The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-04
The NORMAL SIZE
A Number Of Suggestions Made.

To The Free Lance:
| see 10y the papers that the site sel, c.,d 4
Tor the fredericksburg Normal has been
DE- clined by the one or OLes who have
authority Tor 50 doing. rs citizen and
TAX Apayer Oi fredericksburg, | AIN glad
that II has been decliued for two reasons
FIRST, roughly, ! should say Il would
have cost Tile city of fredericksburg
SlO,OOO or Sl2 600 Tor sewerage. vns
and wat aud streets. and even at this
the site selected Is practically out of
town and entirely too far for the girls TO
walk IN 10 church and To shop in the
winter.
again urge upon the committee some
0i the sites located along Marye's
Heights, the property Of Col Kichar dson
especially. There may not be enough
acreage IN this property, but there Is
plenty OF land lying Just behind It. " which
can be bought reasonably, and If un.
derstand matters correctly, the wooded
land belongs to Mr.. Henry Warden. who.
am sure. If necessary, would donate to
the school 10 or 10 acres OF this wood, d
land or else sell IL To them at such IA
hgure that the price would practically br
nothing.
Capt. NJ Il. Rowe also owns land lust
behind Col Richardson's. | AIN sur.
that there could be enough land secured
from the last two mentioned uentleman
TO 20 with Col. Richardson's to give In.
required acreage IL would not cost TN.
city OF frrdericksburx over $1,000 To
carry water, gas and sewerage to Col
Richardson's property. The National
boulevard leads there with a good gran
olithic sidewalk. Both the street and
sidewalk are kept up and will be kept
up by the Federal Government. And ad-
Joining the property of Col. Richardson
Is The National Cemetery. which, I think
stands - cond ia the United States for
beauty and for view and comprises som.
30 or 80 acres. Tits property can be-
used 10y the pupils from sun up to sun
down. la other words you have a street
sidewalk and park Of 30 acres. kept NJ
/ 10y the Government.
The ely OF fredericksburg would really
only be out about : 900 In addition t.
the c, 81 OF the site. where, II II went Oh
the other side of boswell Field. the cos
would be enormous aud the property I
mile and "A haf or two miles from tn,
depot, the merchants and the churches
IL situated out near the Fair Grounds. 1
would not benefit the merchants OF Fred
erlckshurg, who would have the take
To pay on the bonds, for the simple rea
son stores would spring up near tn
school buildings and the pupils woul,
deal there rs against dealing in Fred
ericksburg, Tor the distance would be to,
Tar Tor them to come TO town unless the-
rode or drove In.
II the school was located at Richard
son or along Marye's Heights, Their
would be no vacant land for new store
and no necessity for any, because tn,
school would be close enough to th,
merchants on Main and COmm-rc,
Streets Tor the pupils to walk IA an,
back in 20 minutes Az cold-bloodes
transaction, as far as the interest @
fredericksburg goes and the Interest O
It's merchants goes, there II only on,
place TO locate said school, and that Il
somewhere along Marye's Heights.
would be opposed to crossing th'
river, but II "a suitable site could not b,
located along Marye's Heights. | woul,
suggest the Bradley property, whicl
contains some 30 acres and Is situated
Just north Of Hurkamp's Tannery, ant
after this the Stafford Heights.
| suggest all Of these places bccaus,
they are clos to the central part of tn,
city and the pupils could walk ia anC
back In short time in any kind o
weather; and last, but not least, becaus,
believe it Is better and would saw,
thousands of dollars TO the city.
IL not asking too much, would vol
please publish this communication, as
would Ike to have full discussion o
this matter among the people before tn,
site Is located and accepted
Respectfully,
A. W. Embrey.