The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-29
NOVEL PLANFOR
BRIDGE APPROACH
Board Would Widen Fourteenth
Street by Removing Sidewalks
and Curbing.
TO RELIEVE CONGESTION
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RELIEVE CONGESTION
Hirschberg Believes Plan Would
Solve Traffic Problem, at
Cost of $4,000.

| The latest attempt to solve the
problem OF the northern approach OF
the new Mayo Bridge is contained in
a communication addressed to Mayor
Ainslie yesterday by the Administers
moval of sidewalks and curbing on
both sides of Fourteenth Street from
Main Street TO the bridge and the es-
tablishinG OF the property line as the
grade line. This plan would give a
forty five-foot roadway approach to the
bridge. which, in the opinion of Vice
Chairman Hirschbcrg. OF the board,
would be adequate
Tho cost of this Improvement would
be about $4,000" said Mr.. Hirschberg
LAS far rs concerns pedestrians, the
proposed roadway would be almost as
serviceable as the street is under pres
ent conditions. since during the greater
part of the day the sidewalks are
rendered simpassable by skids running
from trucks and wagons backed up
against the curb, to the entrances of
the business houses.
With the sidewalks and curbiny re-
moved, wagons would be able to back
up close to the doorways, leaving an
open space In the centre for pedes-
TRANS, and north and southbound
traffic. The arrangement would not be
IDEAL. but 1t would relieve much OF
the congestion that now obtains in this
street. An ordinance could later be
passed compelling those stores that
have back entrances to load and dis
charge their wares only in the rear"
Letter to the Mayor.
a copy of the letter sent by the board
to the Mayor follows:
we request that you transmit to the
city Council at its next regular meet
ing the following proposition for the
widening or Fourteenth Street from
Main Street southwardly TO the bridge:
I'VE would recommend as follows:
that granite curb and sidewalk paving
DC removed, and that the grade line be
established from the property line on
the east TO the property line on the
west SO as to do away with the cum
gesrion now existing i'll this street
This would give a roadbed from
Main to Cary Streets OF approximately
torty-hve feet. and from Cary south
wardly 10 the bridge approximately
nifty ieet, said street to be paved with
vitritled brick from the property line
on the east TO the property line on the
west, and from Main Street southwark
y to the bridge. We believe il the
City Council would consider this
matter seriously 1T would mean great
saving to the city relative to the ap-
proacnes to our new Free Bridge. and
answer all purposes"
Bridge Open September =.
City Engineer Boiling reported to
the board that the bIldgc will be form
ally thrown open about September =
ana that ii will be necessary TO engage
both day and night Waterman He
recommended that w. j. Doyle be trans
ferred from the Free Bridge to the
new Mayo Bridge, snd that another
Waterman be appointed for day duty
The two watchmen tin the new bridge,
as well rs the two on the Free Bridge,
nc recommended further, should be re-
CURED TO be on duty twelve hours a
cay. Mr. Bolling's recommendations.
were adopted
The board approved the recommen-
uation OF superintendent Knowles, of
the Gas Works, that W. Z. Adams be
arpoInted chauffeur for the new auto
mobile truck recently put into service
III that department. 1t approved also
The ordnance increasing the salary of
commemorative Attorney Page, of
liustings Court, Part H., from $500 to
$1,000 Il year.