Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-15
SUGGEST NEW LOCATION
FOR JACKSON MONUMENT
Westview Land Company Offers Six
tcen-Acrc Tract on Monument
Avenue Extended.
MATTER UP TO SUBCOMMITTEE
Proposed New Site Is Located at
Libby Avenue, One Mile From
Present Corporate Limits-rwo
Other Sites Considered.

After hearing from George Cole Scott
and Jons than Bryan. of the Westvicw
Land Company. who asked that the
committee withhold action for the pres
ent on the petition asking that site
for the proposed Stoncwall Jackson
Monument he dedicated ut the Boule-
ward and Monument Avenue. the Coun-
ell Committee on Streets yesterday af-
ternoon referred the matter for report
to a subcommittee composed of Couu-
Gilman English. chairman: Councilman
Butler and Aldermen Nielsen and
Fuller,
On the docket OF the committee was
n petition from tho "Stonewar" Jack
son Monument Corporation. signed by
committee from that organization
composed Of Rev. James Power Smith,
.. n, Judge George l.. Christian and
Judge u. G. Richardson, asking that
the Monument Avenue and Boulevard
site be recommended.
PROPOSES TO DEDICATE
SINTEEN-ACRE PARK
The Wcstvicw Land Company,
through Mr.. Scott and Mr.. Bryan. sub
lnitted to the committee n rival offer.
proposing 10 dedicate sixteen acres of
land on the line OF Monument Avenue
extended, us a park in which To pla ce
the monument. The tract. the commit
tee was informed. is situated AT Monu-
ment and Libby Avenues. and is about
one mile west OF The new corporate
limits
The committees WAS reminded that,
while this site appeared to he quite
distant. as compared with other suC
sested locations. the placing of the
proposed Jackson monument on this
tract would not be an unusual proceed
ing. Lee Monument. il WAS pointed out.
was located at its present site when
the surrounding territory was com
parativcly undevclopcd. The rapid OK
pans!on OF the city westward. the com-
= m!ttee was told. will shortly result In
the complete development OF the tcrri-
tory intervening between the present
city limits and tho proposed site for
the location Of tn" Jackson Monument.
An informal discussion OF the mon
umcnt-sitc question brought out the
objection that Monument Avenue is
at present cut off from it's extension
west OF the old corporation line by
the Forbes and Patterson estates and
the Belt Line Railroad While the
belief was expressed that both Pat
terson and Forhcs will ultimately
consent to a projection o. the avenue
through their properties, il was clear
that the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac and Atlantic Coast Line
Railroads will strcnuously oppose any
crossing of the Belt Line tracks at
grade The plan to bridge the tracks
has met with equally strenuous oppo-
sition from adjacent property owners.
WILL OFFER RES0IUTION
TO ENTEND AVENUE
Alderman Fuller will tonight offer
In the Board OF Aldermen IL resolution
directing the opening of Monument
Avenue through TO the new corporate
limits. Its western terminus at pres
ent is the Roscneath Road. The open
ing of the avenue and its connection
with the suburban section Of the ave
nue. that has for some time been dedi-
cated and opened, will Offer a direct
route to the suggested monument
site at Libby Avenue.
BESIDES the recommended site ut the
boulevard, the authorities of the
"Stonewalr jackson Monument Cor
poration have given consideration 10 Il
plan providing for the location OF tho
monument at Monument Avenue and
Rosencaih Road The chi;i objection
To this site was that immediately we II
OF ii are The Belt Line tracks, which
IL appears, Will SON" time i'm the future
have 10 be br!dscd y bridge over the
tracks would occupy Il high point In
relation L" the surrounding territory
ana cut off the view OF the monument
from the west. unless the tracks are
materially lowered