The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-20
, Vim for N Park, ard One Way oi
Paving for It.

~. .as k1,torS OF the Dispatch
I naye thought and talked about park
lar wear Ur TWO, and while so doing have
~ n,nrd most Of the country around Rich
.ynd in view of lis use for such purpose.
>slhc woods around Young's park are
au,llut but the river banks present sites
- .u,h public enjoyment Is are not sur
p. -, i md seldom equallcd in this country.
r. f3lnuing water, the wooded banks, the
|.; ,rcc>uuc islands and bluffs, present a va
=! md beautiful scenery OF which there ,s
b. lapll near Richmond. The control OF
p, r.,rl bank above the city is important to
l...,pNt future Use Of the water by manu-
,..rlc>, which world destroy 1t rs water
..n.A, ~ cur descendants. The land on the
=. mr'co side is quite bish-priced; that on
.-,. Chesterfield very low.
vroause. thcreso,e, to buy reasonable
..!ly e! land fer mie or mile and half on
- ncrllcc side, then take in enough on
,, Chesterfield side opposite to make tract
uac thousand acres in contiguous body.
Make an avenue from the city to the park,
-u,s the Iiycr by bridge. and return by
mother avenue through Manchester over
g.. lrce BRIDE.
II fits, wt should content ourselves with
|. I'd clrria.e roads through the park.
.e avenue 20 and from it would be
sn'.d IN trees with wide sidewalk and
ways. take il the cost would approx
Ia 10 these figures:
-ss Hsar!co side, 5000 pc: acre.......:. $4,000
/, -, Chesterfield Side, $50 per acre,.. 2l'ecc @
lbs o.! read. a sl.5co per mile. $1,000
alseooo
f4e whole cosi %ill be inside of 100000.
Il s-y,.e>. ~ pax ior If in city bonds at thir-
i,y-ny, year. and to pay the bonds thus /:
r. several parks and public drives in this
,grry residences are built all through
.,.,a, They are ornamental to the park,
-. i, d,h-hlfui suburban retreats and resi-
.-,,.>. where society. contiguity to town,
|. j load.. ana country scenery arc all
"a understand the Hcnrico side Of the pro-
IA, pnh y not healthy, and therefore no
rl buildings could be erected there. But
u'lociion does not prevail as to the CbeS-
..,. Il ,dc. On IT propose TO select one
.gli,l building sites along the beautiful
.."- II the river and elsewhere, of four
, rg,h. and these sites ! would sell for
-, than 5000. each payable i'll city
......-. -. fourth cash, aud the residue in
.o i4ymcnl, during ten or twenty years,
..'r Il TX Ier cent. payable annually.
] hf themselves Shuuld be forever en-
'..' Mru taxation by the city, whose jul
-. t'cn Will have 10 be extended over the
o.. lot I'll improvements on them shall be
- other city property.
/ N' park. therefore, would cost 500, 900 in
r, 'rnds. We would yet for building
70 >:m,nn0 IN lnt"rcst-rayin9 bonds, thus
.kng Il net income ct $4,000 per annum
'eaI. keeping the park in order. The
-, .ia,,l> III these site, would br required
~ y., onpuSb il ctsh to secure the deferred
arr.u'., which might TIC distributed
Al9-n rhirt,-tiye wears il need be. The
b.. oouid he made on condition as to the
| !t nd quality OF Improvements to be put
'ae.M. there would only be one hun
!C,l thu ever could be bought, and they
| r; T." "rlr"d for 81 600 in city bonds or
l.. ~ ash with long g-deierred payments.
! II: ~p,cula!ion2 in real estate could be
."..
a..,. 2rc merely the outlines OF the plan,
: i, ,a, may readily be modified, altered,
4 ID M"d IL ~ As 10 be made to procure Il
I F.. wi'hout cost and 10 pay Il snail income
] 'Ht u. support. a..