HomeMy WebLinkAboutReel 2 (1/4/1887 - 3/4/1892)The Specml Commtttee Present
a Full Statement:
Condensed Reports Obtained Fron~ Many
Cities--Comparative Statements Given
of the Cost of l)ifl~rent Kinds of Pave-
tn('nt--ltelgian Jtlock, Telford,
adam, Asphalt, Vitrified ltrlck, Curls-
in~, (:uttering and Co~t ()f Maintenance
-- l.ocal Assessments the liule.
I::)AX()I~}:, VA., March '21, ISgl.
Tothe l'resident and members of Coun-
cil:
GJ:~TL~:~;~:S: A: a meetingof Council
held Nevi.tuber 6, I~90. a con:mitten was
uppoinu.d to look in:o tho matter cfi
8tree[ paving, and to recommend to
(Tounc~l ti~e bt'st kinds of paving to bo
used in pavin~ the streetsof Roanoke.'
Thoeommittce was further instructed l
to rt comnlend . what part of the
cost o[ such ~tnprovoments should
be charg~ d to tho abutting property.
The committee mot soon after its~
appoinlment, and immediately entered.
in~o correzpondencowith a numbcr o~
thc most progressive cities in tho conn-.
try. "-' .
a~amg for information pertaining
to street improwyment and tho mode of
paying for the same.
l-'rcm tlwso letters of inquiry we re-
coivtd replies from Columbus, O.,
l.,uis. 51o., ''
. Io~)cka, Kan., Indianapolis,
Iud., l.ouisvilie, Ky., and Nashville,
q'c n n.
These!ethers contain much informa-
t]cnand mattersof interest pertaining
toth,, qut'stions in hand, particularly
tht;~e from St. S-als and l.ouisville. :tn~
w, may learn from their experience
what kindof pavements not to uso, as
well ;ts what kind we should use.
Thc comtnittee have looked into this
matt~.r vt. ry carefully, and from all the
information we have been able to ob-
tain. and from thc experience of other
cries, we would recommtnd the follow-
ina kinds of parings:
For tho heavi-st business traffic we
wouhl recommend granite block paving;
for outlaying business streets around
churches, public buildings and the most
valual,le r(.sident property, we think
asphalt paving the best, and for the
majority of resident streets lnick, pro-
vidt.d suitable brick for that purpose can
be had in this market at reasonable'
figurt,s. Thiswe understand fromare-
lialfie scm'ce will Lc the case within tho
next ;brae months. Fo:' suburban streets
or roads leading to the country we
would recommend macadam.
The advantages which granite block
seems to possess are: } xrst, length of
life, it being universally admitted to
t, xcol any pavement in this respect;
stmond, limited cost of repairs; third,
good sanitary character; fourth, facility
with which it may be cleaned.
Its disadvantages are: First. Com-
pa[~tively high first cost. Second. Its
horniness. Third. Rapid wear of vehi-
cles from its uae, as compared with some
o;her kinds of pavements.
Asphalt seems to possess tho follow-
ina advantages:
First. Noiselessness. Second. It is
thc best from a sanitary point of view.
Third. Least wearing to vehicles.
The disadvantages are: First. Iligh.
'first cost. Stcond. Short life and high
~st cf maintenance, as compared with
granite.
The advantages of brick are: First.
Low first cost. Second. Low cost of
ma-n,enance. Third. Smoothness~in
which i; approaches asphalt very nearly.
Of course, ~his all depends on the char-
acter of the brick used.
5lacadam answers very well for sub-
urban roads, but is nowhere recom-
mended for heavy traffic--the dilliculty
of cleaning and cost of repairs tnaking
it the most costly of all under heavy
traffic.
While we are unable at present to
give you the cost of those different
kinds of raving in Roanoke, we think
ET. LOUIS.
O~nlte Ixa¥1ng, complete in Sq. yd. to 8q. yd.
