The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-26
BOARD QUESTIONS
COUNCIL RIGHT
Wants to Know About Selling
City Water to Outside
Corporations.
ASKS BIDS FOR GRADING
Although Funds Are Reported
Exhausted, Board Proposes
Big Improvement.
ASKS BIDS FOR GRADING

The Adm Illustrative Board and the
Eugene e. Davis. Superintendent OF the
Water Works, appeared before tho
board yesterday and presented two or
dinances adopted by the City Council
and approved on April H. one grant
ing the use of city water to the Labur-
mum tract in Renrico County. and the
other allowing the use of city water
to the Souths'do Water and Sewerage
Corporation in woodland Heights, both
at the usual nonresident rates Mr.
Davis asked IL he. should proceed in
accordance with the ordinances.
Three Rcsoiutions Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Hirschberg 1t was
resolved that the Superintendent OF
the Water Works be Instructed to fur
nish the board with written report
whether the present water pressure
and supply is sufficient to carry out the
ordinance without interfering with the
adequacy OF the supply In tho city
limits.
On motion of Mr.. Beck IL was direct
cd that the profles and grades OF all
pipe lines to be laid in the Lahurnum
tract be submitted to the Administra-
tive Board for approval. such lines of
pipes TO conform TO street grades here
after to be established in the event Of
the annexation OF that section to the
city
On motion of Captain Mccarthy tho
City Attorney was requested to give
opinion as to whether the provisions
in both ordinances providing that GER
tain work shall he done subject to the
supervision OF the superintendent of
the Water Works and the Committee
on Water are proper, in View OF char
ter amendments placing the control
and direction OF the water works under
the Administrative Board and also
whether the Council of the City of
Richmond has the power to furnish city
water to other communities TO be re-
sold by them to outside parties nj a
profit.
No Money for Painting.
Acting Auditor George s. Crenshaw
esented request that the interior
woodwork in the Auditors office be
painted and the walls calcmined. He
was notified that the City Hall funds
are too limited for the board to con-
slider such an Improvement. The an
nual budget approved last month pro-
vided S26.S0o for City HAIR maintenance
and repairs and jail requirements, out
side of pay rolls.
Tho request of Police Justice Crutch-
field for record book for his court
was granted. the book to be made up
subject to approval Of the Special Ac-
countant No column will be inserted
it is stated. to show fines RENTED by
the Police Justice after the public SEES
sion of court has closed, but the h0ad-
ing will read Fines Imposed and Col
lected." 1t Will be possible to balance
this book with the cash on hand. which
was not practicable when the total Of
fines imposed was listed without any
credit for those let off or given credit
by the Police Justice.
Contract awarded Nicholas C
Henly for construction of a sewer in
Twenty-second Street, between Car
rington and Q Streets, to cost 1884.
Would Grade Many Streets.
The City Engineer was instructed to
advertise for bids for grading all of the
streets between Davis Avenue and
Meadow Street. Beverly and Ashland
Streets. The section embraces fifteen
city blocks. practically undeveloped
, convenient to car lines. and near VIII
liam Byrd Park. AS the board has al
ready announced that its street funds
for the year have been exhausted, II is
not known where the money to grade
more than a mile OF new streets is to
come from, however desirable the i'm
provement.
The award OF contract made by the
board a few days ago to X. l.. Black e.
Co. for repairing sidewalks on both
sides of Broad Street between Eighth
and Foushee Streets was rescinded as
other bids on this work had been in
advertently overlooked and the con-
tract was awarded to Charles Gasser
at $1.0S per square yard, the city to
furnish the cement
In making the present extension of
the Church Hill tunnel, the City Engi-
neer was directed not TO replace the
stone portals, but to leave the eastern
end of the tunnel so that it might be
still further extended when 1t Is de-
sired to fill over the ravine and extend
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