The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-24
STREETS N
MANY DIRECTIONS

According to reports from the office
OF Director OF Public Works Boiling,
there Is no room for complaint by any
one as to laxity OF progress on street
improvements. Mr.. Boiling states
that an enormous amount OF work has
been done and is in progress, giving
the following summary of what ia
to be expected in the near future.
The funds for this work are derived
from the Roden bond issue, and are
to be used as needed in systematic or
der. The plan, says MIR. Boiling is to
ending through systematic and regu-
lar channels.
Bids have been invited returnablo
May 4, for the following paving:
Williamsburg avenue, from Nichoi-
son to Lester street.
Mechanicsville turnpike, from Ven
able street to the corporation line.
Seventh street, from Baker to Hos
pltal street as AN approach to the
American Locomotive works.
Third avenue to the Brookland
Park boulevard.
North avenue. Barton Heights. from
Poe street to the Brookland Park
boulevard.
f1ST fHltdbe f0au, from Leigh SlTeel
TO Sherwood avenue, reaching a num-
Der of manufacturing plants from
which there is heavy hauling, and
extending to the Hermitage road gate
to the fair grounds.
Broad street, from the Boulevard to
the new Belt Line railroad bridge
Patterson avenue, from the Rose
meath road. where 1t connects with
smooth paving on kensington ave-
nue., across the new Belt Line bridge
to the corporation line. connecting
with smooth paving already laid in
the county and giving a continuous
drive to Westhampton and the Coun~
try club section.
Monument avenue from the Boule-
ward 10 Sheppard street, continuation
OF present smooth paving on both
driveways.
Cowardin avenue, South Rich
mond, from Hull street to Semmes
avenue.
Hull street from Atlantic coas.
Line railroad to the Broad Rock
road
Addison street. from Cary to Bev-
erly street.
Meadow street, from Main to Ash
land street
Morgan street, from Fourth to
Sixth street, South Richmond con-
Meeting up the new road to the
boiler plant with the new plant Of
the Southern stove Works
Bids have also been invited for
curb and gutter or Chaffn street.
from Meadow to Roland street
The present contract for smooth
paving on Twenty eighth street from
Clay street to the Nine Mile road has
been extended two blocks to Broad
street. thus connecting up by way of
Marshall street and the viaduct con-
tinuous system of smooth paving
from the extreme eastern boundary of
the city TO the far west End
Contract has just been awarded TO
c. S. Luck and Son. for grading
Forest Hill avenue from Park street
to the corporation line. Director
Boiling said it was intended to pave
this street as a continuation of the
Semmes avenue undertaking to Forest
Hill park, but because of the heavy fiji
required and the necessity of allow
ing this to settle il was not prob
able that the paving could pc extend
ed further than Semn1es avenue and
Park street this year.
All street paving is still practically
at standstill because OF the lack OF
cement, and concrete mixers cannot
be started on Sermes avenue, in
Barton Heights or in Highland Park
until the railroad congestion Is
Strengthened out
In addition TO what Is on the way
the city is now inviting bids for 20.
600 barrels of Portland cement fer
use in proposed paving and other con-
tracts