I)mce exams,ye or curb .... $3.$1 ~3S8
LMrb t~st, ~r f~t lintel ..... 70
~ ~nt~l by hm~o aweopem;
~Ot~ flout I-2 ~ much as If
~ o~ n~nd .....................
Asphalt, cost ................. o ,~
-Malntcnan~-e l~r ammm ..... '~l 1-2
~laeadnm ~)~t ' ~ .81
~oJlof IllallllellSilco
ho.~vr trallle ................
W~lf, n d, eo~l ................. 1~
I~ht tr,~llie, ami ol; u bt.ad
h~ cuue. ................... ~t 12
LOUISVII,LE~
G~mito 'blocks .............. 3.~
{'~lrb:n~,, foot ..................
Asphalt, itlchldh~g I'epah's
NASIIVII,I,E~ q'ENN'.
~qite, approxhnate ....... 3.~
~ HrlcK ......................... I.~
~ '1'O1'~ KA ~ KAN.
Asphalt (gua~nt:~tq for five
yt.a~ ...................... 2.~
lh'ick (gurante{,,i lor two
x'cars~ .....................
]~tim:lt(.s co~t of l;minta~n- l.t;9
()f maintaing asphalt.
INDIANAPtU.I~ IND.
A~ph:llt ........................ 2.85
IIIIX'I~ IIOt USed brick, hilt ex-
I~ect to lay tt'tl nl:12S
~t.ast)n.
COLUMIII'S, OHIO.
(;rnn~te. ....................... 3.~ 4.23
J}:t,hn bha'k nmi lhtllw~),l
Iqovk ......... 2.L~ 2.:L5
Ih'tek .......................... 1.75
CINCINNATI, O1110.
(lmnite l:lock, l;in.
8het.t :t~l,halt, ~i ill. Ct:lilt.lit,
/h'h'k. ~sl)h;~lt. ~; J:l. ct, tilt,Ill.
lh)wl(.(l, 1~ itl. ('()lql)acte,!
ltl:tt'tt, lalll f~ ~lllt,~at toll ......
3[~t'lldalll, IS itl. der'IL several
ho'ers ...... - 1.~
We would also recommend tha~ tho
eoustruetion and reconsLruetion of all
streets be d~vided between .proper~y
owners frontin,~ on oa~h ~mproved
sire'et, in proportion to their frontage,
exes, pt that iht. city shM1 bear the cost
of Favin2 :~ll strf-et intersections and
'm:~ntnini::gwhen once paved, and ~ha~
v,,h! re a strv,~ is traverst, d by a railway
line, the owners of such railway shall
pay the cos~ of paying ~ha~ per,ion of
s'.'m.~ which lies between the rails, and
onean~ one-half fee~ outside of each
rail.
W- find this almost ~ho univorsal
c. ncto:n, as will bo seen from wha~
.d~ne in Lbo following ci~ios:
NEW YOIIK.
The firs~ pavements on new s~reets
ay,, paid for by local assessment on the
lotslronting on tho now pavement.,
cep~ tha~ gho assessmon~ for tho area
included in ~ho stroe~ intersection is
distributed on ~ho lo~s on ~ho in~r-
see~ingsireo~ for ~ho distance of one-
half bl~k each way.
Ropavemen~s, repairs and mainte-
nance of pavements are paid from ap-
propriations raised b~ general ~axa~ion
from year ~ ~ear, exeep~ in ~he
within tho limiis of grants of land
under wa~r, where tho conditions of
~he gran~ require ~ho grantees and bheir
successors, gho preseng owners, to main-
tain streets and pavements. In these
cases tho eos~ of on~ pavemeng can bo
assessed on abutting property, and
after paring such assessmenL ~he re-
spective owners are released from all
further obligations in respeo~ to main-
taining tho uavements.
The cos~ of regulating an~ grading
streets, se~ing curbstones and flagging
sidewalks is assessed on the abutting
proper~y, in ~he same manner as cost of
first pavements on new s~ree~.
