Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-10
PROVIDES 100000 FOR
CHAMBERLAYNE AVENUE
Aldermen Authorize Finance Com.
mittcc to Borrow Money for
Improvements.
RESUME WORK STOPPED BY WAR
Robert r.. Lee School to BE Given
i. Equipment mt Cost OF S16.J9t.
j. Expect Building to BE Ready for
Use This Session.

Abortion OF a resolution authorizing
Inc City touncilS Committee on
-.Chamberlayne Avenue. pave Fourth
street. in South Richmond. provide
equipment for the Robert T.. Lee school
and provide gas ana water extensions
OF Aldermen a, comparatiNeIy shor,
session last night. of the total amount.
Si5,s425O Will so to paying for the
completion OF contracts for Chamber
layne Avenue work which WAS inter-
3 rupted by the war. The amount viii
be expended on that portion OF the
avenue north Of the Viuduct.
Grading and paving Of Fourth Street.
in South Richmond Will take $ld.-
a,i.5o When this item came Up last
night some doubt was EXPRESSED a. TO
made. inaSmuch as II Was for The pur-
pose of furnishing a good street to the
boiler plant. Attention VAS called to
the fact that announcement has been
shade of the diSContiuuanCc OF the
plant but Alderman Grundy declared
that II would be wise TO make the APP
preparation. as negotiations for the use
q: the plant We're depending on II. He
further called attention 10 the fact
tnat large stove plant is served by
. the street I'm question.
Equipment OF Robert T. Lee School
WIZ cost $l6.594. Probably the larg
est part OF This amount viii TOO for fur
n!ture. Il is expected that this new
Schoo! VIII be ready for use THIS ses-
The remainder Of the amount. 500
,ooe, viii be used for extending gas
.and water mains 10 various parts OF
Among other matters adopted by the
hdermen last night were the follow
ing:
Broad Rock Road 10 4 uniform width
% nifty feet between Lawson and Hull
Streets
nesoiution to authorize a committee
af. t1a ,,1 -tr,,, =
League of Virginia municipalities. at
banvii'e, and 10 approximate $500 for
CNpenSeA
Resolution 10 appropriate $500 for
expenses OF a committee 10 attend the
convention OF the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association, at Charleston,
\. g..
Resolution 20 acquire land 10 extend
and connect alleys running from Belvi-
de-e 10 Pine. between Albemarle and
Spring Streets.
Mayo Street. in South Richmond. which
IS described on the maps as 'aban-
sdoncd."
- ordinance closing certain alleys and
streets in Woodland Heights
An. ordinance to permit David NJ.
Lea & Co. TO construct and maintain 4
loading chute across Main street. at
Twentieth street, was recommended
on motion OF Alderman Powers who
declared that the matter OF ievynG a
TAX for the occupation Of the street
-sloulu De conSltcrcd, and that the
proposal should have the approval Of
the Director OF Public Safety before
II was finally acted upon.
y message was read from the Mayor
recommending the adoption OF a rcso-
luton directing the CITY Attorney 10
acquire land at the intersection Of the
Valley Road and llenrico Turnpike
The matter also has the rccommanda-
ton OF the Director OF Public Works
- Alderman Melton, by request OF
Councilman Jefferson Powers. intro
duced a resolution 10 authorize the
Finance Committee to provide for an
increase of pay TO employees Of the
Lower Gas Works