The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-06
,FATORs
FOURTEENTH Street
No Final Vote Is Taken, However,
on Mayo Bridge Approach
Problem.
twILL MEET AGAIN TO-DAY
Widening of Fourteenth From Main
to Csry Is Favored by Majority.
City Not in Position to Attempt
Both at This Time.


Both at This Time.
Further discussion OF the bridge
approach problem by the Council Street
Committee yesterday afternoon de-
fveloped clearly the conviction Of a ma
jority OF that committee that Four
teenth Street Is the logical approach
to Mayo Bridge, and that tho widening
of that street between Main and Cary
Streets should DO recommended to the
Council.
While there was no mistaking tho
committees leaning to the Fourteenth
Street route. q motion, made-by Coun-
Gilman Jones declaring it to be tho
sense OF the committee that this route
u shall be recommended precipitated n
lively debate. and the committee ad-
journed after an hour more OF vicarious
discussion that led TO nothing III par
ticular. to meet again ats o'clock this
afternoon.
A compropise plan was brought to
tho front by Alderman Gunst, WHO
made motion that the City Attorney
DO Instructed to prepare resolution
providing for the widening of both
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets, in
accordance with the two rival plans
was uncompromisingly In favor of
widening Fourteenth Street as the
direct approach. said Mr.. Gunst. no
taought that the city was big enough
Streets at this time. solving at once the
problem OF proper approach and tho
problem OF congestion.
CITY IN NO CONDITION. TO
UNDERTAKE BOTH
Councilman English told the commit
tce that he Ii convinced that the
proper approach to Mayo Bridge was
through Fourteenth. Street, and that he
stood ready to vote at once for that
route. Alderman Fuller was emphatic
in his statement that tho city was In
no condition just now to assume the
100000 financial burden that the simul-
taneous widening OF the two streets,
would involve, and moved az substi-
tue for Alderman Guust's motion, that
the committee recommend to tho Coun-
ell for passage an ordinance providing
for tho widening OF Fourteenth Street
alone.
At this point Mr.. Gunst explained
that while he was convinced of tho
feasibility and economy OF the sim
ultaneous widening of the two streets,
he was ready to vote for the improve
Sment of Fourteenth Street alone IL his
motion was defeated. He suggested
that Mr.. Puller withdraw his motion
long enough to permit vote on tho
motion offered by him. To this Mr..
Fuller consented, and Mr.. Gunst's mo-
i ton for the simultaneous Improvement
lof Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets
was put and defeated. The members
voted as follows
Ayes-Aldermen Powers and Gunst,
and Councilman sullivan-3.
Noes--Alderman Fuller and Council
men Butler, English, Jones and Pol
= lock-5.
DEFER FINAL ACTION
TO CONSULT BOILING
With Mr.. Gungts motion defeated.
the chair declared In order the original
motion made by Councilman Jones. de-
clarlng 1t TO be the sense OF the COM
AZ y cyA
route be selected as the official ap-
preach TO the bridge 1t WAS the OBJ
tect Of Mr.. Jones to decide upon the
route first and upon the details of the
- Improvement later.
Councilman Pollock. chairman OF the
committee, saw lnrge element OF
danger In thus limiting the committee
to the selection OF the Fourteenth
Street route, and advised consulta-
tion with City Engineer Boiling before
Il definite decision on this point was
formulated.
Alderman Powers thought likewise
that further consultation with the
City Engineer should be had before n
decision is reached. He criticized what
he described the apparent desire of
some OF the committeeman to railroad
u recommendation through at this
meeting. Tiic> bridge approach matter
has been the subject OF consideration
for two years. he said, and final de-
clsion may safely be delayed little
Fonger.
wILL MEET THIS AFTERNOON
TO VOTE ON PLAN
Before a vote on the motion offered
by, Councilman Jones could be reached
= alderman Fuller moved that the COM
nittee adjourn to 8 o'clock this after
noon for the purpose OF consulting with
he City Engineer, and the motion was
carried
! a
f:3o o'clock yesterday afternoon. and
allowed forty-flve minutes to the ad-
COATES OF tho Fifteenth street route
or q statement of their proposition.
= argument In sport OF this plan was
PRESENTED by Leroy Brown. Phil Kelly.
Alvin NJ. Smith. i. c. Christian. John
Hagan. B. Gallagher and NJ. J. Full
# on. Tho Council Chamber. in which
he hearing was staged, was filled with
Interested citizens. and with the adj
prenta pf tlte two rival routes.