The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29
Dive W AY FROM
PARK TO ? ARK.
City, County and Property
Owners May Join in Great
Improvement.
MAY OPEN FIFTEENTH STREET
Old Ward Grab System to Be
Followed i'll Distribution
OF Street Funds. q
MAY OPEN FIFTEENTH STREET

Plans for the proposed Park to Park
boulevard were placed definitely be-
fore the Council Committee on Streets
| last night by Chairman Adams, who
reported the result OF series Of
| conferences with W. c. Saunders,
chairman OF the Board of Supervisors
OF Henrico county. and State Highway
Commissio ner p. st. Julien Wilson. Mr..
| Adams said that he WAS informed that
all the land had been or would be
dedicated without cost for a roadway
loo feet wide. in keeping with the
citvs boulevard extending north from
the present terminus at Broad Street
by way of the State Fair Grounds to
the HermSaEe Road, thence by the y.
=. Hill Monument TO Joseph Bryan
Park.
Mr.. Adams said that the state High
way Commissioners proposed double
driveway in keeping with the Boule-
the other gravelcd. thus giving both
q hard rock road for all weather, and
light driving road for pleasure teams
the plan, MIR. Adams said, had boon
assured that the Richmond. Frcdericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad, the Sea-
GINA Railway and Power Company
would join in the erection OF a bridge
over the railway tracks of the same
width as the roadway. the bridge to be
approached by easy grades on each
| side, thus giving an adequate street
car and vehicle access to the State
Fair Grounds.
Wants Each to Take Onc-Third.
The estimate of cost of the grading.
macadainiZing and graveiinS necessary
to build the proposed road. not count
ing the cost of the bridge. State High
way Commissioners Wilson has esti-
mated to be s+5.l4S.So. MIR. Adams said
Stunning more than one-third OF this as
it's proportion, and suggested that ne
Eotiations be undertaken looking TO
he Improvement on the basis of the
city taking one-third. the county OF
tlcnrico onc-third and the balance to
be borne BY popular subscriptions of
Interested property owners. whose
property would be enhanced II value |
by the Improvement. making approx |
mately $4,000 for each to assume.
The matter was referred to sub
Lynch. Powers, Moore and Don Lcuvy |
to look further into the plan and re-
prefer 1t TO Rosencath pinp.
Several members present expressed
their interest in the proposition, Sir.
Don Lenvy telling of the plans of the
Improvement of Joseph Bryan Park,
nnd asserting that In his view this
proposed driveway would be OF far
more value to the city and citizens
meath Road as n boulevard. the cost
OF the land alone in that case having |
missloneis ms puns $4,000. without cs
timating the cost OF tho grading and !
macadamizins, OF the driveway. In One |
ease, he pointed out nil the land is |
provement, and the boulevard leads |
from one city park TO another, while N |
the case OF the Roscneath Road the |
property-owners have shown a disposi !
tion ID demand excessive valuations.
Permission was given the Virginia |
Railway and lower Company to relay |
It's tracks on Main street from First to |
Seventh Streets, and the City Engi- |
necr recommended that while this is |
being done the Madison Ward Com
mittee consider the advisability OF re-
paving Main Street from Fifth 60
seventh. that portion of the street |
being in bad repair.
May Open Fifteenth street.
An estimate WAS presented by CITY |
Engineer Boiling for opening Eff
tecnth street northwardly asa through J
driveway from Main Street to Mar 1
Street. the total cost. including curb
ing paving and retoining walls. being
$4,000. subject TO deduction of Sl0-
600 If the city ACQUIRED certain prop
pcrty fronting on Broad street. and |
so avoid the necessity OF expensive
filing. The new driveway will give
the incinerator located at Fifteenth
and Marshall Streets. and offers OPP
portunity for further extension of
Fifteenth street northwardly into n
railroad section now without access
for hauling to the central part Of the
city. The papers were referred to
the Madison and Jefferson Ward dele
cations jointly
Continue Ward Grnb.
City Engineer Rolling ask cd nstruc-
tions as TO opening his hooks for the
fiscal year whether on the old or new
ward lines. and the committee decided
to continue operation on the old eight
ward basis until the present Council |
goes out on September /. when the
new four ward plan takes effect in the |
membership OF the now Council. This
docieion will result In division Of |
the fund of 100000 in the budget for
streets generally along the old ward
lines and number of conferences
were held during tho meeting last ,
night in regard 10 the best distribu-
tion of that fund among the various !
wards, 1t being evident that 1t is the !
Intention Of the committee to CON /
tnue the old grab game system OF |
street appropriations until the new
Admi nistrativc Board takes Office on /
January next. One slate last night
had t.c division OF tho fund of 5000
600 proposed for streets generally to |
he expended north OF the river, di- !
vi''"d as follows: Clay, $4,000: Lee |
S30,0t Henry, $4,000; Monroe. SEQ.
600; Madison. $50 900: Jefferson, 500 |
900, and Marshall, $4,000 It was |
nsidercd probable that the Henry
and Monroe Ward allowances would |
be further scaled before the slate IL |
adopted.