The cos~ of building s~wers, drains,
cuh'erts, and receiving basins, is assess-
ed porpor~iona~ely on all of tho lo~s
which drain into ~ho sewers, eulw, r~ or
basin. In some eases ~he cos~ of build-
in~ new sewers in place of old ones~
the caDaei~ of which is no lon~or suf-
fieien~ for Cbc drainage of ~he land, and .
of the buildings erected on iL is also
paid for by loom ass~ssmen~ on
proper~ drained. Tho general repairs
and main~na~o of ~ho s~werage and
d~aina~ are paid for from annual ap-
propriations ra~ed 1.$ general ~axa~ion.
PII[~ADELPIIIA ~
[ ' All reconstruouon,,repairs and main-'
tonan0Oare paid for by the city from
tho f'lnds raised by general taxation.
By a deolsion of tho supreme oour~ of
l'onns~lvania, tho assessments for
municipal improvements cannot bo col-
looted ag_ainst rural property; hence, in
these outlaying districts the city pays
for macadam or Telford pavement out
of tho general tax fund.
Sowers are built by tho city; but abut-
ting proportv.o. Wners are taxed at
form rate .~of' ~1.50 per foot of frontage,
whether t[~o drain is a twelve inch pipe
or a twelve foot sewer. Corner lots are
allowed a reduction of one-third in'
frontage, but the allowance must not'.
exceed fifty lineal feet. Water pipe is
laid by the city; hut a uniform charge
of $1 per lineal foot of frontage is col-
lected from all property owe:ers. (las
pipes are paid for and laid without any
pacific charge to property owners
thereof.
BOSTON, MASS.
Tho cost of mt.y street construction
and maintenance ts paid for by the city
from tho general tax levy. Betterments
can be levied on account of tho laying
out of new streets; but as a matter of
fact these betterments are generally
offset by land and grade damages
F '
urther; an effort is being made to
change tho laws governing street im-
provements, so as to assess the expense
of construction and maintenance upon
abutting proper~y.
BUFFALO, N. Y.
Now pavements, grading, new sowers
and sewer repairs are paid for by thc
property benefitted. Repairs of pave-
monts are paid for out of ;he general
:~he ease °t sewete
a'l[~i, al fund, all oos~ In e~e~ of 89
poF:~n~
f~t of abutting pro~rty. The
present average oost of the~o improve*
ments per frontis as follows. Urania,
~.50; asphalt, ~; ~.50 for bowlders and
$5 ~o~, macadam. Tho granite and
asphal{ is figured at hal~ seat In tho
a~vo~ and more or lo~ ~ading la in-
alu~e~ in this
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
'i~ha tax fei street lmprovomon~ hero
is levied upon abutting property fo~ tho
whole cost of such improvemenL This
tax ia usuall~ equal to th~ whole ~Os~
work, baaed upon tho pri~es for which
it is let by tho board of public works.
Afar the improvement has been or-
dered made b~ tho common council, an
assessment ia made by tho board of pub-
lic works when viewing tho prooerty.
The actual tax is gencn~lly a trifle
low tho assessment. Tho tax is paid
by tho property owner with other g~n-
oral and special taxes in December, and
tho January following of each year.
Tho original cost of any strict im-
~provement, whatever it may be,
assessed against abutting property. Th~
exception to this rule are tho street and
alley crossings, which are gaid for out
of a so-called ward fund, derived by a
general tax against all property real or
p~rsonal, within the limits of tho ward.
The maintenance of such roadway is
todd for out of such ward fund.
If in tho progress of time, tho street
)r roadway is paved, such pavement is
in like manner paid for by the property
fronting such street, less tho amount
that the provorty has paid for in th~
paving o[ gutters in tho first improve-
tax fund; but renewals of pavements . merit, which expense is payable out of
are treated as new pavements and paid ! I the ward fund. The tax for such street
for by tho abutting property owners, i improvement does not vary with the
The tax levied for the above is per ' character of the fronting street or tho
foot frontage, except in ease of sewer:
tax. In the latter case a portion is
paid as frontage tax, and the balance
hy a surface tax over tho district bene-
fitted by the owner.
