Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-18
BONNY BELLEVUE.
A RAPioLY-pEveLoPINe SECTION OF
THE CITY or MANCHESTER.
The Beautiful Panorama II Commands
City Water on the Propsrty-Its
Many Other Advantages.

Many Other Advantages.
One Of the prettiest bits ofscenery about
Richmond il commanded from the corner
Of Sixth and Main streets. Looking south
ward along the vista formed by the houses
one first catches glimpse of the river;
then of q cold. dark wall Of Jagged rock,
and surmounting this a beautiful stretch
OK rolling field, in the centre of which Is
tall brick tower. This is the tower OF the
Manchester water-works and the bit of
field is a part of Bellevue. Let ono then go
10 CANDLES Hill and no will find that
his little picture il but sugges-
ton of magnificent landscape with
the tower ,as the central figure. Then
let him reverse positions-that is, go TO
the neighborhood of the tower, and still
grander view comes within the range of his
vision. To the north Richmond spreads
out in all her glory of terraces. to the east Is
busting Manchester. aud TO the west the
valley of the James with its foaming
waterfalls, its myriad rocks and islands,
and in the distance the airy bridge Of the
belt-line. Then let him, approach nearer
20 the bluff and he can hear the whirl of
machinery at Belle-Isle and the Tredegar-
Works, and the hum of industry at the
Danvllle shops.
WHAT Is BELLEVUE?
Bellevue is a square plat Of land in the
corporate limits of Manchester owned by
! a company that is Differed as follows
| President, Colonel II. l.. Maury, Rich
mond; Secretary, and Treasurer. Corbin
Warwick. Richmond. Directors; The
president and b. j. Munford, Richmond;
Byrd Warwick, Richmond; j. Preston
Carson, Richmond, and j. @. Robertson,
Manchester.
The property extends twelve hundred
feet along the bluff of the river overlook
| ing the DGnyille railroad track, and an
| equal distance along Semmes avenue and
| the Richmond and Southside electric
railroad track. II is divided into two hun
bred lots of sufficient frontage on streets
and depths TO alleys tor commodious
houses and grounds.
| SOLD BY TIE FOOT.
The Bellevue property is not sold by the
| lot, however. II passed that state long
| ago. and is foot property" IA before
stated, it Is in the corporate limits of Man
| chester. 1t has the advantage of the city
water supply; its elevation affords facllI-
ties for q perfect system Of sewerage: its
| streets are well graded, and it is III tho
rough condition for building. Further
more, il is wedged in between the built-up
| portion of Manchester and some Of the
| rapidly suburbs Of the city. In
| short, its location Is such that Manchester
| must grow over It. Bellevue is q connect
| ing link between the principal industrial
| centre of Manchester and some of its most
| promising annexes.
CONNECTIONS.
Bellevue's most direct connection with
| the business part Of Richmond is Uid the
free bridge, but it has connection with the
western part of the city ria the Belle
| Isle bridge, the southern span of which
| that is, the span connecting Belle Isle with
! Observation-Disclosures on the Danvllle track
| Just below the bluff front of the property.
| The electric car line gives II easyand quick
| communication with Richmond, but even
| were that Improvement abolished the value
| of Bellevue lots would not be materially
| affected. II is within a quarter of a mile
| Of the Manchester end of the free bridge,
and consequently of the Danville shops
| and the Petersburg shops, and within a
half mile of Richmond and Manchester
| industries, employing nearly 5000 hands.
| Indeed, it affords that pleasant walk from
| these industries which the mechanic
| prefers after day Of hard work.
| The elevation of Bellevue IL such that
no matter how thickly the surrounding
property may be built up its beautiful
views cannot be cut of and its supply Of
pure, fresh, and inUgoratlng cir be inter-
| fered with. If there is a breeze Bellevue
is certain to catch 1t.
| NEIGHBoRING LOTS.
Lots in the immediate neighborhood OF
| Bellevue have advanced rapidly in price
| within the last few months. In almost a
stones throw of Bellevue property not pos
| sessing tho same advantage of location Is
readily commanding from, S25 to, $50
front foot. The Bellevue lots are held at
Sl5 per front foot for the present, but
there is no guarantee that these low figures
| will be maintained. The tendency Of all
| adjacent property is towards q steady in
| crease of values. and while the promoters
of Bellevue are not inclined to be greedy
they cannot be expected to keep behind
| the procession.
Reasons have been given elsewhere why
there should be IN the very early future a
rapid increase in the mechanical pOpula-
ton of Manchester. Already she has a
large number of industries. The Danvlle
shops are increasing their capacity TO an
extent that means almost a doubling of
their force, and numerous new enterprises
are being negotiated for with an almost
absolute certainty Of being secured. Many
of these enterprises must in the nature OF
things be located in proximity 70 Bellevue,
lust far enough to separate 1t from the sug-
gestions of daily toll, but near enough for
convenient walking.
CITY CoNyESIENCEs.
The man who builds a home on a Belle
yue lot has all the city cOnvenlences at
once. Water is there already TO be piped
from the mains to his premises; he ls near
the markets and the retail stores, only a
few blocks from the schools and churches,
and fuel is at his door. He is also more
convenient TO Richmond than are many OF
the thickly built-up parts Of Manchester
The property is in the scope OF all the con-
templated improvements OF Manchester
projected by the municipal authorities
such as O complete sewage system, paving
and grading of streets, &c. The Bellevue
property-owner will get q due proportion
Of the benefits of all the appropriations
Manchester has determined 10 make for
internal development, and moro than then
proportion Of the benefits resulting from
individual efforts to bring new enterprises
TO the city. He will also have the benefits o.
Alanchester's police and Fire Department
MANAGEMENT.
Tho Bellevue property is managed
by men of recognized energy, enter
prise, and business foresight, and who
will supplement every improvement
of the property by the authorities
| OF hlhu'utHltT III every way NhNg
can TO add TO the desirability Of the pro
perty for residential sites. The success o
the company so far has justified fully thei
confidence i'll the enterprise and is a sug
gestion worthy of study by Others seekini
investment.
No property anywhere about eithel
Richmond or Manchester has brighter
future or more solid assurance Of rapiC
building up and advance in values. Al
the conditions point TO its becoming q
home for o thriving population, and that
too. at no distant day. The topography OF
the plat is of a character that renders pre-
parations for building easy and inexpen
siye.
A REHABILITATION.
A recapitulation Of the advantages o
Bellevue shows:
A high and healthy location above th'
possible line of malaria.
An abundance of pure air.
Access to the water supply of Manches
ter.
Proximity to many of the leading indus
tries of Manchester and Richmond.
Participation in the benefits Of mum
cipal improvements.
Low prices of land compared with neigh
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