Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13
PLAN BIG IMPROVEMENTS
FOR ANNEXED TERRITORY
ing and Grading in Scott's
Addition.
PROVIDED OUT OF BOND ISSUE
Will Macadamize Roadbed OF Cary
Street From Old Corporation Line
to New City Limits-Build Reedy
Greek Culvert.

The Administrative Board yesterday
took steps for the permanent improve
ment Of streets and roadways In the
annexed territory, as authorized by the
City Council under the city's bond issue
of S534 900.
On the motion Of Commissioner Henry
p. Beck, the City Engineer was in
structed to advertise for bids to grade
and pave all streets In Scott's Addition.
including the Boulevard from Broad
Street to the overhead bridge OF the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad Company. at the State
Fair Grounds.
The board. on the motion of Mr..
Beck. also directed the City Engineer
to furnish an estimate of tho cost of
putting down bituminous macadam on
the roadbed of Cary Street, from the
old corporation lines to the new city
limits: the Eraveling of Broad Street
Road from the Belt Line bridge to
the new city limits; the crawling of
Hermitage Road from Leigh Street. ne
the Mechanicsville Turnpike from Redd
Street: OF the Nine-Mile Road from
Twenty fifth Street: of the Creighton
Road from the Nine Mile Road, and of
Tenth Street and Osborne Turnpike
from Williamsburg Avenue to the next
city limits. All graveled streets are
to receive surface treatment of oil
or binder.
WILL CONSTRUCT ARCH
OVER REEDY CREEK
The contract for the construction of
an arch culvert over Reedy Creek. on
the Westham Road, was awarded to
the T. Jav-Perkins Construction Com
pany, at cost OF s2.3SS.25, not includ-
ing cement The cost Of the work is
to be charged to the bond issue for tho
annexed territory. The City Engineer
was directed to take up with President
Thomas W. Wheelwright, of the Vir-
ginia Railway and Power Company, tho
question of continuing tho culvert UNI
der the company's tracks so az to make
the fill complete.
The board will also take up the work
of furnishing a water supply to GER
tain suburbs. and the Superintendent
of the Water Works was instructed to
proceed at once with the laying of
water mains In Swansboro and Scott's
Addition. He was requested to fur
nish plans and an estimate OF the cost
Of running mains through Woodland
Heights to care for Forest Hill and
Forest Hill annex.
CONTRACT FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF HARVEY ROAD APPROVED
The contracts as let by the Board
OF Supervisors OF Henrico County to
billiard Dunn for the Improvement ~
the Harvey Road from the Mechanical
Vile Turnpike to the Creighton Road
and Bowling Green Road from the city
limits to the Mechanicsvlle Turnpike
were approved and the chairman au-
thorized to Sign them.
The City Engineer was instructed to
advertise for bids for the laying of
granolithic paving and guttering on
both sides of Allen Avenue, between
Cary and Taylor Streets. and on both
sides of Ashland Street, between Syca-
more Street and Davis Avenue. The
city Engineer was likewise instructed
TO advertise for bids for the laying of
a concrete base to admit of smooth
paving on the east side of Chamber
layne Avenue from Myrtle Avenue to
the engine-house