These taxcs are fixed by the board of
assessors and city property is treated
the same as individual property for the
purpose of new construction and main-
tenance. The city pays for all repairs
to the pavements and for cleaning tho
location of such street, but only with
ttho character or amount of wcrk.
All other classes of street improve.
'ment, like layin~ of water mains,
' sewers, drain connections, water service
pipes, etc., are paid for by tho property
in front of which such improvements
iare made, limited however in the case
of water mains to one half the cost of
a minor or six inch water pipe laid in
tho street, and in the case of sewe~
same.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
As soon as a street has been received
and accepted by the city, the cost of
construction and maintenance is paid
for out of the general tax fund, except
that tho abutter pays the cost of the
curb-stone, which is set by the city, and
the cost of furnishing and laying the
sidewalk.
BAI,TIMORE, MD.
Prouertyowners on abutting streets
pay for the whole of the construction of
new pavements, and pay two-thirds of
the latter cost of maintenance, the city
paying the other third.
The property is taxed per front ~oot
at a pro-rata rate, but varying with the
character of tho frontage or location of
the street, and as fixed by total cost of
construction.
CINCINN&TI, OHIO.
The tax for street improvements is,
levied as follows: For all streets ex-
cept those paved with granite and as-
phalt, the city pays two per cent. of the
gross cost. The remaining cost is divid-
ed by the whole number of abutting
Iect of property frontage, and the re-
sulting pro rate ass(ssment is collected '
from the abutting owners.
The city pays as an abutting owner
for lateral street connections or for
street intersections. '
This frontage tax can bo paid in cash ~
on completion of the im~)rovement, or
in ten annual installments, with five
per cent. interest on deferred payments.
In the case of granite or asphalt pave-
ments the city pays one-half of the en-
tire cost, and no more. The other half
is assessed on tho frontage of abutting
property, exclusive of street intersec-
tions. These payments can bo made in
cash or in ten annual installments, as
above described. Under a special act
of the Legi~ature the city's portion is
provided for' -' he issue of bonds. While
tho pract~l~l~i~ described has been
confined s~, -z to granite and asphalt
pavements, it can be applied to other
classes.
Under tho same act the contractors
, mains not to exceed 80 cents porrunning
foot, with deductions of one-third fron~
at the corner lots.
ST. PAUL, 3IINN.
The first cost of all local improve-
merits such as street grading, pavements
and sidewalks, and curbing, is paid for
by abutting property owners pro rata
per front foot. This includes street
crossing. The city pays no part of this
first cost, but pays the en~irc cost of
maintenance. When new construction
is n~cessar~, the cos.t is assessed upon
the abuttin~ proper~, as in the ~ase of
the first improvement. No discrimina.
tion is made whatever as to thc charac-
ter or cost of the abutting property, but
occasionally when a street is graded
into a rural district, the assessment is
carried for a block or two each side of
the improvement, and graduated off as
the property is further away ~rom th~
improvement. The maximum assess-
ment for sewers is $1.75 per front foot.
All.excess in cost is paid for out of tho'
sewerage bond fund.
ST. LOUIS, MO,
In this city the total cost of street im-
provements, including all street inter-
sections, is paid for per foot of frontage
by abutting property owners. Tho cost
of alley construction,including entrance,
is paid for by the property and assessed
in a similar manner; but if tho amount
assessed against any lot exceeds 25 per
cent. of the assessed value of said lot,
the city pays all cost above this 25 per
cent. Tho city also pays for the grad-
ing and the cross walks. In the case of
the entire reconstruction of a street, in-
eluding grading and cross walks, the
same rule applies as above, viz: tho en-
tirecost except tho excess over 25 per
cent. of tho assessed value of a lot is
paid for by the property owners.
