Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-30
PROPERTY OWNERS BACK
TRACK REMOVAL SCHEME
'rcc west Broad Street OF Menace
ami Values Will Increase,
They Assert.
SURFACE RAILS iNJuKE SECTION
RAISING Trains Prevent Wagons
standing at turb-SertOuS acci-
ochtS Are Frequently Narrowly
-|'crcd on Account of Condition.


A'crcd on Account of Condition.
. Ail enhancement; IN property values
h' ic"s' - per cent. ana more in
"''' instance" tn" growth and do
E'i"pmcnt Of this section OF the city
'"Hh TO that Of tn" downtown shop
ping district, ana the relief Of - sit
"atiph characterized as cxcccdiucly
''"S"r"rS. aud growing more prcca-
ri"uS ever, day TO traiNc on this street
would r"sul, frnm .hc removal o. the
racks OF the Richmond. Frcdcricks-
'uf4 ana Potomac t;a!lroad Company
rom Hroad street. between Laurel and
Harrison streets. according 10 promi-
hrHi property owners IN this section
IN" removal Of ,hcs. tracks, after
much opposition from The railroad
c"mp"nY w"s recommended ~ the
Couhcil Committee on streets ON
THURSDAY night, I'll" ordinance which
no" goes 10 tho Council. provide. Tor
rcarrangcmen' Of the tracks Of the
railroad from Byrd street 10 Eliza. the
work to b" begun within six months
ana completed within ,wo Years there
otter
Real csin," within III. distric, ,r,.
verscl by the railroad i, suncrin. to
great extent by the ront!nuauc. of
the tracks ON thc surface. where i'm
many instances, they are within two
or three feet from. the curb line I'm
proved property IL lying dormant The
o"n"rs cannot secure tenants for rea
son mat there is no way tina, wagons
may ne drawn up 10 tho curb TO load
or unload. while owners Of unilnpruvcd
r'al estate viii not huili because they
nave fcen other stores remain vacant
PROPERTY ALONG TH,oks
Is NOW ISOLATED
rom Laurel street wost to iIar-
ris"n Street there has been Little de-
Nc'"Dmont IN recent yeags. wall" the
railroad owns considerable property
along Broad street. tho individual
property owners hay" suffered greatly.
Wy property Is doing f.illy w.ll
"u' II would iHeTcHsc 81 value ~ least
- per cent with these ;raci,s removed.
.'.H VI > florsheim p-oprictoi 81 tn"
Jefferson Market, last night I, +
Abs .ni"'N necessary TO- several r.as-
oAS That tre tracks should hc removed
90 not liko 80 hav" ANYTHING IN
'af ii this matter. FOR I am = I-opcr,v
owner. ana some oac wIShi possibly
think that bad personal motives IN
mimi. Tho growth az ~" dis IS w..t-
ward, and th"sr tracks az, prevcu'iu-
IN" building up ar this section WEI.
from Harrison street ana ,,st r~arr
laurel street 'hc"c rrr bn.r i've
r"ndcnN development ir thy Ia.i ..v
N"His. willie in this fpoIai,d d.,tri.i
rn'N,h thing has 'sid dormant
1h"s" track. should he relur..l q,
"re' 80 Sooncr the better. 1t :
oNcccdinr, dangerous 80 ,ran,c ror tho
rH'lrHad "a ." al'ov"J n" continue
heir 7p.tia' between y and 10
"'c'y'i counted u'Cct"on automobiles
drawn Ir a. ~" cu-hiu= in IRON, of
~" market. a'5 numerous country
carts TIC treins rpssin- hero make
-F-,H..
Thursday 'her" was narrowelv avc-,cd
bad accident IN from, or my place
Two horses attachcd - u country
wagon became frightened los ono n,
N" trains and ran a"ay bu, luckily
'hey ~e-c stopped ahcu, ha'f q ilncl.
distant and no da-rac" vas done orhe~
than IN" 'oss OF produce TO the farmer
iITDMOtILEs DAII.I
ntI:\k S>i'Er, GATES
There is hardly dan ,hat passes
ma, tho yates across IN" railroad on
Graz" or Franklin stree al, EcIvidcr.
arc not broken down is automobiles
And unless sorcthin" il don" -
remedy 'his serious condition I make
tthc prediction that Il large uumhcr Of
serious accidents viii result
~ these tracks wc~" removed ,iis
par, of tho ci,y would nc rapidly hr,lt
az equal TO thar ou Broad stree, a,
with Sixth. seventh ana :ighth
streets |, is amazing tina, - citv The
size Of Richmond should have steam
railroad track runrirg down its pr;n-
/. cIpal thoroushfa7c The sooner these
tracks ar" removed The better IL will
hc Tor In" city. should thcrc result
only ten serious accidents 4, the cross
inCs which WI surely II. thc case
unless something il .'onc Il would ~.
FAR more costly than - rcarrauvement
of tho tracks"
Z. r'adC"tt. commission mcr-
chant, and an extensive property
owner on Broad street. was asked hoH
he had hccn affected by the tracks.
Il have owned q lot on Broad street,
adjoining that NJ INC new market, for
Z. four years" he rcrlicd When I pur-
chased this property | understood that
tho tracks were to he removed. OF
course was taking q chance on this.
did not turn out MS had expected
and have been paving taxes or it. vet
and ! have not been able TO rent my
stores.
WAGONS CANNOT RACK rp
IN FRONT OF STORIES
This is very serious problem
with me. can find no tenants be-
cause the tracks are close 30 the
curling that wagons cannot ne drawn
Nm to the sidewalk. would not have
bought this property had known that
this was To he the case. ! attended
tho meeting Of the street Committee.