Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-06
GOVERNMENT ROAD IS
IN NEED OF REPAIRS
Board Calls on City
Council for $4,000 APP
preparation.
PARKKEEPER is ACQUITTED
More Money Needed for Expenses Of
Pine Camp Sewer and Water
Mains Are Ordered Extended.
Price Of Cemetery Lots.

Steps for the general improvement OF
the Government Road. from the old cor
porate limits of The city to the National
Cemetery, which has been in bad condi-
ton for some fine. and IS declared to
be growing steadily worse. were aiken
yesterday by the Administrative Board
when n resolution offered by Chairman
Hirschberg was adopted, requesting the
Council to make an immediate appro-
priation of $4,000, or as much of that
amount as may be necessary. for the
repairing and resurfacing of this thor
oughfare.
The resolution will go to the Council
ut It's next meeting, and members Of
the board will appear before the FL
nance Committee to explain the need
for immediate repairs to the road when
that body considers the appropriation.
Efforts have been made by the Adj
ministrattve Board for several weeks to
find some means for the improvement
OF the road. Members have inspected
the thoroughfare several times recent
~. finding that the roadbed had be-
come badly washed, and, that with the
surface gone, the road was rapidly be-
coming filled with holes.
FUNDS FOR WORK AXE
NOT NOW AVAILABLE
Estimates furnished the board by con.
tractors placed the cost Of resurfac-
ing the roadbed at $4,000. ano for a
waterproof macadam surface a. $4,000.
Funds for the work are not available
to the board. which was forced to re-
sort to the Council. With great diff
Guilty being experienced in securing
crushed stone for all kinds Of work.
the repairing OF the road probably will
not be started for some time, in event
that tho necessary appropriate. is
made by the Council.
Numerous complaints against the con-
dition of the Government Road have
been made recently by property
owners and automobilists, and mem
bers OF the Richmond Automobile Club
have discussed the matter at
length. Several delegations have ap-
peared before the Administrative Board
during the past week asking for relief
but because Of insufficient funds the
board was unable to authorize imme-
diatc repairs.
PARKkEEPER MOORE
is QUICKLY ACQUITTED
Disposal Of the charges against Allie
B. Moore, keeper of Monroe Park, was
made yesterday by the Administrative
Board in ninety seconds. and much to
the surprise and apparent disappoint-
ment of a large audience that had as
sembled to witness the inquiry. Mr.
Moore and numerous witnesses, includ-
Ing half a dozen police officers. were in
attendance when the matter was called.
Tho board was advised that the man
who was fined in the Police Court for
being Intoxicated In the park, which led
to the inquiry. had appealed the case 10
the Hastings Court. Chairman Hirsch-
berg Immediately announced that the
case was dismissed, since It was still
pending In court, and directed the park
keeper to return to his duties. Not a
single witness was examined, nor were
there any questions asked.
Patrolman Griffin. of the Second Dis
trict complained last week to the
board that he had arrested a man in
the park for being drunk, and that
when the case was called in the Police
Court the man was fined, although
Parkkeeper Moore had testified that he
did not believe the man was intoxi-
Gated.
EXTENSION OF SEWER
AND WATER MAINS ORDERED
City Engineer Boiling was directed
TO advertise for bids for the extension
OF sewer In Buchanan Street. be-
tween Fairfield aud Accommodation
streets the bids 10 be returnabla Sep
senber IA. NJ. Boiling was also 3irect
ed to contract with the rresen. con,rac-
tor at existing prices for the extension
OF the sewer in tho 1900 block Mosbv
Street.
Orders were issued to tho superin.
tendents Of the Water and Gas D,-
partments directing that mains be laid
at once in the 1900 block Mosby Street
while the Superintendent of tho Water
Department was instructed to Law n
| ieur-incn water main In Buchanan
Street between Fairfield and Accom-
| m odation Streets
Upon the report Of Paymaster Shen-
pard that only 1856 remained in the ex
| pense account Of Pine Camp HOSPITAL
ana that the current expenses OF the
| instltuion were approximately $3.50
| monthly the board adopted a resolution
requesting the Council to appropriate
so'ooo to operate the hospital for the
remainacr OF the year. Members of the
board pointed out that in 1916 an an
nropriation of $4,000 had been made
Tor Pine Camp, while this year the AN
nual budget had carried an item Of onlv
10000 for this institution.
| The board fixed the prices for nlots
IN the new section Of Riveryiew Gene
terry. upon the report of Humpbrev
Calder. superintendent Of Cemeteries.
VINO recommended that no eurbinc
around the lots be permitted in order
that park effect might b. maintained.
his Recommendation was adopted.