Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-25
NORWOOD SEWERS ARE
OFFERED FOR $4,000
Company Would Sell Utility Now
Serving 25a Houses in
North Richmond.
SAID TO BE OF AMPLE SIZE
Purchase Would Enable City to
Charge Sewer Tax Against Adult.
ting Property, Thus Insuring In
q come on Investment.


ting Property, Thus Insuring In
come on Investment.
Through John .. Swartwout. its
president. tho Norwood Sewer and Wa
Ter Corporation yesterday submitted
to tho Administrative Board IL state
mcnt outlining the conpauy.s rights
and holdings in the northern section
Of tho city, and Offering to transfer TO
the city of Richmond all its fra hchises
ana properties for the -sumtof $4,000.
| The company. the board is informed.
controls tho sewerage system thai
serves portion Of the annexed tor
litorN which contains 252 houses TN
ner thirty-ycar franchise obtained
IRON from INC town of North Richmond in
Ihlt, INC company holds the sewerage
rights OF that former suburb II owns
aiso exclusive rights of way through
S ortI Hie GHnrs, a.! Of Norwood all OF
rignts or way through private lands
along both crccks on The east and
mssio, sl ,Ia,,. OF North Richmond aud
absolutely essential to the 'cous,ruc
ZION of any sewer.
ONE or MANY PROBLEMS
GROWING OUT or ANNEXiTIOS
the claim of the Norwood Sewer and
water Corporation came TO thu. surface
; Win other claims of similar nature
after after annexation ON November. .. Ex.
elusive sewcr and water rights I'm
woodland Heights arc claimed by tho
: Southside Water and Sewerage Cor
n9rItion In Ginter Park the franchise
arookiand House Drainage Company.
NJ OF these claims arc now before tic
S;s,n i Board for adjustmept.
| SWartwout was referred for report "A,
the city Attorney.
II Eesides owning 5o,se5 feet. or, eleven
I of
Norwood Sewer and Water Corporation
! ~ ~, tn ne owner OF real estate notes valued
nyoo" ,p e'mpf nn,,m at Sii.t,@ secured Oh
nond Terrace and AIvsta. The notes
nepns5 $, 81 per iron, foot for the
property is decided from ,he Gonna ua
niles owning these Developments I'm re-
lnrn Tor such payment tho company il
March /, 1854.
SAID TO nE or AMPLE
SIZE TO SERVE TERRITORY
The value. of tho terra Gotta pipc
s snnn use used IN the cooms,ruc,ion OF tic
formed, is approximately $4,000. viii,
.ne cornpanys statement arc He'd
Burgwyh and r. Crawford Redo 4. j.ro,
Expressing the belief that the sewerntyS
system :Es en-, IN question is ample to serve
We realize That The annexation of
this s%ys:F r. tes wa f1@snlss
statement reads. 'nay Suggest tho de-
sirability on the par, Of the city TO to
are in no sense seeking to sell. Wei
t WI VII IS sell IL 4 Tic rsy authorities
crty. p'op-
moi on de The other hand. Il the city does
sibilities il has assmeJ 10 tie c rHitiiRens
Gi sp INC or 'oSaltX where il las the priv
franchise obligations to tho lei letter IT'S
Grey FoR saa.ooo
For tho SUM of $4,000 the company
pipes ana rights of way and the Si4.if5
~ ~ real estate notes which II owns
al of the company's present frnnchise
obligations, the. city would he required
in Inn the event Of nc scseptance Of the
pany the right to connect the twelve
men main already constructed coming
$50 feet north oft ,eFr. deys Il Mil. pont
near Noble Avenue. extended.
This branch Of the Norwood Sewer
out into the county ana could not
therefore be purchased by the city. Al
Inc the same anne time the present company
cause IT is obligated by contracts TO
furnish sewerage to certain propcrtiss
outside or the present corpurut.. ii;nits
; STATEMENT OF
! COMPANy's POSITION
Ths conpanys statement concludes
as follows:
From your general knowledge of
the costs of the work and material rep.
resented In this sewerage system. pro-
NidinS. as II does sewerage fol. an area
represented by $4,000 front feet Of land
and also the building OF the trunk line
70 reach the territory covered. you
/ must realize that I'm OFFERING. this nron
erty for $4,000, the Norwood Sewer
and Water Corporation has given YOU
| tho lowest possible price it could ac-
cept. and not trade offer. II you in
vestigats we think you will be. con
lar less than would be given by con-
domination proceeding where the fran
chise privileges would also be consid-
cred;
The advantage or disadvantage of
the proposition Will appear to you from
would cost to provide sewerage for the
vast territory covered, but there is ONLY
one. thing which may not occur to you
which we desire to mention, namely,
that, as stated the number OF front feet
Of land reached by this sewer is $4,000.
and II the city should acquire this prop
erty 1t could at once assess aEains,
the lot owners holding $4,000 feet, q
tax OF 10 gents n foot, thereby Yield
ing net income to the city of S3,SO0."
Refused to Move On.
William Grcyson, colored, wac fned
$40 and costs by Justice Crutchficld
yesterday ON. a charge of being drunk
when ordered 10 do so by Bicycle 20.
liceInan Reid.
FINED for Assnuit.