The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-17
supplemental Report.

supplemental Report.
me commissioners also Med q sun
Elemental report dividing the proposed
Improvement into three sections. for
the convenience OF the Council Commit
Tee on Finance, In the evident antici.
patton that the Forbes allowance would
DC considered excessive. especially I'm
view OF his claim for doub,c compen-
satlon Tor Monument Avenue and other
streets which 1t is pr opposed 70 project
through his property, ana whicn prom
, erty he now values In his offer 10 the
city as though those streets had al
ready been opened through. and tho
| iots. instead Of being acreage had an
actual frontage thereon. This .upp,c-
mental report shows the tnrec uliow-
ances made for the Forbes property.
asGrcgating %i5.2i5 for the strip or
laha belonging to him and running
along his acreage tract. partly In tho
lefty and parity in the county OF Hen-
rico. the strip being alonE the north
SIDE OF the Rosenuath Road from the
property OF henry :. WallerHtein. on
tue south. TO tho property OF the Rtch-
,hoho' frcdcTicksburG and Potomac
fSai! road. on the north. as follows:
ror the Forbes property. for Il strip
varying III width from twcnty-four 10
thirty-six feet. along the edge OF his
tract. from the Wallerstein property
10 the north side o! Franklin Street
ehtenued. $4,000; from tnut point to
me north side OF Monument avenus
extended. s5.sl5. and from tnat no,p, ~
the property OF the Richmond. Fred-
'snsoura and Potomac Railroad,
S9,loo; total. slb.2l5
May Divide Improvement.
This enables the Committee an F,.
nance II II so desires. to approve oniy
phst OF the report. the neeurn lana
from Grove Avenue TO Franklln ,,tr,.t
extended, distance OF SAX blocks ,n.t
ihs. according 10 the report, ,essp, a..
from Franklin street. cXLcnu.u IA
eaoh umeht. Avenue. extenaed, costing
p ana from MoGumcnt Avenue 10
Broad street iioad Sl3.soS.30.
All OF these estimates ar, ,.iIow,pc,,
10 property owners Tor the LAND ul1n.
uHo make no estimate OF the D!ob.bi,.
|os9 VI tue grazing and Improving nj
the proposed boulevard. owing 10 ~.
open nature OF the section, there wouid
DO Htlie or no damage by reason OF
changes in grades.
Inc report was not formally be,o,,
the Committee on Finance las, n,xht'
OUT ihuiEiuua! members were nenpratlv
discussing the awards muoe by mo
commissioners. the view being ex
pressed that some were cxcaedinxlv
liberal
Wants Streets included.
III ta'oT OF the plan assorted
ane. oelore hnal acton IL should be
made to include rights of way 10 me
city limits for the opening OF Monu-
'neht avenue, Grace and other streets
Pec'allS since the valuations made b,.
INC commissioners have been based M
me assumption that the property was
oivided into lots facing on those strsuts,
Ia 'he view OF Investors and real
estate men, who have not seen the al
- uie . MADE. and go do not pass ON
"heht IS one OF the largest ATTEMPTED
W inc city in years. and II finally de-
'ermihed upon will mean an enormous
r nnahcement OF values and great I'm.
petus for building throughout the
western section OF the city and even
oeSVh' the corporate limItg. II
hhaiiy rejected by the Council. II can.
nor loll to give an equal setback to
mat section. and may even result In
turning tho tide OF building Operations
III another direction.