The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-09
THE PUBLIC BUILDING.
The Henry Street Property Dis
cussed.

Tho desire of Secretary Crounse to
locate tho public building on Henry
street has led TIE TINES to look into
the matter OF sites on that thorough.
fare. AT present it looks as though not
less than two would be offered of suita-
Bile size and within the figure which the
Government is willing to pay.
The lots on the southeast and south
west corners of Henry and Robertson
streets arc only % feet deep to an alley.
But tho government could close the
alley by condemnation proceedings if it
desired, provided enough ground could
be secured beyond the alley to make the
lots symmetrical and sufficiently roomy.
f. Il. Ludwig informed a TINES reporter
yesterday that the southwest col ner, on
which Williams livery stable is now
located, and tho two adjoining lots on
Robertson street could be secured by
the Government, at reasonable sum.
Tho northeast corner of Henry and
Robertson streets is owned by tho
Bricgewatcr Carriage Company, and as
they have their factory there, the price
demanded for this lot would he above
the price fixed by the overnment,
northeast corner of these streets, and
the one that seems tho most favorable
for the site is owned by G. ~. Woolford
and MIR. Smith, of Leesburg. MIR.
Smith has written down hero refusing
to allow his lot to go on the market, but
an effort is being made to have him re-
consider this.
The lot has frontage Of Is feot on
Robertson street and runs back 100 feet
to the center of an alley on Henry street.
The lot adjoining this on Robertson
street has frontage of 72N feet and is
owned by DR.. Stone, of Winchester.
MIR. IL. a. Rives told the reporter yes
terday that the corner lot could be So
cured at reasonable figures, and if the
one at the side of it could be secured at
like price, that site could be offered
the government at tempting figure.
Mr. Francis b. Kemp, the agent here
for DIR. Stone, has written to the doctor
In regard to the matter and has received
reply that the Doctor WOULD sell fifty
feet of his lot for $3.50 per foot.
On the southeast corner of Henry and
Robertson streets the lot is owned by
w. c. Thomas, but he asks moro for his
lot, which has a frontage of so feet, than
the Government is willing to pay.
The property on the north side of the
alley and running to Kirk street, on tho
east side Of Henry street, is owned by
w. ii. Horton; but as this lot only has
frontage of S7}9 feet it would not an
swer the purpose, but the Government
could get what it wanted at fair price.
On the Northeast corner of Henry and
Kirk streets the lot is owned by syn
dictate, but this also is too small, as it
has frontage of but 071l feet and runs
100 feet back 20 an al1aV
The property on the west sido of
Henry street from tho alley running
back of the Bridgewater Carriage Works
to Kirk street, is owned by j. Donald
son, and has frontage of 10 feet, with
a depth OF 100 feet. From Kirk to
Campbell street the property is owned
by Nj. ~. Rife, but these lots have not
enough depth; and the price would
probably be bar.
careful review of tho situation
seems to indicate that the most desira-
BILE site would be the northeast corner of
Robertson and Henry streets, and, as
an effort is being made to have this Of
fercd al reasonable price, it is not
unlikely that this site will be seriously
considered by the authorities at Wash
iDgton.
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