The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
NEWS GATHERED
FROM SOUTHS|DE
Street Committee Turns Down
Gill Brothers Application
for Spur Track.
THE FIGHT WILL CONTINUE
Post Office Site Is Now Paid for,
Almshousc and Poor Com
m mittee Meets.
Manchester Bureau. Times-Dispatch,
No. 1902 Hull Street

Manchester Bureau. Times-p Dispatch,
No. 11o2 Hull Street.
After a most vigorous fight last
night before the Street Committee,
the ordinance providing for a spur
track to be run from the northeast
corner OF Ninth, across Ninth Street
and Semnes Street. to the proposed
site of the woodward to be erected by
Messrs. Gill Brothers. at Ninth and
McDonongh, was lost owing to the fact
that the final vote was to 4
The ordinance only asked that the !
permit be granted for the running Of
the spur track. but the opposition. and,
In fact, the fight for the track, was
waged almost entirely along the lines
as to whether or not the presence
or a woodward in that vicinity would
be injurious to the property in the
vicinity or Objectionable TO the citizens
living nearby.
Wells Opens Up.
FL IA. wells, representing the citi-
zcns. was the first person 70 be heard
on the ordinance. and he spoke only
for short time. He stated that he
was not SO much opposed TO the spur
track as he was to the erection Of
the woodward at the proposed point.
he. however, stated that he did not
want the track there, and furthermore
gave reasons why those whom he
represented desired that the ordinance
be not recommended to the Council
He showed how theferection of such
a plant would deprecIate the value Of
property in that section. Mr.. Wells
pointed out the fact that the proposed
site was adjoining number OF res
licences, and. in fact, practically In
front of these residences. He showed
that the proposed yard was not only to
be a woodward. but a lumber and coal
yard. Mr.. Wells was most earnest In
his plea. and begged the committee to
defer their action until the Fire Com
mittee had acted upon the building
permit. which must be handled by
item before the plant Is made pos
sible.
Sir. GIN Replies.
Mr.. Gill, one of the firm answered
Mr.. Wells, and his. argument was a
good one. Indeed, he made an excel
lent plea for his cause--far better. IN
fact, than many lawyers could have
done. He gave the actual distances
from his property to those of citizens
having residences. and made a strong
talk along this line, pointing out In
stances where such concerns were To-
Gated in Richmond. He also presented
a petition, signed by eighty or more
citizens, some of whom were property
izens present, who testified that they
lived close to where the yard was TO
& be located, and, In fact. close TO the
old yard. and that they had not been
annoyed by the presence of the yard.
Mr.. David Hey. who owns one of the
handsomest residences In the city, and
which Is located in close proximity
mittee not to recommend the passage
of the ordinance.
He stated positively that his insur-
ance agent had informed him that his
insurance would be doubled should the
yard be located near his property.
Many OF the citizens are opposed to
the proposition, not on personal
grounds, but that they think their
property would be damaged as q re-
suit OF 1t. Gill Brothers think 1t hard
that they should suffer, but the people
arc OF the opinion that the city Will
not be benefited by the yard.
Fight to Continue.
The entire matter will depend en-
tirely upon the fact whether or not
the Fire Committee grants a permit
for the erection of the woodward and
engine-house. This matter will, how
ever, come before three bodies. The
Fire Committee will hear the request
for the building permit; the Water
y commissioners VIII s De requested ~ &c
furnish water, and the Council will
have to consider the request, which
was turned down by the committee
last night. Both sides Will fight the
issue. and the contest promises to be
most interesting one.
The committee amended the ordi-
nance which had given the Union
Trunk and Bag Company the privi-
lege OF running a spur track from
the Southern Depot to its plant. The
amendment only changes the location
of the starting point of the track.
The report of the City Engineer
was adopted. Bids for furnishing feed
s for the Street Department were opened
ard awarded to Leo Ullman. The con-
tract for blacksmith work was award
ed to w. j. Alley.
Sidney Carney, colored, Of Chester
field, who charged the city as be-
irg responsible for the death of his
horse, which fell in n hole at Everett,
Street and the Turnpike during the
month of May, appeared, but his case
was not acted upon.
Members of the committee present
We're Messrs. r. T. Patram, w. D
Ferguson. j. b. Rudd, j. w. Moore
G. C.3Jones. D. Z. Toney, j. A. Lind,
say and Captain Tillery.
500 AimsiiolIse Meeting.
The Almshouse and Poor Commute
met last night and transacted routin
business. The matter of ordering sup
plies for the institution was gone into
$50 Those present We're . Messrs j. Y