Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-20
To TALK RICHMOND PLANS.
AT BAL |MORE MEETING.
Mayor Ainslic and Directors
Saville and Traf'ord Will
Attend Session.
CONFERENCE HIGGINS MONDAY
To lie Held ndcr Auspices of Amer
fcnn Society for Municipal Inn
prorcncnt-Emincn Engineers aud
Specialists to Speak.

Mayor George A:uslic. Director Al
len j. Saville and Director Z. w.
Trafford are preparing 10 attend a
conference III Baltimore next wccl,,
at which discussions will be had on
municipal improvements. Baltimore
is on tho verge OF spending .lO2, OOO.-
GOO in city planning. sewer construc-
ton. extension OF streets. water
mains and gas pipes. occasiOncd hy
the recent annexation OF sixty-s!x
square miles of territory. The con-
ference VIII he open to discussion by
eminent engineers ana specialists
rom al parts Of the country. 1t is
believed that tho Richmond officials
may derive much benefit and some
comE"r, from the association OF the
highest character of engineering
Problems and city planning schemes
AMI the discussion thereof by mon at
the top in their professions.
City Flaming Talked Here.
Richmond is discussing the city
planning idea. and already first steps
have been taken in the extension Of
streets into the undcvelopcd fast
resscs Of the vast territory sur
rounding the city, in the counties OF
Henrico. lianover and Chesterfield
Plans are in the making for extern
sions OF water and gas connections
for improvements To Shockuc Creek
enlargement OF the water supply and
for better housing facilities. These
with the city planning scheme and
the coming system as outlined by hi
rector Savillc before many of the
civic bodies and City Council. will
entail the expenditure Of large sums
.. money. II is pointed out ~ Mfr.
SaNillc that these expenditures do
not mean the sinking OF large sums,
hat thai they are mere investments
from which the returns will be Of
enormous proportions and will con-
tinuc for all time.
Director Tranori has plans for the
development OF the water supply, 50
that any demand for the next decade
may b. met with ease. He has plans.
also. for supplying water for tn.
large area .! sewers proposed under
recent bond issue Of S3.00O.O0n IIn
thinks that. even with the Increased
expenses Ia citizens in meeting the
demands the price OF gas to til. con
sumner rpaH' he considerably reduced.
IL" states that the present gas rate
was liked in order To meet unusual
expenses durinS war times, ana 10
pay bills that had accumulated by
the Increased cost OF coal and oil.
Now. he says. this emergency has
been met, and there seems no reason
why at The beginning of the year
there should not be At least 10 per
cent decrease in the price OF gas.
To Widen Grace street
Plans are being formed Cor the
widening o: Grac. street. This
thoroughfare is rapidly being trans
formed into business street. and in
order TO take care OF the situation
FOR future years. II Is proposed tina,
at least twenty teet lie added IN the
width OF the street.
Al! thrS. things Will 20 discussed
At the baltimore meeting, which viii
be held under the auspices Of the
American society for Municipal I'm
P-oYem~rs Mayor ". =. Bro.nlu..
- Ea!tiul ore. has extended hearty
'Hf.tAifcn 1" The Richmond o.iciais
I" ~ present ~ the meeting. wh.1h
a"EirS aeN; Mcnda- morning