The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-09
BUTCHERSOPPOSE
NEWMARKET HOUSE
Ask Administrative Board to
Defer Construction Until
Next Spring.
NoRTHsIDE WANTS WATER
swartwout Tells Board of Plans
for incorporating New
Suburb.
NoRTHsIDE WANTS WATER

a petition signed by the hucksters
and butchers of the First Market was
| presented to the Administrative Board
Yesterday requesting a delay in the
erection of new market house until
next spring. The petition was received
and filed. There was provided in the
appropriation ordinance this year SAL
200 Tor new meat market building
at the First Market. The vegetable
building was rebuilt last wear. and
II was contemplated then. entirely to
replace the old unsanitary plant on
seventeenth Street between Main and
FRANKLIN Streets. Although plans
were prepared for the new market
last fall under supervision of the old
Market Committee. no contract for
erection has been awarded by the Adj
ministrative Board. Some weeks ago
the board recommended to the Coun-
Gil that the $4,000. together with tho
$4,000 provided for temporary market
sheds, be transferred to streets gen
orally, to be used in smooth paving
Broad Street. This request was re-
tectcd by the Council by a practically
unanimous vote.
to sublet certain street grading con-
tracts to K. L. Black & Co.. at his bid
price.
Wants City Winter.
j. B. Swartwout appeared before the
board to give notice that the section
known as North Richmond, lying just
north of Barton Heights, was now
petitioning the Henrico Circuit Court
for incorporation. If the petition is
granted, as anticipated. on May %.
the suburb. which numbers some 700
people, Will then petition the city for
the use of city water at nonresident
rates, under similar terms as the
Council has recently granted to other
suburbs, and as it for some time fur.
nished water to Barton Heights. The
board took no action.
The proposed township will embya &C
the sections known as Brookland
Park and Norwood. to the east Of
North Avenue, on which the Barton
Heights street car line operates Not
having map showing the relative
locations of the suburbs. some Nom
bers OF the board seemed to think
that IF granted this connection would
be made to the Hermitage Road main
leading to the Fair Grounds. to which
permission has been given for the La
burnum connection, and on which the
Export Leaf Tobacco Company seeks
TO make connection. The maps show
that the Hermitage Road is more than
" my "tSs VI hit property KNOW as
North Richmond. officials OF the Water
Department say that connection
could better be made with the main
In Second Street. near the Locomotive
Works from which Barton Heights
was for time supplied. The sale OF
water at nonresident ratess 1t was
stated. Yields the. city an excellent
profit over the cost OF pumping.
Fiva Months Extension.
The Superintendent of Water
Works presented the request OF Chewn-
Ing & Payne for a five months ex-
tension on the contract for laying a
20-inch water main across James
River to supply South Richmond The
matter was referred to the City At
torney for examination into the effect
on the surety given by the contractor
The petition Of John p. MCGUIRE for
a sewer to connect a proposed new
school building he is to erect on Bev.
erly Street, between Colonial Avenue
and Sheppard Street was referred TO
the City Engineer for an estimate and
report.
In regard to the construction of a
new concrete bridge over Lester
Street near Williamsburg Avenue, by
the Southern Railway. TO replace the
present wooden bridge, the plans were
approved, the contract specifying that
pending construction the Southern
Railway must provide a Temporary
timber roadway strong enough to
carry one street car track.