The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-28
IN FAVOR OF PLAN TO,
WIDEN FOURTEENTH ST.
subcommittee wants Uniform width
From Mayo bridge to North
Wall OF Dock.
no nuY PROPERTY or RAILWAY
southern officials VIII Tic Asked to
N"me Pricc-POIiurd Urges That
Route of Approach lie Determined.


mittec on Mayo Bridge Approach, Of
ulc Council Committee on Streets went
OH record yesterday afternoon a., IA
Npripg the widening of Fourteenth
street TO uniform width Of eighty
Icet from tho abutmcnt or the Mayo
fitdSc to the north wall OF the dock,
ana tor sixty or eighty foot width on
Fourteenth street from the Dock to
Tao south limo OF cary street.
committee OF three appointed at
~" last meeting. which was held on
March ii. was directed to confer be-
1otc next Saturday with tho Southern
Hallway authorities aud to request
thclh TO name = price for tho railroad
property that Will be needed by tho
cry In cncctng this improvements Tho
subcommittee Is composed of s,i,y I'm
Sinecr Boiling, City ATTORNEY Pollard
ana Chairman Mills. Of the bridge
approach subcommittee
iSoth MI. Pollard and MIR. Boiling
urged tho committee TO abandon It's
"nNcring between rival routes for tho
Mayo bridge approach. and t. d"ciGc
upon definite plan in order that :,
concrete proposition may be laid be-
Tore the Southern Hallway. Entil tie
committee Was able to define tia wants
they said. the question Of acuuiria,. uc
neec"d land from the Southern Rail-
way VIII never 10 settled
IN my EVENT Will.
URGE WIDENING. FoIRTEf: VIII
whether X Is ultiun.c!v decided to
rout" the approach 70 Mayo Bridge
el"LS Fiftccnth Street and The p,,ck
or along Fourteenth Street. said .hc
city Engineer. "as not material ~ rc-
yards the acquisition ~ property Cro:n
tile Southern. IN either event. he said.
he would urge tho Widening Of -Four
teenth street To at least sixty feet. and
X possible to eighty feet.
Mr.. Boiling reminded tho commit
&c" that tho Southern Railway "a al
ready tearing down Its old passenger
station TO MAKE room for the rrCi scd
freight warehouse. ana that further
delay In making ARRANGEMENTS TO- the
railroad propsrtt that IS needed might
result In blocfi9s OF the ciiy'e Ilans.
The lines OH whia,t the road prorosrs
To build Its freight warehouse. he SAID.
would intc.fcr. with tho proposed
widening 81 Fourteenth street
Uron these representations tho sun
committee instructed the special com
'nittee of three to take up at once
with the Southern Railway tho matter
OF acquiring the property needed to
mako Fourteenth street eighty feet
wide from I'll. bridge - the Dock, ana
sixty feet wide from tho Doci. TO Cary
Street. Under separate motion the
committee was instructed also 10 ask
the road 10 name price for such Of
Its property as would he needed 20
widen Fourteenth Street from the Dock
to Cary street 20 uniform width OF
eighty feet
The subcommittee took no move yes-
route. which viii bc followed on con
structin;s tho approach TO the Nayo
bridge. IT was felt that the matter
OF acquiring tho Fourteenth stree,
property from the Southern Railway
was the cruN OF the whole situation,
and that with thin out Of tho way thc
rest Of the bride approach problem.
would lie materially simplifcd.
MANY INTEHEsTt:D CITIZENS
PRESENT AZ MEETING
= large delegation Of citizens In
torostcd In the routing OF the approach,
ATTENDED yesterdays meeting. The
SPECIAL committee of three VIII hold
u meeting with tic Southern Railway.
authorities this w"clt. and VIII report
20 the subcommittee ut another meet
Ing 10 be held ~ an early date.
At the last meeting Of the subcom-
rnittec. Thomas H. CAY. representing
:ho Southern Railway. exhibited a map
prepared by the roads engineers In
Washington. showing that the road
laid claim. rs part OF its right OF WAY.
To II long narrow strip. which nj pres
cnt forms part OF the western side
walk OF Fourteenth Street, between
the bridge ana the Dock. The subcom-
mite. upon the advice or C!ty .Attor :
ncy Pollard. voted yesterday 10 notify
the road that the city rcpudiated tho
Southern Railways claim to the strip
which has been used without protest
for many years as part OF the street.
At the meeting on March II, already
referred TO, Mr.. Gay told the subccm-
nittco that without favoring either
the Fifteenth Fourteenth Street
route tho Southern Railway stood ready
10 transfer to the city for q fair con-
sideration so much of its property
as may be needed for opening a sixty
foot approach 10 the Mayo Bridge along
Fourteenth Street.
Pressed a. that time by Chairman
Mills for moro definite statement,
Mr.. Cay said that while the road con
sidered So y square foot fair price
for the property that may be required
of II. II was ready to consider III :,
spirit of cooperation and liberality
any offer the city should makc--even
10 the extent or one-half the price
named
SOUTHERN WILL EXPECT
CONCESSIONS FROM CITY
In connection with the roads offer
10 meet the city In n liberal manner rs
regards the price of the properly need
ed for the widening OF Fourteenth
Street. Mr.. Gay submitted 4 schedule
of concessions which he said the
Southern Railway will expect from
tho city as its contribution to tac
bargain. The more important of the
concessions demanded, follow:
That the property thus transferred
shall be subject to the right OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to
maintain the two columns maintain
Ing its viaduct at this point.
That the city consent TO tho South
crn's placing a track, which will slight
ly cncroach on tho eastern line OF
Virginia Street north OF Pope's Alley
and south OF Mill Street.
That the city assume the cost of