The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
LOOP MEASURE NOW
GOES TO MAYOR.
NORTHsIDERs MAY SOON LAND
AT EIGHTH AND FRANKLIN
STREETS.
ALDERMEN ARE BUSY
THOUSANDS APPROPRIATED FOR
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT
AND FOR PUBLIC CONVENT
ENCEs AND NEEDS,
ALDERMEN ARE BUSY

! AT the meeting Of the board OF al
dermen last night the ordnance CIV
ing the Virginia Passenger ana Power
company the right to construct cross
over at First and Broad streets. and to
enter Franklin street at Seventh. to
form a loop down that street, to Eighth
and thence TO Broad by way of Eighth,
which had already passed the common
council was adopted, and now goes to
| the mayor.
/ Much business was transacted by
the board. although most of 1t came
up from the lower branch, which, with
the action of the board, now goes to
the mayor for his approval or dis
appr1 al.
Ordinances appropriating for various
sums and ordinances granting sewer
extensions. street improvements and
authorization of the city attorney to
acquire property for city use We're
adopted.
Alderman Grundy introduced a. reso-
luton requiring the Richmond and
Henrico Railway company to discon-
tinue the use Of the street on Brook
avenue for parking" purposes, and
an ordinance ordering the construction
OF extensive sewers in the Southslde
were adopted.
! The board was called together at
twenty minutes tItEI iil5 Hpah.
Those present were Messrs. Adams,
Bliley. Disney, Grimes, Grundy. Gunst,
Melton, Mitchell. Nielsen, paul, Perdue.
and Fuller. The only absentees were
! Aldermen Gilman and Powers.
| Loop Ordinance Passes.
! Measures from the street commit
| tee were presented and adopted in
the order here given:
An ordinance permitting the Virginia
Railway and Power company to con-
struct a cross-over at First ana Broad
streets, to connect with the line on
Broad street. thence to the proposed
| loon which. under another ordinance.
was also adopted, carries the line
through Franklin street from Seventh
| to Eighth streets thence to Broad
again, was adopted.
This ordinance Rad Been discussed
by the committee on streets. passed
Inv the common council; and now goes
to the mayor.
4 large number If citizens repre-
senting Barton Heights and other SD
bqrbah sections WAS On hand. unt theAr
presence was not necessary, as the
measures went through unanimously,
The ordinance requiring the SOUTH
ern railway to construct concrete
bridge on lower Lester street to take
the placa Of the wooden structure now
there, was also concurred in.
Washington Terrace will have the
right to grade streets in their prop
erty owned by the company In the
southside a their own expense
sewers on Southside-
The ordinance changing the nam'
of cary street beyond the Rouievart
to Westhampton avenue, was adopted
Under an ordinance adopted th'
people OF the Southside will have
within year. an up-to-date system
of sewers. The sum of $3S,30S wa
, | appropriated for sewers in stockton
Third. Seventh. Hull and othe
streets in that section of the city
The work on these sewers Will begil
| lust as soon az the mayor Signs I'M
| ordina nee.
, other sewers on the northside. Il
me West End will. also. be construct
! cd to the extent of S3,91o.35, afte
the mayor has signed the papers.
The Virginia Hallway and PoWe
company was permitted to lay IL
inch pipe in Robinson street helo'
Cary, the cost to be paid by the com
t pany.
The building line at Franklin an
ranrel streets was allowed to
k placed at the figure adopted by com
mon counc,l-twcnty-o feet eleve
| inches from the curb. Mr.. Fuller eS
Dlajned that this line was agreeabi
| to all parties concerned.
k Home For school Board.
From the finance committee cam
G many measures
That to appropriate $4,000 for lrr
provements to John Smith school, an
| which has already been passed by tn
X lower branch This appropriate
viii cover the changes to be MAD
for the advent into that building {
the city school hoard and the otiicf
of that derartment of the city gov
eminent. who VII have 10 get out {
. the city hall by the first Of the yea
- in order 70 make room for the az
ministrative board.
=. An ordinance acquiring property Q
i, the west side OF Seventh street.
Scrnmes for the purpose of widenin
Il that street. was sent 10 the city attol
ney, to report TO the finance conm'
d tee the costs.
companion ordinance to acquiI
, property on Hull street adjacent
!, the property Of the Atlantic Coa
line. was also referred to the city a
r torney.
The sum Of 81 coo was appropriate
;. for the expenses of all elections II
the year. II is figured that this SUI
will cover the expenses of the eie'
=. tions no to this time.
Much Money tn Be Soent.
The following appropriations WEI
I approved by the hoartf: !@'9 ;s
$500 for the care of lunatics, hole
ing Of inonrendoes de mnatico, etc