Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
STREETS COMMITTEE
FAVORS BUYING PARK
Vote : to to Recommend Purchase
OF Site at BcIyidcrc and
Canal Streets.
HIGH RENTALS CONDEMNED
Members Advise Granting Petition
Tof Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company to Build Tracks Across
Is Seventeenth Street.

a Chairman Ordway Fuller. Of the City
touncii's Committee on streets. at the
meeting OF this committee yesterday
afternoon. declared that tho Commit
tee on Finance should have evolved q
plan 10 increase tho revenues OF the
city sovernmsnt in order that Rich
.nond might be in position TO com
pete with other cities in the municipal
rage which is soon TO cnsuc
i.SotwithstandinE the action. OF lack
otyaction; OF the committee. said Alder
man Fuller he WAS in favor Of prog
that she could. and next year the CITY
council should meet the tax issue like
men.
Says Other cities Arc Rcad..
ton after Alderman Marx Gunst had
made a speech opposing the PROPOSE
Ton Tor ihc city TO purchase Il trianGu-
at5thc intersection of canal ana Bel
Niderc Streets. Alderman t;unst took
The position that the finances OF the
IN the way OF new improvements could
be accomplished this year He stated
ina mat every cent nossthle was necessary
Alderman Fuller declared that the
In States was on the threshoid OF
nerity tina, the country had ever
known, He urged that the committee
recommend The purchase OF the prop
ground could hc Justified even on the
ground Of being a cold. business propo-
pleasant place to live in and kept pso-
re from going away in the summer
Dcn"unrc Rent increases,
-,Sounvilman lfnsl iSh declared that As
QUESTION of the property but that he
aid not agree With Alderman Fuller IN
rsssrd 70 the mater Of increased
ALREADY raising rents. but that tile in
creases would have been much greater
Il the sne SAY tax rsie had been pul At
increases as shameless prohtcerine Of
;he worse kind
gDirector OF Public Works Boiling ad-
dressed the committee, and advocated
he purchase Of tho property lie said
That it could nc purchased now AZ
70 bcauiity!nS a section Q. the city
that needed parks. it would give a
uEeS' rcuts from nc ;S;ste Peniten-
10 : through TO Eelviders
Recommcnd Purchase or Property.
Councilman Moore briefly touched
naon The rent question and expressed
ne ep!ni9n mat il Va only III the
tten made. lie SAID that ne felt quite
sure That the-s had been ijiile change
ia rentals n N. ScuiE side and In The
e..sirCn par; % Richmond
AFTER further discussion the ccfr-
niiiiec- - l. voted 20 recommend ne
pr!chsse q tas property The matte
ROW Soes 20 nc Committee on Finance.
w@eT. the financial features G.. the
trcpositivu Viii be discussed
.-stnc committee No;-c 10 recommend
the granting 81 The petition % the
cneSa peake and phio Railroad com
fA-l3 70 build : .-a.E across seven
itsn:h S;-rtt 10 the rrore-t: = /. u
WinEfe.d
No Action on skir->,or.
Inc petition q ~. cong co-l -or..
isd"! Y close Gedaiu stree: oatween
SEQ Si-eet md tee sea rd Air Linz
tsaSHs was explained. The .cwpany
asserts that = owns n. PROPERTY on
ava iha; y ihs s.: ct = closed j, Hfl!
aan add ;!oral improvements amount
t'.t iht itC-e1scd revenue from tho
ihzn compensate the e.t- Tor Inc loss
o. tins street. !: "as decided .hat ,ne
toniI4:ticc Wouid v-s.' Ia. site @ j1.
rropJscd plan; 4. o'Cio.k W.Iue,Ia.
aitc!nooh. and woulc then ais such
"ttlpii e. u Nigh. deem proper
tinai action vas not taken OF the
ga i7anct 70 suauEGrato - skiy-stup
nSste.n on FIrsc street between Broad
street and tho y!aduC, Councilman
SutIer moved That tho matter bc laid
ca the tau.c until Tho next meeting In
ord.r ;hnt tie citizens affected might
have an opgoTturGS 20 appear ana a.
hress thei~ opinion concerning tho
measure. ~. &