Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-26

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not be built than favorable thereto.
Let us snalyze the reasons urged
]. The level walk-way, which mean,
nothing in itself to the walker, so far az
distance ia concerned, for does not that
eminent engineer, Mr.. O. 7. u. Bur
gwyn, say in the DISPATCH OF the Odd
instant, "not more than fifteen OF
twenty feet would be saved" To what
hardship and inconvenience must the
walker subject himself in order to save
this fifteen or twenty feet OF distance.
We are told by the same good authority
that at the Chesapeake and Ohio depot
he would DO l16 feet above the sidewalk ;
at that distance in the air he would in
winter he subjected to the bleak and
cold north winds, undated and unre-
strained by the friendly obstruction OF
the houses on tho sidewalk, and also the
same as to the ram and snow.
In summer he must endure at that
nearer distance to the sun its hot rays
pouring down upon his unprotected
body without being able to choose the
shady side, as he could on the
street below and also avail him
self OF the refreshing shade OF the beau
tiful trees that now abound on that por-
ton OF Broad street How many walk
ers will expose themselves to this extra
cold in winter and heat in summer IN
order TO save fifteen or twenty feet
None, unless they be fit subjects for the
lunatio asylum.
2. A beautiful drive, grand and mag
nifcent view, etc.
For such OF our citizens az possess the
means OF enjoying beautiful drives. ma
ture has with lsvishing hands furnished
many roadwsys in and around our beau
tiful city, which have been improved by
the hand OF man so as to meet the wants
OF the most fastidious. A grand and
/ magnificent view of our city can be OBJ
tanned from the top of our Capitol build
ing. The panorama there displayed will
well reward any one for the exerhon.
3 The property-holders Of Church
Hill are clamorous for the bridge. Why |?
They have tasted OF prosperity which
they so Justly deserve. They have had
a nee and healthy increase in the value
of their property. which is continually
advancing in price. Cannot they rest
content with this without the insatiste
and contagious desire to "bosm and to
make money at the expense and detri-
ment OF poor Jefferson Ward, in which
there has been a gradual decrease in
prices until they have now gotten down
as low as possible, and which the pro-
posed measure will utterly annihilate
4. private corporation is anxious to
build the bridge, provided certain con-
cessions are made TO it.
All Have we here "the milk in the
cocoanut" %? is it to create heartless
and soulless corporation with plenty OF
concessions with which they can tread
down and trample upon the rights of IN
diyiduals z
OF course, they would run a line Of
cars. which would take the last vestige
Of the little trade which is left to Jefer-
son Yard on Main, Franklin. Seven
teen.n, and Eighteenth streets to the
now prosperous upper Broad street,
which has taken good care of itself in the
past and is now fully able 10 continue
doing so, without having tho bread
taken out Of the mouths Of the Jefferson
Ward merchants.
Pass this measure and you will have
the Main-street store-property vacant.
tenants being unable TO pay the rent |
You will add 10 the now abundant trade |
of the Second market, to tho great det-
rimeut of the old First market. You
will increase the price Of property in the
East End, and the trade and rent OF
west Broad street. enabling resident OF
Marshall Ward to go to Madison Ward |
without setting his foot upon the soil of |
poor old Jefferson Ward, thereby de-
tracing all trade from its merchants.
The most ardent advocates OF the |
scheme realize the city's inability at this |
time to construct the bridge so Of course |
all the profit from the scheme will ensue
to the private corporations with plenty |
of CONCESSIONS
&. 1t will benefit the workingman by |
giving him a cheap home near the centre |
of the city. How By cutting of ff- |
teen or twenty feet of his walk il no is
willing to expose himself to the elements |
OF all seasons Surely the thousands of |
men and women who daily pass up and |
down Broad street between Twelfth and |
Twenty-fourth and are dependent upon
their daily labor for support cannot af-
ford to pay ten cents per day carfare, |
otherwise they would patronize the |
present car line instead of walking along |
Broad street in all kinds Of weather as
we now see them do.
And lastly, God made the sun to shine
upon the rich and poor alike, upon those |
who live in the valley and and upon the
hillside, as well as for those who live on
the summit.
Build this bridge 81 feet wide and
throw the middle of Broad street from
Twelfth to Twenty-fourth into perpetual
gloom and shadow, where a ray OF sum
shine cannot penetrate.
There are rows upon rows of good |
houses on Broad street from Twelfth |
TO Mayo and from Eighteenth to
Twenty-fourth streets, all OF which with
the exception of two (as l have ascer-
tanned from personal observatory are
now occupied by good and desirable
tenants. OF course these houses
will be made worthless, for the
dust, dirt, noise, and gloom of the
bridge will make them very undesira-
bic, ana Wnefe you now uhu Ohly TWO
vacant, you Will upon the completion OF
this scheme find whole squares OF I'M
tenanted houses. 1t will not answer to
say that people in New York on the line
of the Elevated railroads put up with
these inconvenience Land IN Rich
mond is not SO scarce as to compel peo-
pie to remain on Broad street for want
of finding suitable places on other
streets. Wehave too much room to spread
in for that / call upon the thinking
men OF our Council to ponder we'll upon
these objections. Are not We OF Jeffer-
son Ward sufficiently afflicted with
Shockoe creek, the periodical overaows
and floods, the stagnation in the prices OF
property, which is just beginning to
brighten up somewhat. without having
this unsurmouptabls obstacle upon us
can only excuse this lengthy article
by the deep interest feel in the welfare
and prosperity of Jefferson Ward and
the great wrong that would DO done by
destroying the value OF its property and
rata,l husiness for the unrnosa ~ hama.