The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-21
BROOK TURNPIKE
IS DANGEROUS
So Declares Report of Viewers
to County Board of Super
visors.
WILL OPEN NEW ROAD
-l1enrico County Moving TO the
Front in the Matter of
Road Improvement.

i "trhe Brook Road is now In such con
| dition that II is dangerous. was the
| conclusion of the report of the View
| ers. to the Board OF Supervisors of
Henrico county yesterday. The report
recommends that immediate action he
| taken toward opening n parallel coun-
ty road along the line of chamberlaync
| Avenue. and calls upon the Richmond
| and Chesapeake Bay Railroad Com
| pany. who have torn up the Brook
| Turnpike, to pay the cost of con
structinE the new road.
The Richmond and Chesapeake Bay
Railroad Company. which proposes to
operate n line of electric cars to Ash
land and beyond. bought the Brook
Turnpike from private company,
which owned it. some time since. and
for more than two miles constructed
their main line UP the centre of that
thoroughfare The Brook Road is the
main approach to the city for n large
and prosperous section Of the county
embracing the greater part of Brook
| land District. This district has larg-
| 1er population and pays more taxes than
all the rest of the county combined,
and the citizens of Brook HILL Yellow
| Tavern. Glen Allen, and the districts
| on beyond, including hundreds of Han
over county marketmen, use the Brook
| Turnpike as their main approach to
| Richmond.
| The high speed at which 1t is pro-
| posed to operate the new car line,
/ as we'll as the actual damage to the
road by the Instruction of the tracks,
renders the road in the Judgment of
i the viewers as unfit for further use
by the county. and the viewers unani-
mously recommend the immediate open
n ing of new parallel county road, to
: be operated without toll
Strong Report.
The report of the viewers is signed
, by the three viewers-T. Crawford
:, Redd, Fl. C. Beattie and L. w. Ryland.
The report goes on to say, The view
I, ers found that the Brook Turnpike had
been put in such condition by ms
o construction of an electric railway that
s IL is imperative that new route to
: Richmond from Henrico county be con-
I structed from the toll gate, near the
e Brook Hill estate, above the point
v where the electric railway leaves the
Brook Turnpike.
Your viewers found that Chamber
leyne Avenue, as now constructed par
: allel to the Brook Turnpike for con-
siderable distance. affords an oppor-
: tunity by the extension north to Nor
+ wood Avenue and south to some poin
. on the Brook Road to supply the route
$ needed.
The report then goes on to say: Fol
e these reasons the viewers are of the
: opinion that the proposed extension o.
: Chamberlayne Avenue north and souti
II will fulfil the requirements OF the case
t and will not only meet the convenience
is Of the public, but will in fact suppl.
.
c. viewers are therefore of the opinion
lit that while the road is one OF publ
" convenience, and should be opened D.
1e the county, that it is only proper t
" call upon the Richmond and Chesa
peake Bay Railroad Company to bea
A. the expenses OF making the chahee
:, as they have destroyed the only goo
~ approach to the city on that side
- Owners Donate Property.
W Full pats of the proposed extension
are filed with the report. A numbe
of property owners have agreed to DO
hit mate the land needed, most of Whlc
s. is on the property of Nm. Bowe an
ne the Ginter estate, neither OF whlc
=, Iparties make any charge.
Those who charge for the land use
;. are w. A. Hammond, F. Lauterbacl
:" NJ. l.. Ruckell. ]. w. McComb. Eric
-. estate and r. L. Barnes, the amour
~ claimed by these parties ggregatin
S3,94S. 1t is tnOugnl tHat tiie iofh
So can be reopened and macada<ized 10
10 nine or ten thousand dollars
No representative of the ChesapeaR
Bay Railroad Company was present
the meeting, but from former assul
arces it was believed that the new raj
way company would bear large par
il not all, of the proposed improve
n ment. All the interested land owner
X We're summoned to appear before tf
III board Of supervisors at Its Septembt
meeting. at which time the matter WI
be finally determined upon.
Extension to Barton Heights.
- The supervisors also had before the
the plots and surveys for the openin
OF new road connecting Bartc
Heights with the Brook Turnpike. ar
opening up a new section OF the coul
at ty The new road will be fifty fe
49, wide, and will leave the Brook Turf
= pike little north of Lombardy Sire
60 and run fve-sixths of q mile throue
ma the property of Wickham and Bow
ert who donate the land. 1t VIII run
$40 straight line and strike North Az
tor nue., in Barton Heights. just north
the Cedar Tree stop on the car llr
ere All Interested in the opening of tn
,a,, avenue are summoned to appear bcfo
~, the board on Friday afternoon at
esl O'clock, when the matter will be final
.he passed upon.
INT Northampton Line.
eX (,
or. The old question OF running II
ev- Westhampton cars through to the Ell
ed. of the line was also brought to Il
me attention of the board on complai
a an. of various citizens and resoluti
Ter was passed by the board directir
ap- the commemorative attorney of I
nth county to institute proceedings to col
ed pei the Westha mpton Park Railro
the COMPANY to carry out It's contract wi
l rni the. county of Henrico as to schedu
ner etc, and to recover damages for ia
,on ure to live up to the contract. Mr.
in B. Gugon appeared for the car col
pany.
a nay Tho railway company, during t
air morning ana carly aItermooii' ms
my. cars to the 'Ihree-Chop roau' aoo