The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-14
LEE DISTRICT DISCUSSED.
COMMITTEE or THREE MOLD IN
INTORWiL MEETING.

Tho WHY'S and Whcrcfores as to the District
Coming into the City-opinions ~ 70 The
Conditions of Entrance-Floyd street OBJ
,iructions.
Considerable discussion has taken place
vi,h.n the past month as TO whether or not
lee district shall be included in the corporate
limit, Of Richmond. Lee district Is that part
ogHrurico county lying west and south If the
lee statue and for some time past the resi-
1.ni. Of the district have been discussing the
ops-tion Of city advantages Meetings Of
,.-.prrtv-owners have been held. and a short
,re ago committee was appointed to III
,-, and report as 10 the best method Of
,minr into Richmond or the best way to
make improvements in Lee district 10y proper
tfovners.
r, fine Bar Association rooms Thursday
.,.ninc last q meeting was called Of that COM
,ittee. but only three members made Their
enpearance. One OF them IS an extremity
gl,ltbv man. the other two being men Of COM
table circumstances. While woting for the
..ber members 10 come the subject was IN
trralv discussed and the gist OF the discus
Son is as follows
SOME LITTLE THOUGHTS.
lee district has been practically abandoned
irthe county authorities, inasmuch rs no
,.o..r is uscd for the improvement OF the
districts roads or streets. That the Republi-
0ir officials IN the county are trying 10 'bam-
l..ler the people sufficiently 10 make them
ir..o that if they-the Republcans-are
continued bon power, Lee district VIII reap
.V benefit of funds devoted 10 Improvements
T.+ many residents Of the district are poor
f..,le. and that If they believed such foolish
theories they would awake 10 the fact nj q
Short time that the Republicans would carry
ont -teir usual programme, and break their
TI.t d.. district is bound to do something
afur.r The county has not spent a cent on
I. district this year, nor a cent last year
That it is the desire of property holders TO
come INTO the city if the money which will be
fai IN taxes will be used in the improvement
~ Lee district That if this is not done, and
done fairly. the people in the district don't
want 10 taste the sweets OF city he.
ABOUT FLOYD STREET.
That Floyd street can't be gravelled be-
cause the street runs through somebody's
lla.e. and ne won't allow the street 70 come
through his property. That people who wish
iD eo 10 the extreme end of Floyd street,
when they get L. this property, have 10 90
over 10 Main street or Grove avenue. That
o. certain man got up % subscription last year
Of TEN cents ON % front foot from every prop
erty-holdcr but this man who stops the street
DID The money was 10 be used for glayClliug
ffe sidewalks but he knocked the scheme 10
pieces.
That "a certain mans property also blo. ks
the street further west and does not allow the
street To- run through 20 the boulevard. That
he. like h, fellow-citilens further east. de-
ciiue- 90 DE- the street run through. That an
other man who owns property west OF TINS
second Obstruction is gong TO gravel his
property to the boulevard early in the spring
These and many others We're the thoughts
expressed during the half-honr's wait and as
nobody else turned up or came up the meet
ING adjourned.