The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-22
SOUTHERN TO HELP
IN BRIDGE TANGLE
Ready 10 Meet City Hall May
III Matter OF Approach to
North End OF Mayo.
NO UNREASONABLE DEMANDS
Lawyers Explain That Railroad
i Not Disposed 10 Fight
in Court.

Proceedings for the acquisition by
the cit% of property needed for widen
ing the northern approach TO Mayo
Bridge took d decidedly brighter turn
yesterday with Il statement by attor-
neys for the Southern Hallway that 1t
X not disposed 10 fight the city in the
courts ant is ready TO conccde to any
reasonanl" demand
The special subcommittee from tho
Council Committee on streets, in
charE" If the bridge approach matter.
mot at : O'clock yesterday afternoon
to hear . report from the CITY At
toFhcy and - give The southern Rail
way an opportunity to state It's cage.
Nh Pollard reported that he had not
yet had Time 10 confer with All the
property owners along the approach
1 route. and that his report III the mat
ter Will not b. ready for some time.
Prospect of Compromises
I In Int course OF condemnation pro-
ce-dihls instituted by the city last
summer 10 S"Cur. certain Strps Of
p"p"rty along Fourteenth. Fifteenth
and Docll Streets, the city struck a
Snag IN the case OF the Southern Rail-
way. which opposed the plan to con-
denim u strip of its property stretch
I ing from the northern end OF tho
bridge To the north line OF Dock Street.
TX secured temporary injunction re-
straininS the city from cond.mninr
the property The Injunction was late,
dissolved and the litigation between
! III. city and the ROAD is still pend
| ing.
! Az the result Of Yesterdays confer
encr Hlcr" appears i bright prospect
! # adjusting ali differences between
thu city ami tho Southern Railway
a.
the cas-. for tho company. Attorney
| Thomas l.. Gay. told iii. committees
that the road VAS willing 10 deed az
TAR consideration the strip OF its
property extending from the bridge 10
The sid. track Of kingan & Co.--ahout
lao feet rortn al the north wall OF the
dock.
To take from tho company the rest
Of land asked FOR By the city. extend
ing from III" kimgan track about $50
feet north. said Mr.. Gay. would Sc
! riouslr impair the utility or the roads
| property in Il comprehensive develop
ment scheme. which proposes among
other things to erect at that point y
; larg" freight warehouse more than 400
| feet ia length.
HollinE Proposes Substitute.
Taking up the coInpany's objections.
I CITY Engineer Rolling proposed rs u
substitute plan that the road agree
( to decd 10 the city the fun length
Of the proposed strip TO the north wall
/ of tho docll---about 100 feet further
! than proposed IN the railroads offer.
/ This, is said. would bring the wide
/ ihoroughfare from the bridge to Dock
Street. would interfere with no pres
J ont tracks, and would only cut OFF
! proposed freight warehouse.
Attorneys Gay and Eppa Hunton.
Jr.. appeared favorably impressed with
the substitute. and after a short con-
sultation told the committe. that the
! modification OF the city's demand WAS
/ operating authorities for immediate
report. They indicated their inten-
| ton TO lay the matter at once before
the Washington office.
Road to Co-Opcrntr.
The idea has gone abroad that the
Southern hallway is not doing its
share IL operating with the city in
this matter" said Mr.. lIunton. and
there is no reason Tor such a feeling
10 exist The authorities Of the road
| are most anxious To meet the city
halfway. and to avoid anything like
a fight in thc courts.
/ The road must look out for its in
| tcrcsts. and il needs all the property
! IL owns for public service uses. but il
does not desire 10 stand in the way Or
this much needed public Improvement.
! am confident that if the city Is
earnest III its desire 10 deal fairly
with the Southern hallway the road
/ viii make every effort To meet III"
cityS views"
With the spirit oC compromise thus
expressed Councilman Moore moved
/ that the city Engineer and the city At
i torncN b. authorized To take The APP
\ preach matter up with the roads au-
imorities and report To the committee.
! The motion was carried unanimously.
Long Step Forward.
With the favorable action Of the
J i,.S al linn
I long step forward. II Mr. Eolling's
compromise plan is ratified the city
VIII open an eighjN-fooi thoroughfarc
\ from the bridge to Dock Street. The
road Viii Ice compensated for ils 100
/ FOOT concession by haNint: at it's pro-
posed warehouse Il wide street 10 lake
! care OF traffic.
/ II the city succeeds in making terms
/ with James r. sloan. owner 81 the dock
| property needed for the widening of
Dock street. that street viii be widcned
10 pfoNldc an outlet from the bridge
thoroughiarc With the Dock street
problcn out Of the way, there win re-
! main only the widcnin. OF Fifteenth
! street 10 complete the comprehensive
plan for vide thoroughfarc from
Nam street To the bridge. which has
been the goal of the CITY Eu2inccl
| IT the modified plan proposed ycstrr-
Gay 10y Mr.. EoliinG goes through. the
+ IliN VIII acquire from the Southern
iailway strip OF land about zoo feet
iohE. thlrty- four feet wide at the north
vii o, me dock, and tapcring down ut
\ irfeGuiar stages to width Of twenty
icct ~ the bridge. II appears probable
that the southern Railway will ncrrc tu
! the concession.
r, ;. tircnit Court OF Appeals.