The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-18
.CLEAN-C|TY DAY
FIXED BY BOARD
Aid of All Citizens Asked in
Making Richmond Spotless
OIL April l.
sHAkE.uP AT THE MARKETS
Mccarthy Wants City to Open
Lombardy Street North
Of Broad.
sHAKE-UP AT THE MARKETS

Tuesday. April 1, was named by the
Administrative Board yesterday as
"Clcan City Day and the cooperation
| or all merchants, manufacturers, job
! BERG and householders is invited in a
| special effort to make a general spring
| cleaning of the streets, alleys and back
| yards of the city More definite in
formation as to the plans for Cloan
| City Day and how citizens may aid
will be issued from time to time, but
the board by formal resolution yester-
| day fixed the date and will ask the aid
OF all departments of the city govern
| ment in making the spring cleaning
mn event in the history Of Richmond.
Shakc-Up In Markets.
The board received an extended re-
| port in regard to tho unsanitary con-
dition OF the Second Market, which
was rcforred to the clcrk OF that
market for written report as to
| which OF the items specified by the
Chief Health officer could be rcmedicd.
Because OF frequent complaints of con-
| ditions in the Second Market, the board
| entered an order yesterday FOR the
! good of the service" directing that on
and after March 1 f. c. Garrison. now
| clerk of the First Market, assume
| charge of the Second Market and that
| on the same date Adam Diacont, now
| clerk of the Second Market, take charge
of tho First Market. the change to
| continue until further notice. While
no definite proposition is pending.
emmbers fthc board give II as their
personal view that the new Second
Market building under tho Blues
Armory is failure. the architects
! having planned first for an arnory,
with market as an afterthought For
some time the trend has been away
| from the markets until many OF tho
| stalls are not rented. The hucksters
| complain of the competition of men
with wagons going about the streets
| crying their wares. and OF the corner
| green groceries, the general introduce
| ton OF the telephone having revolu-
tionizcd the old methods OF marketing
| Mr.. liirschberg has expressed tho
| view that before long all of the stall
| renters In the Second Market could
! he accommodated in the meat market
! building and that the present vegcta-
/ BILE market first floor Of the Blues
| Armory would he converted into a po-
lice station and police headquarters
/ Cannot Fay Outside Claims.
Superintendent Cabell of the City
Home reported TO the board the rcsig-
| nation of y. j. Bishop. an orderly in
the white hospital, and j. j. Childrey
| was elected to the position. The board
received an opinion from the City At
pay the claim OF the Gordon Motor
Company for damage to an automo-
| bile by falling arc lamp out of the
Electric Plant expense accounts, but
| that such claims must be filed with
the Council
On motion of Mr.. Folkcs. Chairman
Whittet and Mr.. Beck were directed
to take up with the president Of the
Virginia Hallway and Power Company
the question of removal from the
street OF an old frame structure at
Cary and Robinson Streets, and also
the immediate stoppaGe OF the clean
ing of street cars in Beverly Street.
VIII Grade Nelson's Lot.
BY resolution the City Engineer
was instructed to have the prescnt
contractor grading on Louisiana
Street between Tompltins and Malone
Streets continue the grading for one
square from Malone to Taylor Street,
the earth to be utilized TO fill Malone
from Louisiana to Denny, provided
property owners sign releases. and the
city Engineer was further instructed
In connection with this work to grade
the private property of Alderman a.
G. Nelson, OH the north side OF
Louisiana between Malone and Temp
kins Streets, which grading was
agreed TO by the former Committee
on Streets.
On motion OF Mr.. Beck. the Super
'htSHNSHI VI tilC w dleT MOrRS was
instructed to make a report or tho
best manner of securing an adequate
water supply for Fulton Hill, the
route to be followed and the probable
revenue.
May Open Lombardy street.
On motion of Captain Mccarthy, the
City Engineer was instructed to re-
port to tho board on the condition of
I-ombardy Street from Broad to Leigh
Street. and the cost of opening it to
traffic. Bids for the smooth paving of
Broad Street west of Third Street. and
for other street work were referred
to the City Engineers office for tabu-
lation. and it was ordered that here
after all advertisements for bids for
Administrative Board departments be
returnable at IL o'clock noon. The
Crump * West Coal Co. was given
permission to erect an overhead hoist
over Dock Street to convey coal from
barges in the dock to their wards
The City Engineer recommended that
steel guards be used in the curbinc
! on the new Mayo Bridge at an adj
ditional cost OF $1,000 and Il was sc
1 ordered The board fixed this after
noon at o'clock for a formal in
spection OF the new Mayo Bridge. in
company with the City Engineer Mr.
Boiling reported that w. NJ Smith
stenographer in his office. had re-
signed. and OH his recommendation, T
). Siedd was elected to the position
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