The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-23
LOCAL MATTERS.
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THE MATTER DISCUSSED IN A MEETING YES
TERDAY-wILL RICHMOND LET THE CHANCE
SLIP FOR THE WANT OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND
D0LLARsi
The meeting In behalf Of building q hotel
on the site OF the old Spotswood was held in
the rooms of the Chamber OF Commerce
yesterday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Colonel
Palmer was called to the chair, and Mr.. Ro-
bert b. Lyme, on behalf Of the committee
appointed 10 solicit subscriptions for the
bonus, stated that between nineteen and
twenty thousand dollars bad been SUBJ
scribed, including what.it had been sug.
gested the Masonic Temple Association
would give. They had been lead TO believe
that the Masonic fraternity would subscribe
liberallv, but had been rather disappointed
TO find that they were unable to do so at
present; that there were legal questions in
volved which prevented any decisive action
on their part.
| Mr.. j. Thompson Brown thought that
many OF the Masonic Temple Association
were In favor OF making handsome dOna-
ton. He could not speak for others, but
would give il all the personal aid he could.
The President, Mr.. James A. Scott, he con.
tinued, was heart and soul IN the scheme,
but he himself could not nor had he au-
tbority to say definitely what the Associa.
tion would do ia the matter.
| Mr.. Lyme said he had given this subject
bis time and labor, and could not bear to
see the scheme fall through. He would be
one of twenty, or even OF ten, II necessary,
to guarantee the raising the balance OF
the sum needed.
| Mayor Darlington spoke warmly in favor
OF the scheme, and saw no reason why 1t
should fall through.
MIR. Mosby thought that a full list OF the
property.owners OH Main from Fourteenth
| to Seventh street should be prepared, and
that they should be each personally So
| licted.
Mr.. Lyme said the city had been well can
vassed, and the banks and railroads were
not able to subscribe without the consent
| of their stockholders. From what was said
| at the meeting, however, IL seemed that
several OF the railroads would subscribe.
Mr.. Lyme, in reply to a question from the
chairman, said be thought that Mr.. Pace
would agree to go on with the hotel II he
| could get S25,000. This was, however, his
| individual opinion, but he was sure II the
$4,000 could be raised which is now need
ed that Mr.. Pace would not let the scheme
fall through on account of $4,000.
Mr. Brown said he saw a difficulty that
had been in the way Of their successful
working, and that was in the selection OF
the committee-the placing Of real.estate
men upon it. People seemed TO think it
was their scheme, and that they had direct
interest in it. He therefore moved that Mr..
Lyme and himself be discharged from the
committee. and that two other business
men be substituted in their stead. He fur
ther moved that the entire committee be re-
/ mi ~
| by the Chair in its stead.
The chairman, Colonel Palmer, thought
the committee already appointed was an
| efficient and active one, and that they had
done their work most faithfully. The car
| rying out OF such motion, he thought,
was a practical abandonment OF the under.
| taking.
Mr.. W. l.. White also spoke against the
motion.
Mr.. Cans thought there was no question
about The success OF the enterprise If time
were giyen.
Mr.. Charles Whtlock thought that il the
people felt sufficient interest in the affair
| theyswould come forward and subscribe
the amount needed. He thought it would
| be best 10 limit the time, and II the bonus
| be not subscribed by The end Of the present
| week the scheme be abandoned. Mr.. Whit
| lock then offered rs substitute TO Mr.
Browns motion motion to the effect that
the present committee be continued until
the 1st of July next, when II the necessary
amount be not raised the scheme shall he
abandoned.
The substitute was adopted.
Mr.. Whltlock said that one OF the great
troubles had been that many people seemed
| to have the idea that the hotel was going to
be built anyhow, and not to subscribe was
| just that much saved to themselves. He
wanted to be independent, and II the peo-
pie did not choose 10 come forward without
solicitation and subscribe, 1t was an EVIL
dence that they did not want a new hotel,
aud it would be best TO let the matter drop.
He knew that II the terms OF the offer made
by Mr.. Pace were not shortly accepted that
gentleman would withdraw his proposition.
On motion. the meeting adjourned.