The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-26
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
BEGINS SURVEY OF CITY
Conditions Of Richmond's suce's
Stirs Organization TO Action

Finding people in every section
complaining of the 6eploraple con
dition Of Richmonds streets. ana
having adopted this problem as tne
subject for it's years work, the ..,S
association has started survey OF wv
city in an effort to bring luily peio.s
the public the need for lmmeu.a.s
improvements During the period o.
the war it was Impossible IN srend
the necessary money to MAINTAIN
the thoroughfares in proper CON
dition. ana they have gradually sNei
away until many are soreiy III hee"
OF work without delay. IT,,
In tho western section OF the cNy
gravel rcadways generally wei
found TO be filed with holes, many VI
them washing to marked 49,.
and numerous holes broken IN tne
! concrete cutters whlch are 'o''
" wearing larger. Some stress
were found in very bad CONDITION
according TO the survey, and will ne
come impassahle this winter unless
improvements are MADE oh ~.
other streets It was found that 3'iho,
improvements. such as the hllihg VI
holes and rolling the roaobeo' were
underway. s,
mo responsibility for the cono',
ton In which our streets were loui'u
can be placed. nor should there De an.
atfempt 10 do So" SAYS statet,asht
s..ued Nv the civic association. + OF
yo,,r wears our leading thoroughmares
srd cross streets have been Slowly
Coynr to pieces, because during tae
war period the citw was unable 10 ap-
nronriate sufficient money 10 care wv
them. Not since 1915 has there pee"
= real street appropriation, SUI
stantialIy all of the money snen' sihcs
tina. time being used for repair Wot ~
only which prohibited any ex,e''Sl"s
uork Director Boiling hifnsetf saN'
receut,v in his annual report that the
streets were in worse candistohs '"""
aver before in his experience.
"Time has now come when Inc fc'N
roust act without delay II II Isl In Keep
roany of its streets open CURING w"
winter easor, for heavy coal ana pro
vision wagons will surely become
nired IL the streets remain as they :.
today, and to protect the work tha.
already has been done. oiiee.S W
+hs civic association believe that INC
Fnending bond issue should be noop'eu
~ ,he nnance sommittee when II
con,es nm for consideration next Mon
Say night as the tenn porsry solution
~ the nrohlen1. We have NOT feeeoe'
from orr former position, however IN
believing that the permanent soiut'oh
will come when It is possible To MAKE
spec,al assessments against the anut-
finr prnrerty owners for such I'M
provements.
xociation it was found that far west
Mai, straet was full of holes, with
several blocks where the gravel ROAD
nod had washed. Crenshaw avenue
badly needed repairs. tire 5000 bfoeN
Grove avenue had and tho cross'ns
10 the east unusually bad. 3ooo hloc>
EersInrton avenue had. 5000 block
Hanover tad: FLOYD avenue niuCh
improved. hut holey in spots ana. ne
concrete gutter in need OF repair :,
chafnn ard Taylor sareefs enl,se
,enrth. in bal condition ard prop
ahly impa ssable this winter einder
sidewalks and grass and weed h'lea
cutters the worst in the section
cedar street was found In need OF
immediate repairs in the lower en-
and between Floyd and Grove WI.
street is unusually rough and full 81
holes Work il in progress on " oe-
tween Hanover and stuart adntso''
was another bad street. especlsi'F a.
rsarv stree; ID the side Of the FIRST sta :
49, where u vouits he the part or
haA Judgment to drive the fire equip
won't vet the street must he USED nN
tha station Meadow south Of Main
where the smooth paving starts neN'S
u,rrk as does Rowland, although re"
patrs are teinr made in spots
sycamore was IN bad shape. ano
y,uch traffic was using other stf"etS
whils the asphalt roadbed OF BeFer "
street has worn away. AutoHooi'S's
and the stree, is extensively Vs. -
them. said it was dangerous because
80, no1as which will be worse