Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19
FUTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Need for Protection Against hisn
Mnfer-Othcr Notes of Interest.

As was suggested in last Sundays is
sue. the question OK arranging some plan
TO protect tho property-owncrs on Les
ter street and other streets from the IRE
quent encroachment OF the water ~ now
the all-important topic. and the Dispatch
man who pictured the narrowing scenes
that are to be Witnessed in food-umeS
seems to have struck n sympathetic
chord I'm the hearts Of the Fulton people,
The general opinion still exists that Les
Ter street is the main thoroughfare TO tho
city proper and any Improvement con-
templatcd by the city in that direction
will meet with the appreciation OF inc
poople. There are various opinions as 10
how to protect the residents ana pIo-
perty-Ownors on these streets. Inc Dis-
match man Intercepted quite NUMBER
of the Businessmen, who. are ldehlnieo
with everything that tends TO make the
Mace suitable as a manufacturing ana
residence place Among those VINO very
freely gave expression OF their views are
Nressrs. James Hartley. II. a. Caveda'
William q. Gayle, and Thomas OConnor.
ana others. While all these gentlemen
favor improving Williamsburg avenue,
they are nevertheless a unit IN support
of protecting Lester street from tho nood-
Said one of them: Il recognize inc i@ct
that the floods OF recent years have dono
incalculable injury 10 the owners or pro-
perty on Lester street. twenty ycais
ago IL was the business portion or TINS
section. and the whole place was punt up
i'm stores and residences. and scene OF
activity pervaded the whole place. But
! those DAYS are past. and instead, scehe
I Of desolation and loneliness is there 10
gaze upon. bar up Lester street TOT s"'.
! eral squares on either side, there - not
/ a house to be seen, and In that pdiuou-
! lar portion one can recall the years gone
! nv and soc that Time makes many
| changes All the houses that stood on
/ This lonely ground OF several squares
we're swept away by the Hood years ago:
/ ,,,d ss tho lido ebbed and flowed at VIII
/ over the land no attempt has been mao"
ia build tho place as OF yOre, as tno
/ owners are denied protection IRON even
"a slight rise. Were "a mound raised along
the hanks OF the river TO prevent inunda-
ton. while IL would entail consideraDlo
expense. yet the Improvement would en-
nance the value 81 property. me pia'e
would be then built up. and the CITY
would derive additional taxes as an out
I come" -
! others favored culYerting Glles creek
starting from some point near the idli-
road aud arching rs dow for some hls-
rance into the James Then Lester street
and WILLIAMSBURG avenue would be freed
[ from tho mercy ~ the waves.
There was quite a ripple OF cxcitement
on Denny street "Wednesday. when an
electric car, passing along al a moa'rat.
rate % speed. crushed into = morse ana
vvsgon driven by Mr. Nelson EnrouShty.
and smnshod the shaft OF the wagon into
srnithereens. The horse was knocked
dow. skinned UP somewhat. and thrown
across the fender OF the car. The driver
Was foppled over also, but luckily. cs-
capped without Injury.
Dr. Hnchman performed an operation
upon the young son % Mr. X. IL. NC
Cook last Tuesday and the httle ieuow'
y,ho suffered so much with his trouble, Is
. now free from pain. and improving rapid
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