Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-01
Is0UTHsIDERs PETITION
FOR CITY C0NvEN|ENCES
Mass.Nlccting Subordinatcs Bridge
s9 to Sewers, Water, Gas and
Better Streets.
DECIDE ON PROPOSED ROUTE
South Richmond and Suburban
Citizens Want James River
SPanned B.ctw cen Cowardim
81 Avenue and Laurel Street.

Z, Erection of 6 bridge across the
~ James River between Laurel street
i fast growing, sections of Woodland
{fHefEhts and Forest Hill with tho
invest End, is made secondary To
4 sewer. water. gas and street improve
3snentS for the various sections OF the
South Side. in Il petition 10 the City
SCouncil adopted last night Al meet
ing in cambridge Junior High School,
= of citizens of old Manchester proper
sftWoodland Heights. Swansboro. Oak
seGrove and Forest Hill.
IL Action of the mass-mcetinC in maxi
ling improvements. other than bridge
I connection. the principal considera-
ton in the petition was forced by a
predominant contingent from Oak
s&GIove, led by L. II. Brown.
= Judge ESaest II. Wells had placed
before the house the motion that the
rel Street and Cowardin Avenue as
Re the location of the proposed bridge.
& AS substitute for this motion. Mr..
Brown offered the petition finally
sided. ruled Mr.. Browns petition out
3 of order on the ground that il was
mot germane to the object for which
4tthis particular meeting had been
& called.
~ Override Chairs Dccision.
~ Mr.. Brown appealed from the de-
S.;cision OF the chair. and, with the Oak
3 Grove contingent standing solidly be-
hind him won his contention. The
sfpetition was presented then az sub
: stitute and carried by practically the
same vote as that cast to ovcrrule
sthe decision of the chair.
50 The meeting adopted a motion, also
Offered by MIR. Brown. directing the
chair to name committee. consisting
'sof five members from each Of the five
I sections OF the South Side. TO present
the petition TO the City Council. MI.
Il Carson declared he would need as
sistance in choosing this committee.
because he actually does not know. he
said. five men from either Woodland
Heights or Forest Hill who would be
lin sympathy with making the other
improvements of greater or more
pressing Importance than the erection
Sof the bridge.
$s The petition sets forth that Forest
q Hill should have sewers, promised by
athe city within five years after 1914.
sfbut not set secured: Oak Grove.
Swansboro and Woodland Heights.
sewers. water and gas. and old Man
chester, street improvements and or
Mayo's Bridge to CloTton Street.
f Designs for bridge shown.
4 Designs for the proposed bridge
from Cowardin Avenue to Laurel
4 Street were drawn in 1914 by c. y.
Roelker and were presented by him
s last night TO the ass-mcctinE. These
iiplans call for reinforced concrete
7; structure, to cost nj that time about
I S350.000. The cost now would be con
Stsiderably more. 1t would be in two
4. sections. with Belle Isle between the
sEsections. Mr.. Roalker said he came
ITO the conclusion in 1914, after care
y ful study OF the situation. that Laurel
& Street and Cowardin Avenue was the
& best location to be had, and he knows
Il Of nothing to change his conclusion
4 on that point.
Mr.. Carson announced after the
that the committee named to
3 present the resolution adopted at the
sS meeting held about two weeks ago
Eat Hastings Court. Part ii, asking CITY
9Council for a bridge ut the earliest
S.practicable moment will go ahead
SSWith It's task, despite the action last
making this a secondary mat
NIX bout sixty citizens attended tho
acting last night.