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Ea~ch 14, l~i6o
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<br /> Authorized to advertise ~or bids to pave "Ann St, Sidewalk."
<br /> We report that the City Engineer has been instructed to prepare p~ne
<br />fiche for the work.
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<br />az~d speoifica-
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<br />Referred by_Common Council February 8th.
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<br /> A communication from the Genera& Counsel of the s. A. L. Ry. Co. with regazd to placing
<br />ss~fety gates at Elm aud Race avenues, Prentis and Race avenues, and where Dinwiddie street
<br />crosses the S. A. L. tracks.
<br /> In a conference or,he Committee with Superintendent Marshall, of the S, A. L. Ry.
<br />Co., and representatives from the Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards, the following was agreed to
<br />as to what would be a sm~isfactory arrangement for the present; namely, that a safety gate be
<br />placed on Uin~iddie street where e~oseed by the S. A. L. R~ilway tracks, &nd t?~t when a train
<br />is crossing the other two named intersections, the engineers shall slow down to.such a rate of
<br />travel as will give pedestrians or d~ivers of vehicles sufficient warning of its approach to
<br />said crossings.
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<br /> A petition of the Virginia Ry, & Power Co."to inste, ti four poles on the west side of Peach-
<br />tree street, between Race avenue &nd the S. A. L. By. tracks, as per blueprint attached.
<br /> It is recommended that said petition be granted, the work to be done under the super-
<br />vision of the City Engineer.
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<br /> (With Sixth Wa~d Board) Opening of H~tton street, from LOndon to High.
<br /> We make the same recommendation as before, nmmely: That Hatton street be opened from
<br />London to High, at a cost not to exceed $20,000.00; E~. H. L, Alexander to finance the whole
<br />preposition of acquiring the Rosenbaum estate and the property of E. B. Wilkins, and that he
<br />be given the City's note for same, without interest, pmyable July 1st, 1919.
<br /> In addition thereto, it is recommended thatl&v. Alex~uder be required to grade said
<br />strip of land to correspond with High &nd London streets, at his own expense, as in accordance
<br />with his letter attached,
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<br /> Matter of placing names of streets on street corners in West Park View.
<br /> It is recommended that this work be done, and that &n appropriation for
<br />ferred to the Finance Committee.
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<br />same be re-
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<br />Referred by Board of A~dermen February 15th.
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<br /> Recommitted. The question of the Virginia Ry. & Power Co. double tracking High street,
<br /> between Cooke and Pearl, to see if the whole of double tracking, as required at the end of
<br /> ten years, c.~n not be~done at t~s~e..
<br /> After a conzerence wi~ ~zzmciams of the Virginia Ry. & Powe~ Co., we ma~e the same
<br /> report ~ recommendation as before, namely: That th? Virginia Ry. & Power Co. be permttted
<br /> to double track High street, between Cooke and Pearl (where there is now a single track), and
<br />,to place a crossing where Hatton street, if extende~ -~o$~hwa~¢,would meet High street, and in
<br /> accordance with plans submitted for s~me.
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<br />Revising a fountain at the corner of Washington &nd County streets.
<br /> It is recommended that this m~tter be referred to ~he Water & Sewerage Committee,
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<br />Referred by two branches Jany. l~-l~th.
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<br /> Authorized to scivertise for bids to supply curbing for the south side of Wythe street, be-
<br />tween Third and Fourth; west side of Third, between P~rrison &nd ~ythe; .aud north side of Wythe
<br />street, between Second and Fourth; tobepai~ out of allowance for same mn the Budget of 19i6.
<br /> We have so advertised and have received the following bids therefor:
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<br />A. F. Flynn:
<br /> Granite curb @ $.59 per lln. ft. &nd gutter pavemen~ @ $.65 per sq. yd,
<br />Louis Lawson:
<br /> Granite curb @ $.60 per lin. ft. and gutter pavement @ $.6~ per sq. yd.
<br />O. L. Williams:
<br /> Granite curb @ $.yO per lin. ft. and gutter pavement @ $.$0 per sq. yd.
<br />W. F. Brent:
<br /> Granite curb @ $.62 per lin. ft, and gutter pavement @ $.68 per sq. yd.
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<br /> A, F. Flynn being the lowest bidder for this work, it is recommended that award be
<br />made to him and that the City Attorney be instructed to draft a contract between him ~ud the
<br />City for the work,
<br /> Referred by ~wo branches Dec. l~-21st.
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<br />Authorized to advertise for bids to pave streets ~dopted in the "Street Paving Program."
<br /> We repor.t that we have so advertised &nd have received the following bids therefor:
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<br />Central Construction & Supply Co.:
<br /> Sheet AsRhalt: Trinidmd, $1.7~; Be=mudez, $1,82; Mexi-
<br /> can Oil, .
<br /> Bituminous Concrete:
<br /> Eexican 0mt,
<br /> Granite Cumb, $.60.
<br /> Concrete Curb, $.55.
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<br />O. L. Williams:
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<br />Rocmac, $1.70.~
<br />Granite Curb, $,70
<br />Concrete Curb, $.60.
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<br />Atlantic Bithullthio Co,:
<br /> Bitu%ithic, $~.02
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