The city pays for all maintenance of
roadways or streets, but the sidewalks
are paid for by a special tax against tho
fronting property, each lot being as-
sessed for the repairs actually made in
front of it. Alloy repairs are paid for
by a similar special tax against tho pro-
party, except that repairs to the entrance
to get ai ~t/iidergi~sewers, water,
and gas pipe, T5 avoid this as far as
possibl.e~he committee would rooom-
mend tl~(~ no street bo pa~ed with gran-
ite blook, asphalt or brick, until tho
sower pipe (if any are to bo laid in said
street); water dud gas mains have boon
laid, and whenever council shall order
tho paving of a certain street or bleak,
it sh~ll bo tho duty of the clerk o!
Council t,~ at once notify tho gas and
water company of such contemplated i
improvemeat, that they way have at!
least thirty days to make such connec-}
tions as have not already been made;{
and further, that when such street has
been paved, it shall bo unlawful for any
person to break tim street surfaco with-
out first paying to tho city treasurer the
sum of ten dollars ($1o) for each and
every break.
Tho ordinance committee should be
instructed to draw an ordinance cover-
lng this metier. .,
We herewith submit tho letters which
we have received regarding street im-
provements, and request that they bc
~ tiled with our report.
. Th~s~ letters contain much val,,ablo
detailed information pertaining to tho
:cost of different kinds of paviu~, cost
of maintaining, cleaning, an~ Wgot. her
with specifications for their construe-;
rice, etc., all et which will bo valuabld
as a matter of reference during tho
work that is b~foro us.
Statistics from fifteen cities show that
all but three make their improvements
hy local assessments and one of this
number is trying to got tho law changed
so ~ can assess ior street improvements..
R(,ANm;E, Va.. March 31. 1591.
Mr..I.C. (;raves, Chairman Fire and
Water Committee. ·
])EAR SIIt:--As requested I give be-
low the lengths for electric wires for a
tire ahtrm system to rettch twenty-eight
boxes as m;trkedon map in your pres-
cnce:
~tis estimated in two circuits one
we.qtward,~.hd one eastward from central
p,int, about ~tm passenger depot.
Miles..Miles.
In llw wc~twnrd circuit there arc. 6..',0
Alum;-' thy tch.ld~one lin(.s ......... 4.14
New linvs ........................... 2.:;~;
6.50
In thc eastwllr, l cir.:tilt ...........
Ah)u~ the tch. ph(mt~ litle$ ......... 1.50
New lines ......................... 1
3.40
In all 0.!~ miles.
~ }n tch'phon~, lines .................. 5.61
New line~ ........................... 4
9.9
'~V. ~[. DUNL3.1'.
. City Engin,~er.
RoAxo~E, Va., 3Iarah 28, L891.
Jam MeConnell, Esq., Chairm,~? Com-
mittee on Streets, Roanoke, ~, a.
: Sir :~Since tho appropriations re-
commended by the City Council
carried at the recent election held for
that purpose. I presume your committee
is ready to receive plans and suggestions
for street improvements of a moro ex-
tensive and t)ermanent character than
heretofore constructed. I beg leave,
therefore, to present my views on this
subject for your consideration.
Since it is conceded by all tha~ we
should now have permanently good
streets, fulfilling as near as practicable
tho condition6 of economy, comfort and
durability, it becomes us to find out
what kind, in all respects, would bo
most suitable for our city.
Among the best streets at present, we
might mention asphalt, both in sheo~
and block, concrete, brick, granite,
block and macadam, each kind havin~
advantages. At present, almost all of'
our streets are ordinary dirt roads ami
in the wet weather the new streets would,
be kept muddy for a considerable dis-
tanco from tho dirt roadways and ia
steep grades on very smooth streets,
this mud would make them dangerously
slippery to draft horses.
