The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-25
SIX ORDINANCES
S|GNEDBY MAYOR
Agreement With Southern Rail
way for Widening Fourteenth
Street Is Approved.
WHAT CITY GIVES IN RETURN
Block Between Main and Cary
Not Yet Provided For by
City Council.
WHAT CITY GIVES IN RETURN

Eight months. of diplomatic parley
with the Southern Railway Company
10 10 secure @nnt strip Of Its RICH, Of way on
| permit the widening of that thorough =
| faro between Cary street and the Mayo
! day afternoon, when Mayor Ainslie re-
turned to City Clerk August. with his
signature. six companion ordinances
| accomplishing this object.
The negotiations with the railroad
| company were at one time wholly
abandoned. AT several other times the
| failure of the city and the road to come
TO terms threatened an open breach,
which could have been adjusted only
through expensive litigation. In the
bridge approach the Southern Hallway
sought to stay condemnation proceed
ings by an appeal to the courts, but
the Injunction it applied for was de
MED.
y marked change Of attitude on the
part OF the Southern followed the cleo
ton of Fairfax Harrison to the prcsi
given in his honor by President White.
Of the Richmond, FREDERICKSBURG and
accession. Mr.. Harrison indicated his
friendly feeling for Richmond. and
shortly afterwards the southern as
Fourteenth street controversy.
AGREEMENT OF GREAT
HENEEIT TO CITY
In the opinion of City Attorney Pol
lard and other authorities, the barge in
with the Southern Railway Company Is
q particularly advantageous one from
the standpoint of the city. 1t is be
lieved that If the land dedicated had TO
he acquired through condemnation pro-
$50. 600 and 100000
While under the ordinances. which
became law yesterday with the sigma
ture OF the Mayor. the Southern Rail-
way coded TO the city without charge Il
strip Of its RICH: OF way sufficient to
make Fourteenth Street sixty feet wide
from Cary Street to the Dock, and
eighty feet wide from the Dock to the
bridge. the road received many material
widening OF Fourteenth Street more
over, Will benefit the Southern Hallway
more than any single property owner,
by providing II wide paved approach TO
its new freight warehouse.
IMPORTA NJ CONCESSIONS
GRANTED BY CITY
The more important concessions
granted by the city in return for the
free dedication Of the property allow
the Southern Railway Company
To construct and operate a sidctrack
extending Il proposed new track from
it's yards in South Virginia street in
and along that street to Mill Street
To construct and operate "A main line
track and three sidetracks In Decatur
and New First streets, AT the inter
section of these streets in South Rich
mond.
ing tracks in Hull Street. south OF Sec
ond Street. in South Richmond.
70 construct ana operate a main line
track and to reconstruct certain side
tracks in Porter Street. north OF Fifth
| Street. in South Richmond
TO construct and operate a side
track from its yard in South Richmond
west of Porter Street in and across
Porter street 10 connect with the
way In Sixth Street, where this road
intersccts Porter street.
CITY ASSUMES
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS
The ordinances empower the Mayor
to sign Il contract with the Southern
| Railway Company binding both parties
to the conditions enumerated. In add
dition to the concessions which are
entirely regular and would have been
granted the Southern hallway even If
no other issues had been involved, the
city assumes these obligations:
The city agrees not to place side
walk paving or a curbinI on the west
proposed new freight warehouse of the
company. The company Is TO pave. at
ITS expense from what would have
been the new curb line in Fourteenth
house. the city assuming all cost Of
paving and maintenance of the street
CITY TO REBUILD\
The city agrees to pave. at its own
the Southern Hallway Company, the
company on its part waving any claim,
for damages rs an abutting owner that
may arise out OF the widening and re-
construction of Fourteenth Street.
Should the Southern hallway Com
pany desire TO install new side
track across the basin of the Rich
mond Dock. connecting the present
kinsan's side-track with the com
panys tracks located on North Dock
Street the city WILL by appropriate or
dinance, grant the requisite authority.
The city agrees to rebuild, with all
reasonable dispatch, and thereafter TO
maintain. the Fourteenth Street bridge
across the Richmond Dock or canal
The bridge is TO be reconstructed to
conform in all respects as to width to
Fourteenth Street as widcned, and is
to be so constructed as to connect
without railing or other obstruction
with similar structure TO be con-
structed by the Railway Company i'm
mediately adjoining II on the west
| line of Fourteenth Street as widencd
The total financial burden that will
be placed upon the city by the con-
tract just described. it is estimated
will not exceed $4,000 This sum- the
| cost of street paving alone deducted.
with the concessions in the way of
additional track privileges enumer-
| ated. represents the city's expendi-
| ture for a strip OF land which the rail
road company held TO be worth about
] $4,000, and which ii would cost the
city more than $4,000 to acquire by
condemnation.