The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-26
THE BELT LINE.
THE QUESTION OF PROPERrf'ftk'
CHASE IN THE COURT.
CONTENDING THAT 1T IS MOI a
LATERAL ROAD.
:. NO IDEA or CHANGING THE TERM
NUS"
Commissioners Appointed TO Value IN,
rropcrty-Ihey will meet Next Tuesday
10 Begin Work-Bihs for Masonry
and Grading Opened Yesterday

The fact that the Fredericksburg RAN
way Company, under It's charter, intend
cd constructing line leading from the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad around the city and across tne
mob James and through hesterheld
county to q point on the Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad, has been published
in this paper.
This company was chartered by the
General Assembly Of Virginia, and IN
pursuance of the privileges therein
Granted. proceeded to obtain tho right OF
way.
Last December the stockholders OF the
Richmond. Fredericksburg. and Potomac
Raihoa held meeting and then passed
resolutions authorizing the board Oh
directors TO act in all matters bearing on
this new lateral road.
The board of directors met in Janu-
arv of this year, ana under the authority
and control given them by the stock
holders at their December meeting
passed a resolution which gave pienaIy
power to General superintendent MAYOR
MYERS to locate the road and obtain the
right of way through the property OF
persons owning the land from the hlch-
rnond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad 10 the Chesterfield terminus.
Major Myers appointed Mr.. ". {. Pres
Ton rs his counsel Mr.. Preston saw
many Of the owners of lienrico land. anu
endeavored TO come TO an agreement with
them as 10 the value OF the property
which the railroad needed.
Many parties did not want to sell at
the prices the railroad offered, and IN
some instances the owners Of the pro
perty demanded price largely in ex-
cess of the value of the property through
which the railway companys track
passes.
This necesstated an appeal 10 the
court Messrs r. A. Patterson, II. :.
Hutzler. Mary 7. Powers, d. buchanan,
Ms. NJ. f. Nicholas. Thomas II. Lyons
Guardian. Mrs Harvey. j. X. Lacy, l.. \.
Catlin. II. l. Cabell, and W u. heredith,
LII. Slearns. Ellison committee, heni
deyisee aud T. L. Blanfon appeared be-
fore Judge Minor in the County Court OF
Henrico Yesterday. represented by MAJOR
Ar. Courtney, Nj. ". X. Sands and I.
z. sands
The case of DR.. Il. y Patterson was
first considered The attorney for the
railroad and DIR Patterson could not
agree. The Court decided that the
foundation for q commissioner was
laid and ordered one Exceptions were
raised-first, that the ten days notice re-
ouired bv law had not been properly
served. second. this road is not lateral
road. nor has the company taken the
proper steps 10 give legal notice 10 The
property owners.
The object Of the railroad in having
the commissioners appointed Is simply
10 appraise the land
Tie railroad will pay the amount the
appraisers say they should.
Major \. X. Courtney, counsel for Mr..
Patterson. endeavOring 10 obtain inioT-
nation. asked Major Myers:
Does not this lateral line make new
terminus for the Fredericksburg kaii-
road Company;
Major MYERS. This is branch road
which we will build without the ialntest
idea. directly or indirectly, Of chsnginE
the terminus of the Richmond, fredeI-
The Court appointed the following
gentlemen The commissioners who VIII
appraise the value Of The property
through which the railroad will pass
Messrs. Marshall F. Burton, Joseph
Fourqueran, Otway Allen, James l..
Redd and T. II. Crump. The law Te-
ouires that all five of the commissioners
appointed by the Court should be free
holders of the county and the Court took
some thought in the matter before max
ing the appointment. The Court aimed
also to make appointments Of gentlemen
who were not Interested in the railroad
or in the property through Whlch II
passed
The railroad company Will want u
( strip Of land eighty feet wide from either
terminus in the county. The line III the
county is less than four miles in length.
/ The commissioners viii, under the order
Of the Court, meet next tuesday
AT 10 o'clock on the premises OF
/ Mr.. Hutzler and then begin their
work. They will then proceed through
/ the lands of the other parties from one
end of the line 10 the other. II is thought
that not less than two days will be re-
quired by the commission 10 condemn
the property. After the condemnation IS
made the commission will have 10 report
TO the County Court and obtain from the
Judge thereof confirmation Of their re-
port. This report will be made to Judge
Minor at any time after it is ready for
presentation as he may choose TO sit and
receive it,
Yesterday afternoon bids were opened
in Superintendent Myers office for
grading, masonry and erection Of a
bridge across the James. \ reporter
saw Major Myers at Henrico County
Courthouse and at his Office On both
occasions he stated that he could not
now give out any information about the
bids for publication.