Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05
ROADS AND FLOWERS
Something About The EOulsVards Of The
North Side and Their 0rnamentallon.
MAJOR GrNTERs IMPROVEMENTS.
Thoroughfares Opened Up and bca"-
tf6ed-street-Cnr Service to Lake,
Ia. p,rL-% Resume Of important
Work Done.

Major Lewis Ginter, whose public-spi''t
has known no bounds so Ear as Richih""u
IL concerned, has by no m ans coh'iiiea
himself to the city in his efforts LOT "'-
vancIng the pubic good. Evidences OF
bis taste. generosity, and forethought are
plentiful on the North Side-they s'anu
as permanent monuments upon me ""'-
sides and in the daies 10 the man VINO
nut them there, that their beauty a"H
glory ard pleasure giving properties may
be enjoyed by all who care to 20 ana sso
and appreciate.
Major Ginter is a great believer IN gooa
roads and in road ornamentation. As''c
from the beautiful turnpike that nc h's
built. he has on med up many avenues
built and laid out lovely lake ana par"'
and II is understood that he Is now nav
Ing cars prepared to be p.acec on MS
nregeut track. which extends from the
street-car line on the Brooke turnpike
10 Lakeside Park, i'm order 20 give the
people who cannot drive over the beauu-
full country in that section an opportunity
TO reach the park cheaply.
As Is known. the present First-street
line extends through Barton Heights, and
then goes west TO the Brooke turnpike.
At Chamberlayne avenue the me
DIVORCES. and one track extends out that
avenue to a point between the country
places of Major Gnter and Mr.. Joseph
Bryan. II Is near this point ana right
on Chamherlayne avenue that the onion
Theological Seminary f. 10 be located.
II Is also intimated that Major Inter Will
connect his dummy-line from Lakeside
Park with the tracks on & io- tRNhs
avenue, thus giving access 90 beau
tiful lake and its romantic 'uhulhSs
by the two branches.
The ears on the First-... Q line
now run under .o-mlnute schedule,
but az the diverging point one car goes
out Chamberlayne avenue, whle
the next continues ito way TO the turn
pike, making 40-minute schedule on
these extensions.
with these improved transportation IA
CITIES and the remarkably fine turn
pikcs the natural and cultivated beauties
of the surrounding country. this section
will be ono of great attractiveness next
summer. Already Major Gintcr has.
under the supervision of Mr.. c. ]. Wat
king. an expert husbandman. spent thou-
sands of dollars in planting trees. shrubs.
and flowers along the roads and boule-
wards surrounding his place. Twelve
miles OF hOncysuckie hedges ana about
ten miles OF private hedges surround
Major enters properties. while the totai
number of trees planted are 1854; total
number of hedge-plants and Towering
shrubs. 1000. and the total number or
vines and creepers, over eco. nearly all
of which have been planted within the
past five years.
THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
Major Ginter's road improvement is in
charge of Mr.. Charles IL. Ashourner'
quite an accomplished engineer, under
whose supervision the following ooule-
wards. or avenues have been constructor
or improved: -.
Brook turnpike. which begins at 80,
CONS Quarter branch city limitsl, ana
ms IN yellow Tavern-slx miles. IL was
formerly a very rough road. with road
he'd COMPOSED of coarse gravel ana
deep sand. Formerly 800 pounds was r.
large load for one horse; now morse
can draw 200 pounds with ease Inc
entire road has been macadamized, ana
Il is In a frst-class condition. Inc pan
of the road is as follows; Two grass SIDE
walks. II feet each, with trees; one ear III
road. Is feet; car-track, il feeI r.
spectively, on tho west and east;
macadamized road % feet wide IN tne
centre. Is separated from the earth roau
and car-track by 4-fOot grass plots WIN
trees: total width, 100 feet. e..
Hermitage road, with width or no
feet. as follows: Two Sidewalks Oh graz.
Il feet with trees, and one centre grass
L.. xstfh rvFn
having "A macadamized road % feet wide
IN the west side Of It; and the earth
road OF same width on the east; length Oh
improved road about two miles.
THE AVENUES.
Westbrook avenue, running between
Westbrook and Bellevue. Go feet VIDE,
consisting of two sidewalke OF grass, ID
feet wide. with trees and driveway or
% feet IS feet OF which has been
macadamlzed giving 9-foot earth drive
on each side; length 5000 feet.
Bellevue avenue south OF Bellevue.
Westwood avenue, between Laburnum
and Sherwood Park.
Sherwood avenue. south OF Sherwood,
are all on the same plan as Westbrook
avenue. and about the same length.
Iaburnum avenue, which also crosses
from the Hermitage road to the Brook
turnpike. IL 100 feet wide. and is of the
same plan as the Hermitage road. IL
runs from Rossdale Station, on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
road east across the Hermitage road,
Brook turnpike, Chamberlayne avenue,
and Cottage avenue. and surveyed as far
as the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
near Strawberry Hill. Total length con-
structed. 500 feet, of which one mile is
macadamiZed.
SEWERS AND PIPES.
On the Chamberlayne property. east
of Brooklyn turnpike, is Chamber,ayne
avenue, similar % tnc Hermitage road
800 feet long, 900 fec: of which Is
already maca1ami@e1. Sewers and wa
ter-pipes are laid on this avenue. also an
electrician track connecting v,tt Rioh-
mond
Cottage avenue. parallel TO Chamber
layne 10 feet wide, one half nile in
length, all OF which has bceh n;acada.
mized and has sewers and water.
mains
Walton avenue, from Brook turnpike