The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-05
THE NEW CITY HALL.
The Board or Aldermen Adopts NY.
ers's PIan-DOeS Day Dawn:


| A meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen
was held In the Council chamber yesterday
evening at O'Clock. The following MEM
Bass, president. and Messrs. Barksdalc.
Cabell, Chaffin, Cohen, Cole, Crump. Dick
ersOn, Glasgow, Pleasants. Powers, RAN
kin, Taylor, Todd, Wexford, and Will
| liams.
The President said ihe Board had been
convened to further nnsider the question
OF new City Hall.
| At the last meeting OF the Bond reso-
luton was adopted instructing the COM
mittee on Grounds and Buildings TO ascer-
tain what 1t would cost 10 acquire the
church property adjoining the old City
Hall lot, and what would be The exact cost
OF building erect according TO the
Myers plan and the sim that Myers would
charge for superintenCing 'he construc-
tion Of the building.
Mr.. Williams, chairman OF the Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings, in response
to this resolution. submitted report. in
which the committee says that the build
| ing can be erected, according 10 Myers
plan, for S300,000, including the fee Of the
architect for experimenting is construc-
ton and plans and drawings.
| The committee also recommended tbaS
the building be erected OF the old Not.
without acquiring the church property for
the present. rs the financial condition OF
the city, in their opinion, will not Justify
| its purchase at this time.
4 resolution accompanied the report re-
commencing the Myers plan a. the first
choice OF the City Council. The resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Glasgow then offered resolution
| approving the plan OF Yost X Murdock AZ
the second choice, and this was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Todd said he voted TO adopt the
plans for building, but could not consent
to approve that portion Cf the report which
recommended delay in acquiring the church
| property, as he desired that II should be
gotten for the purpose without delay. He
said he did not believe that the financial
condition OF the city would preven. the
purchase of the church, and he therefore
moved that the report be recOmmitted to
| the Committee on Grounds and Buildings
to ascertain definitely what the church
property can be purchased for.
Mir. Glasgow said il the congregation
were willing to sell the church that he
would interpOse no objection If il could be
cotton for reasonable sum. md would
vote for Mr.. Todd's motion.
Mr.. Williams readily agreed TO have the
report recommitted, and thought from con-
versation with members of the Committee
on Finance in the last few days that his
committee had labored under a mlsappre-
hension Of the financial condition Of the
city, and if it could be done would be very
glad to acquire the church property. The
report was recOmmited
The resolutions laid on the table az the
last meeting (Which have been heretofore
published in this paper were withdrawn
by Mr.. Todd with the unanimous consent
OF the Board.
| Mr.. Myers, tine successful bidder was
introduced 10 the body by Mr.. Williams.
He briefly addressed tne Board thanked
them for the confidence reposcd in him.
and promised that when the building is
completed it will he & source oi p.idc and
pleasure to the people cf Riehmo1d
On motion OF Mr.. chattn. The Glld al
| iourned.