Wants City To Wall In Property

WANTS CITY TO WALL IN PROPERTY

COAL DEALER RICHARDS AND CITY ENGINEER.

Difference Over the Manner in Which the Miller Ave. Culvert Should Be Built.

There is a difference of opinion between Henry Richards, the coal dealer, and City Engineer Groves as to whether the city in building the new culvert on Miller avenue, near Richards' place, should extend the southwest wing of the culvert along his property far enough to prevent it from any further damage by floods or whether it should be built within the specifications.

Richards wants the wing of the culvert extended along his property a considerable distance,  but it appears that he is not satisfied to pay the additional cost which would be consequent upon such action. The matter was brought to the attention of the Board Of Public Works last evening at their regular meeting. The Board were willing to build the wall part of the way along Richards' property, providing he become responsible for a portion of the expense, otherwise they thought that the culvert wall should not be extended beyond that called for in the plans.

It is said that Mr. Richards will probably be agreeable to stand part of the expense of building the wall along his property, providing it is within reasonable bounds.

The Miller avenue culvert was perhaps more badly damaged than any other during the big June flood. Richards' property was quite seriously injured, his store being undermined to a considerable depth, hence his anxiety to get all the the protection he can against further damages of a similar kind.