The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-13
CONVERT AVENUE
INTO BOULEVARD
Movement Being Projected to
Provide City With Great
Boulevard
WORK OF OPENING IS
ALREADY UNDER WAY
Declared That Richmond is
Behind Other Places of
its Class in Improve
ments of This Kind

The movement to open and extend
Monument avenue beyond Roseneath
road with view OF eventually making
Ill a great boulevard as far out az
Horse Pond road, connecting with the
Three Chopt road. leading to West
hampton and other suburban terri
tory in that vicinity. was given de-
cided impetus during the week by the
recommendation OF the council COM
mittee on streets that $4,000 be APP
propriated to extend Monument ave-
nue. a distance of $50 feet to the city
limits. The resolution was referred
TO the finance committee.
Already the work OF grading and
laying of the proposed boulevard
from the other end has been begun.
and il is expected that q great drive
way leading out from the city will
be an assured fact In the course OF
another year.
w. $. Forbes owns the tract i'm
mediateiy TO the west of Roseneath
road. and it will be necessary for the
city to either purchase or condemn a
right Of way through a section OF his
property In order TO carry out the ea-
tension idea. Mr.. Forbes wants Sls-
600 for the complete right of way. but
X is generally believed that he will
come down a notch or two III his
figures. in view OF the fact that the
opening of the avenue will enhance
the value OF his property greatly.
Monument Annex Nearby.
Just beyond the Forbes tract IL
Monument Annex, q suburban divi-
sion already laid out into residential
lots. SIN farther out is Monumen;
Heights, and there is little or no doubt
that the entire section OF territory
lying west of Roseneath road along
both sides OF the proposed boulevard
or las hn fnyt 4,~..
modern, up-to-date plats preliminary
to the expansion Of Richmond in that
direction.
Advocates of the proposed houle-
ward point out that Richmond has no
great driveway at present. s1tch as lie
Ia be found In other progressive cities
In Rtchmond's class Broad street
road could hardly be called rnodsI
driveway and the Cary street road Ia
likewise out OF confederation.
Pians are now we'll under way fol
additional development Of the fai
West End by means Of traction faciii-
ties, several cross lines having beer
projected within the last severa
months. 1t has not been determined
exactly where these lines will run. L
Is practically assured. however, tina
they will be in actual operation ere ths
lapse OF another year or two.
Has Church Sold Out7
Operations In realty during the weci
were perhaps not SO active AZ for sew.
s-as previous we@hs. Reports wers
still persistent that Grace Street Pres.
byterian church had sold out to Isaa.
Kaufman for the sum OF 800, 900. .bu
II Ia said that the deal has neve
bean actually put through. tt fs stat
ed on good authority that the church
has been offered that amount for ii
property. the previous offer OF SIS, 00l
having been rafnCfeH
The offer OF 100000 Is the highes
yet made for residential Grace Stree
property. The church is located on thu
northeast corner OF Grace and tourtl
Streets. having "a frontage OF 81 feet vi
Grace Street.
According to the terms OF the offer
the church would be permitted to re
main on its present site for at least
year and to take away as much Of 1t
edifice as II saw fit
Opposition Determined.
There were practically ne develop
ments In the Walierstsin thsater pro
ject. Ii IL understood. however. tina
the opposition 10 stiil determined t
prevent erection Of the playhouse q
the southeast corner OF Grace an
Eighth Street. II it Is possible to d
30. At the same time. the promoter
are just az determined to put up tn
theater An ordinance designed /
block the project was introduced at tn
session OF the common council a fe,
nights ago and was duly referred t
the ordinance committee. This resolu
tion merely provides that no theate
shall be granted a license that Is With
$50 feet of q church, special exception
being made in the case OF theaters al
ready In operation.
Building operations were perhap
more active than those In realty. Bid
were opened during the week for cree
ton Of three-story brick fire. proc
hospital which DIR. Robert S. Brya
and DR.. H. Stuart Mac Lean propos
70 erect on the southwest corner c
Grace and Monroe Streets. The con
tract will probably be let within III
@s course Of the NEXT two or three day
and work Of construction will be rush
ed. The building Will cost in tn
neighborhood of $4,000. 1t 10 stated.
Denaasts Behind Project.
Bulldog operations viii also be
gin shortly on the site of the south
east corner OF Franklin and Thir
streets, where = syndicate Of five der
lists will erect a three-story profes
stonal Office building OF brick cor
49, 1aEhetio1s. nadarnly equipped In ever
Way. The old brick residence on tn
site has already bean raxed and avery
ton OF the new building, which ID I
cost upward Of $4,000. Those benin
tho project are DR.. Irwin b. Smith
DIR. Herbert II. Scott, DIR. r. L. Simr
son. DIR. r. s. Lester, DIR. #. W. Stif
It II now practically assured this
w. 4. Chestsrman will get the cor
tract for erection Of the three-stor
store building which n. w. Rountre
proposes 10 put up on the south cid
Of Broad street next TO Masonic Ten
ple, Mr.. Chestexman,s bid o. tA1.ee
was found to Be thu lowest whom IN
bids ware recently opened, and Il 4
stated that the papers calling e
award of the contract to him Will 4
be signed tho early part IL next wssi
Carneal d Johnson have oompleta
plana for I nvs-stofy brick store build
1ng u b. erected by 0osaableom
d 1e0ra q 344o 0ast Main street a. =