that on Grace.
Franklin and other residential streets.
1t was estimated that the amount
would be- sufficient at the current price
of $50 per square yard TO carry the
work almost. if not quite, to Robinson
street The appropriation was recon
mcnded in lieu OF that for widening
the Roscncath Road, for which funds
had been set apart. but which WAS re
icctcd by The Council because OF eN
ccssive aliow Inces to property owners
whose tracts could only be improved
by the proposed extension of the drive
way.
Two New ScbooIs.
ON recommendation of the Finance
Committee, the Board of Aldermen re
turned to the School Board the plans
foy new Bellevue School, with instruc-
lions 10 report plans for building to
cost not more than 100000 complete.
including architects fees. The School
Board was also instructed to report
plans and bids for new Sidney School
in the far southwest section, the cost
OF tho building complete. including
architects fees, not to exceed $4,000.
Thc Board of Aldermen concurrcd in
The action OF the Common Council In
awarding the following contracts:
TO e. T. I.athrop & Co. for cement
tor all city work at Si.6S per barrel.
TO Warner Moore * Co. for terra
Gotta sewer pipe al 90 per cent from
the list price.
TO A. W. Maynard x Co. for con-
struction OF sewer in Leonard street
to cost S6,n69
70 / i. smith & Co, for certain re-
pair work in the street pepara '',,a,
TO w ~ Chesternan for erection
Of new nsh and vegetable market
building. for tho First Market, at
Seventeenth and Franklin streets, at
$lT.it0.
New Tobacco Factory.
The board took from tho table anu
adopted an ordinance providing TOR
closing certain alleys between Beverly,
cary. Robinson ana tho Boulevard. and
for opening other alleys to make tho
lois front on the Boulevard. The body
concurrcd i'm the action of the lower
branch in granting the petition OF the
Il. A. Patterson Tobacco Company to-
be allowed TO close Clay Street. he
tween Lambardy and Moselle; and
Moselc street for distance of 800
feet Willie the petition was made in
the name Of the Patterson Company
the Council was Informed that the OPP
ton had been transferred to the
British American Tobacco COMPANY.
which would erect III large manu-
featuring plant on the site secured
covering several tlocks, and giving en-
ployment to a large number of opera
lives
The ordinance granting certain in
crcases in pay OF employees at the
Gas Works was corcurred In The
ordinance regulating dealers in second
hand goods requested by the Police
Department, was tabled. no one present
being able TO explain what il provided,
The BOARD refused to suspend the
rules requiring reference 10 con,
mltteo for the Cease ordinance adding
an additional election precinct in Madi-
son Ward, and ii was referred TO the
Ordinance. Charter and Reform Com
mttc", which means that il will be
reported IL n all too latc TO effect the
spring primary
Chairman Whfttet presented and had
referred 70 the Committee on Streets
an ordinance in regard to the new
! Richmond and Rappahannock River
Railroad which offers To assume all OF
the obligations assumed in an agree
'nent with the city by its predecessor,
the Richmond, rrbanna and Peninsula
railroad.