Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-06


10 let Tho people see whole merits Of the case,
publish the following mtoria
TO THE HON COMM COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF lCHMOND
The undersigned owns Of property and residents UPON
Broad Street. and other dzens resident in The City Of Rich
muHd, respectfully represt:
That they are exposed, oppressive ard gsllre
nuisance from which t!cprey your Honorable Body
lleyc them That nusas Is cIcllcd BY tho Richmond
Fredericksburg and Polac Rail Road Company by the
extension OF its Road thrgh nearly The whole length Tho
street. and running thercr3 upon by Steam Engnes The
consequen of which sha the ordinary travel 10 driven
almost entirely from The eei and persons using cataees
arc afraid stop with thu for any length OF lime the
street. The owners I'd drivers OF loaded wagons b.
cause there mcansf knowing when train Of cara
or enpne will pass; nnd ses not habltuacd By daily USE
To The sight and sound moving train, or engine, sre
much alarmed BY them nd much danger the vehicles
and the lives OF those wmay be in. upon them is
stoned thereby Bcsidcshis, the are frequently
Giost daily suppcd mmcaley across cross street there
by entirely Obsuctng lhpassage OF tor tIme add The
street near the terminus the Road Is naco practically
depot by leaving the outstanding upon the track and IN
loading from tem in Ihstreet, wood, LUMBER live 'oN
and passengers.
The loading ard uuIoans OF the passenger in tho
street only oi daily but it occurs al a'
!leicc tuey day. viz whclhc Northern Train arrives ami
departs
Such things your pcIiii,crs informed without
precedent in any other cityn the Union In no other city
but Richmond Isa Rilrot Company permitted 10 use
sircpt-Une the OF The largest AMI
most beautiful Broad s!or the purpose vi loading
and unloading its cars amin other is tho Company
permitted through sch street with steam engInss
The consequences Of tacSchin.s az before slated:
lSt That most VI HE U!nIfy lrave - driven IRON Inc
street
81 That per;o#g Using loasure carriages and driving
IoI dcd wugon ni ~J "uld otherwise stop and deal at
the Tie srr arertvented from doing by fear
Of injury.
3d. AS consequence Of s diversion OF persons travel
iny in carriages and the street. business
the street very much nju and the value OF property on
tho street diminished, bevc, to the extent of twenty
five per least, whcls Jss ~ The merchants and
owners ot property on the seel and IN effect tribute 10
that extent by them the monopoly which thus Expresses
them This would be oppressive enough and not De en-
dured II tribute Virginia Company; but is
sIill CALLING when wetec that II tribute 70
Company which itse in the annexed publication 30
be Foreign Company, aieo the interest and sympalhes
VI Richmond and eovernsdsory by regard to the diVl.
bends paid 10 its Stockholders and TO iheee DIVIDENDS
we are made thus uppcssQly 10 contribute, because Inc
motive Of the Company torhns ruuning down INTO Inc
heart of city is, the tess avoid the expenditure OF
money on their part.
Of the property The north and south OF b;oaa
i. diminished by lRoli street was well built up
with good hohses, occupied stores nnd dwellings, as We
believe II would be II the raj road were .2..,@
every perceive kahe ne OF all the contiguous
property wou:i &c rEhanccdby IT, aud thus the property
south OIL would BE- caaacc The property 10 The north oil
would feel the benefit of Tint OF course 10 the same
EXTENT but in addition 10 tina, the property TO the north OF
would experience another BENEFIT: for il IS now we'll
fact that the existence Of this rail road nuisance 10
Broad produces udposon 10 purchase property
reside the north side Of Broad street, and hus
property that side IL kept dawn.
5th BY this depression Of tic value OF property and the
Of improvement tie revenue Of the city Ia mate
tally diminished.
We respectfully submit 10 you, that such instance OF
,ppressioD such sacrifice OF private rights, and the rights
Of tho great body u The people, for the bsnet
# few Ia not 20 be mel with i the Uaed 3tates and &C.
,ccaly, when the lew close monopoly, very large.
not the largest portion OF wfOe stock aowncd by persons
lvra in other States without one single corresponding
benefit The people injured noit directly, to The City at
RE- even TO The State
Wesay again, is OF Unprecedented aud unmitgated
,pnrcsson which people col be expected 10 quietly en-
lure an We call upon you tureieve us from H. by remo
linz the Railroad from Broad Street. and permitting this
road and beautiful TO become what, then II will ba.
oma; the great Boulevard AID Mart OF tho Cy--ttI.
BROADWAY OF RICHMOND.