Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05
Street COMMITTEE WINS .
FIGHT FOR new STATION
Hard-Fougtt Bettlo for City Started
With Councilmanic.
~ Body.
BRINGS MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Great West End Terminal Means
Removal Of Broad Street Tracks,
Depression OF Belt Line and Huge
Freight Yards at Byrd Street.

with the opening Of the Broad aSf s Sssfss
SstiS SnsI en9s CIV aht eir n1es
Tor years. but which assumed dedhite
proportions in 1915. During that year
the tes tSe set
tracks on Broad and Beividere Streets.
completion Of the new terminal, which
means that the use Of the tracks along
and viii iT1 BE- s'r In short times Il is es
pected, removed from the thorough
Other things of far-rcaching Inn
portance to Richmond are also accom-
PHI ed, as result Of the on;entng OF
pe per is 'a the lowering Of he Bet Bet
fiSSnstTTaetion 81 the n new. bridge across
Monument Avenue. Grove Avenue. PAT
terson Avenue. Broad Street and other
ried over the tracks: almost on a level.
instead of at grade-crossings or by
unsightly viaducts.
GREAT FREIGHT TERMINAL
AT BYRD STREET
1t means the conversion OF the Byrd
Street Station and It's yards between
s9ssf frei a1d Egh1n Streets into
Coast Line Railroad.
~ the outset hard fight ensued. A
Fuller. Of Clay Ward. chairman OF the
Iaton in ,he Board " Of %idermen caIl
Ing for the removal OF the tracks on
Broad and Belvidere Streets.
The railroads refused to remove the
tracks: various propositions and coun-
teI1propositions, were submitted. but
without anything approaching an
agreement showing Itself.
WALTERS AGREES TO
ORDER IMPROVEMENTS
Finally. the discussion became SO
Haltsrs. Of Se% ~ Yoas ehsilman OF OF
the board OF directors OF the Atlantic
G eam. IL LIZ Rfcbm Raiifoad Mr. Walters
ence with members OF the Street Com
nittee: officials OF the Richmond. Fred
HIS own road.
Mt. Walters agreed that the op-
era,lng OF trims along the ci:y's
al the Bel, Line would Be 1e grave riak'
an af aalsap ,ns' Of riaduets.
h hoaniesd that II the city would not
'o oee o h he S1ud
stations in the country, eXceIied no
, where except L: size. Al the same
Line tracks would be depressed. Ills
promise Sa to Richmond has been kept.
by the ssTee, assT .ss Gar5ied cut
into consultation and in the capacity
Ia lara adv ana H S1,y Attorney H. r. POI
member Of the Administrative Board.
u. NAY REACH $4,000. 900
Nieny. the Street Committee had IN
sets'e the passage Of an ordinance
Giving tho Coast Line authority To
tencroach upon Eighth street and
thrch over Arch Street in order TO carry
out the treight-yard plans at the Byrd
FurthermoIe. 1t was necessary for
dedication OF West End property to
insure the opening Of streets across
and beyond the Belt. Line This was
accomplished. but only after . long
tion. ie Heisa-
Members OF the Street Committee
were not only successful in brinrinr
one or the finest terminals in the coun
.4try 10 Richmond but. incidentally, So
cured for the city many improvemenIs
which Will live for generations.
Il The viad lets will be constructed .,
the expense or the railroads. If be,n a.
; sss seet1, mat upon their completion a
The city 20 legally determine whether
LOT their cost al
Total improvements growing out of
the, new stations construction viii cosi
De- Veen $o.000O00 and Sc. 0UO, 900
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