Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-09
COUNCIL APPROVES PLAN
TO WIDEN DOCK STREET
Lower Branch Passes Resolution Di-
recting Negotiations With
James T. Sloan.
ESTIMATED COST is $50, 900
Amount Includes Cost of Building
Concrete Bridges Over Dock in
Fourteenth and Seventeenth Streets
and Constructing Retaining Wall,

without dissenting vote. the Com
mon council last night adopted a reso-
luton authorizing the Mayor to negoti
ate contract with James T. Sloan and
others looking to the transfer to tho
city Of strip OF land on Dock Stree,
! TO allow the widening of that street
between Fourteenth and Seventeenth
streets to uniform width or sixty feet
1t is approximately forty feet wide Mt
present.
In return for the twenty-foot strip
! 10 be dedicated by Sloan the city is
the south side OF the dock and IN covor
| with n concrete slab the sluicewav thus
cedcd 10 the city, making il part of
| the widened street. The dedication is
10 include certain pieces OF the SIoa n
property needed by the city to enable
Southern Railway Company to con.trnct
a concrete bridge over the dock in
| Fourteenth Street and also to make
| possible the construction of a concrete
I bridge over the dock in Seventeenth
, Street.
CONTRACT GOES BACK
TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL
IT is estimated that the improvement.
including the construction Of tho vail
the covering over OF the stream and
the construction of the two bridges,
Will cost about 100000. The Mayors
contract with Mr.. Sloan, it is provided
by the resolution, shall not be ofYectivc
| until 1t shall have been s,Itmitte, ~
tho Finance Committee and Council
and approved by these bodies
Subchairman Fuller, Of the Finance
committee. speaking for the resolution.
reported the committees belief that tho
| improvements outlined would he VIC
, investment for the city, and. Incl
dentally, he added, n profitable arrange
ment for MIR. Sloan, who would have
me neneht OF tho enhanced value that
would be impaired to his property bv
tho widened street. The plan, he said
had the approval Of the City Engineer.
BODY MAKES SHORT WORK
OF CROWDED DOCKET
with no controversial measures on
It's docket, the Common Council dis
posed OF It's business in quick time
last night. adjourning ut 1890 o'clock.
Just before adjournment IL passed under
suspension OF the rules, resolution
o1ered by Councilman FERGUSON OK
tending 10 Alderman Barton n. Grundv
the Councils sympathy in his recent
bereavement
Councilman English asked for a sus-
pension of the rules to put on its pas-
sage resolution providing 1920 for
the employment of an extra watcbmen
at the City Hall during the Remainder
or the year. The present two watch
men, he pointed out are compelled 10
work twelve hours a day. The en-
ployment of third Waterman he said
would place them all on an eight-hour
shift and do away with tho ohtec.
tionable twelve hour day
I BUDGET MADE PROVISION
FOR EXTRA WhT('UMAS
Members OF the Finance Committee
| reminded Mr.. English that the general
appropriation for City Hall expenses
contained in the budget was intended
| 10 provide for the extra watchmon
, ana that all that was necessary was
10 nave the Administrative Board elect
! one. Upon receiving this information
| NIT. English consented TO the ,ablinp
OF his resolution until the matter 10
definitely settled
The Council adopted unanimouslv
| uhner suspension OF the rules n reso
| luton offered by Councilman poI,oc,,
| amending the terms Of the S5uOO an
preparation TO the negro exposition sn
as TO make the money available for
any need OF the exposition Under tho
| original resolution the money was an
| proprlated TO assist in the entertain
s men. OF me president Of the United
, states who was expected to visit Tho
/ exposition. This condition is now p.
moved
OPEN LOMBARDY STREET
NORTH FROM BROAD
Other measures passed by the Com
mon Council follow:
authorizing the City Attorney to ac
quire through the usual channels tho
land needed for opening Lombar6v
Street northwardly from Broad 70
Railroad Streets
Authorizing the acquisition Of prop-
erty for Strengthening the west 1fre Of
virginia Street, Highland Park.
Allo wing the First Baptist Church
to arch the alley in the rear OF the
church building at Twelfth and Broad
Streets
Authorizing tho City Treasurer to
establish in Ea!rmount and Highland
Park substations for the collection of
water and gas bills.
Appropriating $500 to the Travellers
Aid Society.
CITY FARM MONEY GOES
= TO ANOTHER ACCOUNT
Transferring s2s,os7.5O now to the
credit Of an account for the purchase
OF city farm to account for the
Improvement Of Fourteenth Street and
Dock street, and transferring, also, to
that account $4,000 OF the balance
still to the credit Of repairs to the
Free Bridge
Referring TO the Finance Committee
tho resolutions passed by the Chamber
OF Commerce relative to the municipal
bulldlnS and Fora Hotel site.
Appropriating $1,000 TO the Shelter
ing Arms Hospital.
Councilman Rogers introduced a
resolution, which was referred to tho
Public Utilities Committee. directing
that committee to investigate and re-
port upon the location OF sites suit
able for the establishment Of a park
in the northeastern part of the city.
, including the Paramount and lakewood
, sections, and likewise for a park in
, Fulton.
COMMITS cIiJHIDE