Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
NEW CITY HALL DISCUSSED'
New BIDS 10 be Asked For and she OLD ones
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A called meeting Of the Board oil Al
dermen was held yesterday evening.
Present the following members hessrs.
Adams, Burwell, Cabell, Crump, DICK
erson. Glasgow, Gum, Page, Powers
Rose, Taylor, and Williams.
The Clerk read the following call: :,
"please issue notice for special
meeting of the Board Of Aldermen for
Tuesday next at 7 O'Clock P. III. to re-
ceiye and consider 8 report from the
Committee on Public Grounds ana
Buildings" 90,
This notice was sent out on the 23d
Of January. -.
The Clerk read note from President
Bass stating that he was unable 10 DO
present on account Of illness.
Mr.. Williams moved that DIR. Bur
well take the chair. -,
The Clerk put the motion, and Mr..
Burwell took the chair, begging at the
same time the indulgence Of the Board.
NEW CITY HALL.
Mr.. Williams, from the Committee
on Grounds and Buildings, presented
the following report: q,
1.-THE Committee on Grounds and
Buildings would respectfully report
that after many delays and postpone
ments in the interest and often at the
suggestion of Mr.. E. Z. Myers, archl-
tect, and after full opportunity offered
him at his own personal request and
instance to modify his plans for the
new City Hall, with view of reducing
the cost, and after renewed opportuni-
ties for bidding, and after extensive
adyertisement-some Of it suggested by
Mr.. Myers-it has been found impossible
to procure responsible bidder who Will
construct the new City Hall according
TO the plans furnished by Mr.. Myers for
the sum of 1900, 900, the known limit
of the appropriation, as it was at all
times known to the architect and the
public; and whereas the plan sub
mitted by Messrs. Yost q Murdock
being the plan deemed next in value
and acceptability to that Of Mr.. Myers
will require very material alterations
to render il suitable for our purposes :;
therefore be it
"Resolred, Thatit having been found
impossible to procure a responsible bid
der willing to construct the new City
Hall according to the plans and speclfi-
cations Of +. f. Myers within the sum
of $500. 600, the Council hereby declares
at an end all obligations to the said
Myers on any and every account grow
ing out of his proposal or proposals to
furnish plans for new City Hall for
the city of Richmond.
ResoIsed, That the joint resolution
approved January 8, 1884, awarding
premiums to f. f. Myers and Yost &
Murdock be, and the same is hereby,
repealed.
"Resolred, That in the event that
Messrs. Yost & Murdock shall furnish
to the Committee on Grounds and
Buildings an acceptable and responsible
bidder, who will obligate himself to
complete the proposed City Hall ac-
cording to the plans furnished by the
said Yost & Murdock within the sum
of 100000, the Auditor is hereby
authorized to issue his warrant on the
Treasurer for the sum of $500 in favor
of Yost q Murdock-amount offered as
! premium for second choice-upOn The
order of the chairman of the Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings.
The Committee on Grounds and
Buildings, with the assistance of th'
City Engineer. is he eby authorized tC
ask for new plans for the proposed new
City Hall, the erection Of which shal
not cost over 100000.
That on the demand Of E. f. Myers
or his agent, the City Engineer shall
deliver to him all and any drawing
which may be in possession of that Of
fcer and to which Mr.. Myers may b.
entitled after he shall have paid al
claims held by the Committee OF
Grounds and Buildings on account o
obligations assumed under the direction
of said f. f. Myers"
Mr.. Williams said he thought it un
necessary to speak to the report. Mr.
Myers had no claim upon the Council
having failed to keep his obligations t.
the Council.
| Mr.. Crump wanted information, Ant
asked Mr.. Williams if the first pre-
miums had been awarded or paid archl
tects..
Mr.. Williams said no responsible
party having been found to undertak
to build the hall on the Myers plan 70
$500, 900, no premium had been award
ed. The award Of the premium wa
based upon the fact that the cOntrac
for building the hall should be taken a
100000.
Mr.. Williams explained that it wa
necessary to relet the plans becaus
Messrs. Yost & Murdock made thei
drawings and plans for a three
sided building, said plan having bee
made before the purchase of the church
the removal of which left the squar
complete.
On motion of Mr.. Page, Judge Hun
ter Marshall, who represented Nh
Myers, was allowed to address tn
Board. lie said he was not at presen
prepared to 60 into discussion of tn
question until he heard the report {
the committee read.
The Clerk again read the report.
Judge Marshall thought the report {
the committee very different from MI
Myers's statement to him. He respect
fully asked the Board to wait for feV
days before taking definite action,
order to allow him to communicat
with Mr.. Myers and ascertain fully tn
status Of the case. He was in no cor
dition to make known Myers's case III
til he was further informed.
Mr.. Page said he personally woul
like TO indulge Judge Marshall, but tn
Board was so familiar with Mr.. Myers
promises and dilatory measures, and ha
been so extensively amused by hin