The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-06
N { W BOULEVARD
TO .BR YAN PARK
State, City and County May
Unite in Great
Project.
MAYOR APPROVES MEASURE
Conference 10 BE Held on
Plans for New
Driveway
MAYOR APPROVES MEASURE

Mayor Richardson yesterday returned
TO CITY Clerk Ben 4. August with his
approval a resolution recently adopt
cd by both branches OF the City Coun-
I'll directing the Committee on Streets
TO make an inquiry into the udvisa-
bility and cost of continuing the Boulc-
ward from Broad Street by the Fair
Grounds and the Hermitage Road to
Joseph Bryan Park The resolution
directs the committee to hold "A con
ference with the Board of Supervisors
of IIenrico county and the State High
way Commissioner with view OF un-
dertakinS the project jointly by the
city. county and State 1t is stated
In the resolution that necessary land
for boulevard 100 feet wide has al
ready been dedicated to IIcnrico coun-
", and the sole cost would be the con-
struction, grading and gravcling, which
could probably be done jointly under
the City Engineer and tho State High
way Commissioner. The Boulevard
would continue in straight
line. the present boulevard. which
runs from the New Reservoir
to Broad Street. from Broad Street
Road by tho state Fair Grounds to
Westwood Avenue thence by way of
the Hermitage Road by the A. p. Hin
Monument to the main entrance to tho
new city park.
Extend System of Parks.
While extending far outside of the
city limits. the enterprise Is not so
ambitious nor will it be SO expensive. as
the building of the original Boulevard
and extension of Broad Street Road as
a double driveway from Lombardy
street. That work WAS done under
Colonel Cutshaw soon after Mr.. Boiling.
as superintendent of Water eVorlls. had
Lot ~ Co
many years the entire system OF drive
ways was far outsode o! the city limits.
the annexation of Lee District taking
the limits from I.ombariy street to the
Boulevard. and IL was not until the am
neXation OF 1906 that the lines were
rushed beyond, and the great park
driveway made ono of the most attrac
dive city streets OF tho new West End.
the one on which the Confederate Bat
tie Abbey is soon TO be erected
As there will be no cost of condem-
'ation % property. and no reason TO
anticipate amy damage TO adjacent
property, as changes in grade will he
slight the cost of building the road
should not be excessive. the main item
az cost. II Is believed being tho cree
ton OF n new bridge over the Rich
mond. fredericksburg and Potomac
and Seahoard Air Line Railway tracks.
part II not all. OF which Will be borne
by the railway companies.
May Build Chr Lines.
The Virginia Railway and Power
Company. which already has double
tracll street ear line TO the Fair
Grounds, may join in the cost of a new
bridge so as TO secure "a better en-
rance to tho Fair Grounds for hauling
crowds, and, II Is rimored. may push
that line on as regular suburban
run, operated daily, instead of only
during the fairs. TO the Hill Monument.
where 1t would join the present Lake
side line. thus aifordinS much moro
direct route to Bryan Park and tile
settlement along the Hermitage Road.
and relieving rongcstcd traffic on tho
First Street line. which now serves
Barton Heights. Gintcr Park and all
the country beyond as far as Lakeside
with a single track,
Other Appropriations.
Other papers were approved by the
Mayor yesterday, rs follows:
Appropriating $1,000 to the National
Rivers and Harhors Congress
Appropriatins s2.19l.25 for a sewer
in seventeenth street north of Broad
Street.
Appropriating 5000 for expenses of
operating Mayo's Bridge
Transferring $4,000 from charities
account. new hospital equipment. to ac-
count of City Home expenses.