The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
BRICK FAMINE NOW
ON IN RICHMOND
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD HANDI-
CAPPED BY LACK OF MA
TERIAL FOR PAVING.
ADVERTISE FOR MORE
CITY MUST HAVE BRICKs--CITY
ENGINEER MAY HAVE TO Sc
CURE THEM FROM ELSE
WHERE.

II developed at the meeting of the
administrative board yesterday that
there is a scarcity of bricks in Rich
mond
The local brickyards--those on the
Southside as well as those in the
East End--are utterly unable to sup
ply the demand. The large number of
bricks being used by builders in the
many structures which are now going
up in the city, and the consequent de-
mand has commanded the capacity of
all the yards.
nounced to the administrative board
that he could not get sufficient sup
ply of paving bricks. and the board au-
thorized him to secure $4,000 bricks
from Baltimore city. said Mr.. Beck,
which Is not growing as fast as Rich
mond--at a cost not to exceed $t1.5o
per thousand.
When the proposition of the con-
struction Of the Main street end of the
First market came up on the PROPOSE
ton Of the Travers Weed company, a
scented, Commissioner Beck made the
point that the proposition of building
the market, which was leading, one
In the last council died with the death
Of that council, and that now the ques-
ton came up rs new one.
Need Many Bricks.
The result was that the board de-
cided to await the action of council in
the board will determine how and
where to secure bricks. with the salts
faction of knowing that they have the
money with which to get the bricks,
Later in the proceedings the board
adopted a resolution requiring the city
engineer to advertise for 100. 600 bricks,
the bids to be in hand by May 18th.
In the meantime il was suggested at
the meeting that Richmond brick
makers might get busy and show that
they are capable of supplying all the
bricks necessary to build up the city
"Of course said one of the brick
men. with the, work which is now
overwhelmed. But all of US are pre-
pairing TO enlarge our plants. so that
we may not only supply the local de-
mand, but the demand which may come
from some other growing city"
Some body ought to start brick
plant around here" commented Com
missioner Beck.
Beck Responsible Man.
Mr.. Beck had much to do with the
disappearance of many of the bricks
from the yards" said COMMISSIONS
Folkes. when he was building In
spector, 1t takes a lot of bricks to-
build n house"
And Inspector Butler Is following
Commissioner Hirschberg.
SO said Comm issioner Whittet,
the whole thing is that we must have
more brick manufactures around here,
to keep up with the march Of pro-
The board Instructed the superin-
tendent Of the street cleaning depart
ment to have his men in the East End
use the Thirty-hfth street dump for
refuse from that section.
Requests from many citizens con-
corning the paving Of streets and al
leys and the placing of electric light
poles were referred to the respective
! apartments. And the request of prop
eTty owners that barber poles be placed
In certain places were granted by the
board
Much detail work concerning mat
tiers Of moment to the heads of the
different departments was disposed OF
and the board adjourned to 10 o'clock
this morning.