Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11
WORK At SHIELDS LAKE
MAY Be DELAYED A YEAR
Measure Setting Aside $1,000 for
Improved Facilities Probably
Will Not BE Reached.
ALDERMEN MEET TOMORROW
Council Body Faces Long Docket,
Many Of Ordinances Coming Up
for Concurrcncc-Strcc Commit
tee Convencs Today.

Tho Board OF Aldermen viii have a
long docket before il At the meeting
tomorrow night. much OF the bust
ness. however, being papers already
adopted by Common Council and sent
on for concurrence. There is little
coming from the committees Sew
eral important papers including a
resolution app 1priating $4,000 for en-
Iarged facilities at Shields Lake. yet
to be acted upon by the Common
Council. Will 20 over. probably until
the August meeting. In this event.
there will probably be no improve
ments to the lake lighthouses this
summer Among the papers up for
concurrence tomorrow night arc:
An ordinance closing portion Of an
alley bounded by Main, Cary. Eighth
and Ninth Streets. in rear Of the
First National Bank building. The
bank company has secured property
Immediately in its rear. and the al
ley change proposed is simply tina,
OF removing the opening n few yards
toward Cary street. thus making Il
continuous run from Eighth TO Tenth
Streets.
Common Council has adopted
resolution appropriating $1,000 for
improvements along ROsencath Road
between Grove Avenue and Broad
Streets. 10000 for opening and grad
ing Chambcrlayuc Avenue extension
and $4,000 for improvcm, ntS to Dun
dee Avenue. This paper Will he taken
up by the Boarc tomorrow night
y resolution To acquire land to
open ana connect alleys in the block
bounded by TULIP, Pink. Darlington
ana Ncnab!c Streets. viii he acted up
on
An ordinance fixing the period for
annual vacations for the Justices OF
Police Court at thirty days. Will he
up for concurrence. the lower Lranch
having already acted.
Two resolutions placing John s
Blunt and Joseph : Smith on the
Superannuated list. passed by Coun-
Gil. will be taken up by the board
The Streets Committee Is scheduled
TO meet at O'Clock this afternoon
The docket is shor, and 1t Is likely
that plans for proceeding with the
fcrma ton OF 4 blanket franchise for
tho Virginia Railway and Power
Company. will Ice made The Finance
Committee recently recommended the
rejection OF Il resolution placing S25.-
900 TO the credit OF the Streets Com
mittcc to be used in oil tanning a
valuation of the company's property
IN Richmond. This paper was recon-
mittcd to the Finance Committee at
tho last meeting OF Common Council.
and il is possible that the Streets
Committee will not proceed with the
proposed franchise until final action
is taken on tho appropriation rcsolu-
ton.
on Wednesday night the Building
Code Revision Commission will meet
"a n n AZ go ~
amendments to be presented by Di
rector w. NJ. Myers. OF the Depart
mcnt of Public Safety. II Is likely
that this meeting will be tho last
during the summer. and that the SUB
committee will be atle to complete
its report carly in September.
The Committee on Dock. River and
lIarhor is scheduled to meet on
Thursday night ut o'clock. but as
there is little before the committee.
the session will not be prolonged.