The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-24
BOARD is WEARY
OF ROUGH STREETS
Administrators Withhold Per-
mits Until Companies Re
store Paving.
WATER DEPARTMENT BLAMED
Electric and Telephone Com
panics I2eproved-City Archi-
tect Not Favored.
WATER DEPARTMENT BLAMED

W hF WAS NeCiareQ by the ADMINS
trative Board yesterday against all
persons and corporations who dig up
the public streets and fail to put them
back In proper order. The Virginia
hallway and Power COMPANY and the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company were given the most severe
broadsides. but the City Water Depart
ment did not escape harmless.
After debate tho board adopted n
motion offered by Captain Mccarthy
providing that mo more permits to
open streets be granted To the Virginia
Hallway and Power Company for
erection OF poles, laying or conduits
or similar work. until that company
has appointed and assigned n compe-
tent man TO inspect its entiro route,
and has put all street paving on It's
lines IN perfect order: such Inspector
10 report monthly to the Administra-
two Board until the whole work is
completed as to the character, loca-
tion and progress of the work
a day or two ago the board refused
to approve plans for an extension OF tho
conduit system of the Chesapeake
and Potomas Telephone Company over
company has properly iilied its
trenches and restored streets where
1t has been working.
Wafer Works Also 10 Blame.
Since the corporations using tho
streets are not the only notorious Of
tenders. the board then directed SUI
perintcndent OF Water Works Eugene
10. Davis TO make n personal inspcc-
ton OF all trenches OF the Wntor De-
partinent now below the street level
and TO order them repaired at once
at the expense of the contractor who
did the work.
For some afternoons the board has
been making inspection tours in diff
ferent sections of the city In It's ncw
motor car. The members have gotten
tired OF jolting over half nlled pipe
trenches or climbing over all sorts OF
mounds in the streets They have
also become tired they announce, or
the custom OF corporations in leaving
streets open for an Indefinite period
and hereafter all permits will be
strictly limited to the time needed TO
do the work. and II the contractor
fails TO comply. no further permits
will be issued until that Job is done
Robinson Street from Broad to Main
has been blocked for the past six
months, work having at times stopped
altogether for weeks at time City
contractors have been euunlly dilatory
IN the matter OF blocking streets, it
is stated.
Throw Waste Into Street
In q supplementary motion offered
by Mr.. Ilirshborg, the board requested
the Chief OF Police to notify tho vir-
Einia Railway and Power Company to
discontinue throwing grease. waste
and trash on the sidewalks in front
OF It's property on Davis Avenue. near
the csr barns. The City Engineer
was directed to clear away all OBJ
structions. and TO grade the sidewalk
on the west side of Robinson street
from Cary Street to the Reservoir
In a letter TO the board Mayor Aims
lie called attention to certain dumps
IN the northwestern section of the CITY.
ana requested conference Of mem
hers Of the board. the Superintendent
or street Cleaning, Chief OF the Fire
Department and himself. The sugges-
ton was adopted and the conference
set for ! o'clock this morning.
The Grimes ordinance providing for
the employment Of p city architect was
returned to the Board of Aldermen with
the Recommendation that ii be rejected
y similar recommen dation has already
been given by The Ordinance Commit
tee. the belief being expressed thai the
cost of draughtsmen, helpers. assist
ants and blue print men would run the
maintenance of the Office far above the
present commissions paid to outside
architects for plans and supervision Of
city buildings, while the present plan
49, - 20 NV IVY ~ competition OF
ideas and variety of designs from which
to choose.
The City Engineer was authorized
TO employ an extra man in Monroe
Park.
Work Sewer Stnppcd.
CITY Engineer Boiling reported that
the construction of Il sewer at Sixth
and Stockton Streets. South Richmond
where II passes under the Seaboard Air
Line Hallway, was being delayed be
cause of the failure OF the railroad TO
provide protection for its tracks The
letter was referred TO the City Attor-
ncy for advice as to the responsibility
OF the city In such n case
The City Engineer was instructed to
require the owners and builders OF the
theatre at Ninth and Capitol Streets to
repair the asphalt block paving dam
aged by building operations.