Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-19
NORTH AVENUE PAVING
BIDS ASKED BY BOARD
Important Tloroughfarc OF Barton
Heights and North Richmond to
Be Surfaced With Granite SpallS.
CAR oMrANY is NOTIFIED
Will &c Required to Pave Between
Tracks and for Two Feet on
Either Sidc-People OF Vicinity
Wanted Smooth Paving Instead.

The Administrative Board yesterday
directed Gay Engineer Boiling TO ad-
vertisc 10: bids Tor paving North Ave
nue. from Poe stree. 20 Brookland
Park Boulevard. ip Barton Heights and
North Richmond. The material to he
used will be granite spalls. and the
contractors submitting bids arc re-
auest/d 20 submit separate estimates,
tascd on whether new or old material
shall be employed The bids will be
rcturnable not later than May 8. and a
letter advising the officials Of the Nr-
ginia Railway and Power Company OF
tho steps taken by tho board ycstcr-
day has been forwarded to the,n Cor
their information The greater part OF
the cost will fall on the car company
which is required TO pave between its
tracks and for TWO feet on either SIDE
People OF the ncishborhood express
cd much dissatisfaction last night as
the" had expected that this important
driveway through a residential section
would be smooth paved
Upon motion OF Mr.. HirschberE the
city Engineer was directed TO have the
repair force FL all holes and shane
up tho rcadbcd in tho city'portion OF
the roadway in Brookland Park Boulc-
ward, and 10 sec that the traction con-
pany make the necessary repairs be-
tween the tracks. TO put the road IN
first class condition
OTHER STREET. REPAIRS
ORDERED On NORTH SIDE
The repair force will also he nut TO
work on the following thorouEhcarcs
with directions 10 sh;T,c up the road.
heGs' clean the cutters and gravel the
soft spots:
Montc:ro Avenue. from ,he north end
OF bridge TO Minor Street
Lamb .Ivcnue. from Foe street 10
Eohcr; Street;
Home street. from Lamb Avenue to
Barton Avenue.
Essex Street. from Barton Avenue TO
North Avenue.
Hooper Street from Rar,on lvr,,o
10 North Avenue.
Robert street. from Barton Avenue
20 North Avenue
The superintendent 81 St-cct-Clcan-
ING was directed to clean ont the gut
tors and clear tho sidewalks on Wal
lace and Dance Streets. eastward from
Davis Avenue. tho material removed
being used for the protection Of INC
cutters. whore they have been under
mined
upon motion Of NJ. Hirschbcrr
letter was forwarded To Harry r.
''Hfd state fuel administrators adNiS-
ing him that the city has considerable
surplus electric current. hu, that tho
sale OF sam" is prohibited hy city or
u!nancc. However. in the opinion Of
the board. tho utilization Of this cur
rent would aid materially in the con-
scrvation % fuci and i, is suggested
that Mr.. Eyrd hold 4 conferences with
the superintendent OF tho city electric
plant II he deems same might prove
advantaE couS
no BuHIALS ALLOWED AFTER
: 6'tI.oCk IN AFTERNOON
In regard 10 the petition from C. !.
Rillups. asking If he would be allowed
TO hire one OF Tho city employees Ut
his own expense for ;illias y grave
after o'clock. tho board turned "a
deaf car. directing that a cop,- IF the
boards recent ruling in regard TO the
closing of the cemeteries at
O'clock ho sent to petitioner 1t
viii I've remembered that tho order
caused general dissatisfaction and that
petition was presented ~ the un-
dertakcrs OF thc city to have the meas
ure rcscindcd.
In order that tho dog pound may
be csta blishcd at it's new location ucnr
the Ci,v Iail. tho superintendent of the
Water Works was directed 10 install!
the necessary water connections with