The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-30
BOND ISSUE NEXT
FORIMP ROvEMENT
Inevitable Within Year for Street
Work. According TO City
Engineer.
BROAD STREETS PAWN G
Mr.. Boiling Recommends Asphalt
Block From Tenth to
Harrison.

An issue of bonds for Improvement
of streets in the outlying sections viii
he inevitable within the ncNt year, ac-
cording to statement made t. the
Committee on Finance lust gh; by
city Engineer Boiling, in presenting
the annual budget OF. wan;s FOR his
department. During The pas. year
thirteen miles of sewers have been
laid, and in most instances The s;t4cts
In which these trenches hlcc been ..ut
have been left In wrstahsl condition..
while a large amount OF gradin:, Is
needed for extension OF s.rects into
the newer sections of the city AIR.
Boiling urged that no further txte,.-
ions be made on the broad tira ordi-
nance. saying that Willie thrc". courths
or the teamstcrs had compiled with it's
terms, the few remaining narrow tire
wagons were doing :ucu'cula5lr dam
age 10 city streets. Oilins he held 20
be the most temporary cXpn.lirll. Hard
rolled gravel, With Il htumen o, as
phalt binder, he rccomme ndcd for the
outlying streets. while Il much more
liberal policy of paving thorousniares
SUBJECT to heavy traffic was recon-
mcndcd. The asphalt block used on
found most durable, thougn more cost
~ in the initial outlay, and he RECON-
mcnded n considerable extension of the:
smooth paved area, especially on
streets leading to the cemeteries and
IN highly improved residence sections.
Would Pave Brond street.
For Broad street, f:om tenth 20
Harrison, lie recommends paving from
curb to car track with asphalt bi.ah.
and with a hard rock paving between
the tracks. to give footing to teams
In sleety weather. when the smooth
paving Is most undesirable. 'rhs cost
OF the city's portion of ropavin., Rrosd
street is placed at sl54.Oo0
Altogether Mr.. Boiling showed the
Finance Committee wha-e sa.55s.7;4.63
could be wisely eNpcnd I'd In streets
and sewers, though he admitted that
probably not moro than pne-ftth OF
that amount can be provided this year.
unless there Is an Issue nc bonds. Tic
reported the results Of a recent visit
10 Washington and Bdltinu:e to in
festlgatc various conditions Of street
paving. and the methods of those cities
in financing such undertakings Rail
timore having now IN progress the
expenditure of 100000 on street
paving, provision being made that
wherever such improvements are made
a special board OF assessors shall I'm
aoutting property for purposes of tax
alton
Complete lists of -hc streets in which
the city Engineer recommends grad
ing. sraveling. curling or paving were
submitted. with estimates of the cost
All of IT, of course, cannot be done
THIS year. even with bond issue.
Mueh OF It VIII have to walt for years.
but the City Engineer explained that
with these estimates in hand. the
street Committee could pick the most
urgent items and proceed with the
work, going as far as the approp-ia-
ton for streets generally in this years
budget Will allow
What Work VIII Cost.
Granite eurbs and cutters through
tn. poorer sccttong of the city for
miles. much Of it needed for sanitary
reasons. reaches total of &l5l,I45;
Granolithic curOs and cutters ON
streets that arc building up with a
better class Of residences aggregate
a tota! of $lo6.ooo, grant, spall paw
ing OF roadbcts on which there IS
heaV! tFniic including many OF the
thoroughfares leading into the CITY.
VIII cost sl33,393 repairs and repay,
ing OF worn"ut streets in the business
section Is estimated at $3.50
requests nave been submitted TO
the authorities for smooth paving
Mhich, II granted. would cost sGG6,9S2.
the chief items OF this list arc Broad
street. from ranth to Harrison. s15l.
ooo; Floyd Avenue. from Mor,i, 10
t.omoardy' $4,000: Randolph street,
from Cary 10 the cemeteries. s3o.6ss:
Lombar dy, from Broad to Main, $1,000:
nioNd from Lombardy to Robinson,
iSao'oo"; stuart Avenue, from Park
street TO the boulevard, $4,000; AIonu
, me- Avehne' from addison street to
me boulevard, $35.550; Craze Street
to the Boulevard. s2s.72s; Park Ave
nnc. from l.oflbardy to Meadow,
sle'ooo: Grove Avenue, from Lombartly
TO the boulevard, $4,000. ana many
! otnsr locations The .otal estimates
Tor streets generally is s2l63s2 a
lars" number Of branch sewers. -
laierals to tho main franks recent"
constructed, are recommended a list
OF inc streets and an cs'ir,at. for
oacn accompanying. the ngyrc=ite
being s%o1,Ico Racon's Quarter Brarch
IN" Sh"ck"r Creek improvements
needed are calculated at s17o,50o.