The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-24
BIC IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE SOUTHS|OE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD APP
PROVES or MUCH WORK OVER
THE RIVER.
AFTER CORPORATIONS
COMMISSIONER MCCARTHY DESIRES
ALL PARTIES WHO TEAR
STREETS TO REPLACE
THE SAME.

In accordance with reports from
the Office of the city engineer i'm
provements for the southside will
amount to almost $50 060-
The suggestions made by city En-
gineer Boiling yesterday go the adj
ministfative board concerning i'm
provements In the southside included
these:
The sum Of s1e,2s5 for smooth
paving on Porter street, from Four
teenth to Cowardin avenue; $4,000 is
for curbing and guttering on Twelfth.
$1,000 for paving and curbing on
Seventh street; $4,6t2 for paving and
curbing on Ninth street; $4,1o0 for
paving and curbing on McDonough,
1855 for paving and curblng on
Hull. $2,217 for paving and curbIng
on Twenty street
Hold Up smooth Paving.
The board approved all this except
the one block of smooth paving from
Fourteen to Cowardin avenue on Por-
tor street. This latter was held up fol
further consideration.
Commissioner Mccarthy followed
up his resolution of last week when
he stated that he would object to any
corporation or other concern, which
may have to use the streets having
any rights until repairs on previous
concessions had been carried out Ia
the satisfaction of the city.
~ have in mind" said Commits.
sioner Mccarthy. the fact that the
telephone company, as well as the
street car companies have dug up the
streets, in placing poles or conduits.
and they have not replaced the streets
as they were in the beginning. IT
is this which have in mind
There are two places in the heart
of the city which may be looked into.
/ do not know whether 1t is the fault
of the city or the street. ear Company.
One is at the intersection of Clay
and seventh streets. The other is at
Seventh and Broad
Menace to Health.
The point at Clay and Seventh is
between the street car tracks. 1t is
a menace to health because ii is, APP
parently IN open surface sewer. BY
that ! mean that in every little rain
the street at that point is some thing
of q, cess pool This all occurs with
in the tracks of the street car com
pany What | want is to have this
nuisance ahated. and | want all
nuisances cut out. II when the city
permits corporations, or others to dig
up the streets. those interested should
replace the streets"
The board yesterday rejected the
ordinance providing for city archi-
tect
1t was not felt that such an official
might be necessary in the conduct oil
the business of the city, although Al
deTman Grimes. who fathered the
proposition, stated that the city had
spent many thousands Of dollars ir
the past several years in architects
fees.
In the construction of the school,
and armories during the past seVera
years, the city has spent much, ans
in the coming years there VIII be
much more spent
Reasons for Rejection.
It was brought out at the last meet.
I ing of the board of aldermen tina
the best work in the architecture
way, might he secured by the com.
petitive method
If We have city architect" SAID
Alderman Grundy chairman of tht
finance committee, I'VE will Away!
have to go by his plan. but If we pu
the propositions out to the world, W,
can select the best one. and in tht
long run it may not cost the city wha
1t would If we paid a competent arch
itect given salary
After hearing a number OF request!
for trees and for improvements t.
alleys and sidewalks the board ad
Journed to 10 o'clock this morning.