The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-19
FAVOR NEW LIGHTS
FOR MAIN Street
Council Committee Reverses Ad-
ministrative Board, and Wants
$26,192.5O.
TO MAKE JAILBIRDs WORK
Vonderlehr Would Set Able
Bodied Prisoners to Walling
III Shockoe Creek.

ornamental lighting OF the entire
GOWN town business section at a cos,
Ior installation OF s2G,1925O. and for
maintenance OF s5.43S per annun was
recommended by the Council Commit
zee ON Public Buildings, Properties and
otiiitles last night. Notwithstanding
the iact that the Administrative Board
,. a1 "ifc"ay rejected similar reso-
luton, ntho ground that the CITY
needs all of its revenue for stree. i'm.
proVements and essentials this wear
ana cannot wisely divert its funds 10
frills. W
IN compliance with instructions of
the committee ut u previous meeting
nuperin'endeht Il. w. Trafford. of the
lily Electfic Plant, submitted an esti-
Iha.e Tor ornamental lighting OF the
ioiiowihE streets: Grace street from
IN 10 Ninth, Franklin from Fifth
10 Nihth, Main from Fifth to Eirh
teenth, Fifth Street from Broad to
nali' Sixth from Broad to Main.
seventh from Broad to tho Byrd
street Station, Eighth from Broad IA
Main. Ninth from Broad to Main
fourteenth from Main to the Southern
f,aiiawy station, and for placing lamps
on the gateway into the Capitol
square at Ninth and Bank Streets
Irnnord Submits Estimate.
IN ms report MIR. Tranord recon-
80. '"e use OF n more modern tyne
/ OF luminous arc lamp in place OF tho
Tungsten burners used on proad
street, Mr.. Trafford taking the ground
mat while ormental in Character rho
nroad street lamps do not give sufH
cient illumination. The luminous arc
lamp he recommends has been I'm use
less IMAM a year, but is stated to have
Even great satisfaction for street
HghtlhS, at lower cost of mainto
nance. so much m.
recommends that no further ornamon.
tui lhcandescant street lamps be nlaced
ne cost OF placing ornamental lights
on the above streets two to a hlocl
on each side. so placed at the corners
that the present flaming arc lamps can
ne dispensed with. lie estimates at
S26, 1880 for the original cos, TIL.
annual cost OF maintenance ,nc,uaino
current and depreciation will be az i2S
us against the annual cost of m.ipte
nance OF the present flaming arc
lamps in the district to be covered or
*2'52S. making the excess cost for or
hamehtai lighting of 2.25 miles OF
streets S2.9l0 per annum
The committee recommended 70 ,ho
Council special appropriation of SOC.
$500 for the installation OF the new
lighting system.
resolution in regard to acquisition
oil park for colored people in tbc
secHoh west of Seventh Street ana
iorth OIL Leigh street was referred TO a
st, consisting of Messrs.
Mitchell, Pollard and Atkinson.
Would Make JaIIbIrtis Work
councilman Nonderlehr appeared In
support or his workhouse ordinance.
proposing the acquisition by the CITY
oL some suitable farm or other place
where prisoners now in the CITY Jail
might be made self-supporting. Mr.
Nonderlehr said there wns an average
OF 200 ablebodied men in tail. win
hothing to do but eat, sleep and pIay
Garos' at me expense Of the taxpayers
re suggested as an Immediate remedy
that, under competent supervision. they
be put 10 work on the waIling i'm Of
Shockoe Creek. The sand and gravel
was ON the ground, he said. the labor
could be had for the mere supercision
ana the only cost on the city of a gil
gantic public Improvement would he
the purchase of cement. The mixing
OF concrete. he stated. required only
pam labor in which any ablebodied
10 aid.
Chairman Mills reminded him that
me CITY mad once worked certain Jail
prisoners in cleaning Shockoe Creek.
uhtil the Council discovered that on
frequent occasions IL was paying three
or four guards to guard one lonesome
prisoner. The ordinance was referred
TO the subcommittee already charged
With the duty Of inquiring into the
acquisition of suitable farm for pau
pers from the City Home, consisting OF
Messrs. Bhlcy Atkinson and Ratcliffe
Jealous OF New Board.
The committee adjourned to mcetion
Friday night at o'clock for confer
ference with the Administrative Board,
notwithstanding the objection Of sew
eral members. who were disposed to
stand on their rights and leave the Adj
ministrativc Board to get along as
best it can. Mr.. Radcliffe saw moth
ing that could come from such con-
ference. Messrs. Powers and Melton
were opposed to meeting with the Adj
ministrative Board: they were will
ing to extend to the board the courtesy
Of hearing, If the members had any
thing to present. The question of
whether the Friday night conference"
should be held in the office OF the Adj
ministrative Board or in the meeting
room Of the committee was debated at
length, compromise being reached
when the committee agreed to meet
the Administrative Board on neutral