The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
MUNICH AL WORK
DELAYED BY COLO
Big improvements Are Far Be-
hind, but Through No Fault
Of Contractors.
MAYO BRIDGE WORK HALTs
Too Cold to Mix Concrete, and
Freshct Season Comes
After Thaw.
MAYO BRIDGE WORK HALTs

AT no time in tho history OF Rich
mond has there been u greater amount
OF public work In progress or In con-
temptation. Every department OF ths
city government is sLrainiug It's re-
sources TO tue utmost 10 keep up with
| the rapid growth or the city. 1he un-
usually severe winter mas almost put
atop 10 outdoor work, bu, in the OF
| noes the plans have gone steadily fLr-
ward. Tho Engineers Department needs
| only thirty days OF open weather TO
complete its great sewer undertaking.
Tor The drainage OF the entire SOUTH
western SECTION OF the city. SeveI9i
miles of lateruls have already been
lhlu. and others are under contract, and
the coming Of spring VIII sac large
| section supplied both with drainage
! and city water. Through THIS same SEQ.
! ton q number of streets are being cut
TO grads. opening up q new territury to
! building.
New nridgc Mt StuuLstili.
Work on the nav Mayo Bridge Is
\ far behind contract TIME ana mas bc IN
practically at standstill throughout
the winter because OF the difficulties
of pouring concrete In cold weather.
| Fears are expressed that unless more
rapid progress Is made this spring tho
new bridge will not be completed be-
fore another winter. ProEryGs Win be
to large .Atent dependent IN tho
spring freshets and the condition OF
| the river.
The Light Department is having plans
| drawn for a new gas holder, TO bs
| erected on city properly at Sixteenth
and Dock Sire cts from which conncc-
lions Will be made across the neg
bridge to supply South Richmond with
city gas. Work will also begin shortly
/ on laying gas mains IN the principal
streets of the Soulhside. though the
actual connections cannot he ln.d ana
the gas supplied until the bridge IL
ready FOR the supply main.
The Water Depa rtncnt. besides in
stalling new electric pumps FOR the
| West End standp!pe service, mas fuuus
availabis from bond Issue for laying
| water mains. and is following the new
sewers into many new sections. TlIs
joint Improvement. besides Its sanitary
! value, Will yield the city revenue
greater than thu interest on the outlay,
| for wherever sewers are provided. city
| ordinances compel householders to CON
meet with city water. There is also Il
sewer tax of 10 cents per linear foot
on all property, whether built upon or
not fronting on streets In which there
are sewers.
| Public Schools.
The City School Board having recent
| ly completed and occupied the William
i. Fox School. Is now bringing up IN,
| walls of n new Madison School al Mad
ison md Cary Streets, to cost COM
| plete. approximately slco 900 and new
colored school on Buchanan Street, 10
| cost $4,000 Plans have also been
drawn and are now pending before tho
| Finance Committee for new Bellevue
| School, to be erected on the Van Lew
| property, nj an approximate cost OF
| 100000
The Market Committee has had pl,ns
prepared for a new FIRST Market. to
cost $50 900. proposing to cree, thT
new vegetable house this year. at y
cost OF $1,000, to follow next year
wiih the meat house. at Seventeenth
and Main Streets. to cost $4,000
Th=re is much speculation as to
whether the forthcoming budget Will
carry any appropriation for new arm
Dry building for the First Virginia
| Regiment. The cid building has been
condemned. and the Council after kenr-
Ing from the building Inspector used
a fund of 10000 set apart last year
for repairs IN the acquisition of ndjoin-
ing property. with n view to the ercc-
ton of larger and more adequate
building The officers of the regiment
have urged nTi appropriation Of not less
than 100000 for mod ern ana up-,o-
date building.
| Hospital and Library.
The erection OF new city hospital
Is a live Issue before the Council: tho
offer OF Thomas ]. Todd has brought
SGuarely TO an issue the need OF a
public library; the ovcrcrowding OF
| thu courtrooms and records rftlces Is
forcing forward the Issue OF the cree
tion OF municipal Courthouse for
which purpose the city has acquired
the Ford block. adjoining the C!;y Han.
Street cleaning stables. great park i'm
prov ements and incessant demands for
funds for grading paving and Impruy-
Ing of streets sidewalks and alleys
are the projects which are being con-
sidered by the makers of the new
budget. which is 10 pc reported TO tn =
Council within the next ten days. a
hond issue for Improvement OF streets
In ;hc outlying sections is regarded as
almost Inevitable, but the cool ST heads
in the Council have advised delay. DO n
On account of the market Tor city
bonds and In order that the Gepatt-
ments may clear their decks OF IN, gi-
gantic work now in progress. the En-
gin GERS Department having been al
most overwhelmed with work for the
past two years.
ChnrScd With Assault