The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-20
COMMON tOuNCuL.
The Bill Appropriating Money 10
BuiId the New City Hall Adopted /;
The building 10 be Built ON the Old
Cfty.HIall Lot.

called meeting OF the Common Coun'
ell was held Yesterday evening at 8 o'clock
present, Mr.. President Ellyson and the
following members Messrs. Adams, Arch.
er, Bowie, Brauer, Campbell, Clarke, Cur
tis, Elicit, Frischkorn, Gum, Hayes, Iig.
gins, Hooper, Metzger, Miller, Mcdowell
Patton, Phillips, Pizzini. Randolph, Rose,
Straus, Turpin, and Weisiger.
The Clerk read the minutes OF the pre-.
vious meeting, and they were duly signed
and approved.
The Clerk read the notice OF the call FOL
the meeting, In which ii was stated that III
object was to consider the ordinance ap-
propriating $500, 1000 for the building OF q
City Hall. ~.
Major James ID. Patton stated that he
was out OF the city at the last meeting OF
the Council, aud that he would have voted
for the appropriation OF $4,000 for the re.
modelling Of the gas-works il he had been
present.
The Clerk read the amendments to the
City Hall ordinance adopted by the Board
OF Aldermen. which amendments more
clearly defined the method Of making the
appropriations needed.
eur in the action OF the Board.
Mr.. Phillips moved to amend the ordi.
nance by inserting 81 600 for the first prize
and $500 each for Che next best plan and
specifications sent in by architects. This
amendment was lost, only Messrs. Phil
lips and Elicit voting "Aye."
The vote recurring on Mr.. Pizzini's
resolution TO concur, il was carried, only
Mr.. Phillips voting "No."
THE SITE OF THE HALL.
Mr.. Pzzini. from the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings, presented the re-
port OF this committee, which urgently re-
commended the site of the old City Hall a.
being best adapted for the place upon
which the new City Hall should be built.
The report was accompanied by the follow
ing resolution
ReSolred, That the Let situated on Broad
and Capitol streets between Tenth and
Eleventh streets, known as the old City
Hall lot, with the addition Of siXty-two feet
of ground adjoining it on the west, known
as the "Tupper" property, be, and is here
by. selected as the site for tlIe new City
Hall, and that the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings are directed to take The ne
cessary steps to acquire by purchase, con-
demnaton, or otherwise, the SAID "Tup-
per" property. And they are further en-
powered to clear the old buildings from
said lot, and either to use the materials in
the new building or to sell the whole, oil
any part thereof, as they may deem for the
interests of the city. And the COMMITTED
on Grounds and Buildings are authorized
TO send three Of its members to the
cities of Quincy, ILL.,, Rochester and Buf'
falo, n. Y, or to such other points as they
NAV deem expedient, for the purpose OF in
specting public buildings and acquiring
further information as may be useful N
perfecting plans for said new City Hall
said subcommittee to be paid only theil
actual necessary expenses, which shall mo-
exceed the sum of S400.
So much OF the report as authorized tn
sending OF q part OF the committee t.
other cities was, on motion, stricken out
and the report as amended was adopted.
70 BE PAID OFF.
On motion Of Mr.. Frischliorn the rule
were suspended and the action OF tn
Board OF Aldermen in appropriating Ger
tam sums for the payment OF the clerks en-
ployed in the Chatlin investigation was con
Cured in.
On motion OF MIR. Higgins the Council
| adjourned