The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-27
WIDEN SIDEWALKS
MERCHANTS PLAN
Broad Street Business Men
Want More Space For
Pedestrians
ALSO AFTER BETTER
LIGHTING FACILITIES
Practically Unanimous in Theirs
Desire to Make Thoroughfarc
One of Most Attractive
in Country.

themselves as highly pleased at the
in recomme nding permanent scheme
for illumination of this thoroughfara
ffefss Pine struer 10 CITY Fran, ami
they feel conhdnt the Council. when
it meets next week, will not hesitate
to give the proposition their hearty
stamp of approval
If the present arc lamps on the
corners are removed" said Mr.. Sam
Cohen Wednesday. at will cost not
more than $500 to maintain the new
lights, and II is needless to say that
the expenditure will be a good In
yestment.
Mr.. Cohen has just returned from
an extended trip down South, and says
many OF the Southern cities are ahead
of Richmond in the matter OF light
ing
Like Tallow Dips.
Are lights on the corners along
Broad he says. ARE like taliow dips
compared with the lights we want tho
city to install. 1t is estimated that
it will take little less than $4,000
to install six posts with lights on each
block along the main business Soc
tion- with three on each side. FROM
these posts five Tungsten incandescent
electric lamps are 70 be hung and
they will furnish ample light.
We also want to have the aide~
walks along Broad street wtdened To
the extent Of four or five feet on each
side. That would bring both sides ID
the street nearer together and at tho
same time would not make the roads.
way too narrow. We desire more
room on the sidewalks. particularly
for the afternoons and Saturday. But
above all, let us have more light.
That's what we want most. We are
paying almost double taxes and rent
compared with the old rates. and (
believe the Council will give M what
we ask without hesitation"
Wants Lighter boulevard.
Mr.. Fred Jurgens is another rf0@s.
chant who In enthusiastic over prOss
poets for more and better lights along
Broad.
I'VE want a great lighted bouls-
ward" he said. ito let people know
that we are alive and hustling. Moth
ing adds more TO the appearance and
liveiiness OF u street than plenty OF
lights Merchants are paying high
rents along Broad. and they are ems
titled to some oonyeniences. EVENT.
ually. We hope To- see Main and other
thoroughfares connecting that bust
ness district with Broad better lighted.
1t will help the city. and that In what
we are striving for"
Mr.. Jurgens also expressed himself
in favor OF widening sidewalks aion9
Broad. He wanted to see both sides %
the thoroughfare more closely united.
and. like Mr.. Cohen, he believed there
was plenty of space in tho roadway Of
the street to provide for wider side
walks.
Make Street Popular
Mr.. James DIETRICH. with Mostly u
Co. said: I'VE want TO let visitors
know that we have a live town by
giving them finely lighted boule~
ward, which will be popular by night
as we'll as by day. / am also heartily
in favor of widening the sidewalks to
give everybody more room. Tho NOR.
chants along Broad deserve more cof~s
veniences from the city. and I think
they will experience little trouble n
getting them"
II believe lighting of streets has
more to do with the upbuilding Of -
city than any other single factor.ss
said Mr.. Julian Tyler. whose estaO~I
lishment Is located on the north sidA
of Broad. Strangers, in PARTICULAR,
are attracted by we'll lighted streets
and they are sure to speak well OZ
the city OF they ind that we ara ups
to-date with our lighting facilities.
Nothing appeals more to them thar
lights
Spends 5000 imscif.
Mr.. Tyler then proceeded TO tall
how he had recently spent es0o 10
new and additional lighting In hi
store.
THAT shows what I think of tha
MIR. Tyler had not given the nlakter
light situation" ho added.
OF wider sidewalks much Thought bua
he saw no reason why more width
width should not add to tina general
astraotiveness and convenience OF the
street.
Broad is fine thoroughfars,~ said
Mr.. ]. G. Coriey, but II Is moro peers
ly lighted than any street OF tn kind
In the country. We can make tie
street one of the prottiest In the cosIn.
try by the scheme We submitted to the
electricity committee Tuesday night
and / take pleasure In saying that tho
scheme received the deepest and mos
earnest consideration at the hands a.
pect to present u petition for wfdAninn4
sidewalks along Broad street. Thia
scheme would add greatly to the APP
psaranoe of the street and would tenH
to relieve much OF the congsstsd traf-
hc on busy days,
Antiquities Syetem Now. z1
TN regard to lights. this merchantG
feel that Richmond has the most aylv9
tiquated system of any in the cdons
try for q city Of its siSs, Thsy aHSs
MT kicking but they feel the 0lfJg5
should give them ths oonvsnisAc1
asked for, No city. perhaps, haa ~
council with more pride than ours aSSHS
we are relying solely on It'll judgmeayts
Lights certainly do help to enlix1
things, said Mr.. r. Hahneys A1Gtf7
the new ones proposed viii ccrtntn1
improve the situation along Hruad u
night. No ono can deny that Hxpad I'll
very poorly lighted 1T present. N
II Ii tho hopa Of the merchxn4p 1n;
get more lights when the pew Ns411 y i
cfpal lighting plant Is put fnto q - w
ton some time In the early fAii. IA IA
Prepare Ordinance. TiS a Il
street II now being prepafNd On G
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