The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-05
Wit run CARS
on CENTRAL LOOP
Council Approves Plan OF Bring
ing Suburban Passengers
Downtown.
MANY NEW APPROPRIATIONS
Common Council Disposes OF
Unusually Lengthy
Docket.
MANY new APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Streets reported favor
ably an ordinance allowing a physical
connection between the tracks Of the
old Richmond Traction Company on
Broad Street and the old Virginia
Passenger and Power Company on
North First Street. allowing the use
OF the central loop by the Barton
Heights. Ginter Park and Lakeside
cars. Mr.. Powell gave his reasons for
having asked at former meeting to
have the ordinance recommitted. and
the paper was adopted, IA to 4. the
noes being Messrs. Butler. Powell.
Rogers and Sullivan. The companion
ordinance authorizing the ADVERTISE
ment Of a franchise for q single track
on Franklin Street. from Seventh to
Eighth Street. with the necessary
curves and crossovers. was adopted.
lS to 2. the noes being Messrs. Powell
and Sullivan. The plan includes the
routing Of the First Street. Highland
Park. Westhampton and all South
Richmond cars around the loop. The
special fittings ano curves to be laid
at Seventh and Broad Streets have
been ordered and win be laid in con-
nection with the present track replace
ment
Trees Are Donated to Ceuetery.
The Council concurred in the action
OF the Board Of Aldermen in donating
l0o trees from the City Nursery to
mount calvary Cemetery. and in grant
Ing permission to q. e. Bowden TO
erect stable on Grace Street between
Nineteenth and Twentieth Streets.
On report OF the Committee on
Streets. the Council adopted an ordin-
ance allowing the Washington Te. rae.
corporation to grade at LIS own ex.
pense certain streets through its prop
erty In South Richmond, the tract be.
ing that once acquired by the II. A
Patterson Tobacco Company a the
proposed site for . new factory.
Inc location Of the allies through
the BLOCKS bound by Beverley. Ash
land. Elm and Davis Streets was chang
ed on petition Of all the property own
ers- An ordinance was adopted chang
ing the name Of Cary Street west of
ths Boulevard to the corporate limits
10 "esthampton Avenue. From the
general sewer bond issue there was
ordered constructed in Stockton Street
. sewer 70 cost $4.334; In Hull Street, a
sewer to cost S7.6l3; In Eighth Stiest.
south Richmond. from Maury to
Semmes. to cost $2s.s5s: In Lombardy
Street from Clay to Leigh. to cost $ss5.
and number OF lesser sewers. On re-
port Of the COMMITTEES ON Streets the
building line was ordered changed on
the south side OF Franklin street from
Laurel to Shafer Street, from twenty
i've feet to twenty-one feet eAevsn
inches. this having been agreed upon
BY the property owners a. q conces-
sion to the new Monroe Ts. race Apart
mene House.
C1ty . Buy Land OatfSghf.
A resolution to acquire land on the
west side OF Seventh Street between
Leigh and Ouval Streets. was adopted
The Council recently ordered Seventh
Street graded across the ravine, max
Ing . new street through to the Loco
motive worka along which the sarees
car line to Highland Park viii operate
The City Engineer reported that to
make the required I'LL there would b
necessitated an enormous concrete re-
tanning wall to protect adjoining prop
erty. The property in the ravtne Il Of
little value. and can probably be bought
outright By the city for less than the
cost Of such Q wall After being used
a. . dump until brought up to the
grade Of the new street IL can be sold.
IL was stated. for ~ much ~ the Inn
provement win cost The condemns
ton was ordered. no concluded action
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