The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-14
tHE COMMITTEE ON GROUNDS Asn
BUILDINGS
uold an Important Regular Weekly ses-
sion


noId an Important Regular Weekly ses-
sion.
The Committee on Grounds and Build.
ngs met Yesterday in regular weekly
cssion. Present, Messrs Phillips (chair-
many. Hunt, Higgins, Snead, and Cren-
'haw.
Police Justice Crutchfield appeared
IefOre the committee and stated that
here were oftentimes large amounts Of
money and yaluables in his possession
which he had to ask banks 10 take charge
Jf for him intact in their vaults, as the
money could not be deposited as the
identical money had To be kept for the
courts Referred to the Police Justice
and hartman Phillips to find out the
cost oi safe and report.
Nh Suead moved that the Police
Justice and Chairman Phillips be author
ized jo purchase a desk for the Police
Courtroom. reasonable handsome one
itied TO go in the new City Hall.
Mr. Macon, deputy sergeant at the
Jail, asked for two dozen sanitary tuck
lis and two barrels oi lime. Ordered to
De purchased
The resolution from the Common COun-
Ill asking the committee TO report
he cost of removing gravel from
one of the circles in Chimborazo Park
10 make a bicycle track was referred to
he City Engineer.
The contract for sand for the new City
Hall was awarded to 4. l.. Phillips, at 81
cents per cubic yard From coo to 500
cubic yards will be needed.
Mr.. w ID sutherland sent a communi.
cation stating that his prices for use of
park carriages would be five cents for
ransfer to or from the street railway to
Lake or Pump-hOuse, and ten cents for
rides about the park of half hour or three
quarters in wagons carrying ten TO
twenty people. Special rates to small
parties for longer time, say twenty-five
cents a head.
Mr.. Snead thought these prices would
make the scheme a failure.
After discussion Mr. Crenshaw moved
that the proposition he accepted for
ninety days, Mr. Sutherl nd T., make new
plan OF rates and ,OumitsC amend them
hereafter.
The committee decided To ask the
Council for $g,074 33 Tor The necessary
expenses in running the parks OF The city
ill January /, 1899
A conversational discussion followed
between the committee and Colonel nj
shaw as 10 the needs If the parks
Colonel Cul,haw said Of all The park
keepers he did not have a single nurs r.
man. He had an lee of having uurs,ry
At the Reservoir Park TO rsi.e the tree,
nom the seedlings.
On motion of Mr.. Snead Il was arr.,a
As the sense Of the committee io '.- :,
Colonel Cutshaw in all his efforts 10 i'm
prove the parks as far as they could and
he money at their disposal allowed.
Tie application Of J. r. Eddins, JAM |
or of the First Regiment Armory, who !
low gets $40 per month, for an increase /
If salary, and endorsed by Colonel Spots
wood and General AnderSon was. on mo /
ion of Mr.. Snead, laid on the table in
definitely
Colonel tutshaw reported that he had |
conferred with Mr.. Poindexter for the |
'ent of one tenement Of his building on |
Capitol street, and that he would rent it
or 500 per year. He would only lease
I for one year at time. Rooms in /
Ford's new building would cost 81 ,0S0 I
,er year. Further time was allowed |
Colonel Cutshaw 10 hunt around for |
,ther quarters.
The weekly payroll was ordeied to be
,aid
Adjourned at o'clock