The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-01-23
CHESAPEAKE & Ohio Would
Widen North Third Street
from Passenger Station to
North D Street.
CITY WANTS SWITCH
AT PLANT EXTENDED
Several Eighth St. Residents
Before Board on Proposed
Improvement.-M May Pave
Johnson Street.

| | Four offioials of the G.. and O. rail-
road met with the board Of works this
morning and discussed plans for the
widening Of North Third street from
the c. & o. passenger station to North
D street. 1t was agreed by the c. & O..
officials and the members of the board
that it would be advisable to widen
that portion of the street thirty feet
which would allow wide roadway and
give ample room for the construction
of another railroad track il such were
desired in the future. Henry Starr, for
merly Of this city, and Supt. Hudson,
were among, the officials.
At present the company's tracks are
laid in the middle of North Third
street from the station to North D
street. This allows but about fifteen
feet of roadway and interferes with
traffic on the stree(1t is said by the
board that several accidents have oc-
Cured at this point due to the narrow
roadway and that if the street were
widened this danger would oe elimin-
ated.
| To widen the street would necessi-
tate the removal of several buildings
located on the east side of North
Third street from North D street
south to the passenger station. The
/ board will obtain estimates on the val
ue of the property and will send the
information to the G. & o. Offices. The
decision will be made by the company
later as to the width of the street.
| Light Plant Switch.
The officials were asked about the
possibility of securing an extension
of their switch at the city light plant
The board believes that it will be nee.
essary to have the materials for the
light plants new building and machin
cry brought over this switch and as
the switch runs within 400 feet of the
base Of operations they are willing to
provide the right-of-way, filling and
grading for the railroad company in
order to secure the extension.
Superintendent Hudson of the G. &
o. was present at the meeting and ex
pressed himself as willing to place the
extension if the city would agree to
ship the light plant materials over the
definite could be done on the matter
until the contracts with the factories
using the switch are examined.
May Pave Street.
With the paving of the street lead
ing to the crematory and the city light
plant it will be necessary to make
some adjusement of the posts support
ing the C. & o. trestle over the street
The street has never been made but
was laid out several years ago. 1t is
fifty feet wide and is crossed at an an
gle by the c. & o. trestle. Sufficient
room for the wagons using the road is
not allowed according to the members
of the board who desire to make a diff
ferent arrangement for the trestle.
The c. & o. officials agreed that il
permanent improvements were to bt
made that they would remove the OBJ
jectionable posts and make a spar
bridge over the street. This would
make it necessary to condemn ten fee
on each side Of the street
About twenty persons attended the
meeting of the board of works this
morning-some to demonstrate anG
others to petition for the proposed i'm
provement of Eighth street from
North E street to South H street. The
improvement will consist of brick paw
ing and cement cutters atTall point:
along the street except where such i'm
provements have already been made.
The resolution for this improvement
was approved by the board at it:
meeting December II, and given the
first hearing today. The improve
ment calls for 1920 yards of paving
and about 800 yards of cement cutters
/, The estimated cost of the improve
ment is $4,000. the citys share o.
which will be s9.400.
Many of the property owners objec
to the improvement on the grounds
that it is unnecessary. They claim
that a macadam would serve the pur
pose just as we'll as brick. The esti
mated cost per linear foot of the bricl
paving and cement gutter is s2.40 Il
the property owner The brick paving
where cement cutters have been laiG
will be s2.10 per linear foot.
Unless remonstrance is filed with
in the next ten days, signed by ma
jority of the resident property owner'
of the street, 1t is probable that th'
improvement will be made.