Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-01
BELT LINE COMPROMISE
BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT
Comes Up With Recommendation
OF Street and Finance
Committees.
COMPANY WILLING no BEGIN
Depression OF Tracks in West End
Will BE Pushed During Summer
Months, and Opening OF Monument
Avenue Will Follow Shortly.

Three matters of Importance will
come up before the Common Council
tonight The body will receive the
report OF the Finance Committee.
nance of agreement between the city
and the officials of the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company concerning the solution Of
the Belt Line problem. the report Of the
Committee on Public buildings. Proper
ties and Utilities. recommending tho
purchase OF the Newstead property in
Henrico County, at an approximate cost
OF $4,000, for nse as Il city farm, and
the recommendation OF the Finance
Committee that $4,000 he appropriated
10 install an ascptic tank at Pine Camp
and for wiring and fencing in the prop
erty and painting the buildings
Under the Belt Line ordinance, as
recommended by both the Street and
Finance Committees, the city Is to APP
propriate $500 for the construction OF
a drainage system in 3 and c streets
which run on either side OF and paral-
lei to the Belt Limo tracks. TO pre-
vent overflow into the cut to he made
By tho depression OF the tracks. This
drainage system will, II is said by City
Engineer Boiling and Commissioner
Beck. OF the administrative Board care
for the surface flow for many years to
come. ana will provide ample drainage
for and protection 10 the railroad cut
lots and built up. Then the sewer
facilities can he enlarged as occasion
may demand
RAILROAD ANXIOUS TO PRESS
WORK DURING SUMMER MONTHS
AS soon AS the ordinance of agree
inent is passed and signed by the Mayor
the railroad company will commence
work on It's part OF the contract-de-
pressing the tracks and building up the
approaches by wastasc from the cut.
The company is anxious TO begin work
during the sef.sonable months. so that
II may be far advanced before winter
sets In.
The recommendation Of the Commit
tee on Public Buildings, Properties and
Utilities for the purchase OF the New
stead property as city farm will. ac-
cordinS TO procedure. be forwarded to
the Finance Committee, where Council
man Ratciiffc. Il member OF the form r.
committee. prophcsics il will die an
imm ediatc and painless death. Mr..
Ratcline believes that the sum asked
for is too large.
The appropriation OF $1,000 requested
for sanitary and physical improvements
of the Pine Camp property is in the
nature OF an emergency fund. AT the
last meeting OF the Finance Committee
Chairman John HirschberE, OF the Ad-
ministratlve Board. informed the mem :
bers that an ascptic tank was nbso-
lutely needed for the protection OF the
surrounding community, and when
there was question as Ia whether the
city could afford the preventive sani-
tation Mr. Hirschberg reminded the
committee that under the city charter
the Administrative Board could spend
money for such an emergency and look
TO the Finance Committee afterwards
for the necessary appropriation.
Councilman Edgar b. English has
two papers which he will offer to-
night. The first is a resolution 10 mp
Droprate $500 with which TO supply
street car tickets to tho veterans at
the Soldiers Home. The State now
gives 81 month as pocket money to
every soldier in the home, and Mr..
English believes this should he supple
mentcd by a small city fund, which
would enable the veterans to amuse
themselves occasionally with car rides
through the city.
Councilman English will also Intro
duce n resolution to provide room in
the Virginia Hospital for the use OF
employees OF the Street Cleaning De-
partnlent.