The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-05
BOILING SPLANS
MEET APPROVAL
City Engineer Settles Fulton Hill
Squabble by Suggesting
New Route.
HENRIco ROAD MAY NOT BID
Engineer Bailey Favors Only
Louisiana Street or Nielsen
Route.

troversy over q street car route for
Fulton Hill and the National Cemetery
section, the Council Committee on
Streets yesterday afternoon recon-
mended the adoption OF n substitute
route prepared by city Engineer Boil
ling, which serves the largest po2u
ton, goes up the hill by the easiest
grades. and may be accomplished with
the least trackage. However,. 1t falls
to suit any OF the warning factions
which have on their hands large
acreage tracts, the value of which
would be greatly enhanced by street
car line. The committee spent several
hours yesterday in going over the va
rious routes proposed I'm motor cars.
Later at the City Hall. the matter was
quickly determined, after hearing
from the City Engineer. The Boiling
route is a modification OF the ravlne
route at first proposed by engineers
for the Henrico Railway. that com
pany having later changed to the
Louisiana street route on the extern
sion OF which Alderman Nielsen owns
several blocks OF property.
Will Not Revive Controversy.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Nielsen attempted to bring before
tho committee certain statements al
legged to have been made by n. p. Car
Der, the CARRIER family owning large
tract on Williamsburg Avenue. and
having appeared to advocate that
route. and 10 charge Mr.. Nielsen with
having spent FIR m $4,000 TO $4,000 or
city money in cutting Louisiana Street
through to his lots. The committee
decided that it would not so into that
matter again Attorney d. Z. O'Flaher-
~ appeared for certain citizens de-
string the Louisiana Street route. The
people beyond, ne admitted. were indif-
fcrent. as any line TO the National
Cemetery will serve them.
Mr.. Nelson's motion, as substitute
for the whole. adopting the Louisiana
Street route. was rejected. Mr.. Pull
Ter. chairman OF subcommittee
which had reported the Louisiana
Street route. stuck TO that plan, not
because he believed il TO be the best,
hut because the company had assert
ed that IL would build no other. This
assertion was later withdrawn by
authority OF the directors, though En-
gineer Bailey. of the HenTico com
pany. stated that he would recon-
mend no other, and Mr. Fuller thought
1t should be put squarely up TO the
Henrico company to build the line.
Boiling Route Adopted.
Nr Haddon objected to having
street car company diState teri0s ,to
the city government, and Mr.. Moore
moved that the substitute route as
recommended by the city Engineer be
adopted which motion was adopted
S to .. as follows:
Ayes-Gunst Haddon. Mills. Moore.
Powers and Pollock.
Noes-Nelsen and Fuller.
In view of conflicting statements by
representatives of the Henrco com
pany. Chairman Pollock explained that
If the recommendation OF the Street
Committee Is adopted by the Council
proper franchise prepared by the
City Attorney, containing the pro-
visions agreed upon as TO time limit
and bond, would be advertised for sale
as required by law, and the Henrico
company might then suit itself whether
IL would bid or not. The committee
has declined to go into the matter of
the bond in the sum OF $4,000 given
by the Henrico company to certain
Fulton citizens, guaranteeing TO prose-
cute it's petition for a route up Fulton
Hill. no special route being specified.
Mr.. BollinE's Report.
The report of City Engineer Boiling
TO the Street Committee follows in
full:
Richmond Va. April 4, 1913
Report to Committee on Streets AS to
Different Routes Leading TO Fulton
Hill:
The Richmond and Henrico Railway
lana street. from Gillian 10 Malone
along Malone TO Williamsburg Avenue
along Williamsburg Avenue to cor
norate limits. returning along Carlisle
Avenue TO corporate limits. dagonally
across private property to Virginia
Street. along Virginia Street TO Ma
lone Street.
This is feasible route to reach
Attention is called to the fact that
Malone Street is ungraded and has
never been dedicated as a public street
between Goddin and williamsburg
Avenue. There is steep grade on
Louisiana Street, between Tompkins
and Union, amounting to 10.6 per cent
All streets in city limits forty feet
wide
The CARRIER Route.
Second Route tcalled the CARRIER
Route): Along williamsburg Avenue,
between Orleans and the city limits
and beyond. returning along Carlisle
Avenue. direct across private property
of G. l.. Denoon to Taylor Street, along
Taylor Street to Virginia Street, along
Virginia Street to Tompkins Street
along Tompkins street to Williamsburg
Avenue, thence along williamsburg
Avenue TO Orleans Street
This also is a feasible route
Note: Tompkins Street is dedicated
as public street between Goddin and
Williamsburg Avenue
Williamsburg Avenue is n thorough
fare much used, and between Tenth
street and South Marshall Street (about
two squares), has a grade of 10 per
cent 1t varies in width from thirty
one feet to forty-hve feet.
The RaviEc Route.
Ihird Route (knoWn as the Ravine
Route). which was first proposed by
the Richmond and Henrico Railway
Company. commences at Louisiana and
Gillian Street, with q double track
along Gillian to Orleans Street, thence
on a curve crossing Virginia Street,
along the Ravine to the alley between
Virginia and Goddin, thence along said
alley to Union Street, thence single
track along Union Street to Williams
burg Avenue. thence along Williams