The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-15
MAY RECONSIDER
P Av|NG AWARD
Street Committee Can Unravci
Broad Street Ianglc To-
Morrow Night.
WANT NO GRANITE I'm CENTRE
Many Merchants Prefer That
Whole Improvement be
Deferred.

Inc council committee on streets
viii have an opportunity tomorrow
night of straightcnins oeit the tangie
in regard to tho contract for paving
Broad street If the committee stands
by t. action In awarding the contract
to the Atlantic Bitulithtc Company, Il
fight ON tho noor of tho Council is
inevitable. with tho PROBABILITY that
no paving contract WIFE be awarded
this summer. In addition to the OIL
GERS and agents of tho company. who
have been WORKING earnestly for the
contract Tor months. the ktlantic BTU
iithic Company is represented boy Al
toruey l.. O. Weudeuburs.
Want No Granite.
Tho city Engineer why make a re-
port tomorrow night ON the advisa-
bility of paving with granite between
tho street car tracks and for two feet
on either Side. IN favor OF this it -
argued that the granite. VIII give d
roush surface for heavy hauling in
wet on slippery weather. land may be
more readily cut into and replaced for
the constantly recurring repairs and
adjustments of the street car tracks.
In opposition is tho unanimous ac-
tion OF the retail merchants OF Broad
street. no assert that 1T XIII be noisy.
dusty and result in constant blocking
OF the car service by SLOW moving
heavy teams Tho merchants claim
that they fought this matt er out once
when they showed that qobby OF the
granite quarries around Richmond
WAS contend'ng for granite paving
for the entire street. anh that tho
committee then determined. 10 give tho
entire street smooth pav!ig. allowing
only the necessary line OF v!tr!hed
IF he.
the wearing OF ruts IN inca softer pay
inr material
Opposed to ni,ulsthic.
The city Engineer is WIKI the NOR
chants in theh asht Ior -, better tyne
of paving for tho gregg shopping
thoruughiare Of HlchnOnh thun the
committee has provided The $4,000
appropriation has been available since
the budget was approved last Marcn.
ami save for It's Junkctlns- "trip 90 At
lantlc city at the expense of the Btu
Ath e Company the street Committee
has done little toward pavinE the
street payeu. IL - now rbyious tuat
with the bcs: speed the s=rcet cannot
be completed before the. State Fair
IN october Canvass OF ithe Council
has not showed 4 sufficient majority
in FAVOR OF bltulithic To Justify tic
company given the award ia asking
for 81 special meeting for ratincatiou
OF the contract 1t is opcnly stated
that majority OF the B,,ard Of ~
dermei Is against the b!t;il thic paw
ing.
Even If there were no objecuon, the
two branches will not meet until Au-
gust. and 1t Will be August 10 before
the contract reaches the Mayor. The
bidder asks sixty days for the work.
but since tho street eur tracks arc 20
be entirely rebuilt. and some under
ground work les 10 be done. IL win
hardly be practicable TO complete the
work in that time. The result. there
fore. Will be that the moun shopping
thorouGhfare Of richmond win be
piowed up from the City Hall l.. Third
street durirs the bushes; y%opping
season OF the year
Need New Condui4s
1t develops that the coiscults OF tho
Virginia hallway and Power Company
are practically full ana VIII soon have
to he enlarged There a..e no ducts
under Broad street which can be rent
cd TO the Richmond ana HSnr'co Com
pany in the event that it,. utilizes the
franchise 1T has rnsned Through the
Council with such ili-consfdered haste.
Many merchants arc Of the opinion