The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-20
MUCH MORE
SMOOTH PAVING
Bids Invited Either Singly or ii,
a Lump for Many
Streets.
ASK AID OF RAILWAY LINES
Administrative Board Pushing
Plans to Widen Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Streets.

Bids were invited by the Admins
trative Board yesterday on number
| returnable March IA, with bids on other
work. it being the belief OF the City
Engineer that better prices can be OBJ
tanned from the larger paving CON
tractors if various pieces of paving
are grouped and contracts awarded in
Il lump. No special type OF smooth
paving was specified. as it IS the de-
sire of the board to throw the compe-
titton open to all classes of modern
street paving. The board reserves the
and IL the total cost exceeds its avail
able funds may eliminate certain of
the items and accomplish only a part
of the work this year.
Bids Invited.
Bids were invited for the following:
Smooth paving Floyd Avenue from
Morris to Lombardy; smooth paving
Allison Avenue from Broad to Monu-
ment Avenue; smooth paving Park
Avenue from I.ombardy to Meadow;
smooth paving Monument Avenue from
Addison to Davis Avenue; smooth paw
ing Hanover Avenue from Lombardy
to Meadow; smooth paving Albema rle
from Pine to Laurel; smooth paving.
Pine Street from Main t. Cary; smooth
paving Beverly Street from Laurel to
Cherry; granite spall paving and curb
ing Broad Street from Allison to Rob-
inson: granite spall paving Marshall
street from Twenty fourth to Twenty
sixth; granite spall paving Baker from
First to Brook Avenue: granite spall
paving Duval from First to Brook Ave-
nue.; granite spall paving Williams
burg Avenue from Tenth to Scott
Street; Rranolithic curb and gutter.
Beverly Street from Allen Avenue TO
Davis Avenue.
City Engineer Boiling was instruct
ed to take up with the contractors T.
j. Smith and Company, and report to
the board the lowest cost at which Il
substantial concrete base can DO laid
under the paving on the new Mayo
Bridge. instead OF paving directly on
the sand ill, az contemplated in the
original contract, the price TO be only
on that part Of the roadway outside
of the street railway tracks
Ask Aid of Railway Companies.
Following up negotiations with
President w. w. Finley. OF the South
ern Railway. for the cession TO the
city OF a strip Of unused land from
the Southern Hallway yards for the
widening OF Fourteenth Street from
Cary street TO the bridge, the Admin
istrattve Board yesterday directed that
Il similar communication be sent to
President IIarahan, of the Senboard
Air Line Railway, requesting that COM
pany to cede to the city property on
the eastern side of Fifteenth Street
from Cary TO Dock Streets, for the wild
ening of Fifteenth Street, and to Presi-
dent George w. Stevens, OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company. ask
ing that company to cede land on the
east side OF Fifteenth from Main to
franklin, adjoining Main Street Sta
ton. also for the widening of Fifteenth
Street The attention of the railroads
is called to the numerous track con
cessions granted by tho city of Rich
mond for the use of city streets in the
business section.
President William II. White, of the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad. and the officials of the
Tredegar Iron Company were request
Cd to appear before the board on We'd
ncsday, February 80. - II A. NJ, rcla-
tive to the removal of the ancient
wooden trestles now blocking South
Seventh Street and the erection of
new steel or concrete bridges swung
from the curb line.
Police Nvnnt More Lights
The board received from Chief of
Police Louis Werner u conSiderabl
list of dark places where the Police
Department requests that street
lamps be placed. Tho list was referred
10 the superintendent Of the. Electric
Plant for an estimate o. the cost
81. A Latergo. c. r. Alaypes, u. A.
Hall and W. NJ Mountcastlc were
elected deputy sas inspectors, on rec
ommenda ton OF Superintendent
Knowles. The position of bill clerk
in the office or the Gas Inspector, re-
Gently made vacant by the death or
Henry l.. Carter. was ordered 10 be
abolished.
Il. w. Pritchard. ef Wilmington. n.
G., was requested to furnish the board
an estimate OF the cost of installation
and maintenance of n plant TO handle
100000 gallons of gas tar per wear.
The application OF the Monroe Ter
race Corporation for permission TO
place an ash hoist and coal chute in
the alley in rear of its new building
was made the special order fo,
Friday at II a. NJ. as it was stated
that adjoining property owners wish
TO object To this permanent obstruc-
ton of the alley
The report of the city Engineer on
the opening Of Lombardy Street. north
or Broad street. was passed bv for
the present
Several small sewer contracts wore
awarded.