The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-20
West View Land and Improve
ment Company Makes Offer
Of Sixteen Acres.
LAND ON MONUMENT
AVENUE, EXTENDED
Witlan Mile Of City-Public
Park May Be Had by City
Without Cost If jackson
Monument Is Placed There.

The Nfsy OF Richmond may possess
itself, without cost, of sixteen-acre
tract OF land on Monument Avenue.
extended, If 1t viii, accept the offer OF
tho West View Land and Improve
nnent Company, through its president,
George Cole Scott, in 4 communities
ton to Ordway Fuller. chairman of
the Council Street Committee The
o6Ie condition made In the proposal TO
decd tho property to the city Of Itch
mond is that the city use II as pub
lie park ana tina; the city and the
Htonewall Jackson Monument Associa-
ton designate n point on the tract as
tho site for the Stonewah Jackson
monument The Stonewaii Jackson
Monument Association has been in
formed of the OFFER. which 1t Is now
4onsid ering along with numerous other
suggestions and offers OF sites.
While the offer of the West View
Land and Improvement Company IN
wolves land nearly a mile from the
present CITY line. there are A number
who advocate acceptance OF the
proposition. These contend that TIE
growth cf the city Is toward the wess
End that within "a few years tte pro-
posed site for Jackson monument VII
he az prominently situated and 40
Easily reached as liz Lee monument II
Is also pointed out that when Lee
monument was placed those who op-
cos-d decla red the monument was be-
npx set in the middle OF field.
Objections Made.
Among the suggestions at prcsen.
before the Stouewaii jackson Monu-
.nent Associ nion In one that the noau :
rnent be placed al the intersection OF
Monument Avenue and Boulevard.
rhls is meeting with considerable OBJ
lection, Il being claimed that the Mac
Ing OF a monument there would leave
less space for trafi1c. Another sug-
xestion TO which there is objection -
that the monument be placed on the
4xtension of Monument Avenue in
front OF the Forbes residence. 1t is
declared that the building Of the pro-
iected overhead bridge Of this r., f. a
N, Railway would shut off View of the
monument from the vest forming an
eve sore.
The letter Of Mr. ST., It TO Chain man
{Puiier. rlakins the offer, follows:
II am authorized and directed by
the stockholders OF the West View
LAND and In; provement Company to
Zoffer TO the city a plot OF ground OF
npproximat ely sixteen acres. the same
TO be donated as a public park, pro-
vSAed tao city of Richmond and the
jackson Monument Association Will
designate this point as the location OF
the proposed Jackson monument.
'.The site lies approximately one
mile west OF the present corporate
I'inits and upon Monument Avenue.
extended; it's full width ore hundred
and forty feet. and I4ibbie Avenue.
|Nn important thoroughsare connecting
Broad Street and Cary street
II may add that the West View
land Company stands ready TO deed
that portion OF Monument Avenue.
attended. lying IN its property to tn
county Or city. authorities, and such
portion Of Yihoie Avenue AZ lies in its
property. The +. s. Suburban Cor
poration and Mr. ". S. Hutzler have
Expressed their Willingness to dedicate
that portion Of IIbbic Avenue lying
lin their properties.
II am enclosing you two prints In
duplicate on. showing the location OF
the proposed park to the present
tentative suggestion for the layout OF
The park.
Should Prove Desirable.
''fn making this offer tho West View
Land and Improvement Company does
No with the belief that this location
wifi prove a desirable one for the
monument and will be plot Of ground
approximately TWICE the size or Mon
zoe Park, which would add materially
to the dignity OF the setting OF tho
.rreposed monument.
"whereas. we realize that at pres
Ient this location may seom little
fAr out. still we believe that with the
rapid growth OF the city westward. In
few years 1t would prove as happy
: rejection AZ the present location OF
1.-THE Lee monument. which wIs SO BIT
49, ~.rHt ,l~ at og hntt.
tout in an old field and would pro-
vide q recreation park at strategic
point In the growth of the city.
Trusting that you will bring this
matter to the attention OF your COM
Imittce, and that II may receive eavor-
able consideration. I am.
GEORGE COLE SCOTT