Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-03
WOULD COMPEL. RAILROAD
To ABANDON GRADE CROSSINGS

A recommendation from tic Admins
tratiye Board that tho Richmoud. Fred
rrickSburg and Potomac Railroad COM
pany he required. through the iustiiu-
lion OF legal proceedings by the City
Attorney. 10 comply with the resolu-
1ton formerly adopted calling upon the
railroad company TO rcurrang" ard r.
construct its tracks $" that they should
not bc grade in tn" city was r"-
fcrred to tho Street Committee. rs was
done with u accommodation that thu
company he required to Use electricity
instead Of steam as its motive power
for trains running through the city.
a recommendation from the board that
Fifteenth Street he wideued in accord
ancc with plans adopted by the hoard
was also referred to tho Street Com
mittcc.
The following resolutions wcrc
adopted: authorizing the Administra
tive Board TO enter into an agreement
with the Gordon Metal Company for the
widening Of Fourteenth street. south
of tho Canal. authorizing the administers
tive Board TO purchase for the city En-
gineers office two automobiles, tho cost
not to exceed $500. directing the city
Attorney to acquire from the Rich
Inond. Fredericksburg aud Potomac
Railroad Company land for the widen
ing of Rosencath Road. from Broad
Street to Monument Avenue; appropri-
ating s133,400 TO the account OF the
construction OF the Robert L.. Lee
school and authorizing the Finance
Committee 10 borrow the money until
such time a. bonds may he issued for
the amount; authorizing tn" AiminiS-
trative Board to purchase an aut omo-
bile for the chief plumbing inspector,
the cost not to exceed $3.50: appropri-
ating $500 for the contingent fund until
the end of the current fiscal year: au
thorizing the Finance Committee to
negotiate loans for $l.000.0e0 until the
next current revenues arc estimated {:
to close the alley between Maury and
Everett and First and Second streets.
South Richmond; approprattne $500
for balance on construction OF the Bin
ford School and to furnish ana equip
the building.
WANTS RAILROAD no
GIVE LAND ~ RETURN
An ordinance TO allow tho Atlantic
Coast Line hallway to close BYRD
Street between Eighth and Ninth. To
all but railroad purposes. and to arch
over Arch SL"ct WAS taken from I'll"
table and ..rcG~mmittcd To the Street
Committee with an amendment offered
by Mr.. Mills. Mr.. Mills's ameudmcu,
requires that. in return. the ralron
company be required to dedicate
enough land TO widen tho approach Il
the Ninth Street bridge to a width o.
siSty-siX feet, and that II give 10 thu
city the right to construct sewera -
and other improvements.
Under suspension OF the rules a.
amendment To the segregation ordi
nance oNercd by Mr. English, prohibit
ing white property owners from erect
ing In white districts theatcrs for col
nred people WAS adopted. The amend
rnent was drawn by and had the sane
tion of Assistant CITY Attorney Andcr
son.
resolution from the Street Com
mittoc that the ordinance TO remain
CERTAIN streets bc referred back wa
adopted.
MFR. Powell presented n resolution /,
close temporarily tho western end o
Moore street for use = bascba!
park by the Richmond Exhibition Com
pany. and the paper MAS referred /
the Street COMMITTEES.
resolution offered by Mr. I!addo
TO increase the salary Of the chi"
clerk TO the City attorney to $3.50
was referred 10 the Finance Commit,
tee.