The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-07
MANY INQUIRIES
FOR REAL ESTATE
Some Good Sales of Richmond
Property Are Executed
During Week
BROAD STREET STORE
SOLD FOR $40, 900
Activity in Building Line is
Especially Marked-Ches-
tennan. Gets Catholic
College Contract

While business during the week
was not so brisk as some OF the
agents would have liked. 1t was never
theless considerably more active than
before the Christmas holidays. Sew
eral sales of some consequence were
noted. and it is said that inquiries
were unusually numerous.
Perhaps the best sale pulled off was
that OF the three-story brick store ar
705 West Broad street. which passed
from Hatcher and Chapel TO Guy
NJ. Cherry fo- consideration of $ls,-
0U0. Mr.. Cherry has been operating
his business In the structure, and has
merely come into possession OF II as
actual owner by the transaction. The
deal was executed by Pollard d Bag
bs.
The same firm sold for Garry +,
Moore TO w. c. Saunders the three
story brick residence at 7e7 West
Grace street for $4,000. The firm
also acted as agents In the sale M
David Dunlop's handsome summer
home in Chesterfield on the James
to GuNavus A. Walker. OF Richmond,
the property passing frcm the hands
OF DR.. John Endicott. of New Jersey.
VINO purcHa1ed III from WI buhi"p
not long since. The price involved
in the transaction was $4,000.
The sale OF pretty residence on
West Grace street near Stuart avenue
TO Charles A. Brown was recorded
during the week, though consumratad
some weeks ago. This property
brought $4,000.
Buy Ford Property.
Interest still centers about the pros
Ford's hotel and the rest OF the prop
erty included In the block bounded
by Broad, Eleventh. Capitol and
Twelfth streets. General opinion is
that the property Will eventually he
bought for additional administrative
once purposes at "a price ranging be-
tween sI75.o and $3.50. 600. although
in some quarters the belief prevails
that several additional stories on the
City Hall, located on the adjoining
block. looking west, would serve the
purpose just as well.
At meeting of the Common Couu-
ell n few nights ago, when the bod4
took steps to remedy some technt
oality which caused the mayor to
veto the ordinance authorizing pnr-
chase OF the property at Il reasona ble
price, the question OK adding several
stories to the City Hall WAS brought
EtISETGA IL iuH kTouAAS ana
buildings committee for investigation
pending final action on the ordinance.
Building Inspector Beck. who will
probably have some say in this phase
OF the proposition, thinks the wallis
and foundation OF the structure might
possibly stand the additional stories,
but he doubts the W ,sdom of the pro-
5ect owing TO the fact that the SYM
metry OF the building would be de-
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such a plan into effect. Mayor Rich
ardson, discussing the matter in an
offhand manner. expressed practical
ly the same opinion. The City Hal.
as IL stands to-day is one OF the pref
test municipal structures in the coun-
try, he believes, and for that reason,
II for no other, he liz opposed to do
ing anything that would mar its gem
erai design.
Home for Courts.
Those faSoring the acquisition OF
the hotel property across the street
hope to see a building put up COM
mensurate with the dignity OF the city
and sufficiently spacious TO relieve
what they declare to be congested
conditions in the City Hall. They
would have 1t known as the Court
building, with accommodations and
equipment for at least the six courts
now housed in the City Hall. These
courts are as follows: Police, Law and
Chancery, Law and Equity. City Cir
cult. Hastings and magistrate. The
attorney and other legal officials
would also have quarters there.
The first part of next week the
Board OF Aldermen WIFI again act on
the ordinance, which the Mayor sent
back, and then it will be up to the
Mayor to sign or not, as he sees 1T
Meanwhile. some report from the
Grounds and Buildings Committee is
expected to be ready on the subject
An item OF some interest was tho
announcement that the Bryan estate
will soon begin the erection of
three-story brick store on the north
east corner of Broad and Eighth
Streets replacing a couple Of one
story antsQuated structures at that
corner.
WIN Build Store.
Plans have also been drawn for
three-story brick store at l42s East
Marchetti and Louis Baidacca. at an
estimated cost of $4,000. These plans
are now in the hands of the build
Ing inspector for his approval.
The Chesapeake and Ohio has also
drawn plans for the erection OF
large three-story grain warehouse ad-
jacent to Its elevator on Tenth street
near Canal. Bids for this structure
will be opened January 8, the esti-
mated cost being in the neighborhood
or $4,000. The warehouse Will he
used chiefly for the storage or sack
grain, the elevator heing utilized alto
gether for grain Of the bulk variety.
Friday afternoon. II was announc-
ed that the contract for the new Cath
oiic institution in tho West End has
been awarded to w. A. Chesterman,
OF Richmond. for t5B,7e0. Other bid
ders were a. follows: J. T. Nuckols.
S56.7o3; Joseph Heye. $66.96s: r.. A.
Hievcrps t66.6S3; John Amrhein. $5s,-
213s HARDWOOD n Moss. $ss,7S6: J. T.
Wilson Company, t62.500: A. NJ.
Walkup, $6<.127
Work on the college. which Ia TO ba
1Coutlnpsd On Second Pexa.l