The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-01
PAINT AND OIL
UNDER SCRUTINY
IisUestigation TO Be Held by
Administrative Board
OH Monday.
BIDS FOR WEST CARY STREET
Joint Use of Poles Controversy
Left TO Determination
of Council.

N Further Investigate ton is TO be made by
the Administrative Board as TO the
duality of oil and paint furnished the
city, on Monday morning at 10 o'clock
Growing out of the report OF City
Chemist Whitfield in regard to acid
lin oil furnished for use on city.
machinery. the report has reached the
ears of members Of the board that some
OF the paint used by the city has shown
a tendency to wash Off IN the FIRST hard
rain. No definite charges to this cf-
feet are before the board, but the whole
matter is to be looked iuto and the re
ports, whatever they may be. set at
rest. The board has summoned TO be
present on Monday morning the Tanner
Paint and Oil Company, which holds
| an annual contract for furnishing Ger
4tain supplies to the city Engineers
ii. v Taylor an employe
8pf the Tanner Paint md Oil Company:
: Pity Engineer Charles r. Boiling, As
e. istant City Eng neer +. =. Taliaferro.
3ightfoot West. engineer i'm charge Of
he city steam roller and II. c. Calder.
. eeper OF William Byrd Park. Further
hemical analyses are TO be made or
he various grades of paint and oil
Furnished the city.
"A bids for Cary street.
~ Revised plans for widening Cary
treet by cutting off d strip of ths
dewalk having been filed by City En-.
$oard yesterday directed that bids be
< lvited. returnable March IA. for grad
LIS, granite curb and small paving OF
8ie roadbed of Cary Street from Allen
Isl venue TO the Boulevard the prelimin-
&Fy estimate for which is about 500
~ Representatives Of the Virginia Rail-
~ ay and Power Company were before
E. board yesterdav in reference to the
$8 mt use OF poles between the city and
az ',ompany. After prolonged DISCUS
- on. ii was held TO be the sense of the
aoard that this wa matter for Coun-
&58 action. over whch the board had no
Huthorty.
1t was recalled III shortly after the
B4rcction OF the CITY Electric Plant IL
8aH agreed 10 submit 10 arbitration the
apount to DC paid FOR the use by tic
itr OF a number of the cornpany's
81 oles. The city named Judge Beverly
Crump. then "a practicing attorney.
~ Its arbitrator His appointment was
satisfactory 10 tho company. which
greed. instead OF having three arbi-
Fl rators. TO leave the whole question To
he determination OF Judge Cruinp. Be
Fore the evidence WAS presented or the
8natter gone into Judge CrumD was
8,ppointed to the bench Or the Law and
&Eaui.y Court. and neither the city nor
company has since pressed for any set
8leIpentSf the question Of joint use Of
k Aid for Athletics.
Th. OF Julien ~ Hull. prcsi-
ddcnt or = s&uiateur Baseball Commits
siou. for hearing before the Admins
trativc BOARD was granted. and Mr. HIN
8requestcd to appear Monday morning
lat II o'clock.
ON motion Of CAPTAIN Mccarthy. The
RGltN Engineer was instructed TO re-
port as soon as possible on tho opening
OF Fifteenth street through 10 Broad
street. with drawings and estimates.
Tho hoard viii hold q conference SEES
sion to-day in regard to matters in
connection with the management of
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