The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-13
R,ohmoud-The New Bridge.


The building OF the bridge from Man
ohester to the foot OF Ninth street - NJ
.noch IN che history OF this locality, ana u
&C. Gratifying to see that 1t Is going ahead'
We annlsud the commissioners who nave
Il in charge for their resolution anu Peiso-
verance. The example they have gwen "s
is Invaluable. Public enterprises h1usS
have the stout-heartedness those geoucn, =,
display TO back them, or they iai' w
prca, enterprise was ever started That diu
not meet with opposition. There are al
WAYS men ready to oppose anything, ana
the merit of a proposition Ia often In In
verse proportion to the bitterness OF tho
opposition which Is made to It.
1t seems to be provldontially ordered
that man, in all great works, should en-
counter opposing forces, possibly that ne
may be the more completely excited TO the
spirit and determination equal to the fseor
before him. We hope our citizens VINO
may have charge Of enterprises OF lnaSn'-
tude mas always display tho steady "uu ".
termined purpose of the bridse ooniA''0
sioners. ,,,o
THAT bridge will facilitate the way TO tue
,,,onsion of the corporate limits OF klch-
mond over Manchester and conSloerapic
part OF the territory adjoining that Town
there fore ITS construction is an event oil
great importance. IL is great point III Inc
policy of Richmond to make this extension
of its limits. BY it the area for business anu
To-, movement Of commerce VIII DE uouo'eo
at the very centre. With this new room Ut
the very point where 1t Is DEMANDED thefe
mu.t follow increased activity and enter
prise. Schemes will be suggested by 'nls
en)arrcd accommodation that never would
have been conceived without 1t, ana I'M
movements will be rapidly made that oil
sourse could not have been thought OF but
for tbeeSpanson OF the municipal force and
energy Of Richmond.
To the business community, and espe-
cially to the citizens employed 10 the centre
OF business on and near the river, ne"
homes will spring up near their places Oh
occupation at reasonable rents. In the
southern part of The city thus extended ana
the suburbs there are fine sites Tor resi-
adapted to ornamentation and to drives,
and especially TO railway tracks Tor horse
cars. The scene Of Improvement In Man.
chester, added TO the grand views OF both
shores to be obtained at many elevated
pninis. would delight all bcholdeTs ana
intu,e new spirit into our own people. The
man " no attaches no great Importance 10
the effect OF scenery upon the mind ana the
physical energy of man Is mutton
head" lie is little more than dead man,
devoid altogether of the Promethean
fire" which gives Lie and enterprise TO |
nun. The scenery in and around Rich |
lnoul charms every one. Every practical
nan who has any soul diSccrns that re- |
m4yka, ly blended beauty and utility which |
macs Richmond the lpyclc>t city in the
Union, and which will be the prime cause
OF it, growth to the dignity Of one Of tie
most prosperous and great of inland cities.
l. Il narrow view Of things to suppose
thlt the extension OF the limits Of Rich
IN nd to the south side will impair the value
OF property on the north side. On the
contrary, Richmond will only open for her
self new resources Of thrift-resources that
will swell the general wealth and increase
the value of her property. The wealth OF
the then southern division of the city VIII
be an added wealth, and will be tributary
to the general. No one on The north SIDE
can suffer from that What odds is it which
way the city grows so that it grow>E The
owner Of little lot in Sidney, for instance,
cannot conGnc the city to his dirty little
twenty-five by one hundred and fifty feet
10 more can the Church Hill man do the
same and either one of them has rs much
right 10 object to the extension OF the city
In the direction of the property Of the
other as he has to object TO the extension
Of the city southery. 1t is only at last
bv The general growth and prosperity of
Richmond that they can hope to get bet
ter micc for their lots. 1t is u narrow-an
exceedingly marrow view thnt opposes an
objection to the extension Of the city limits
sou,hcrly-a measure which would be
fraught with nothing but benefits and adj
vautages for us all.