The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
ASKS S25,000FOR
SMOOTH PAVING
New Resolution Before Aldermen
Wants Broad Street Paved
to Foushee.
MOVE POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Communication From Mayor Re
ports Present Home made
quate for Department.

Broad Street smooth paving still con-
tinues as the Council Nemesis. Latest
| III the effort to secure action on this
matter is Alderman Marx Gunst who
last night at the meeting of the Board
OF Aldermen introduced joint reso-
luton appropriating the sum of $4,000
or as much of that sum as may be
needed to pave with asphalt block
Broad Street from the point where the
present smooth paving ends at Third
and Broad to the west line of Foushee
| Street.
The resolution sets forth that it is
| important that the street car tracks
west of Third Street on Broad be put
III better repair. and that such repair
work should proceed simultaneously
with the smooth paving of the street
IT directs the appropriation of $4,000
to the credit of the account: streets
Paving Roadbed Broad Street West
ward" to be devoted by the Admins
trative Board to the purpose named.
The resolution was referred TO the
Finance Committee for report to either
| branch
Joins Two Others.
The Gunst resolution joins two others
of like nature that hayc been slumber-
| Ing peacefully in the Finance Commit
tee for several weeks. The original
blanket appropriation of s37o.o0o for
street improvements was intended by
the Council to include the smooth paw
ing of Broad Street westward from
Third. but the entire sum was cXpend
ed by the Administrative Board for
other street improvements. Two rec
omendations providing for the Broad
Street paving, were later submitted by
the board-one by means of the trans
fer TO the street fund of n 100000 APP
preparation intended for the construc-
ton Of a new market house. and the
other by a $4,000 special appropriation
for the purpose. The transfer OF the
market fund was overwhelmingly re-
jected by the Common Council The
boards recommendation for a separate
appropriation still rests in the Finance
Committee.
1t is believed now tnat there will be
no Broad Street paving this year. The
Finance Committee. ii appears. has
neither the funds nor the inclination
to report the project favorably at this
time. and the merchants themselves will
object to the tearing up OF the street
! in the busy fall season. y statement
to this effect was made recently TO the
Administrative Board by Secretary w
y. Clarke. Jr. OF the Retail Merchants
Association.
Short business Session.
The Aldermen failed TO muster the
! two thirds majority necessary for the
|
priations in excess of Sl0O and held
n short session devoted to the dispo-
| sition of minor matters Another meet
ing Will be called by President Adams
| for next week to taUc up the large
docket that went over.
/ y communication from Mayor Ainsle
was reported. declaring that the pres
ent police headquarters In the City
Hall were inadequate for the needs OF
the department. With the advice OF
the Administrative Board q joint COM
mittee from that body and the Board
OF Police Commissioners, the Mayor re-
ported. has made n search for suitable
quarters elsewhere. Several buildings
are available.
! The Mayors communication inclosed
joint resolution prepared by the City
Attorney approprating the sum of
| $4,000 or much thereof rs may be
necessary to be applied to the rental
for one year Of quarters outside the
City Hall to house the Police Depart
ment and to the purchase OF necessary
furniture The resolution was referred
to the Finance Committee.
Il. and T.. Laundry Gets Stable.
The Board passed the ordinance au-
thorizing the Y. and T.. Laundry Com
pany to erect stable in the rear OF
Its building on MarshaN Street between
Gilmore and Hancock Streets. The or
dinance was passed last week by the
Common Council. after being opposed
In committee by a delegation of cit
liens
resolution appropriating $500 for
the cleaning of stone work on the
Davis. Lee and Stuart Monuments re-
ported from the Finance Committee
| with the direction that ii be referred
| to the consideration of the Admins
| trative Board was ordered to be sub
mitted to the board for it's recommen-
dalton. The ordinance was passed
granting the use of city water to the
Hermitage Road plant of the Export
Leaf Tobacco Company.
| Alderman Fuller introduced a reso-
! luton repeating the resolution Of April
12. which directed the Council to ac-
! quire by condemnation proceedings or
/ purchase parcel OF land on the north
side of Dock Street between Fifteenth
street and the property owned by the
city. The land belongs to the Sea
board Air Line Railway. and was to
have been used for the erection OF n
gas holder. The resolution was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Public
Buildings. Properties and Utilities.
! communication was submitted
from the Health Department, asking
for an appropriation OF $3.50 from its
funds. to dcfray the expenses of the
Chief Health officer to n medical con-
vention in Denver, Col. 1t was referred
to the Finance Committee.
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