The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-27
THE PRIVATE SOLDIERS.
The Monument Ia Confederate soldiers
and sailors.


Al meeting Of the board Of director, o
The Confederate soldiers and sailors Mon
ument Association. held m the Hustine.
Court room. Yesterday. Hon. George l.
Christian. Nice-presidcnt. presiding. Colonel
'uishaw presented the report Of the com
mttec on design. The report recommended
the reproduction. i'm granite. Of POmpc,'
Pillar. aud that the pillar be- sufmouniel
by a bronze figure Of private soldier Of
the Confederate army.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Afier hearing fully what Colonel Cutshav
had Z" say. the board adopted the following,
The committee on design having present.
ed design satisfactory t0 the board. and
the board desiring 10 accept and execute
the plans submitted by the committee. here
! by resolves.
First. That the Confederate soldiers and
sailors monument shall be- a reproduction.
~ granite. Of the column near Alexandria.
Egypt. commonly called Pompey', pillar.
the column % be- surnountod by a bronze
figure Of private soldier of the Confederate
army.
second That the column shall consist Of
base. die and capital. a. -eniially as in
the original pillar a. Alexandria. and a
shaii 81 the same proportions and measure
meni as The shaft Of the original. hat COM
posed Of thirteen O3l blocks. typifying the
thirteen Obj Confederate >tute-.
Third. That There shall Doe inscribed on
the face Of the base or die. as may seem
best. simply this:
Confederate
soldiers and sailOrs
9 Monument
And If the thirteen STATES. lately compOs-
ing the Confederate state. d0. each of them.
actually confribute.one block Of the shaft.
then. ON another face OF the die on base. ~
may seem best these words only:
" This shaft is composed o. thirteen blocks
contributed by the 49, thirteen Confederate
States
And on another face OF the die or base. a.
may appear best. these words.
Erected
bv
The Confederate soldiers and sailors
Monument Association.
Ammo lOmini 1ssJ-'9O.
Fourth. That the committee Oh design q.
and are hereby. empowered 10 select
sculptor % execute % suitable bronze figure
for the column. and tO obtain from him a
model ai least One-half liie size. the model /
To Doe submitted 90 the Board for approval. |
and adopted before amy order is given or any |
contract made for ihpcNccuti0n of The work. |
Fifth. That Colonel W. J.. tut-haw t. |
hereby requested and authorized to assume i
control Of ihe construction and erection Of
he monument. a- engineer IN charge. with /
90 begin the work ~ soon ~
De necessary surveys. plans. estimates.
iraWn4-. 10. can Doe prepared. and the
iiy Attorney na- reported clear tiile tO
he lands adjacent to the site and recently
Condemned.
sixth. That a- soon as ihe cn4ineercan fur
li-h draw n.-. dimensions and estimates OIL
he c0-i of the successive blocks to compose
he shaft. appeals shall Doe made tO the l.c-
.islaiure- ol ihe l3 STATES of the late Con-
cdcrai" states asking from each coniri-
iuiion oi one OF the clocks. 0r "a sum of mo-
lDt sufficient i1 purchase onr
seventh. That 400 the committees of the
BOARD are hereby urged lo prosecute the
work. assigned Them. 60 the end that the
ASK assigned the association may hc taken
up an once and prosecuted. without delay.
O completion.
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The board then adopted the following
Eceoired bvH B9od ojDycc'ofs NJ
~ roafrdel0fo NofdirrN ANIL .>0ifor.'
loafA4eld 4 s>Dri0fIDu. That VI. Ezekiel.
Confederate soldier. and a native OF the
iiY oi Richmond. w.. BOW resident in
tonne. lilli. Doc. and Doe is hereby. selected
s. ihc artist uh0 shall prepare 20 design for ,
figure 90 >uimouni iho column. and that ,