The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
POLICY
FOR UNDERGROUND WORK
Heads OF City Departments and Pub
tic Service Corporations Submit
Plan tO Board.
SYSTEMATIC CONDUIT WORK
All Paving Over Trenches Hereafter
VIII BE Done by Ono Contractor,
and Charged TO Department or
Corporation Affected.

Resolutions signed - the heads or
cry departments and public service
corporations concerned, and submitted
10 the Administrative Beard YESTERDAY
by city Engineer Rolling. commit those
o""ics 10 new progressive policy gov
! efhing the construction OF all under
ground work and tile rcfilling of and
! repaNng over. trenches cut to install
pipes and Conduits
The new rules arc sigipcd By CITY En- .
Sineer Boiling. pcriiltendent Davis.
OF the Water Works: Superintendent
knowles, or the Gas Works; Supcrin-
tendent Trafrord, OF the Electric Plant.
ana T. G. Walden and G. III. Harris. dis
trict plant supervisor. and division
pinht engineer. respectively, OF tho
chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company.
j. II. Stribling, superintendent OF di,.
u'outioh or thu Virginia Hallway. and
| rover Company, the other member OF
the conference which drafted the r,,l.s
oecined to atfix his signature to the
resolution. because OF the provision 70
curing conduits carrying high power
currents, whenever and wherever 4,
couih b" done. 10 bc placed on tho on
positc side OF the roadhcd and rs far as
POSSIBLE from the gas mains Tho plnn
ne objected, might often tbe possible
ana yet extremely imprac,icablo
N'-f fft hf.SUI.tTION To
HALLWAY AND POWER COMPANY
The administrative Board adortcd :,
motion directing that the resolutions me-.
referred TO the prcsidcn; OF the C!r-
Hlnia Hallway and Power Company
Win the request that hc co-opcrate in
me enort TO systcautizc the conduit,
work OF tho city.
Tho resolution embraces thcs. ,o,
rules: "
That the depth for the trenches for
the gas and water connections 10 Io,s
from The mains In the streets shouIu
tie thirty Inches below the curb stones
mat ihe depth OF all condults to
DC !aid In the streets should be such
mat the top OF the conduit when laid
"ili be thirty inches below the curb
ana whenever the streets arc 10 be i'm
proved with modern pavcments. all con
hcctions 10 vacant lots from any and
All departments. and conduits OF pri
vate corporations should he extended IN
Inc inside OF the curb stone line p-io,
10 the surface Improvement OF the
street ana that tAIs should apply 10
any and all existing connections tina,
require enlargement or renewal
INST whenever and wherever il
could De done, ccnduits carrying high
power currents should hc placed on tho
opposite side OF the roadbed, and placed
~ iar as possible from tho yas mains
HEPAVIAI OVER DONE
HY ON; CONTRACTOR
That all trenches cut into streets
an" CONNECTIONS TO pipes and conduits
should be done under the supervision
ana control OF The head. OF the de-
partm"nts and corporations. after hay
ing received permits from the CITY En-
G.nccr but that tho rcpaVing over said
'rcnchcs should be done by one and
me same contractor under the .pecin-
cations and requirements OF the City
engineer, the cost Of said paving to be
paid 10y the respective department or
corporation. full report OF the locf-
ton OF said paving to he submitted 10
the CITY Engineer. so that II might be
Inspected, and maintenance of same re-
quired for one year from date OF the
completion Of the work.
That whenever the Administrative
Board decides 10 improve any street. q
notice be sent by the board To the heads
OF the departments and corporations In
order that an estimate Of cost mag be
submitted by the heads OF the depart
incnt, etc, 10 the board. so that they
may be advised Of the cost and OK
pense which they may have 70 out
lay on account OF the work 10 be done
by The different departments"