Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-07

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- -" =, inog1s'ha3 nthers OF different raufe If
~ nna s lied IN aS"c 70 tie eye, SHALL with lie arr
o. ue sNlifu III improving aDdspans bs in a M,
sure concealed by tasteful dIsIo 49, ~ ia me-
shrHb9eTy, we Shall have from b, XII a. Vii ', az
from Jefferson squafe, pfospect ta 1.a,,J ,t
may have come If m distance sd a t'aju one WIG
time after llme to strangers and 49, IVY ~ ~ ~
gfouhos "nen sutdniy improved will furnish an in.
exercise in the fresh air; they we'll f,r IL
alike wholesome Tor the body and the MI ID I'D
to exa the ideas OF the beholder who viii h. d ia
voluntarily " TO look through Nature nm to Watnre,s
| God"
| If there be thing than another for which
wise municipal goyernme ut would be justified in in.
curing deb 1t is Tor such grounds az t,aso 10 de.
| scend to those upon whom the debt would Iii If
purchased at fair prices, they mHs as time atvnnces
| be better and better equivalent for the de bt
But, in view, the OBJECT can be effected without
any permanent increase of the CITY debt The civ
has this year sold some, aud has other real properv
not required for any corporate purpose Bv making
additional sales OF its property OF this description 1t
VIII have tund sufficient to satisfy such certificates
as 1t may issue for the purchase money of the select
eu grounds The remaining property which have
especially In view consists of land on or near the
| Dock' and OF that which Seabrooks Warehouse is
st.ua{ted We do not to say that this properly
?uouIu ne sold at once but deem it advisable that
J a az! pf made known that tae city will be dis
dock ss VII i at Jndclous time The lots near the
H. hJuJN' do ven as Seabrooks Warehouse may roba-
SOM W dlsahage during the next year, or as
sum afterwards as Cary street and these lots shall
nave been graded and the connection made between
the Can al aud Dock n i"e "
,fred @ ~ ile fGa property TO which we have
ieitred we anticipate Will be sufficient to pay no on
y tor the grounds already selected hut Tor sch az it
d " 70 @ 70 purchase IN Madison Ward that
CANDLES Hill N''0 '''o0''0i '''''
Our citizens having the OF the CAPITOL SQUARE.
we nave NOV loohea lot NOR could we have obtained ex
Ge, AZ yty gle Gos. any large body OF ground in the
nealt OF Inc places Xed on are at each end of
the city andon side OF it, II additiona mace be
obtained on the other side nearly every part of the
cl[y VIII De whhn reasonable distance OF the Capt.
toi square or one OF the Other PLACES. There was,
few years ago, at what was called the French garden
large parcel OF vacant ground, which would have
been well adapted to the pr sent object. Most Of that
has been sold and built upon Bat between 9th street.
M st eet and the gully this sde there are upwards or
acres, exclusively OF the half acre on which Mr. Webb
| resides; There 's also a considerable 5edy OF land
AID commonly known as Navy HILL part OF which
lies convenient to the City Spring There ale points
| at e ach OF these pIaces-he Eastern part of NAVY
Hill and the ground East of MIR Webb frorn ,,bicb
there fine views. A selection ar either Mace
would, we suppose be materially influenced h. the
larReness OF the quantity of land which could be OBJ
aimed together and its price The heirs NJ mrs +,
M. K. Johnson own The four lots in The sonare he
tween l. and NJ 18th and lIth Streets IND ddIso Io,s
No SIG and Sl5 These six ots are o. r i G,sn oi9
ue for any other purpose than civ grounds o
doubtless be bought or Il verv small san, r. conara
between l. and NJ llth and l0th streat ies
embraces No sO7 owned bv Iebn Tbo,a,so 49, I ~
S08 by the Farmers B nk No NV Sar,'',e Il w.
lor ESQ and Nc Sl4 hv Mrs Tohnenn,s hais ~
one OF these lois wond sa tor o' o nGiis. No
DOSE The owners wouId all mar, with ,ha,, -, ~; ~
We have reason to believe That M Whi a. a.i P,.oe
the importance If citv oron,ds nd Dt "ppscIa!es
nm fair terms lot No 1aS III 'Snt f pait WIN
sidrnca and also tho so,ar t I'm n " MS ~ r.
l. and NJ s}reets viii the avcan,ir &c ~ ~, aoti'
lot on which hin rasidenra ho " 1ie nan acre
before its final acton law tbis rsnnrt az +L
order il TO he nrlntsd If NAV he hast rn ~; an
mean time to reouesf M JyeIlinatn, 90 ~ ~ INC
certain what ground can he ohtai1ed ~ NJ - hi
and on what terms and what ran he oh,ai,a 81 ~
MA 20 befo Q mentioned hetyvenn OH etsot AZ " l.e
and q gnlv and on vbat torn,a III :, W
same TO this OF another commune far t,,an, - n
me nd to the Council whether anv of Tho rrnun L.,
sba be purchased on the terms III - nav,
andff any, which. We suggest his course h tcanee
the negotiations of the committee have en- "a ocon
pied great deal of time and II wnnld he 80, tJ;
Gus for them to have 10 communicate nprsonaliv with
any great number of additional parties
Having selected grounds at these different nlscaa
and reported the terms upon which they can be OBJ
tanned, the functions OF the committee are for the nre
s.mt, ended We will only saw in conclusion Inst
while we have had some difficulty in effectino the Oh
Ject OF the Counct, We have not for moment dout-
ed the wisdom and propriety of the measure If
lands suit bic for city grounds be allowed To he dvi
ded into lots, sold and built upon the CITY cannot al
forwards acquire them but at an enormous cost In
our opinion, The measure now CONTEMPLATED is emit
policy OF the Council to the means of the city in
PIoothg lne nealh oil the city, and renderingit COM
those who seek to me he
rendering the city attractive as well as confortabe
ana convenient IS one OF The best means of inducing
~ resdeoce ad VI Ivy anu niahe IL Fiace oi raae
wishes to secure in his NATIVE or adonted itv ronnd
on winch ms descendants will have right TO tlead
81 M y ne ois, III "iilch tnere IS 10 system OF
to numerous persons and are onsantIg h s'1eot ni
division and sale no man. not even The richest AMONGST