The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-01
snt 10 tic community al large. and in

his opinion. helps no one at ALL
On cross examination, Judge Crump
asked II it We're not the desire and
TO tho interest OF the bondholders to
convert tho property into commercial
uscs lie replied that they desired to
continue it in public use owned by the
city. and. failing in this. to make it
commercial The bondholders. lie re-
marked, felt that they could not sue
coed with the enterprise in competition
with municipal wharves.
Mr.. Bemiss thought The proposed
site for the city wharres was not a
good location because OF Fluctuations
in the river. lie said he thought. in
reply TO further questions. that after
tho nllins in is completed, i. would be
possible to preserve tho FLOW Of water
for power purposes He explained the
increase in the number OF vessels from
pa In ?oS. TO i26 in 1905. by SAYING
that IL the latter year the city received
much mat erial for paving by water.
ana also that the Phillips Line steamer
Aurora locked there OH its frequent
trips.
Take Care Of Water.
He sa id further that The bondholders
arc not asking for relief from public
use of the part Of the dock between
Thirteenth and seventeenth Streets,
hut only below the latter thorouEhfarc
IN reply 10 question by Mr.. Taylor
Mir. BcmisS said that the flow Of water
would he taken care of il the dock
were closed.
r. " scarborough a civil engineer.
formerly With the Chesapeake ana Ohio
Hallway. was the next witness. lie
SAID that while he believed the dock
10 be OF some value to adjacent prop-
erty owners. lie saw no worth in it for
the general public The business on
The river. he thought. was almost en-
tirely III the hands Of regular lines
which have their own docks He did
not feel competent 10 answer as to
high water at times making the use
OF the dock a liz ceSsity.
Judge Crunp asked some questions
regarding the larger cost OF the haul
from tho city wharves than from
Seventeenth street, after which, reply
ing to question by Mr.. Byrd. tie
witness. sad that the fact that only
l2,S0l ions Of anthratite coal wero ~
cciNcd al the dock during the trst s;x
months Of 1910 could he taken as an
lndicauon that it WAS being brought
IN only by those dealers along tic
dock
Increase in Values.
II. Is. Franklin. a real estate assent
said that If tho dock We're filled up
the land would he worth 500 a front
foot. or sieo.coc Probable improve, 4
mcnts he estimated III value at from
100000 70 sSo0.n0o,l making |, total Of
perhaps Sl,120,O00,
tie did not see any coal OF lime deal
crs scramblinS for places 10 do bust-
ness along the dock. If there was any
advantage to the dealers. lie did not
think the public was getting any ben
eft lie thought the city ana State
could count on $1,000 TO SIS 600 taxes
annually If tn. property were built UP
for commercial purposes
MIR Franklin thought Rich mond the
only city in the world whh'h would al
low 1000 loads OF oyster shells TO be
Iiieh up on one OF its streets. which
he said was done on Dock street
The dock is Of no advantage TO the
PUBLIC, because it is not used accord
ms 10 Ferdinand Ebc former presi-
dent of the City Council. Modern YES
sells are larger than those OF older.
style. hc said for commercial rca sons,
and arc too large TO get into the dock
lie characterized the dock as a nui-
shnce from the standpoint, OF Tie cor
* oner SAYING that while there are many
means OF getting into ii, no facilities
are provided for getting out. He
thought it should be filled IN
AZ one time. said MI E,bel the citv
hau q project for running strect
along the river bank, 10 afror,! wharf
facilities.
Iintcr Mr. Bradley.
\. j. Bradley, secretary or the Brad
Icy Construction Company, said he was
located on this dock for two ys,rs
ana regards it as worthless cx..pt TO
NC pforle adjacent thereto. Ills m-
preston was that dca lcrs in coal gc.
most Of their supply by rail tn, )os
2 tho dock won't admit larger vessels,
ne said. instan cing this by the state
lnent that the contractors on the now
post office recently brought BARK.
load OF gravcl here. but could not ~
the boa into The dock
Hero. a!ajonramcnt was had for lu,.t.l,,
and M. R:aeAcy took The stand II tho
beginning Of the afternoon Session.
On The north side Of the dock, he
said, about 5000 feet was available for
use ana on the south side about $500
lect There were times when there was
not so much as rowboat in the dock.
anu he never saw more than four YES
fels there ut one time
Warth n Million.
nc land Nllcd in, ACCORDING ia Mr.
BTadley. would he worth half a mil
ion and improved should be worth.
AZ the lowest calculation a milton
dollars. Filllrs In would &c Of i'm.
nense advantage. in his opinion. to
Inc city and STATE The apF ositor was
only sentimental anyhow. This only
argument a ganst il was that Of rates,
ing ms would never apply unlcs; the
entire river was filled up--a; long as
tne water course is there .iic diIe-cn-
tlal VIII be maintained
l'cp!&ing L, some ,ia"sttung Il skcd hv
Jhdse crlimp in rosS-cNamna;ion. Mr
ir2dlry said that While l.6 vesscls
entered the loci; in 100? 80 repre-
fonied visits from the Aurora. tie Pc
tfFsPnrs steamer, which was the orl,-
s'caner which eyer ent red it There
Tore there Mere but 80 other vessels
and some Of these belonged 10 the city
or were carving material for tie city
IN actual practice, he maintainec.
any vessel drawing eighteen feet Of
water can come from the Virginia