The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-13
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD PRE-.
FULL or INFORMATION.
GRATIFYING r E S UL I S
LARGE AMOUNT or WoHk DONE
ON STREETS. WHILE VIRGINIA
HOSPITAL II 4 MODEL OF
IT'S KIND.

p lIr annual iEfotA Ah Fstt VI +''fs-''tNf
Deplorine the fact that none ~ inc
s departments have completed their re-
t,orts the, Administrative Board states
thar IL may from time 10 time issue
supplemental reports, setting forth
matters Of particular interest 10 Ger
tain departments.
The report says, in thc MAN tHat
much has Seen done with the outlook
FOR further Improvements during IN"
wear very bright. Here are some or
the main expressions
During the past %far the hoard has
continued iTs work .u the Inc 81
smooth paving and has Used asphalt
block hituiithic and asphalttc con-
crete. the cost Of this class Of Work
during the Year having exceeded slee.
GOO. which amount does not include
extensive improvements of this KIND
under contract but not completed. In
addition TO The paving known as
smooth paving there has been com
pletea a large amount of granite spaIl
paving, and liberal use. OF granoItthie
Curbs and suffers, with proportion
ate amount IF granite curbs and gut
tiers The cd spaljs removed from
streets undergoing Improvement have
been laid al points who're they were
needed and most Of the old spali paw
ing las hcen relaid, The hands and
carts force has been constantly en-
nloyed in grading and eraVeling the
Toadways. and in genera! repairs,
Wherever q was desirable or neees-
sary alley entrances have ~- been laid
vrith vitrifed brick so an 70 complete
the continuity Of the sidewalks
Many improvements.
Special mention NAV be made o1
the following improvements; Cary
street from the Boulevard 10 the cor
porate limits the roadbed repaired
and finished iu good style, with
granite curhine and brick sidewalks
an both sides. from Allen Avenue west
10 the old corporate limits, the open
ing grading, curbing and paving If
Grace Street from Ryiand To LON
hardy Street. through the grounds ~
the Richmond College the grading
and graveling of all streets between
Grove and Monument Avenues from
the Boulevard west To the old cor
posate limits, raising and completion
~ the roadway and sidewalks Of
Tester Street. placing this thorough
fare above high water and adding
greatly To the comfort OF the travel
from the lower eastern portion of the
city to the business district; along this
route preparations have been made for
efficient electric lighting. the grading.
grayelina. curling and guttering ~ all
streets in the sections known as Fair
mount and Howard's Grove. north OF
Paramount Avenue and Littiepage
street 10 the old corporation lipe ana
attending eastwa rdiy 10 Twenty-ffth
street
And further reference may he
made To a 1abulnted statement of the
general work of street Improvement
accompanying this report. During
The year the board has graded streets
amounting IN the aggregate to thir
teen miles. has laid about four and
one-baU miles OF brick sidewalks and
has paved about two miles Of alleys
and graHeled nearly mile of streets.
I and in addition to this work has eN-
I pended about SIS 600 in the maiuten~
spcc aud repair OF streets.
Under the supervision Of the CITY
Engineer substantial granite wall
has beeu laid on the west side Of
berry Street. adjoining Hollywood
Cemetery gate. which serves the
double purpose of sustaining the
street and protecting the grounds of
she Cemetery Comptny
ia south Richmond the improve
merits have included smooth paving
~pall paving. grading. crawling. new
sidewalks granite curbs and cutters
Work ~ the final and permanent i'm
proVetns nt of the Boulevard from the
Reservoir to Broad street, is we'll
under Way and would have been COM
pleted before the preparation of this
report bul for the inevitable delay oc-
easioncd by winter weather. The ex-
tension work undertaken on Broad
Street with asphalt blocks has been
completed, and the paving Of Broad
street sim further west viii granite
sIalIs is well under way
New Bridges.
"Fhe following bridges have been
entirely rebuilt second street bridge.
scr0ss I'acou Quarter Brarch. 81
lames' street Bridge. across Bacon
Quarter Branch bridge ln alley be
tween MAIN and car} Streets across
Shorkoe tIevk- bridge iu alley be-
tween Main and Franklin streets.
across ~h"ckoe Creek font bridge.
across the dock at Seventeenth Street.
Fulton street Bridge. across C;lilies
s'reek; repairs more or less extensive
have been made - several other
bridges owned Pos the city. and tho
southern Railway Company has built
and repaired, and ~ now at work on
other important bridges which con.
stitute part of The stree, system
when completed
THE board has completed about
ene Thousand feet If concrete tt.t,uk
sewers. about So thousand feet of
brick sewers. and six thousand seven
hundred and forty feet ri main sew
ers Of terra Gotta pipe construction.
?
-four hundred feet of terra GOTTA pine
In house connections, these various
items arc twenty-five miles in extent.
Street Cleaning Department.
The Streef Cleaning Depa rtntut
has collected ashes and IA rbage from
$4,000 houses up To the date Of the re.
cent extension OF the CITY limits ana
hy that. extension 1000 more houses
were added, making the total To be
served ar the end of The year over
$4,000 The great increase in paving
and especially in smooth paving ha.
added 10 the work of the street Clean
ing Department about 600 900 sauar,
yards. II must be realized that TN,
constant increase IF smooth patiu.
will not only add to the labor Of tn,
departms nj, but will increase great,
the expense OF the department, +
a being All interesting fact that smootl
paved streets neglected become fall
\ ~ objectionable. If not worse. thar
the ordinary streets and require re
peated and careful cleaning to max.
them bearabIe. 80
~ II was the purpose Of the board u
have greatly increased the motor ma
chimes Of the department this year
but having reached the limit Of ex
pendisur~s j, was decided TO defei
any further increase until anothe
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