In a former report I gave the approx-
imate cost for three kinds of streets,
viz: Belgian or granite b~ock, brick
and McAdam, thinking they would b~
most suitable. Since then, I have
amined these kind ef streets in Rich-
mend, Va., and, after careful consider
ation, I am convinced that we should
build :Belgian block in tho business poi
tion and McAdam, with paved gutters,
on tho other streets for roadways, while
{ place the blO~l/~'~'~li]Sh' are six_
, thick, and then run down to
i advan~gos are: (1) M~ora~
~oost. (2) Small expense for ~pat~
~ (a) Durability. (4) Easo of ~ing
', an~ re~lactn~. (5) Wheu worn
'side can be turned over. (6) When
worn on both sides, can bo used for
gutter o~4n~adam roads.
Its dialad,~ntagea are: (I) Rough sur-
face. (2) Noise.
Tho ~nost approved shape of a street
cross section is shown by two straight
lines seven inches below ~p of curbs,
then rising one foot in forty toward the
cen~r o[ tho street coming together in
-.:~iroular curve at tho cen~r of tho
~et. This allows tho grater to be
~d as tho road way clear to tho curb,
~Id the water to go immcdia~ly to tho
t~t~rs, and when the gutters are not
quffieient to carry ~t ~ the creek
~rain, near openings are made in the
curb through which it pours into catch
basins aud thence in~ drain pipes or
, Oranito biouk is almos~ uuivorsally
ecommended where tho traffic is heavv.
Maoadam. Sineoa poorly constructSd
.~aeaaam roadway is abou~ tho wors~
stree~ imaginable, and one properly
con~ructed is, when kep; mois~ ami
clean, one of the mos~ comfortable, I
Udnk i; proper here t~ specify wha~ I
mean by a macadam s~ree~, by explain-
ing its construction.
Tho sub-grade should bo uniform in
shape, smoothness and hardness; the
stoneusod shoul~ be bo~h tough and
hard, and pu~ on 10 inches ~hick, as
follows:
Three inches of size about 3 inches in
diameter and rolle4 enough to make
them fixe~ an~ uniform in ~hickness; on
this a s~,cond layer of three inches of
size abottL '2 or 2~ inches in diameter,
rolled in tho same ,ray. On this a third
layer of ~ inches, of siz~ abou; 1!4'
inches in diameter, rolled as before. Ou
this ~he fourth and las~ layer of 1~
inches, and of size no~ larger Lhan one-
~hird tach in diameter, and rolle~ as
fore. Time the mos~ importau~ work
begins, which is to roll the whole wi~h
a large steam roller, keeping ~he sur-
face well sprinkled wi;h water. This
shoul~ be continued until ~he surface is
:Lt0~ compae~ and smoo~h, when i~ is ready
for service. Then, to ge~ the bes~
sulks, ~he stree~ should bo kop~ ,:lean
and moist; and, when worn in ruts and
holes, which is. plainlgshown afters
shower by ~he puddle of wa~er, renairs
should be made by adding a thin co~ of
top dressing and rolling i; to a compac;
surface.
As ye~, we have no waWrial a~ han~
of firs~ rate quMity for ekher s~one or
bri~k paving or macadam. While we
havoabundanee of lime stone for mac-
adam, i~ is no~ as goos for s~reets as
grauim or ~rap. No swne near by has
been ~riea for paving, and no suitable
brick has been made near enough
make brick paving economical. I~ is
hoped ~ha~ ~ho sandstone less ~han
miles on tho north and ~he grani~
abou~ the same distance on ~he sou~h
will prove satisfactory for ~his purl
and ~ha~ a firs~ class paving briok ~ill
soon bo made within easy access.
U~ese quarries need to be aevelopgd anil
~riea and ~he brick taus; be made
smna the tests, and in the even~of suc-
cess, ~l~e city will derive a two-fold
benefi~in securing cheap road mar '~al
and home industries.
