The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-21

credit OF Building anu Equipment vi
new City Hail." said bonds to express on
their face that they are redeemable at the
option of the City Council at any time aftei
the expiration OF ten years from said Isl
day OF July, 1888.
=. Before any proceedings are had con-
cerning the provisions OF this ordinance
the Committee on Grounds and Buildings
and the City Engineer are hereby required
to select site for and furnish plans and
estimates OF the style and cost of said
building and equipments for the approval
OF the City Council. the cost Of such plans
and estimates to be paid by the City Trea'
suTer out OF the contingent fund upon the
order Of the Committee on Grounds and
Buildings: the cost Of said plans and
estimates TO be returned to the credit OF the
contingent fund by said committee, aud not
TO exceed $1,000; and no compensation
shall be allowed any person or persons
presenting plans and estimates unless the
same shall have been selected by the conf
mittec and adopted by the City Council;
and the committee is hereby directed TO
reserve the right TO reject any and all plans
that may be presented TO them, and also to
divide the said sum OF 81 900 into two or
more parts, to be awarded rs they may di-
rect. as prizes for such plans and estimates
as NAV he selected by them and meet with
the approval of the City Council.
3. The Committee on Grounds and Build
| ings are hereby authorized and empowered
to build City Hall on the site approved by
| the City Council and in accordance with
such plan or plans recommended by them
and adopted by the City Council rs herein
before provided.
4. The Engineer OF the city, under the
direction Of the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings, shall have control OF the
construction and furnishing said City Hall,
said committee being hereby authorized to
issue, as the work progresses, warrants on
the Auditor, certified by the City Engineer,
ior the payment OF contracts and claims on
account OF the same.
3. The Committee on Finance are hereby
required to make monthly reports to The
Council OF all bonds issued in pursuance
Of this ordinance and the terms upon
which they were disposed OF.
6. The Committee on Grounds and Build
ings shall make quarterly report OF theil
doings under this ordinrnce. Said report
shall contain detailed statement OF all re
CENTS, disbursements, and contracts b!
them received. disbursed, or made during
the said quarter.
Mayor Darlington approved this ordi
nance yesterday.
The Common Council have agreed to
resolution adopting as the site for the new
building the old City-IIall lot with the ad
dition thereto OF the Tupper property.
This will give the city front Of lSG fec
and depth Of lS9 feet; in other words
the CITY will have ali OF the square bound
ed north by Broad, south by Capitol, eas
bv Eleventh, and west by Tenth street
except the lot occupied by the First Pres
byterian church.
PLANS.
The proposition TO allow 800 as eX
pcnses OF subcommittee to 90 mort
and inspect public buildings was defeated
But il will not stay defeated. III the none
for this purpose is not otherwise secured
il will have to be taken ont OF the $500. 90
appropriatlon. 1t will take about mont
TO advertise for plans. 1t will take abou
three months for the architects TO prepar
them. Now, it is to qualify the committee
men to Judge Of the best plan that the irl
north is proposed. The fear OF "a Jun
ketinr expedition" has suddenly take
.. nossession Of some members Of the Counc
not won't to he disturbed by such appar
: tions: but it will all come right after
little Ii proper men are selected. il vi
be money well spent.
. ADDRESS on RICHMOND.
According to present appearances, ii
, formal laying of the cornerstone OF tl
new building may take place about raj
: time. The suggestion that it should !
j. loid with august ceremonies meets VII
: popular approval. our neglect to lnlorl
u lhe world OF our eXistencC-tO say nothln
: Of our splendid advantages as place I
business AID residcnce-may then in son
measure he repaired by selecting rs orat,
: of the occasion Il gentlemen who wi
y fttingly review our past and foreshado
:, our coming years.
Il All these matters, however, will be
0 the hands OF the Committee on Groun'
Il and Buildings-that is to say, Aldermt
: ". If. Williams and Josiah Crump, an
= Common Councilmen Andrew Pizzin
d Thomas Il. Campbell. and John II. FnSc
i korn. Colonel W. +. Cutshaw is by ord
z nance associated with the committee
: supervising engineer.
BABY BONDS.
All the matters with reference to issuir
Il bonds belong to the Finance Committee.
+ No reason whatever has been yet urge
l. against issuing bonds OF denominations
Il low as S25 and $50, and the committee W
). therefore be inclined to meet the popul
!. demand IN this respect.
= Richmond city d per cent. bonds are no
d worth about Sl05. This new issue VIII
j, nut upon the market so gradually that I
!. market price will probably not be alfecte
;; II so, the 100000 will realize about S3l
~ 600.
y, THE PRIZES.
a gentleman whose judgment is c.
toinly entitled to great weight gives II
his opinion that the prizes offered for pla
are not ample enough to secure the o'
W talent. since, as understood. the successl
81 competitor will receive nothing but
y; nrize-money. The attention OF the co
lu mittee is asked to this matter.
Vi The best talent on ,ht to be brorgh, II
reo,,isition: and II snould be remember
that many Of the archit cts VIII nave
,k come from New York, Philadelphia, ia
ne moro. and Cincinnati 20 view the grou
v. and see what l. needed in hall before u
-, can make a proposal.
or - T., ,ho IT.
THE HENRIc0 H0MIcIpE.-ln tne II
rico County Court yesterday mornlh'
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