The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-30
Committee Favors
the Completion of
Chamberlayne Ave.

rsyesau,s cyf n sroHs-town boulevard
10 ennnect -Cinss.= Park with the heart
uf tho city and to crsen up old Jack
rou Ward to extensive improvement
can1o one step nearer realization last
night when the council finance com
rrtttee voted TO re-courne end the adop-
ti0n of the resolution providing for
an apprnprfa4ion of s17s,a eco, 10 be
nsed IN cxxansalug Chamhsmtayne awe
nne from the creek to Adams ard
Leigh strcess-
Two proposals had been SIC limited
for the consideration of the commit
tee Under enc, the city would make
an outlay of $f23.sao, the cost of
acquiring property for the street
alone. The other, which was adopted
at the session last night. provided
that the sum OF Sits, tea be set ASIDE,
In order that cevtaan ether 'abutting
property might DO bought.
In the extension of Chamberiayna
avenue, the city 10 carrying out a
pledge it made the citizens Of Ginter
Park when that suburb was annexed
to Greater Ricnmond five years ago.
Proponents OF this action see tn 1t one
Of the rxsost progressive and far~reach-
ing ..tbangs the city could do. They
claim 1t win open up a vast territory
whfch now ~ ac~essIbie only through
most tortuos1s and cir&sitous routes
Property VALVES along the thorough
fare will 60 Up and It win give the
colored residents of jackson Ward al,
! Incentive to improve their holdings
adjacent to it which they have never
had before and which Will have the
effect OF solving the problem Of their
ancroachment upon white territory.
hmm ediate action in the matter WAS
urged upon the committee last night
by delegation representing the bust
ness and professional interest OF
Richmond.
Ben w Wilson and W. H. Schwarz-
child both asked that steps be taken
at once TO acquire the property al
ready assessed In condemnation PRO
| ceadings, saying that. should the op-
portunity to buy It now he AZ t--
! to slip. the city would face 'hs
sity at a later date of arGulri a.
| a much higher figure
/ Father Charles HaHnigan marie d
plea for the driveway on behalf of the
| $4,000 colored residents OF Jackson
Ward. He SAID these people isad
looked forward for many years to the
day when they would have a smooth
paved street and that the realiza tior
| Oh lHelF WISH wpui1 90 murh TOWARD
/ heightening the good Feeling which al
ways existed in Richmond between
/ the white and colord races
/ c. T. Norman spoke on hehah o.
The merchants. who, he safd. are IL
dire need of direct route to thi,
section OF the city for the best ane
| quickest service to their customers
The argument that Richmond nov
liz burnt in the shape Of shoestring
extending in limited space from Full
tom to Northampton, which inffate
the va3ues OF property because of thu
lack of expansion, WAS advanced b,
| Attorney NJ. X. Fulton.
A delegation Of Richmond pl1y
sfcians, including DIR. Alexander G
Brown ana DIR. Greer Baugh man. ap
peared before the committee and re
4uested the appropriation of 81. 600 b.
tn city to be Used in the entertain
ment OF visiting physicians who viii
come here for the aftieth annua
casyventtnn of the Medical Society O
Virginia II Is estimated t;aat th.S,
win be an attendance of FROM 500 Z
l 1000. The convention wsn he hsis
from October 2S to 81. inclusive.