While I consider the ~ranite ~
and macadam ~he mo~; approp~
s~reets for ~he presen~ needs and
of ~he city, 1 would sugges~ fha;
ready to begin ~he work, ~ha~ speci~ca-
tions be prepares for these and other
kinds of goo~ s~ree~s, an~ advertise for
bias to constr,m~ the same; then when
~he bids are in, you will be be~cr abh~
~ojudge which will bo the besL all
things considered. In the meantime,
we should consider the propriety of
securing limestone or granite quarries
near a~ hand, and the cos~ of labor and
machinery to make macada~ roads in
order fha; we may bo able to c~mpare
this method wi~h con~rae~ work.
spec~flHly, WH.tAAM M. DVNLat',
City Engineer.
they can be laid for less than the figures
?)clew shew that they cost in ether ci-
tics:
The property owner
pays for the for tho work aro required to keep tho of alleys, stono curb and any kind of sidowalk
x~; ~:~r2gt~ood.oond~tis~ f,r five The committee deems it advisablo ih 2~h ~d[ b2s a~sg~abl9 and _gu~an-
first ~aving of a stre;t and street inter- gents a~ ~n~'~P? ~pp~l~ i3provq- thi~repor~ to offer some suggestions ro- cement or as-'-'~r'L~- 5~ne qagging,
sec~lfins is paid for by tho city; but t~e s~reo~ .w~ ..?~r c~sses ?~ ~veq garaing tho maintaining of streets abuttin .... ~ff~, _m~y ~ us~a, as tho ,
abu,tinff property owners aro';hen as- estima[e ' i; ~;"~;n' ~[om_.,~o ~nal w~ere they have been paved, .. Gra,,;~/,-[~&~Y ~_~ay ae~,~e., i
sasses for this actual cost in proportion security lot rg;aira in;J:h li~lPer-'as .I~!s a.well established fac, that one' fl=t having the si%~:~'c~s's~ -1~ ::~
~ ~ ~. Ai~r oi tee lar est i em . . , -s*~u ~Q6 oxac~
to their frou~ago on tho street. . tho repair ~rm exniros the city m~, ~ .... g t .s of expense for sh$~ of tho flnisho~ s~e =~a ~a_
..... ~ ~a .... .ree~maln~onanco Is caused b th " ....... ~'~
al~ f~r~or re~a~s from mono~ appro- fre,uent breakin~ of tho ~tr~nt ~,~,,,~ 'staSh and hard. O~, ~his put six
..... pria~ xrom th~.~al tax fund.~ - =. ~ _- ........... ~ ....
The public property committee sub-
mit ted plans for enlarging the jail from
City Engineer l)unlap as follows:
Roanoke, va., 30, 1891.
'J. C. Graves, Esq., Chairman and Com-
mittee on l'ublie Property.
DExlt Sm: As requested I give below
an approximate cost of enlarging the
jail to three times its present capacity.
Foun,lation. 26.3 cubic yardsat $~ ..... $ 210 ~
Outside walls, 10.3 cubic yanls at S~.. 1,~ O)
Removing end wail, ;~ yards at Stl .... 1~ ~
Floors, g~7 yawls at $18.~ ............. 1,1:~ (~
I'artitioU walls, ~.8 yards at $131~... 442 f~
l{riek walls ............................. lb~ ~
Sixteen iron doors in p{aec and lock~
at $:~5 ................................. ~ ~
~ewcn~e, about ........................ ~ ~
.lh'atin~,, aleut ......................... ~ ~
~V.M. 3[. DUNLAP,
City Engineer.
In connection with the same projee~ a
letter was read addressed to Mayor
Evans from Mcl)onald Bros., architects,
Louisville, Ky., in which they discuss
the subjects o~ jail enlargemen~ and the
probable erection of a new ei~y hall at
leng~'.t. In respect of enlarging the jail
tl' presented a phm for adding ten
~ cells, by making the present jarl one
llonger and one story higher. They
:imate the cost at ~S,500, with $1,000
ore ~or an improved sys~m of ventila-
.~on. The whole subject goes over to
the regular meeting next week.
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