Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-09
THE NEW CITY HALL.
BACKYARD, TURN BACKWARD.
Mr.. Ammons and the Mechanics Have a
say-rhe Matter Goes Hack 10 the Cemmis-
Back Par Allowed Financial

ming at 4:l5 o'clock. Present, Mr.. j.
7. Ellyson presidenp and the following
members Messrs. Ammons, Bahen,
Bryan. Cabell. Campbell, Curtis, Cutch-
ins, Frischkorn, Griffith, Gum, Guy,
HargroYe, Hughes, Jones, King, Lewis,
Mcdowell, Paratcr, Pearman, Phillips,
pizzini, Rankin, Redford, Riddell, Ro-
binson. Straus, and Turpin.
Mr.. Bowie was reported absent from
the city.
The President explained that it was
an adjourned meeting and that the un-
finished business would be taken up
just where it was left off at previous
meeting.
FROM THE OTHER BRANCH.
The clerk read the business from the
other branch, which required action In
the Common Council.
The Council concurred in the resolu-
ton authorizing the consolidation OF GER
tain accounts Of the Gas Department,
and directing payment Of the balances of
salary to City Engineers assistants and
clerks according to increase in said sala-
ries as provided in the appropriation
ordinance Of 1884.
The money in the matter OF the sal
aries of the Engineers clerks was or
dered to be paid by the Street Commit
tee, and was placed to the credit OF the
Engineers department by the Finance
| Committee when the budget for 1884
was made out but the Auditor did not
think under the ordinances that the
Street Committee had right to order
the increase and refused to pay the same
without authority Of the Council.
| Hence the necessity now Of passing the
resolution.
The resolution authorizing the pay
ment of $50 per month to the battery
and linemen of Fire-Alarm and Police
| Telegraph was referred to the Finance
Committee.
| CARRINGTON-CUT
Mr.. Campbell, from the special com
mittee on the Carrington-Cutshaw cul-
vert controversy, presented the report
of the committee, synopsis of which
has already been published in the DIS
patch. The report was, on motion o'
Mr.. Phillips. laid on the table, as Mr.
| Bowie. chairman Of the Committee OF
Light, was absent,
| NEW CITY HALL.
On motion of Mr.. Straus, the further
order of business was suspended ano
the report of the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings was taken up. The re-
| port reads as follows:
The Committee on Grounds anc
Buildings most respectfully report that
we, in attempting to carry out the
wishes of the Council in having the
proposed new City Hall erected in ac'
cordancc with the plans submitted by
f. f. Myers. of Detroit, have given the
matter our careful consideration, and
by every means consistent with due
regard to the strength and appearance
of the structure have sought to put II
under contract for construction.
The first call made failed to secure
bid for the building complete or III
dependent bids sufficient to complete 1t
1.-THE second call secured severa
bids for the entire building complete
but none came within the amount at oul
disposal. On each occasion your com
mittee were informed by contractors o
known reputation as builders that th'
item of granite work was the great bar
rier to our success in bringing th'
amount within the limits of the appro
tiOn.
Your committee, believing the plar
of Mr.. Myers to be much superior t.
any other presented, and just such n
our city needs. and also influenced to
becoming extent toward Mr.. Myers. th'
architect. because # the labor bestowed
and expense inc red in getting ul
the plans. req ted him 20 wr''
such modifcations in he finish oi
elevations and otherwise as he NIGH
dccIn necessary 20 overcome the di'h
c,d-v ~ ..-..s. be- "2.' ...,t.s..
cations have been submitted to the com
mittcc and examined by the City I'm
cineer. also by competent builders. am
we have no encouragement to belcy
that the modified plans "a tracing q
which we submit for your inspection
can be brought within 1900, 600.
From all the information we ca
gather we are led TO believe that Oh
plan by Mr.. Myers is the one that on
people prefer therefore. as we have nc
the authority to go beyond 100000
and a. we believe We have eNhaustc
our efforts 10 secure the building b
such plans with granite elevations. "
conceive it to be our duty TO prcser
the matter TO you for further considers
ton. and in doing so we beg leave
suggest that if 1t is the will OF IL
Council that the original plans adopte
bv the Council shall he carried INF
execution an additional appropriate
of say Alps 900 must be made. II Il
modified plans submitted by Mr.. Mye'
for your consideration should meet vii
/ your appreciation. then al additions
Appropriation of say $4,000 will |
required.
MIR. Wilson. of the Amherst tom
Stone Company. has been before yo'
committee and made statements rel
tive 20 the stone under his control, "a
ing evidence that it is largely us'
throughout the United states and Cam
da in public and private buildings al
has in every case given satisfaction ait
standing many years exposed to u
frost of northern climates, and also
the more mild and variable climate
{ the South. Whilst Mr.. Wilson do'
not claim that the sandstone can
placed here at a cost materially le
than the granite. yet the labor require
IN working it is so much less that the
is great probability Of securing q
building in accordance with the orig
nal design near the amount at OF
disposal. We therefore believe II wou
be well to invest the committee Wi
authority TO invite bids for the erecti'
ofthe building. substituting Ohio san
/ -, eor al eievations above the waite