The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-25
POWER COMPANY TO
PAY BRIDGE TOLLS
Board Sets Conference for Nc
venlber 10 to Decide
Upon Charge.
THREE ASSESSMENT PLANS
Acting Auditor Submits Several
Toll Schemes for Boards
Consideration.

The Administrative Board. yester-
day, set November 10 for "A special
hearing upon the question of the tolls
to be charged the Virginia Railway
and Power Company for the use of the
street car tracks over the new Mayo
Bridge. The conference will he at
tended by representatives OF the city
departments affected and officials of
the power company.
Acting Auditor Crenshaw CARRYING
out instructions received early this
week from the board has submitted
three tentative plans for levying the
tolls. He was instructed to report on
suitable charge based on the value
OF the bridge. The plan will be sub
mitted for examination at the confer
ence. The toll arrangement is mat
ter of the first Importance and its So
luton promises a lively diplomatic in
terchange between the power company
and the board
An order entered yesterday permits
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany to proceed with the installation
of trolley lines across the bridge.
Acquires Street Property.
city Attorney Pollard reported that
the necessary property for the widen
ing of Cary Street from Temple Street
westwardly TO Addison Street, has been
acquired by an order entered this week
III the Hastings Court in the cast OF
the city OF Richmond against l.. ].
Shoemaker ct ais, and that the city
may now proceed with the removal OF
encroachments.
The Improvement affected by the de-
cree is complete except for the re-
moval of Instructions cncroachinE
upon the sidewalks. Cary Street. be-
tween the two points named--a dis
lance OF eight blocks-has been
widened TO sixty feet and paved with
granite spalls. Commissioners ap-
pointed by the court awarded upwards
of $4,000 to fifty-five property owners
whose holdings were cut into by the
widening. Several of these, II Is
stated, will litigate the wards
The court decree directs that the
house of Hannah NJ. Anderson shall be
allowed to encroach six inches. and the
house OF Martin Il. Franklin shall be
allowed 10 encroach six inches. and the
sidewalk. When either of the houses
is destroyed or pulled down. the decree
provides, the encroachmcnts shall be
surrendered to the city as part of the
street. The City Engineer was direct
ed by the board to notify property
owners TO remove at once all cncroach-
ments not provided for in the courts
order.
New improvements.
y contract was awarded yesterday
by the board to Charles Gasser for
granite sidewalk paving on the north
side OF Main Street. between Rowland
and Sycamore Streets. at "a cents a
square yard.
Contracts We're awarded to A. w
Maynard for new brick sidewalk paw
Ing as follows:
West side OF st. James Street be-
tween Leigh and jackson Streets, at
II cents n square yard.
North side of Leigh Street between
Twenty ninth and Thirtieth Streets. at
60 cents n square yard.
East side Of Twenty ninth Street
between Leigh and NJ. Streets. at GO
cents a square yard
West side of Twenty seventh Street,
between @ and r Streets, at ~ cents
square yard
Electrical Inspector j. l.. Speights
was instructed to install nine lights
in the locker-room OF the IIowitzer's
Armory at an estimated cost of S35.0S.