The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-23
Want Work Resumed on
Ginter Park Highways
Ben w. Wilson Appeals to Fl
nance Committee to Take
Action on Matter.

AAertlnG that the ci01cno are De-
coming thoroughly disgusted with
conditions prevalent In this section Of
the Northside. Ben w. Wilson APP
peared before The council finance
committee last night and made An ur-
gent appeal for some immediate action
looking to the resumption OF tho work
on the Chamberlayne parkway. be-
tween Graham road and Calhoun
|street Mr.. Wilson. who was accom-
panied by 4 number OF Gtnter Park
citizens, requested that the committee
make some provision without delay
in order that Director Of Public Works
Boiling may relet the three contxActs.
which were cancelled In October, 1917,
because Of war conditions 1t that
time.
The work must be completed
some time" Mr.. Wilson told the
board, And II Is . proposition
that Is going to become pretty ex-
action 10 taken in the very near
future. This u . matter that has
been standing . long time and 1t
10 up to you gentlemen TO see that
something Is done about H."
Mr.. Wilson told the committee that
the new viaduct will be delivered by
the contractors to the city October /.
and that unless something - done
about the resumption of work on the
highway. this bridge will be entirely
an adequate approach. He said that
the people Of the suburb. after .
wait Of almost two years. are fast be-
coming impatient and are looking to
the finance committee to provide
some means OF getting the through
fare into condition.
The cost OF the additional work on
the parkway was also discussed. It
was brought out that It will take
something like $6l. 900 to completes the
work, and 1t Is said that Mr.. Boiling
has asked the committee to give him
only $4,000 for that purpose Mr..
Wilson made known the fact that the
people Of Ginter Park win be satisfied
with the $4,000 In order to get the
work started once more. and II that
isn't sufficient. he stated. they would
come back after the amount neces-
sary to complete the highway. :.
The sum OF $4,000 was appropri-
ated in 1917 for this work. and it was
brought out that just something more
than SIS. 900 has been expended. Work
of grAding the road was started
shortly after the money became. avail
able, three contracts being let. and one
Of them has been partly executed.
They were cancelled In Octoborr 1911.
Judge Kicks. OF the Juvenile court.
appeared before the committee In the
interest OF an appropriation for the
betterment of sanitary conditions In
the two detention homes here. He
told the committee that there h Z
lot Of plumbing 70 be done. In both Of
the buildings. which. the Judge de-
clares. win help the sanitary con-
ditions materially. Judge Kicks says
that this work can BE- done for about
1850. $500 Of this amount being used
on the white home ana the remaining
sum on the one In which negro
Juveniles are detained.
Attention was called BY Councilman
Morton to the fact that the SUM OF
$500 il needed 70 approve Maury
cemetery in South Richmond. and he
also asked that the ccnmittos take
some action with reference to the con-
tinuation Of Fourth street. Work was
started on this some time ago but Il
was discontinued,