The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
WANTS S1,0O0,0OO
FOR SH0CK0E CREEK
Administrative Board Directs
Engineers Office to Prepare
Detailed Plans.
NEEDS 100000 FOR BRIDGE
Also Requests $4,000 for Broad
Street and $l5O,OOO for
Grading.

Council appropriations aggregatinE
H.195.O00 were asked by the Admin
istrative Board III a series of resolu-
tiens adopted yesterday, Si.0OO,00 he
ing desired to wall in Shockoc Creek
5000. 600 for IA concrete bridge to re-
place the Ninth Street Free Bridge
$4,000 for smooth paving on Broad
street and S160.000 for grading and
Eraveling streets. The Shockoc Creek
item is one that has bceu under CON
sidera ationn for many years. and some
work has been done from time to time
al Various points, the city having en-
pended 100000 a year for several years
on the creek or its branches, which
compose large part of the sewerage
system OF Richmond.
In making this years budget City
Engineer Boiling took tho ground That
the work should be done on a larger
scale-that unless considerable ap-
preparation could he made, II was al
most useless TO keep on patching. No
appropriation was therefore made In
the budget but 1t was stated that if
practicable funds would he provided
later in the year for considerable
part OF this Improvement.
Plans for Bond Issue.
In n public statement. some weeks
ago. Chairman Grundy outlined the de-
sire of the Finance Committee to re-
port to the Council during the sum-
mer general Improvement issue OF
thirty -four-year bonds to provide for
considerable part OF the waling in
of Shockoe Creek, for the new Ninth
Street Bridge, for acquisition of prop
erty to widen Fifteenth Street Great
Ing new approach to Mayo's Bridge
for the new Springfield Public school
building, and to reimburse the general
fund for the Items i'm what was known
as the Little Budget" Including the
ri ,j-if
several public school sites.
All of the items in this list, 1t was
explained. would be permanent assets
to the city. and would be improvements
OF character which should be covered
by long-term bonds. The probability
of effecting this AT any time i'm the
near future, however. is doubtful, as
the bond market continues very un-
satisfactory. The Finance Committee
has been selling from time to time. as
opportunity offered. bonds from a Sc
ries authorized two years ago, and dis
at a considerable discount, to raise
money to meet payments on AIayo
Bridge and other improvements car
ried by that issue.
Threats of Suits.
Recently property owners in the val
ley have made threats OF suits against
the city If prompt steps are not taken
TO wall in the creek. which Is now an
open sewer. and which. after every
hard rain, spreads sewage over the en-
tire hollow. greatly reducing the value
of property and preventing to large
extent its development for business
purposes
Realizing that the time had come to
act Mr.. Beck offered in the Admins
trative Board yesterday a resolution
which was adopted unanimously. di
recting the City Engineer to employ
sufficient force to make all necessary
rights of way, maps. surveys. plans.
specifications. detailed drawings and
estimates for the complete Improvement
of Shoekoe Creek and its tributaries
within the city limits; tho report to he
made within thirty days. if possible.
In, order that 1t may be transmitted to
the City Council with proper recon-
mendations The work Is To be along
similar lines sas that already accom-
piished, combating of n concrete or.
stone invert, with high concrete walls
ample in area to take caro- oftthr -
Continued ON Thlru fase,)