The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-15
WORKING ON PLAN To
Open FIT TENTH Street
Council Committee Considers Rcso
tutiun for Acquisition Of
Property.
WANTS DEFINITE INFORMATION
Administrative BOARD Is Criticised
for Failure to Submit Blue Prints,
Drawings and Explanatory Datn
Of Proposed improvements.

The Council Committee OH Streets
yesterday afternoon referred to II sub
committee OF three the resolution from
the Administrative Board recommend
ms the acquisition OF property on the
north side of BROAD street for the pui.-
pose OF opening and widening Fifteenth
street through and under Broad Street
from the property of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway Company to Marshall
Street
1t Is the purpose of the AdminIstra-
tive Board to tunnel under Broad
street and by extending Fifteenth
street through 10 Marshall Street. to
give the downtown depot district di-
rect communication with the great val
ley that runs the length Of the city to
hermitage Road. The Improvement
has been long contemplated
The city Is already engaged in COW
ering over Shockoe Creek 1t il the
rurpos" of the city authorities to con-
Struct a siNty-foot highway over tho
covered sewer. Such highway, in
connection with the proposed Fifteenth
street tunnel, would provide an un-
broken and direct thoroughfare run
ning the length of the city from the
Tar cast to the far west. Heavy trans
city tranic would naturally follow this
route ana the congestion on the chief
oasi ana west thoroughfares would
therefore. be materially reduced
Tho subcommittee which will invcsti-
gate the feasibility OF the proposed
tunnel. consists of Alderman Fuller and
Councilmcn Jones and English 1t has
heen Instructed by the fun committee
TO confer with the City Engineer and
report it's recommends tons
WANT MORE DETAILED
rLtN FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Ihc committee tabled for further in
formation u communication from the
- umin'StratiVc Board recommending
mat 1t he authorized to purchase n lot
of land located at the intersection Of
IN" elevated portion OF Lester street
ana The ramp from Lester to Water
streets, for the, purpose OF widcnin,,
ana otherwise improving tho approach
!" tho wharves on the river front from
i-"ster 10 Water Streets and authoriz-
NIX the board to apply to this purchase
sum not exceeding $4,000, to be
chafSed To the opening OF streets
Ia tahlin" the resolution the com
mute" adoptcd q motion calling llpon
TN" Administrative Board TO eSplnir I'm
&rcAlcr detail the necessity for this
'nprnvement ana to present Il drawjn,,
siioN' hG tS plans for improving the
approaches 10 the wharvcs
IN" committee registered it's dis,n-
pF"Tai OF tho practice of the Ad-ninis
tratiVc Board in submittin. imnrovr-
N'Nt schemes of this character unoc
co'npanIed ny drawings, blucprints or
'"NihhalorN data In order TO mass
upon these matters intclliccntly. IN.
COMMITTEES hold. ii was necessary thar
al information Of this character Inc
alcd With every recommendation for
improvements. II adopted n motion
requesting the Administrative Board
hercaftcr> in forwarding recommends
irons to the Council. TO accomnany
mem with proper ordinances or rcso-
iutons together with p!ats and blue.
prints in order that tho committee.
may 'ct with fun information beror,
them. ~
y resolution from the Administrative,
Hoard recommending the acouisit,o,
OF iand Il open AN alley between Tween.
'E-scvcnth and Twenty stree; <
cHiendinH from q to Il Street. wos
referred To til. city Eneincer for 20.
port as to the necessity FOR such a,
improvements
Thc committee referred also ia IN.
CITY Engineer for report an Admins.
iratV" Board resolution recommend.
me- the acquisition of land To onen a,
LEY between Firth and Sixth Streets
and Duval and Leigh Streets ana an.
other resolution recommending tho :c.
QUESTION of property To open an ale,
between Manning and Everett and
seventeenth and Nineteenth Street.