The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14
MONUMENT AVENUE
EXACTS ITS PRICE
O'keefc Finds That Honor OF
Living on Show Street
IS Costly.
DIDN'T KNOW HIS ADDRESS
Asked Council to Determine If He
Lived on Fashionable Ave
nue. or Franklin.


Living on Monument Avenue may
improve ones credit at the shops and
may otherwise add 10 the residents
! sociai and commercial weii-being. but
mas its drawbacks, too. The state
tax assessors. it appears. have paid
tribute 10 the avenues desi-ability for
residential purposes by appraising
property on that thoroughfarc At a
rate 10 correspond with its advant-
ages
me matter was aired yesterday be-
Tore the Council Committee on Streets
which was asked some time ago ~ T.
II. okcefe TO establish definitely
whether his residence was located at
373a Franklin street or 3039 Monument
Avenue. IL the FIRST named address
was correct. then he wanted a reduc-
'loh IN his assessment because his
property was appraised at Monument
avenue rates. If i was true that he
lived on Monument Avenue. then well
and good.
City Attorney Decides
Inc street Committee was not pre-
pared TO pass on the question and
passed Il along TO the city Attorney
M . keefe's NOISE. il appears, fronts
W NV diaeic FORMED BY the Coinci
dencc of Monument Avenue and nov
West Franklin street. which begins at
West street. and runs westward into
Monument Avenue. II could with
equal Justification be said 10 front on
either street
tijy Attorney Pollard submitted a
written statement, giving il as his
opinion that Mr.. O'kecfe's house. ac-
coVdirts 10 the best records avniluble
- III i,,
Mr.. Pollard adds. IL Mr.. o'Keefe prefers
10 live on Monument Avenue. The mat
ter can easily he arranged b. apply
ing - the Judge Of the Hastings court
for an order establishing his residence
on that street:
NJ. o'kecfe had no comment to make
on tho decision. II residence on Mon
utuent Avenue is sufficient TO heal the
financial hurt it carries with II. he
VIII probably pursue the matter no
further. The question of reduction in
assessment. it was stated, will have TO
be taken az With the State authori-
tics
Discuss BrldEe Grade.
The committee spent half an hour
considering Councilman Vondelehrs
resolution establishing the true grade
Of the approach to the south side OF
the Mayo Bridge The resolution. ac-
comuanied b. a blue print OF the pro-
poscd grade. prepared by an assistant
in the CITY Engineers office was pre-
sented for consideration.
L. $. Crump. OF the Standard Paper
manufacturing Company. objected that
the proposed grade as indicated in tho
blue print would seriously injure his
company's property b. raising the level
OF the roadbed as high as the door
knob of the company's Office building
fronting on Hull Street Thomas :.
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Railway and Power Company, entered
objection 10 the plan because OF cx-
pensive track changes that ii would
involve.
should Decide Now.
city Engineer Boiling told the com
mittce that. while he would not insist
that the permanent grade of the south
crn bridge approach be hXed at this
time. the matter should not he delayed.
Much OF the property along the ap-
proach. he pointed out. was unoccupicd.
and If no permanent grade was cstab-
lished the city would lay itself liable
to heavy damages, which might he de-
mandcd when IL attempted later to
establish grade after the vacant
property had been built upon.
An examination OF the blue print
by the City Engineer revealed several
inaccuracies. and upon his recon-
mcndation the whole matter of estab-
llShlng permanent grade Tor the
southern as well as the northern APP
preach to the bridge was postponed
until the next regular meeting of the
committee. At that meeting the City
Engineer will present a corrected plan
OF the grade as he would recommend
IL.
Grants Coast Line Permit.
The committee recommended for
passage the ordinance granting to the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad permits
sion to extend certain stub-end track s
two feet into tho sidewalk of Canal
Street near Ninth. The ordinance was
rccommittcd by the Common Council
at its last meeting for examination
into the advisability OF permitting a
railroad company to encroach upon the
sidewalks of the city.
Representatives of the road empha-
sized the necessity OF the permit In
order to enable II to handle the con
gested freight situation. The commit
tee amended the original ordinance by
inserting the provision that tho eX
tensions shall be permitted for period
not exceeding five years. and in this
form sent 1t to the Council.