The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-18
BOARD RIDING
IN ITS NEW CAR
Formal Inspection of Streets to
Be Smooth Paved Is
Made.

Messrs. whittet and Mccarthy. ap-
pointed a committee to purchase a mo-
tor car for the use of the Administra-
Board reported yesterday the pur-
chase OF Stevens Duryea car for S4,-
ooo The action was approved and tho
bill ordered paid. the sale hav-
ing been made by tho Eastern Motor
Sales Company. The board had set
$3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon to
hear from bidders on tho various
grades of street paving; but on account
of the bright afternoon. the order was
changed. and the members went out in
their new car to inspect the various
blocks scattered over the city on which
paving bids have been invited. Because
of the limitations of the street appro-
priation, and the urgent need of grad
ing and graveling streets in the new
or sections. ii is becoming apparent
that it will not be possible to order
at this time all of the work in smooth,
paving on which bids have been invit-
ed. something like sixty blocks, and
the board is endeavoring to look over
the list with Il view of eliminating the
least urgent.
VIII Use OLD Blocks.
The board yesterday directed City
Engineer Boiling TO have paved with
Old granite spalls removed from Broad
and other streets the roadbeds of First
Street from Federal to Hill Street;
Fifth Street, from Baker Street to the
viaduct; Eighth street, from Leigh 10
Gay, and if tho spalls hold out, Sixth
street, from Leigh to Clay.
n letter was received from O. IL
funsten calling attention to the con-
dition of the paving around the r. e.
Leo Monument. The letter was referred
to the Washington Asphalt Block and
ilie company, with instructions to
make repairs. Extra men were author
ized to be employed in Maury Gene
terry and in jefferson Park City Chem
list j. NJ. Whitfield asked for n helper
IN MS office, and recommended f. l..
Moore, who was elected. his salary be-
ing placed at $50 per month
New Water Mains.
water main was ordered laid In
Davis Avenue from Main TO Csry Street
TO cost S3s7. superintendent OF tho
Water Works Davis reported that there
was at present in Eleventh Street. be-
tween McDonouEh and Semmes South
Richmond. a one-half inch water main
IL was ordered replaced at once with
Il six inch main
y sewer was ordered in Nineteenth
street from Main to Franklin Street
10 cost s5I6.SS. Bids were invited for
a deep sewer in Floyd Avenue between
Addison and Sycamore Streets. Per
mission was given the Hcnrico Gas
company to make 4 two-inch water
connection at st. James and Baker
Streets to its plant in Henrico County
water to be paid for at nonresident
rates.
Pay rolls were audited and approved
covering the first two weeks in March
as follows: Street Department
s6,741.aS; First Market. so7.sS: Second
Mari!ct. Slo. Water Department.,
Shl5l.o %; Street Cleaning Department..
S4414.20; city Home. $S4SI7; Shocltoe
Cemetery. $40: Rlverview Cemetery
$40: Maury Cemetery, $40; lakewood
Cemetery. sos; Electric Plant, s922.44;
Gas Works. S4,o60.7J.
Extra Men TO Protect Old BrIdee.
The action of City Engineer Boiling
In putting on extra men on Saturday
and Sunday to protect the wooden
supports OF the Ninth Street Free
Bridge from driftwood in time of
ireshct was approved, and the CITY
Engineer was instructed to report the
cost of repairing the mouth of the
TredeGar sewer near the head gates
OF the Virginia Railway and Power
Company, damaged by high water.