The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-15
FIRST PERMIT TO
WASHINGTON WARD
Virginia Railway and Power
Company Files Plans for
New Car Barns.
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WEST END PLANS COME NEXT
City Engineer La Prade, Of Man
chester, to Be Attached TO
Mr.. Bolling's Staff. :
WEST END PLANS COME MEX:
City Engineer La Prade, of Man.

The first application from washing
ton ward for building permit was
filed yesterday in the Office of tho
Building Inspector at the City Hall. 1t
IL from the Virginia Railway and
Power Company for permission 10
erect concrete brick and steel car
barn at the southwest corner of
Seventh and Perry Streets, to cost
100000. Preliminary sketches have al
ready been passed on by city Engineer
La Prade. of Manchester, who under
the old regime has supervised building
work in that city. The detailed draw
ings, however. were only completed
yesterday by the architect. II. d. Blair.
of New York. and it will take several
days to check over the specifications.
1t Is not probable therefore that the
permit VIII he Issued for several days.
The new car barn for the Manchcs-
ter and Petersburg lines Is part of
the reorganization scheme announced
by the Virginia Railway and Power
Company. The Washington Ward
barns Will front ITO feet on Seventh
street. running back $50 feet and Will
be OF fireproof construction through
out. In the corner viii be the walt
ing rooms, ticket Office, baggage office
and other convcnicnces for the use of
passengers on the interurban line TO
Petersburg
The architects notified Mr Beck that
their drawings would soon be COM
pleted for the new Richmond car
barns. to stand on Robinson and Tay-
Tor Streets. in the West End. The
total cost of the Improvement contem-
plated viii exceed s25o.00O. and Will
include. besides storage barns, shops.
paint houses, operating Offices and
various other accessories of modern
street railway equipment.
In Prade becomes Assistant
Pending the adjustment of the re-
lations of Washington Ward TO the
rest of the city, City Engineer La
Prade. OF Manchester. will bc kept on
the ground. supervising both building
construction and street work. Under
the terms of the ordinance for annex
alton, he is eventually to become an
assistant on the staff of city En-
gineer Boiling. with rank of Assistant
City Engineer, and salary of 81. 200
a year 1t. is expected that he VIII
be assigned to have charge of the pro-
posed street and sewer work IN Wash
inSton Ward as soon as funds from
the 80 per cent. reservation on Wash
ington Ward receipts are available 10
begin work. Meanwhile he will be en-
gagged In making surveys and maps
preliminary TO the beginning OF active
construction.
building Permits.
Permits were issued in the office
of Building Inspector Beck yesterday
as follows:
Fl. S. Wallerstein. to erect two two
story brick tenements. and one de-
tached brick dwelling. five dwellings
in all. on the south side of Grove Ave-
nue. between Auburn and Dooley
Streets, to cost si0.5o0.
Mrs. Hugh Campbell to erect de-
tached onestory brick garage in rear
of 1901 West Franklin street. to cost
5000.
Fl. a. Hare. to erect a detached two
story frame dwelling. 1909 ~ Thirty
first Street. to cost $1,000.
T. r. Boyle, to erect Il detached two.
story frame dwelling. on the north
side of Clay Street. between Thirty
fourth and Thirty-nfth Streets.
Sitterding Carneal-Davis Company.
to erect one-story concrete storage
shed on the south side of Moore street.
between Lombardy and Rowe Streets
Mrs. Bette r. Flippen. TO repair a
frame dwelling, 1909 n. Thirty-fourth
street, to cost $3.50.
Julius a. Grasberger. to repair
brick dwelling, 221s East Broad Street.
to cost 5000.