Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-20
EXPERT WILL ASSIST
CITY IN BUYING FARM
Whitaker, Of Dis.
trict Of Columbia Workhouse,
to Give Advice.
GETS LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Senator Martin Secures Consent for
Official to Come to Richmond.
Administrative Board Expected to
Act Soon on Sale of Pine Camp,

W. II. Whitaker, superintendent OF
the workhouse for the District Of Co
lumbia. which is located at Occoouan.
Va, will act in an advisory capacity,
assisting the Administrative Board In
its selection OF the proposed city farm.
| which will be acquired with the pro-
ceeds from the sale Of the Pine Camp
! property. United States Senator Thomas
s Martin. of Virginia, advised the board
yesterday that he had arranged with
the District commission to grant the
superintendent q leave of absence for
the purpose. Mr.. Whitaker has had
wide experience in these matters. and
his assistance will be invaluable to the
! city.
| The board adopted resolution
thanking Senator Martin for his efforts
IN the matter. and advising Superin-
tendent Whitaker that he would be
informed when his services would he
required. The board is expected to
consider the matter shortly
City Engineer Rolling was instruct
ed by the hoard to report an estimate
OF the cost OF grading Davis Avenue
from Cary street to Beverly. and to
furnish blue print Of the property
owners on this street that damages
might be assessed by the board for the
Improvement. Mr.. Boiling was also In
structed to advertise for bids for the
grading. GrarelinE. putting down stone
curb and spail Suttering and laying
Eranolithic sidewalk paving on the
Valley Road. from Second Street and
the Seaboard Air Line hallway to Mill
Street. and on Mill Street. from the
Valley Road to Hospital Street Chat
! I'm Stree, Will also be graded from
Taylor Street TO the Boulevard. the
board ordering bids 10 be invited for
the work yesterday.
CURI.EY GETS CONTRACT
| TO GRAVEL TURNPIKE
! The Administrative Board will award
| the contracts for between 5000 and
! 1000 square yards OF smooth paving
! at It's meeting tomorrow. City Engi-
neer Rolling being instructed to re-
/ port the tabulated bids and his recon-
mendations. Only three bidders have
eubmitted proposals for the work which
I included two blocks on Hanover Ave-
nue.. two blocks on Porter street. and
/ one block in Ginter Park.
The board awarded the following
! contracts for street work:
/ Crawling of the Petersburg Turn
! pike at a width OF eighteen feet from
Maury Street to the new city limits at
stop with Massa ponax gravel. to John
j. Curley. at his bid of s3526
! Laying brick sidewalk paving on the
west side OF Twenty-sevcnth Street. be-
| tween Q and II Streets. to A. w. Nav
nard at his bid Of s3ol.50.
Laying Granolith!c CURLING on both
sides Of Cary street from tho present
| terminus 100 feet westwardly TO Albin
| Netherwood ut his bid Of $40
| Grading and paving an alley ex-
| tending from Harvie TO Plum Streets
| between Grove and Park Avenues. to
John c. Weinbrunn at his hid Of
sl.o0o56
! Laying granolithic sidewalk paving
on the north side OF BROAD Street be-
! tween Jefferson and Gilmer Streets
/ the unpaved portions. to G. NJ. Henley
at his bid of s3.7So6o.
Laying Eranolithic sidewalk paving
on both sides of Main Street. between
! Allen Avenue and Sycamore Street and
! Davis Avenue and the boulevard. the
unpaved portions. to a. Q. Billings at
! his bid Of s4.2ol. inclusive of cement
(! furnished by the city.
Laying granite spall paving at the
! intersection Of Twenty-ninth and NJ
Streets. to w. NJ. Weinbrunn at his
bid OF s321.
Laying granolithic sidewalk on the
north side Of Broad Street. between
Thirty second and Thirty fourth
Streets. unpaved portions. SS22.o5; both
| sides of Grove Avenue, from the Boule-
| ward to the present corporate limits.
six feet wide with park effect, s1?77.5o
and on the north side Of beverly Street,
| between Sheppard Street and Colonial
| Avenue. s609.90; all awarded to John J.
| Curley.
The hid OF John ]. Curley to grade
the alleys and courts in the block
! bounded by Main Street, Flo I'D Avenue
! Auburn and Dooiey Avenues. was re-
jected by the board. and City Engineer
! Rolling was instructed TO advertise for
new bids for the work