Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05
TO THE hon. COMMON COUNCIL OF Tnr CITY or


RICHMOND,
i', undc'sGncl o"ncrl al property aud u, irnt, rno,
n'r'd "ucrt aud other Crns resident ia the C.,y az
h.n'hohn, respectfully represent
That they exposed ,uost opprcsiye and r,l,,,
n ., nom which they pray your Honorable Body to
nem' That nuisance Is created by the Richmond
Johannesburg anu Potomac Railroad Compary by an.
tension OF Its Road through nea, the whole length of IA,
V anu running their upon Il by Steam Enyines
j,;ysn , 49,, " ~r'eh t. that tho ordinary travel IL
1871 hos .nufeiy from the street, and persons usip,,
carriages are afraid To stop with them Tor any len ~
me on inc street, rs are the owners and drivers IF wa
gohs, because there ans of KIM ui,,, -
oi cars or engine Will pass; and horses ma, S,hil ~
daily use to the sight and sound OF ,noxinr TO-
hs x",, as , aainsa at them and much danger to
VI" Ncncies ana lives OF those who NAV be In or uron
them Is oeeasioned thereby. Besides this The c,ra 49,
frequently, almost daily, stopped immediately across
cross street, thereby entirely obstructipy an.
IL Tor time; and the street the terminus az Dr. D,
u made practically depot by leaving the ears slnJ
upon 'ne rack aud unloading from them in the street
wood, lumber, live stock aud passengers '
Tue unloading and loading the p,ssepccr car, u; A.,
' y nor oy OF ualy occurrence but occurs al le,st
departs anu
such things Your petitioners Informed are wilhon,
precedent IN any other City in the Gn,on In no oL.r
wy nut h'ch"omd IL Railroad Company permi,,cI IN
usc sircct-one Of the prime paI strec,so,c or ,n
gest ani most beautiful, Broad Street Ia C,r ,, %
pose OF loading and unloading car; aud il, none .Lcr
a company permitted to through such street with
Steam Engines. WV"
lst The most Of the ordinary travel is driven Gom tho
street. 1900 '
| 2d That persons using plcasurc r,,,;,,,,, , IL.
loaded wagons, and who would otherwise S,op and d.i -
the stores On tho street, prevented from doing so y
fear OF injury. 6 ~
Sd A. consequence of this diversion of noro,s D.,
Ve""g ~ carriages and wagons from the street the us;
ne ." 'n' street ~ very much injured" aud the value of
property on ia" street diminished We believe IN tL. ov
tent o twenty tive per least which il los IN h
'iehanS AMI owners opopcry the street and In eff
'e,' ubn" To that extent by them to the inonopoIv
when thus Expresses th-m This would lac on,,,-;y,
enough, ani not To he endured il il wcr. ,tibut. a. -
rs"a company, but II Is still more CALLING when We re-
h'ct that Il - tribute To "A COMPANY which ,,.-
'+'' III inc annexed publication, to be- Foreign Comma.
ny, ae Ia the interest aud sympathies Of Richmond al
governed S.rH bya regard To he nends paid to
It's Stockholders; aud 10 thes" dividends ". ar, e tba
"pp'"S'vely {" contribute, because the u,nv. of Lc
COMPANY Tor thus running do~n into the heart of the
,v - the desire To avoid ;he eXpcniur. of money n
their part. ~
We respectfully submit you that such AN Instance of
sue" Sh'F,hc" OF private rights, aud the
'sh ahn Interests at the great body al the people Tor
tue benrht OF ", - not IL Ice with in fla. United
state" aud especially, when the few are clos, unnouo
"Neiy large, not the largest portion OF whose stock
~ owned by persons living IN other States bnnt on.
single corresponding benefit to the people inlrcl most
directly to the City at large, 10 the State
It farther INJURY from this nuisance H. that the va
Tue o the property the north aud south of Road
street ~ diminished hy it, II Broad Street wa we'll bt
up WITH good houses occupied and dwellings NJ
We believe 1t would be IL the Railroad removed from
u, every one must perceive that the all the con-
tEnnur property would hc enhanced ty It, and thu, The
properly south of it would he enhanced The rr,ns,tv
To the north of it would feel the benefit OF th, can Of
course to tue saue extent hut, ia addition TO that the
property TO the north OF it would experience another BEN
cht Tor IT IL now well known fact that the existence of
TINS Railroad nuisance ia Broad Street produces an india
position to purchase property, to reside even ON the
north side OF rosd street, aud ths property on that side
| Is kept down.
