The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

MON MENT AVENUE WIDER
4 M overnent to Widen the Hand
y some Residence Thorough
HI fare Assuming Shape.

IA There is active inquiry for building lots,
II especinlly In the West End, and real
estate agents are looking Forward to very
lively business In the days that are Just
on before.
The advertising columns present an
attractive display Of announcements OF
auction sales for this week. Searchers
II for bargains will find 1t decidedly to their
interest to study these columns this
morning hi RI II .i4 al 81 j3;f9 NJ *
The movement to widen Monument Ave
nue. from Allison Street to the Boule-
ward Is assuming definite shape, and the
&probabilltyGis that the scheme will work
out all right. RI 55 }3$
u AZ present Monument Avenue extends
only from LON hardy to Allison Streets,
and for that dlstance 1t Is 3140 feet WIDE.
Beginning at Allison and going westward
to the Boulevard, It becomes Franklin
n Street again, and is only. 50 feot wide
.The proposition is to change tho name
Of the street from Allison to the Boulo-
ward B, calling tho whole thoroughfnre
Monument Avenue and widening the
same to 13Ogfeet. IA al Il Ia! 5f5a
HOW no DO TT. 4. lsS g.}.i6a
4. IN order to do this It will be necessary
to get rs feet on each side from Allison
Street to the Boulevard, and this nddi-s
\ tional fifty feet must come from the
u property owners. Most Of hese have
been interviewed and are favorablys in.
cltned to the proposition but they want.
Ito get something for their white alley.'t
Il 1t is quite likely that they will be per-
4 fectly willing to give the city the neces-5
4 sary 25 feet on each side of the avenue
4 If in turn tho city will agree to do tho
necessary curbing and put down grano-I
&lithicl sidewalks.
If such an agreement can be entered
igx mi hat ha 6opo
at once, or conditions might change At
present only one house stands In the
way and that Is not a costly one. Prop
erty owners along the proposed extension
i are being kinder held up. They don't
care to build. and they can't very we'll
sell pending the discussion.
Concerning the widening Of the avenue.
III If they so ahead and build the question
of widening might be further compli-
Gated 1t seems TO be a question that
8 ought to be settled without delay
The advantages to accrue from the wi
dening Of Monument Avenue are mani
fest, but one great advantage Is that it
will give Il good roadway to tho Sol
diers' Home.
Main Street Property,
Messrs, J. A. Connolly & Co., sold in
the past week for Mr.. Z. Raab, property
4 No. 60 East Main Street. known as tho
Arlington Flats; price obtained sl3,2D.
The purchaser will Immediately begin the
If erection Of two modern stores with fats
above.
The same firm also sold on last Fri
day for Mrs. Hannah Kosslow, property
y No. 1912 East Main Street, for $1,000
Property Transfers.
Richmond: Henry S. WallersteIn and
q wife TO E. A. Swami, q feet on north
\ line OF Dance Street, PSI feet east Of Ran
dolph Street, $l75
Henry S. #allers!cin and wife to Mary
e. Ruddet.. 25"feet on north line of Ross
@S Street. 1i5 feet east of Thirteenth Street,
subject to decd of trust for sl,NS0, SIPS.
a. D Jenkins and wife to Edmund w.
/ Reid. "a feet on north line Of Clay Street,
107 "a feet west Of Monroe Street, 1900.
s Henr'co: II. r. Pollard, Jr, ard wife
tor. Fl. Hubbard 81 feet on south limo
of Darlington Street, LOG feet east of Rose
Street, S246,
Walter p. Freeman TO w. B. Flgg. 90
feet on south line of Flovd Street south
east corner of Crenshaw Avenue. $500.
John Matthews and wife. to James Mr.
and Sarah Cranor, 1897 acres on north
side Of Nine-AIe Road. a bout three miles
a from Richmond, and personally, subject
TO two deeds of trust. securing $500, S.
~ 400
Samuel p. Waddill. clerk, to w. G. #.
Ky Thomasson, q acres on the Chlcknhominy
swamp. sold for taxes IN name OF Sarah
Jude and children for year 1893. s97G