Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-30
WANTS $4,000 FUND
TO POST Street SIGNS
Committee Of Council Recon-
s;lmends Director Savillc Be
Given This Amount.
TAKE ,r RESOLUTION TUESDAY
-tyIeasurc Authorizes plncinE of Names
y 4of Th"roughtnrcs ON Corners. SO
~ Travellers May NJ All Times Know
Where They Are.

II recommendation ot the, streets
Commttcc OF city Council is ac-
ceptcd. Director uf Public Works
Savillc will begin At once placing
stree; slams OH tho corners of prac-
tically cvcry street in the city. AT
the meeting OF the committee yester
DAY afternoon a resolution recon-
mendsd 10y Director Savillc and
sadoptcd on motion OF Councilman
John w Moor@ askin. for an APP
preparation OF tf5.COo for :hc stree;
signs was passed on TO the general
body for action al the regular meet
ing next Tuesday night.
There has bcen general complaint
from citizens as well a. strangers Of
the absence OF signs OF any character
by which travellers along the thor
ourhtarcs oc the city may know
.whcr. they are at Much incon-
venience j. experienced by persons
seeking certain locations. because
there is nothing to indicate such To-
cationS
covers Practical! All sections.
Under the resolution. Director Sa-
willie Is authorized to place signs on
prominent corners in the business
sections and in important residential
: sections. The preliminary plan pro-
vidcd for in the resolution will cover
practically all sections now badly in
need of such signs. Sample signs
have boon installed a. seventh and
Grace Streets and a; Eighth and
Main streets.
The plan provides for signs along
Broad, Franklin and Grace streets
from III. Boulevard to Chimborazo
Park: Park. kcnsington. Stuart.
Hanover, Grove. Floyd Avenues and
Main and CARY Streets from Bclvi-
dcrc Street 10 Che Boulevard: Main
and Cary streets from Bclviderc
Street TO Chimhurazo PARK: Scmmcs
Avcnuc from CuwardIn Avenue TO
Forest Hill Avenue. Forest iii Ave
nuc from Semm"- 10 the city limits (;
Stockton. Decatur Hull Bainbridgc.
Porter, Perry. McDcnourh and
I Semmcs streets from the river to
Cowardin Avenue and Petersburg
Turnpike: Second. Third and Fourt II
Avenues from Brooklaud Park
Boulevard 10 Trlgr street; North,
Barton, Iamb, Rose, Miller and Fem
dali Avenues. Barton Heights; First.
Second, Third Ellison. Carolina,
from Byron street to Brooklaud
shall ana VI streets from Lomoardy
Stree; 10 Chiinbora2o Park.
Referred To City Attorney.
\ resolution introduced in council
by Mr.. pickcrsOn providing for
double street car tracks along JEFF
fcrson Avenue was referred 10 the
City Attorney 10 frame suitable
franchise ordinance. and the clcrf
4 was directed TO invite representatives
:rom the street ear company II at.
tend III. meeting at which ne docu-
mcnt viii bc discussed. Alderman
MOODY stated that'he understood tn.
company favored such move
on recommendation OF Director
Sayille. resolution fixing the true
line Of an alley between Pink and
Nonablc Streets was tabled after /,
was explained that rs there is hut
che house or the true line, it would
be impractical at this time to have
that house moved. When the owner
dcc!ded TO rebuild" said NJ. Savillc
I'll would be advisable TO dircc, hin,
TO bald back on the line"
Members Of tho committee present
were Chairman Ordway Puller. Al
dcrmen Gunst ana Moody and Coun-
ciimcn English, Moore and sullivan