The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-24
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Mr.. Mills Tux Offer Ordinance to-
Straigitcn Line OH Main q
CONFORM TO BYRD } /. J, SURVEY ! il !, E !,
This Provided for T'welve-Foot
Sidewalk, bit Rebuilding, Was
Made Seventeen Feet. 3ss
Street.

Councilman Morga,lFR. Mills Will intro
Sduce In the Council 4 OH Monday nigh It . III
resolution for the purpose or straighten.
ing tho&llnc 81 the sidewalk on tile north
side OF Main Street, between Ninth and f
Tenth Streets. N I.s q. III n q \
54A AS conditions now are, tie Bank Of
Richmond building and tho Commercial
Club extend five feet In front OF the
II 4 front Of = these Two buildlngs5
the pavement Is but twelve II feet while
other buildings on the same block have
"a pavement extending seventeen feet.
9,rhe consequence ID that Main Street
between Ninth and Tenth, on the north
side presents nm irregular front which \
Is not only awkward, but unnttractivc.
|. Why the Difference?
Mr.. MI Ills calls attention to the TACT
that the original surveys Of the city show
that the sidewalk should be but twelve
feet In width, and points out that tho
walkwny Immediately across the road
way Is but twelve feet In width, as are
the wa1kways on the square between
Eighth and Ninth Streets. ia
IS IT i Is said that before the Civil War &
the houses we're built UP to the twel ve-a
foot line, but that when Richmond was
burnt and rebuilt, an attempt was made 4
by the property owners 10 build five feet
back OF the line. This was done on
the postofIlce block. About 1910 the Gil 4
Council had passed q resolution. however.
setting out that tho pavement on. the !
north side OF Main Street between n NTH
and Tenth, was but twelve feet In width Is
and directing that the William Byrd
surveys la the city engineer office should
be observed s RI
or all those who own property on the
street In question, only the owners OF
the Bank OF Richmond and the CONNER
cial Club have now 4 legal RICH I to ella I'm
up to the twelve-fo9t line, II for BY tho
statute OF Limitation the city has ac- {
auired the right to u the seventeen-f foot
pavement between Nintt and Tenth
Streets. s4i.l n e IS 55t sS8
To Extend Ito Others.
Mr.. Mills proposes to give the rights
enjoyed by the owners q TIE hank 81
Richmond and the Commercial Club 70 \
4 all property-owners& on the street. but
& he expressly states that there Ia nothing
In his resolution which Will direct prop
8erty-owncrs to build up TO tho 1901
line. f 5y g
~ "lt Is simply to make a uniform ltne
and to beautify tho city. I have no idea
that owners viii shuild out to tie line At
once, but ri do think tina when n icy
improve their properties, they Will take
advantage Of the additional five feet. ''
Mr.. Mills will present his ordinance
next Monday Nigh when It will be sent
a to the Committee on Streets, Q when
Mr. Gilber. Pollock Is chairman. me \
resolution { approved byS the Street
Committee. viii probably DO acted upon POI,
by the Council mt the first meeting IN IN
August. I'll } Il
The Ordinance
The ILLS. resolution reads MS follows:
BE It resolved by the Council Of the
City OF Richmond tthe Board OF q lde & /
men concurring).8 That the street Inc
f on the north side OF Afains Street between
X Ninth. and II Tenth Streets. pc ana /, ,se
same is hereby established as per plans
and profile on file IN the Off Ice OF N
city Engineer, the same being tue tr rye
line as indlca ted thereon. N F. "a