The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
ADJUSTMENT OF
CITY Assessor
AuMyxIsrRATIvE BOARD TO DIS
CUss QUESTION AT SPECIAL
SESSION TODAY.
MUCH STREET WORK
CITY ENGINEER DIRECTED TO COM
PLETE PROPOSED IMPROVE
MENTs AT ONCE Az PREvI~
oUsLY AUTHORIZED.
MUCH STREET WORK

Three hours Of solid business were
consumed by the administrative board
yesterday morning. Much OF the
business vas detail but there were
several matters OF more or less pub
lilo interest
Much attention was paid 20 the
question OF assessment OF damages.
At present the city employs a man to
look into conditions surrounding all
cleaims on assessment at the salary
OF $500 a year. This assessor does
not have 20 devote his entire time 20
this work.
In the discussion Yesterday the
board, practically came 10 the opinion
that there should be come more sys~
tenatic or compact manner In which
to have the work done. Under q re-
cent act the administrative board Ia
empowered to do this work itself.
Further discussion OF the cituatton
will be INDUCED In AZ 2. special meet
ing Of the board tomorrow morning
at / / O'clock.
| Proceed with Work.
| A most important piece OF work
| done was that OF directing the city
/ engineer 10 proceed with street work.
/ which has been held up for several
weeks because Of lack of funds for
completion. The total amount OF this
work is s25,33ss2. and embraces
street, sidewalk and gutter improve
ments
i city Engineer Boiling will at once
proceed with the work. having been
authorized by the board. the money to
be taken from the appropriation for
the year 1914 The work, divided
by, old line wards.
Clay Ward--Robtnson street. Stuart
avenue to Main street, granite spall
paving. s2,57s92; Harrison street
Ashland street and Riverview GENE
terry, grading, $500; total, SIS s2
Lee Robinson street, Broad
street to Stuart avenue granite spaI'
paving. $4,000; Leigh street. Dineen
10 Hermitage road, granite spsl paw
Ing, $4,000; total. $4,000
Henry Ward--St John street. Hi
70 Orange. curbs and cutters, 800.
Monroe Ward East side Fourth
street, Bates 70 Hospital. curbs and
cutters, 500. south side puval street
First to St James, cutters, 5000;
Baker street, First to Fifth (unanish'
ed> granite spall paving. s1,400; Du,
val street. First 10 Fifth, (undnishedl
granite span paving. $500. Fourth
street, Broad 10 Marshall, (unfntsh
ed) granite spali paving. sl.s0o; total
$4,000.
Madison yvard---Caual and Seventh
streets, Tagging. $50.
East End Tmproy ements.
Jefferson Ward--Nineteenth street
Marshall to Peasants, granite spal
paving, $4,000: Twenty -1fth street.
. to s. grading. granite spall paving ant
curbs $4,000; Meehanicsville turn
pike. Q to- corporation line, curbs an
! CUTTERS $500. South Dock street
3 Shockoe creek and Eighteenth street
old stone paving. $500; total, $500
i Marshall Ward-East side VII
s iiamsburg avenue, Nicholson 10 Lewis
c curbs and CUTTERS, $3.50; Garriso
9 atreet. Gillian to Marshall. guttera
y $3.50; Nicholson street, Erin to Gil
0 liam, cutters, $500: Louisiana stree
). Union 20 Malone, grading. $1,000; 10
Z tai, $3.50.
i The building inspector was d!recte
to proceed with certain repairs 70 tn
= City jail hospital. including the re
~ bolstering of the insane ward. an
I the supplying OF more straighttacket'
d The board will meet at 10 o'cloc
> this morning IN regular session.