Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-02
Government ROAD TO Be
PUT IN ORDER At ONCE
emergency Contract for Important
ThorouGilfarc Awarded by Adj
ministrativc Board.
slDEwALKs ON BROAD STREET
smooth Way to BE Carried Through
to the Boulevard, Including
sS. Stretches About New Broad Street
@sa Passenger Station.


TO the Boulevard, Including
Stretches About New Broad Street
sS Passenger Station.
as an emergency measure the con-
Il tract for improvements to the Govern
SZment Road. from Gillics Creek to the
sS.Nauonal Cemetery. was awarded to
as s. Luck yesterday by the Admins
.5sfrattNc Board and work is expected
sSto be started in the NEXT few days.
2sEhe roadbcd will be thoroughly re-
81 paired, all holes filled and the highway
n given top coating OF asphalt. Heavy
IN lraHel recently has worn the road bad
y. many holes coming il the roadbed,
\ while on each side the top coating has
broken and crumhled away
L For several months the board has
been planning repairs to the Govern
!. mcnt Road. but was unable To secure
2 satisfactory bids. Members declared
I. yesterday afternoon that the new con
tract assured immediate results The
work will be done OH IA unit basis, the
citS paying certain rate for. the ser
vices Of all men employed in making
the improvements The board directed
City Engineer Boiling to report the
amount of materials needed for the
work in order that the Federal uu-
thorites can be requested to reuuisi-
ton the supplies needed.
In awarding the contract yesterday
for sidewalk paving on The north side
z of Broad Street. from Bowc Street to
the Boulevard, the board planned the
4 greatest permanent street improve
e mrnt Authorized this year The con-
tract was let 10 }. l.. Anderson for
s1i.611. and the work must he COM
plctcd within ninety days Grano.ithlc
sidewalks will be paid The entire dis
lance. including that around the new
Broad Street passenS IT station. which
is being done by the IN ilroad compa lies
C0MrLErE SIDEWALKS On
80 WEST BROAD STREET
TO the same contractor was award
1 ed the job of layin,: sranolitllic side
walks on the south side or Broad Strcc>
: fol' ;he block from Mulberry stree, to-
thr> Boulevard. which will cost S.
si3. Upon the completion of this work
Broad Street will have smooth side
walk paving on the south side from
the City Hall to thc Boulevard while
I with few exceptions, the north side
rill be paved completely for this en-
IRE distance. The contract for grano-
> iiliiiN S.ueHdIh paving on Auburn NNo-
nue., between Floyd Avenue and Cary
street; was awarded to G. NJ Henley
tfor s3.043
Preparations for the removal OF snow
this winter were made when the board
directed Superintendent Henry Cohn.
of the Street Cleaning Department. to
purchase i've Baker plows which viii
he operated in connection with motor
trucks OF the department. These steel
nlowS. each ten feet in length. will be
used TO scrapc the snow to the cutters
froM which it Will he flushed into tho
sewer cuiverts during the middle of
the day The cost of the plows which
members declared would not only ga
cll!tate the removal Of snow hu, also
reduce the cost. range from SIS 10
5000 each. The order for tho piows
viii he placed at once aud doJtycr!e..
must be made not later III. n August
IL
City Engineer E"limG was directed
40 advertise for bids. rcturnablc Iu,v
II, for The scarifying, rolling and gray
cling. If necessary. the roadbch Il
II'Nd Avchne, wcStwardly from tn.
Boulevard 10 the old city limits I;a-
pairs to this street are said 10 ba
needed badly. ~ the same time tn,
board directed The virginia Railway
X
IN tbs stree; - grade nt once. i'm order
that il,c work c-n be completed he
fore IN" improvements to tie roadbci
arc started.
sEwEn Moii> ORDERED
N THE EAST IND
The contract for the construction II
g sewer in Twenty first street hctwcc,
J. and Fairfield streets, was awarded
TO II. l.. Driscoll. the lowest bidder lt
his bid Of $3.50 exclusive Of cement
which viii cost about $1,000 and will
he furnished by the city. In connection
With this work Superintendent: DAVIS
'f III. Water Department. was directed
20 lay water mains in this street AZ
/. once TO supply the twenty-Scvcn houses
for which facilities are now needed
CITY Engineer boiling reported that
the bid received for the repairs TO ne
ro2dbtd 81 Semmcs Avenue from the
brid@c across the tracks Of the Allan
tic Coa.s; Line Railroad COMPANY 10
l'arK Avenue was high for the use OF
the steam roller j l.. Block & co We
-Ihe only bidder. Mr.. Boiling was =
pueSt'G 10 furnish an estimate II tn.
cost OF these repairs. the work to he
done on unit basis. The bid of the
same company for the grading OF
,Twe9ty- seventh street. in Woodland
Heights. was rejected because OF tn.
excessive price.
The board refused 10 lay a gas n,:,,
in Norton street. between Clay aud
Leigh Streets because Of the high cost
The City Engince, was directed %
shape Up the roadbed OF Booker ana
Essex Streets. between Barton and car
land Avenues, unG Ciuder the sidewalk
cisan out the cutters and repair Tho
Icadbeh OF East Fifth Street. in the
900 block. MIR. Boiling reported tina, a
flume could probably be constructed
across Shockoc Greek and the CORE
spondence was referred to Warner
Moore Il Co.
Department heads were notifcd that
the boards previous order granting
ten-day Burroughs 10 all employees in
the city's service at least twelve
months. on the recommendation Of s.-
perior officers, would remain in force.
Two additional city employees have
been drafted into military service. IN.
board was advised, and stars viii ne
placed on the service flag. bringing tho
total TO 103.
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