Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-21
THE NEW CITY HALL.
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS coMMIrTEE
ADOPT THE MYERS PLAN.
Appointment Of Supervising Architects,
&e.-Injunetion to Be Asked Restrain
ing the Committee from
Building.

O'CLOCK yesterday evening IN the Cit,
Engineers Office. Present Messrs
Render CchsmmAn), Pizzini, Ammons
Snead, Cfenshaw, and Colonel Cutshsw
City Engineer.
Mr.. Kendler laid two kilograms be
fore the committee from Waite & Cut
ter. One read:
"August l6. Ordinance passeC
over Mayors veto gives committee
power to select from two plans. Mem
bers OF Council made statements tha'
indicated they had not seen our con
tract with the city and, as our interests
are jeopsrdized, if committee is gov.
erned BY these statements, we feel we
ought to be permitted to meet commit.
tee before any action is taken. vii
come when notified"
The second one was:
August 20.-We have written you
at length, making proposition for
making new drawings to cost not over
$4,000"
No action was taken on the kilograms.
ADOPTION OF THE MYERS PLAN.
Mr.. Pizzini offered the following reso-
lu,ion:
Reso1red, That the plans for the new
City Hall as prepared by Colonel E. Z.
Myers, Of Detroit, Mich, be adopted
as the plans by which the new City
Hall shall be built, and the City Engi-
neer is directed to lay out the founda-
tion OF the building in accordance with
these plans and commence the work or
September /. 1856, at 7 A. NJ, and the
chairman is authorized to draw his
warrant on the Treasurer for g, 900 in
part payment Of these plans, the re-
mainder to be paid as the work pro-
crosses ard the detail plans are fur
nished Provided that the rights Of the
city shall be fully protected by q con-
tIact drawn by the City Attorney and
duly executed by said Myers.
The vote resulted on the resolution ::
Ayes.-Messrs. Kendler, Pizzini, and
S1ead-3.
Noes.-Messrs. Ammons and Cren-
shaw.
Mr.. Ammons moved that the City
Engineer be directed to have the dirt
excsyated from the City-Hall lot dump
ed in the gully at the north end Of
Seventh street; also that he be directed
10 advertise for tools, &c. Agreed 20.
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT.
Colonel Cutshav asked the appoint
mtnt Of Colonel c. p. Z. Burgwyn as
supervising architect OF the work. lie
stated that there we're many details TO
be attended 70. and explained them TO
the committee. Agreed to.
FOREMAN or ExCAvAToRs.
As foreman Of excsystors, the City
Engineer moved that Captain W. Q.
Wilkinson be appointed. Colonel Cut
shaw took occasion to remark here that
in the selection Of men politics should
have no weight. Men were to be Sc
lected only on their merits. The com.
mittee agreed to confirm Captain Viii
kiIson's appointment.
FOREMAN OF stone WORE.
Mr.. James Netherwood was con-
fImed as foreman Of stone work on the
Recommendation Of the City Engineer.
EXTENSION oT THE CAR TRACK.
The City Engineer WAS instructed to
draw an ordinance to be laid before the
Council looking to the extension by the
Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad CompaHy Of Its tracks 70
he City-Hall lot to transport the granite
10 be used in the building.
Adjourned.
Action for An Injunction.
1t is authoritatiVely stated that seve-
-sl lawy ers Of this city are, at the in
stance of some Of Richmond's pro-
and taxpayers, preparing
! paper which will he submitted to the
Judge Of the Chsncery Court in few
lays probably to-day asking that the
Committee on Grounds and Buildings, !
be City Engineer, and those acting /
With than be restrained and enjoined |
rom proceeding to build the new City I
Iall in accordance with the power
.iyen them by the City Council.
Those fatheriDg the movement think
be injunction will be granted and that
10 reasons that can be given Will cause
IS dissolution. There will be three
.oints Of law alleged in the paper
'irst, that the amended ordinance giving
be committee authority is not legal, a.
carries with It large appropriation
{ money, and did not pass both
ranches of the Council by a two
birds vote second, that the Council
sd no right to delegate to committee
be building Of the Hall and the ex-
Of so much money; third,
bat the Council had no power to give
power to the committee.
OF course those on this side Of the
uestion coincide in the views Of the
layor, and consider that, by reason Of
be authority given, the committee
N spend more money than the appro-
ration of s2S0, 200, whereas those Of
contrary opinion declare that after
,e s2S0,000 is consumed, if more is
eeded that the committee will have 10
,me to the Council for it.
Although in the first instance the
Dended ordinance failed 10 get two
lirds vote in the Council, yet when it
as passed over the Mayors veto, and
hen it required only a majority vote
make it q law, it received q two
.irds vote in both branches.
While there is little or no doubt that
will. it cannot be positively asserted
at the Hall will cost more than the
preparation, ss it will be built by
Iy-lsbor and the cost can only be
ckoned up when the work is COM
eted.
A prominent official of the city,
hose opinion was asked, said be did
t believe the injunction would be
Gnted that en- injunction should not
awarded against the agents or Off.
rs Of the city, TO stay it in the prose
tion Of any Of its works, unless it
rs manifest that they were transcend
J the authority given them, and that
G interpositi0n of the court would be c