Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-20
SIGNS RESOLUTION FOR
DOCK STREET WIDENING
Mayor Approves Measure Looking to
Acquisition Of Property From
James IT. Sloan.
SLAB COVER FOR sLUICEwAY
City Must Agree to Build Brick Re-
tanning Wall and Cover Dock
Channel From Fourteenth to Sew
enteenth Streets at 100000 Cost.

! Under resolution signed Yesterday
| by Mayor Ainslie looking to an agree
ment with James T. Sloan for the
| dedication of twenty-toot strip on
the south side of Dock street. between
Fourteenth and Seventeenth Streets
| the city VIII at ar early date begin
work on the widening of Deck street
to I uniform width of SIXTY feet be-
! tween the streets named--an improve
| ment which, IN the opinion of the Ell
| Gineering Department. will contribute
! greatly to the solution of the traffic
| problem IN that section of the city.
! The resolution authorizes the Mayor
! to enter into Il contract with Mr. Sloan
, for the dedication of the land that will
be needed, on condition that the city
agree to construct Il brick retaining
wall and slab cover over the sluce-
| way. At present the street is about
forty feet wide. The covering over
of the dock and the widening of the
street VIII open up new thorough
| fare for the diversion of tho heavy
| traffic stream on Cary and Fourteenth
| Streets.
ESTIMATE IMPROVEMENT
WILL. COST 500, UOt,
1t is estimated that the improve
| ment Will cost approximately $50. 900.
! This sum will include the construction
teenth and Seventeenth Streets. The
city is obligated under an agreement
with the Southern Railway Company
| to build the Fourteenth Street bridge
! AN improvement which has been de-
laycd because of the necessity Of &C
! curing from Mr. Sloan Il small piece
Of land on which the bridge would
have to encroach.
Part OF tho money for the work will
he made available under an ordinance
signed yesterday by the Mayor. which
transfers to the Dock Street improve
ment fund the sum Of S23,O31.5o re-
! naming from bond issue appropria-
! tion for city farm and an additional
sum of $4,000 from the balance re-
manning to the credit of an appropria-
tion for the repair Of the Free Bridge
| AUTHORIZES FIRST BAPTIST
TO ARCH ALLEY IN REAR
Among other measures signed by
the Mayor and returned to City Clerk
August were the following:
Authorizing the trustees of the
| First Baptist Church to arch the alley
| Broad street and make connection
| overhead with proposed sunday
| school annex in the rear
Appropriating 1000 for the Shell
tering Arms Hospital
Apnropriating $500 for the Travel
! crs' Aid Society.
Calling the attention of the Rich :
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
| Railroad Company to nuisance Gre
ated in the operation Of their main and
| spur tracks on the north side OF Broad
! Street, west Of Harrison Street. by the
J ringing Of bells and blowing of whis-
ties, and requesting the company as
far as practicable to avoid creating this
| nuisance.
| Granting to the Judge Of Police
! Court Part H., thirty days leave of
/ absence, with pay.
Granting permission 10 the Virginia
State Fair Association to string and
| maintain it's advertising banners
! across Broad Street, between Seventh
/ and Eighth. and across Main Street
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