9th by this depression of the value of propetv md
the prevention of improvement the revenue of the cy il
materially Diminished.
We nv again. 1t is a case of unprecedented and pnp,it
iEllcd oppression, which no people he cSpcct,I
quietly To endure; and call upon Won 10 relieve a. liom
A. by removing the Railroad from Broad Street per-
uniting this broad and beautiful street To bocom, What
then 1t wall become" the great Boulevard Mart Of The
'ry-ihe BROADWAY or RICHMOND.
To THE COUNCIL oy THE CRY or RICHMOND
The boaTi Of Directors Of the Richmond and
r,"mi, Railroad company have lad their attention allied
dents upon Broad street. ia the city Richmond" ,i51 "a MN
o. %ss @~nS5 ct rroryry nor residents upon Broad .,ie
"rans Of your action tn rmoal Of the depot rsSay re
moi other point whether in or out S ' y %
Ava, S S@' mf, np', % The face Of The memorial
documents OF the character referred to, limited iniu
Directors ~ouIi be ,lo.~d allow the mn'oria,,. fai .ep e
imaginary l. they cSnGngi tenstiyes To- NATE, ~, If ron,
such ho~gySr not the eass and disagrreabc
ven a. render, It incumbent upon the Board
| placed before your honorable body. ''
norias mat most 81 the ordinary travel Is tho
Kept Of the e.e but s ' a! %' Of l pr". n" % "a,
~ lr opinion derived ir their persona,
attract ih" presence of number 81" citizens st,arrr lar
ia" would "'icrwe be lound by which means The Trtai &
ry arr,on enhanced vau, aud to to"r fsaa WI, Win Pc
81 serted aspect, PRIOR t. the location che road It viii sn,r
80, ~, 1911, ~ ." sweeping I" i'' character aud
rs second allegation. THAT persons using pleasure carriages
and driving oad, vagoas, aud oticrwo sap "a.
fear injury like The nrst caractr too vague All l
Toar Of Dir H Sa E" c sSn , , !" GaI :" M
believe that the TACT can be- established beyond question: hat
Increase Du.nr,s ,%esi las Iecu a1isn.i
Freedom from accident the 81 the uny uray
uhrs the Board o Directors in asserting apIr,r,io,
Of the mrm"ri'sts are utterly groundss, this head
10 any u"ng more nrsfsary 10 satisfy honorable
Of The iIAl naals Of is alterations above sferred
ouhd IA ts consequence drduced thereto on the the
mrmoi" who gr1Ney state IN the third declaration ~hch
and the value u property 80 the street diminished,
merchants. properly on the srrt and in meet
',, hen, I I ~ 'Il =" h "nSISy which thus o.
your honorable body familiar 49, Juuhtrs- tact
street comprise uctNeen st aud VII strcc tGi, agst
o e IH,ond through It thus showing enhanced value
sa. ~ T ., I Dc e,,,d ~ any 'hgr lnarr IT
smSaiop rs asb1 T., M,y ''ti WI SS found 9" S,
dene Of Improvement are a. -tIAng aud as stable
a. MI their a5 'ss ions ,9s msnoa sdTlge in
Ssy,nc.s of Snch cy Sn@,in Ibs cSsnri Sn 70 s
That foreign company alien to The Interests aud
dcnis to be paid t. it, stockholders" aud commune
~ly agricultural rShiJiton te Con
a,SCs.,iY. ,i,oSrS ,"y , .i, s, 1pn. 'i
articles charge
tiched TO the memorial, AID referred to part aud parcel
thereof
Hoard u Directors reluctant believe, en-
hghnr aud liberal appeal ~ ti. character
vOr with The Council the community of Hrhmold Iv, hc
sufficient they believe ior both 10 know that under the
"burau u contract between the Company aud The Council,
located aud their
within the Company the nf
franchise, Duid st believe
stockholders ct Their which
wheu ,psas Tor The same purpose ad. IN tho
Richmond generously advanced thcf means Thereby
scared TIE constIuc" OF voh c.n,tsd 10 the %
OF
the city" will
ppuft the hands oftc Council, iher
mrnt those who hly, ~,
Bsosd oh,f Vtihin tc t,t,
property ~ the COMPANY, under IT. chatter
mpi ou, aS whaiso'vrr but The Board At pfec.
ton o. De raised, tLr
concerned ths cDutrsry, they have deemed
bear equal ratio the bithet ~
citrhriy year year, paid
lv Of The