The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-25
RENEW FIGHT FOR
BRIDGE APPROACH
Subcommittee Will Meet Mon
day to Plan Opening Of
Northern Passageway.
May FIND NEW SOLUTION
Chairman Mills Believes Prob
lem Not as Difficult as
1t Seems.

The city's defeat In It's first effort
TO opcn wide approach from Main
| Street to the new Mayo Bridge. Is not
to be accepted as final. a second ana
more determined effort to secure the
| much aSitated passage way will be
| begun by n special subcommittee of the
| Council Committee on Streets. which
will meet at 4:3U o'clock on Monday
afternoon TO discuss ways and means.
The subcommittee is headed by Coun-
| Gilman Mills. and is composed, besides
the chairman, OF Councilman Moore
and Aldermen Gunst and Powers 1t
was appointed last January by Chair
man Pollock. of the street Committee,
under resolution vesting il with
broad powers to consider all matters
related to the southern and northern
approaches of the bridge. Chairman
Mills issued call for tho meeting
yesterday
Opposed Dismissal.
The passing of the resolution direct.
ing the Hastings Court to dismiss the
proceedings for the condemnation or
property along Fifteenth street and tho
dock, was accomplished over the oppo
sition of Mr.. Mills. who strongly urpoo
mat the Council follow the advice or
the CITY Attorney and pursue the ac
'ion through the courts To POSTPONE
the acquiring of land for the northern
approach, Mr.. Wills held. would mean
mat the city will eventually have to
pay much more for the property than
IL would have to pay now
commissioners appointed bv mo
musings Court placed a valuation or
100000 or the property needed hv tho
city. ana the Finance Committee was
hostile from the beginning. IL in.
uorsed recommendation that the pro.
cecuinSs be dismissed. which Was on.
posed by Mr.. Mills without success
an ordcr was entered on Thursday in
lne iustihSs Court carrying out the
councils recommendation, ending tina
"rst hght Tor northern approach
MIR, Mills has since freely stat.d h,s
convection that the bridge approacn
matter must he settled without DELAY
ana mat the problem will not prove n
difiicult as il appears. 1t is probable
mat the committee will devotion a now
plan, which Will bring the desired re-
lief.
The resolution under which the sub
committee was created charges il with
deciding upon the "advisobiIity -
widening Fourteenth or I'ifteon,h
streets, changing the grades 10 mo
approaches at the north and south cnde
OF me bridge. providing for an out
~ VI street from Main to Broad and
any other matters in connection with
said improvements" The committee
Is authorized to confer with the CITY
Engihecr In the forming OF it's plans.
inc only thing on the committees
docket is resolution from the Adj
ministrative Board referred to il from
the full committee. recommending as
temporary solution of the northern
approach difficulty that the city re-
move the sidewalks on the cast and
west sides of Fourteenth street from
Main street to the dock. establishing
the property line as the street line.
me plan was proposed by John Hirsch-
berg, who advocated il as a measure
10 relieve the present congestion.
While the adoption of the Admins
iStratiVe Boards recommendation
would convert Fourteenth Street into
4 siXty-foot thoroughfarc and provide
Il wide passageway for traffic. the plan
is not regarded seriously by Chairman
Mills and will probably be rejected by
the committee. Opposition to IL arises
chiefly from the fact that II would
practically destroy the usefulness OF
Fourteenth Street for pedestrians pass
ing to and from the Southern Station
and the bridge