The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-24
BOARD WOULD HAVE
new CITY HOSPITAL
MAY PURCHASE FARM FOR CITY
WARDS TO EARN THEIR
FOOD.
CITY WHARF FREE
ASSESSOR OF DAMAGES MAY COME
FROM CITY ENGINEERS or
FfCE--woRk ON STREETS
AT NIGHT.

Commissioner Hirschberg at the
meeting of the administrative board
yesterday offered a resolution calling
upon the city council to take steps
toward securing farm land adjacent
to the city for the purpose of estab-
fishing a new City home, so that in
mates may be utilized in maintaining
minimum cost to the city
Mr.. HirsChbergs idea Is to remove
the City home from it's present loca-
ton and transform that building into
a City hospital
The city needs d public hospital"
said Mr.. Hirschberg last night, and
with the old almshouse removed to
the country, where the inmates may
work the farm, and raise enough to
live upon, besides doing other little
chores, the present building may be
converted into commodious and
convenient hospital"
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
Work on Streets at Night.
The board directed the superin-
tendent of the light plant to furnish
sufficient lamps on Broad street so
that work on that street may be
pushed at night. Roth the contractor
and the street car people are anxious
TO complete the work.
City Engineer Boiling was directed
to inspect the paving over the street
car railway systems, and locate bad
conditions which the companies must
remedy, and to send copies of his re-
port to the board and the street car
companies
Commissioner Beck moved that the
officials OF the Virginia Railway and
Power company be directed to shift
their tracks and rebuild the same ON
Lester street. thereby occupying the
new roadbed.
Commissioner Hirschberg moved
tha city engineer designate someone
from his office 30 secure data and
plans for the assessment of damages.
During debate on this proposition the
question of appointing an assessor
was referred TO. and mention was
teenth street in order TO divert some
of the traffic anticipated upon the
opening of Mayos bridge.
The sense of the board seems 20
be TO employ man In the office Of
the city engineer 10 devote his time
to the assessment Of damages
Superintendent Cohn of the street
prepare at an early date report on
tho physical condition Of his depart
ment.
Free Use of Wharf.
Comm issioner Hirschberg presented
a resolution offering free use OF the
city wharf Such use is TO be under
the supervision OF the harbor master,
who is 10 use his judgment in ar
engagements in connection with the
handling Of vessels SO that there may
be no congestion or confusion.
Bills of the engineers department,
aggregating s4.972.56, were ordered
paid.
Trees were ordered 70 he planted
on Fourth street. between Leigh and
Jackson, at 1915 and 1918 Decatur
street, and at 1917 cambridge street
Contract for rubber tile fer CITY
hall elevators was awarded G.. W
Anderson & Sons, not To cost more
than $40.
The request of Major l. T. Price
for use Of a portion Of Byrd park
as a diamond for the Richmond
Grays' battalion baseball club. was
referred 10 the parkkeeper With di-
rections to frame UP schedule for
the use Of the park by various organ
izations
Contract for painting the basement
of the City hall was awarded TO J, @
Baker the cost not 10 exceed $25l.50
The city engineer was directed &c
send hands and carts TO alleys in Vine
street for work, and 10 grade in front
Of 1222 Taylor street.