The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-04
BOARD WILL URGE
SOUTHERN TO HELP
Wants Railroad to Cede Land
SO as to Widen Four
teenth Street.
WOULD MAKE WADUCT FREE
Resolution Requests Owners Not
to Charge Pedestrians-Ne-
hicles Not Included.

Corporation between the city and
the Southern Railway Company in the
widening of Fourteenth Street, south
Of Cary Street is proposed in a reso-
luton offered in the Administrative
Board by Mr.. Foxes yesterday and
adopted II instructs the chairman of
the board to write officially TO the
president of the Southern Railway
Company. asking how many feet from
the eastern side Of its present yards IL
is willing to cede TO the city for the
widening of Fourteenth Street. the
concession to be made in recognition
of the many trackage and other rights
granted the Southern Railway in the
streets of the city, and because the
widening of South Fourteenth Street
will greatly facilitate the handling or
both freight and passenger trafnc al
the depots of that road. both its freight
and passenger stations being located
on South Fourteenth Street
Contracts were awarded by the
Printing Contracts Board yesterday
for the year 1913 for city printing.
binding and stationery as follows;
Printing of all kinds. Clyde w. Saun-
ders: binding and ruling. Weymouth,
Meister and Smethie; stationery, the
Southern Stamp and Stationery Com
pany: advertising. the Richmond Jour
"A
Free use by PEDESTRIANS of the Mar
shall Street Viaduct either as con-
cession by the owning company, the
Richmond and Henrico Railway Com
pany. OF on payment of lump sum
by the city, is suggested in resoiu-
ton offered by Mr.. Hirschberg and
adopted.
Free Use Of viaduct.
The resolution requests the president
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COMPANY to open the viaduct free OF
charge to pedestrians. or. If such use
would occasion any great loss to the
company. the company is invited 10
make the city a blanket proposition
covering the annual charge for which
the company will open the bridge free
to pedestrians No reference is made
in the resolution TO vehicle trafric'
which pays the bulk OF the toll col
lected. Ii was suggested that the
resolution might be the entering
wedge to a proposition to sell the VIA
duct to the city Mr.. Beck stated that
he would oppose any such move. as
he favored the city building on Grace
or Broad Street its own viaduct OF
reinforced concrete. along much more
substantial and permanent lines thaH
the street railway viaduct.
Pay Rolls Approved.
Paw rolls covering the second halt
OF the month of January were ordered
paid. as follows: street Department
ss7I4as: Water Department. Ss.oss-53.
Gas Department. s5.0Ss.S5. electric
plant. SI.171.5e: City Home. ssSf'
street Cleaning. s4.6si.So.
Bv resolution. the superintendent OF
the Water Works was charged with
the custody. upkeep and maintenance
OF all public watering trougEs and
drinking fountains. The Superinten-
dent Of the Gas Works reported the
cost Of service pipes in Main street
from Rowland to Mulberry. as BEING
sSSs The work was ordered done. a.
the board expects TO pave with gran
ne spans that part OF Main Street this
year 4 former order Of the board for
removal Of obstructing steps and area
!, front Of 1891 East Main street was
resciuded. the owner TO give an In
Identifying bond saving the city harm
less from any accident or injury that
may occur.
Ga-house Coke.
on motion 81 Captain Mccarthy the
superintendent Of the Gas Works was
requested to appear before the board
ana explain the conditions under which
Cashosse coke - sold. especially with
reference TO the rights OF certain men
WHO make a business OF delivering
such coke TO consumers. On motion
Of Mr.. Hirschbcrg the resolution was
suppicmenfed 20 request the Surcrin-
tendcuts Of the City Home and % the
Gas Works 70 come before the board
IN connection with the Availability Of
furnishing the fuel coke which Is q BIZ
product 81 the Gas Works. 20 the poor
81 the city. IN lieu Of the wood now
purchased for that purpose
city Engineer Charles Boiling re-
ported resisnations from bis stan Of
Assistant Engineers =. J. Keeran ana
A. y savIfIe, and Of = Foster witt