Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-17
ALDERMAN marx GUNST
OPPOSES TOLL BRIDGES
Will Excr, Power to Eliminate
All Such Structures
in City.
F,.i,rs ADOPTION or ORDINANCE
Looks with Favor ON Proposed West
End Project. Minus I'm. Feature.
NRttcr Cues Over Ia RrEulnr Meet
Ing at streets Committee Monday.

proclaiming his intcn,io. to 81"
everything Within MS power At tn"
very arst opportunity to eliminate all
toll bridges in the city, alderman
Marx Gumst. OF Lee Ward. at meet
ing OF III" Streets Committee "f CITY
Council last night. admitted ,ha; Ia"
favored heartily "A bridge across tn"
river in the West End. bu, n. OH
jcctcd to the adoption Of an oidi-
nance giving the Boulevard l;ridr"
Corporation the right to construct a
bridge with an abutmcnt in Eyru
rark. upon which Il toll is 10 bc
charged
Mr.. Gunsis remarks followed a
statement presented by Director Al
lon j. Saville. who urged the com
miitcc To grant tho petition "f rep
rcScntatiVcs OF the bridge company.
Tie said the city could lose nothing
In tho transaction. but had every
thing to gain. lie drew AN attractive"
picture OF the prospect as offered
strip of territory along IN" south Side
Of the river. more than i've miles In
extent. sufficiently wide Ia form an
attractive and commodious driveway.
"a bridge. free OF cost To the city. {"
cost the petitioners about Sl7J.oUO.
a c"nu"ctinE link between a number
OF parks. thus giving the pcopi.
ono OF the most magnificent park-to.
park drivcwayS in the country ina
withal. offering undc vclop"d land for
homes. with streets already surveyed
III conformity with the city streets
extended.
city Mny Obtain BrIdEr.
And" said MIR. Savillc. "thc city
may within i've years. s,cur. ih.
Al In,
thirds "f the original outlay
Mr.. GunSl said he realized the valu.
Of - bridge 10 the city. and had fire.
qucntly advocated the construction
Of "n" but he could not stand for
another toll hridg. He stoou ready
Ia vote tor IN" ordinance with The
toll section stricken out. bu, he could.
under no circumstances. vote tor It
with that portion remaining 1T
have always opposed toll bridges
h" said. and will Whenever tho OPP
""rtunity presents itself, ever, my
self to eliminate tn. toll bridges
oyer. t" buy either nt tn" pres. N,
i idr"s. hut would vote To build
nridE"S in place OF them.
Tue committee mot especially e"
outsider tn" petition Of tho Ruul..
ward Corporation. some delay was
experienced in securing IA quorum.
Ah- meeting finally proceeded with
TX members prcscnt-chairman Pull
Ter Aldermen Gunst. Woody. Cuun-
,ilmcn Atkinson. sullivan and car.
pcnter. Later Nj. Fuller Wa. cx-
"uS"d TO attend an imp"r,an, con
terence. leaving mere quorum
HrtdEc Matter Goes over.
Following discussion by advocates
81 tho ordinance. including John r
liS"n. Jonathan Bryan, Augustine
R"Nali. !. Gray Iaddon. George r..
Wise aud others. all Of whom pointed
cut that IN. existence of such a
"ridrc as tina, proposed would add
t" 'tc vmuc OF adjacent property.
th"rc"y giving Tho city additional
revenue In taxes: would i,nd To- omen
AZ much needed land tor homes and
't"t"rI"s. and would help inrrcaS,
i"r population. MIR GunSt asked To-
%" "Nch 81 h-cHns. ~ an important
rnEh%"'hvnt y quorum having been
hi"k"u. Mr.. Carpenter moved thai
'ht paper H." disposed If at the reg.
uIar meeting Of inc committee, .,
special business, next Monday after
noon at " O'Clock
the bridg" as proposed T., To- L.
constructed under Supervision Of TN,
hlr'ct"r Of Public Works: is 10 l.,
Sc! ana concrete. capable al
'"h King care Of nit.cu-ton vehicles.
Win roadway twenty feet wild.
ana sidewalks Of six feet each. with
capacity Of l.2OO automobiles an
h"Hr. ana is To revert to the eli,
upon demand AT tWo-thirds actual
cost within five years.
INC streets Committee will mc,,
At ! O'Clock tomorrow afternoon ~
inspect 4 number Of sites for street
and alley extension