Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-21
Committee Gives Tentative
Approval to FraZier-Wil-
gus Belt Line Plan.
COMMENDS ENTERPRISE
OF THE TIMES-DISPATCH
Employing Of Expert, Says Chair
man Pollock, Was Genuine
Public Service.
BOARD TO WORK OUT PLANS
Will Prepare Complete Layout, to
BE Reported tn Committee
ON January 10.

Subject TO the privilege OF modify
ing its approval when detailed plans
of the street layout are completed. ths
Council Street Committee last night
ratified. as tho most practicable solu-
ton OF the Eclt Ihnc problem. the
FRAZIER Wllsus modification OF the
Myers plan providing for = dcprcs-
sion OF tho tracks TO a depth OF about
thirteen feet.
The Administrative Board was di-
rectcd by the committee TO have pre-
pared detailed drawings showing the
grades and profles Of all iutcrsectins
streets At the Belt Line as they would
have 20 bc established in accordance
with the plan just given tentative APP
proval. Upon the motion of Alderman.
Gunat, tho hoard was instructed TO
mako It's report ut the next regular
meeting Of the committee on January
10.
This action WAS taken on the
strength OF the s;atcmcu, Of President
white. OF the Richmond. Frcdcrick.-
burg and Potomac RailroaI Company,
that his road was prepared. urou the
advice ot it's engineers. to accept n
minimum vertical clearance uf sixteen
feet Instead Of tho twenty onc-foot
clearance upon which previous plans
had been based.
ENGINEERING rRoBLEMS
.. ,.n,n
Unlike thc last ncct!n: OF the COM
'T!ttec. last nights session was notable
for it's marked spirit Of harmony.
Ther. was general feeling that the
aggTavating Belt Lin. problem as far
ms tho n,,cs,ion Of cn,-i,a..,,r nroc.
dur. is ro,c.r,od ~. -. ,oo,, -.
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'u'oi ''"' "a" committee" OF III" "pih'oh
W W. N'"'P""' t""hS'' 'n"t IN" CITY
sh"n'" pear oii"-haf oi the expense
OF inc WORK Unless TINS liability Is
conceded. he said, the company will
assert It's legal rights
In an opinion filed with the commit
tee 1t It's last meeting, CITY Attorney
Pollard held that the statute upo,.
which the railroad company relies ir,
asserting the city's liability for half
tho expense. will not bc held nv the
courts 10 amply TO cities and towns of
The state. ana that. therefor. the rail.
road con,nar, viii ,ovo :, ham ,,o,.
the cost OF tho projected Belt Line i'm
provcment
READY TO PROCEED, AND
LEAVE QUESTION TO COURTS
Dcsn;tc .ris diffo-crca he,pco, co,,p.
n,,v m. ;,,,rovomor, ;,oif nil, ,,a,
ho do,ayed r.ho comn,r, ,,id ~
WHITE is readv IN nrncaed vi,h IN.
wor, nc soon nc il is ro,io.d hr w..
ci,, ,b,t :, h,e oh,,,,oa ~, ;,,,, ae
,.,v fo,. Nnu,mo,, ,a,,,a ~,
,i,hiI;,, for ~. ov,o,so ~. ~, ,
{, &c oesn,,od ,ri,1 No 1.,or,,i,o1 ,
Tho courts
I-no, w. ,,o.;o, oI ,,do r,,,,,
I'm, nor,ior or N- ,,,hi,a. .,a,oa,,,
ro,.t;nr 70 .b c;,,..e ,;,,;,i,,. 60, hie
Tho cost of tho J,oit 1,no ;,,nro,orant
,v,s rcfcrrod IN tho CIV, ,,,orro, A.,
Other motjon nnnrod hy NJ. Iu,i,r 49,,
aloptcd declares il to he the sens.
of tho committee ,b,t in ,ron,ri,r a.,
t,iIcd n,,ns in ,ccord,n,o v.i,h I
struc,iona oIr.,dv c;v., ~. ,d,,i,i.
tratiye Roar,, sbou,d If II * foun,, nr,c-
ticable to do 50 proyidc for n dcnres-
sion Of the tracks M Morurcnt A,.enuo
of at least fourteen fect rcstrictin,, tho
grade or tho avcuue q, tho crossipr IN
Two feet
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C"a'rl,"n roiio'k. upon r"nvehlns
sideration. at the reuues, Of The Times
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