The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-15
PAN TODEVELOP
COLLEGE TRACT
Will Cost City $4,000 to Cut
Grace Street and Two
Alleys Through.
CITY WILL GET BIG TAXES
Plan to Place Many Electric
Wires in Underground
Conduits.

II Will cost the city of Richmond be-
tween 100000 and $4,000 to open Grace
street and two alleys through the
Richmond College tract. and so make
the inner portion available for sub
division into city lots. according TO IL
report submitted to the Council Com
mittee on Streets by City Engineer
Bolling yesterday afternoon. Tho es-
innate includes the grading of Grace
street to n uniform width Of seventy
one feet. for distance Of about 760
feet from Ryland 10 Lonbardy street;
the laying of granolithic curbs and
sidewalks; paving the roadbcd with
asphalt block: setting out trees. to-
Gether with the opening Of two parallel
alleys. ono between Broad and Grace
and one between Grace and Franklin
Streets. with n water main and gas
main in each. together with sewerage
for the entire tract
Would Spend Part Now.
Robert n Pollard appeared as at
torney for the college. saying that the
institution would enter into n contract
TO dedicate the land for street and
alleys for delivery by January /. 1915,
the 800 feet westward from Ryland
Street TO be improved at once so that
lots may be sold off in front of the
main college building. Mr. Pollard
called attention to the fact that when
the college donated tho land to omen
ltyland Street the city had waived it's
right TO condemn other streets through
the tract and under that agreement II
could not now force the onening OF a
cross street batween Ryland and Lom-
hardy.
Alderman Fuller raised the point
that so long AZ the college tract was
used for educational purposes. IL was
exempt from taxation. but that when
developed IL would yield the city a
handSpme return in taxes each wear
lie thought the contract between the
city and college should specify just
when the land becomes taxable re-
Hardiess OF it's sale; and that the col
ieSe should at once assume the costs
OF grading and paving both alleys and
the paving of all sidewalks as re-
CURED under the plan Of local assess
ments The matter was referred 10
Messrs. Vondcrlchr and Gunst and IN.
CITY Engineer for report at the next
meeting.
Put Wires Underground.
resolution FROM the City Council
directing tho Committee on Streets to
report plan for extension of iha
underground district OF Tho city WAS
referred 10 a subcommittee consisting
OF Messrs. Powers, Mills and Moore
INC report of a subcommittee favor
ms the widening of Fifteenth stree;
!" an "iRhtN-ioot boulevard from Main
"lIcct 10 the Dock. together with ac-
Nlhitlon OF the Dock and the widen
~ pf Fourteenth Street TO eighty feet
.'til inc Dock 20 the new MAYO Bridge
sees recommended to the Board OF Al
rfUcn for adoptiou. The preliminary.
.,ai!tnatc OF cost is $4,000. MIR. Boil
ing estimating that the widening Of
Fourteenth Street from Main to Cary
street would cost much more than that
sum.
The seventh street TrestIes.
resolution from the Administrative
Board recommending that the Rich
inond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad Connection Company and the
Tredegar Company be required to re-
place old wooden trcstles now block
Ing South Seventh Street with con
crete or steel overhead construction
was referred to the same subcomuit-
tee which is now lin negotiation with
the railroad In regard TO removal of
tracks from West Broad Street. and
the erection of new West End sta
ton. y resolution was recommended
authorizing the City Attorney to ac-
quire land TO widen Cowardin Avenue
on the eastern side from Porter 10
Semmcs Street to a uniform width OF
fifty feet. Tho amended plan for the
Fulton Hill extension OF the Richmond
and Henrico Railway was tabled TO n
special meeting to be called by Chair
man Pollock. when all interested par
ties Will be invited 10 be heard
Petition Of the Manchester Light.
Heat and Power Company for extcn
sion OF Its franchise rights in South
Richmond was referred to a subcom-
mittee. consisting of AIessrs Moore.
Vonderlehr and Gunst
Dohcrty May Recover