Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-29
Use OF THE ARM0RY.
ACTION or THs GROUNDS AND BUILD
lNGS COMMITTEE.
4 Compromise Measure Adopted which
VIII Relieve the soldiers En-
barrassmcut.

Chairman Philips presided At the meet
ING Of The Grounds and Buildings Commit
tee last night az $50 o'clock. Messrs. Cren-
shaw. Hunt. Higgins, and Snead were also
present.
GOT rErM OK THR list.
Application, were received from a num-
Der 81 pcru.ns for work on the new City
Hall. and their names worc ordered 70 be
placed on ;hc list.
cUAruS ARMoRy
Colonel Cutshaw submitted the archi-
tcct- plans for am armOry for the Stuart
Horse Guards. and called attention 10
several impericciions therein which could
be easily romedicd.
The proposed building Is 30 be Of brick, O.
with stalls for the horses on the ground
floor and drlll-room 4GxN ia the second
story
on motion of Mr.. Higgins the committee
recommended that IS 900 Doe approprateh
foi tlc purpose OF constructing the ooid-
iug.
LT0wENTAL ARWoBy.
Tho resolution in regard 10 the Rcgi-
mental hrmorv, referred 10 the cominitt"o
at the last meeting Of the Board oil Aidcr-
men. next came up.
Ih. military officers present were invited
g. give their yioWS.
Manor Phillips said that al the military
vrnttrI was possession Of the ArmurN az
lafI down iu the State law.
Captain ri. &. Jones read thc law re-
fDr.l to. which requires al stores and
equipments fo Doe kept in the Armorv. ana
aG,..rs
B. ny asked for lis personal opinion,
Captain J1uc, sad tLat with the exception
Of fho bot summer months saw August and
September the use of tine Armory TOT othcF
purposes other than iniltrN trhd"u I'd ih-
jure th" organization and discipline OF the
regiment. la the matter alone o' inl,r-
soldier much BARN wa, done.
Captain Bo-sicux endorsed CAPTAIN
J0.e-'s statement. His experience was that
when company did not drill regularly tine
Attendance Wae greatly lt,tchtL
ueha1 uuier bis care State property to
she amount off 10000. fog the safe Keeping
ot which Do Wa- under BOND 10 the 0i'D';
Possibly this property might be mtefleied
with.
ii YVES also possible 'ual iu case o' I''O
% ia't might ean. adm SION % ana t"h'
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C4ut1ia Jacob heartily coutGrr'd ln al
that rn i''eh said hN la' rtIH,iL1., WI"
preceded him. lic pihned tha' WINE hc
voted ll-t summon to allow the convention
q. r..t u toe Arnory hc did so because u
wl, i'n V'fF large luonc ga. 'n- ""'
tlo lr.lI-rNHm wne NOT ih use al tha' tlinr.
rur rrmIC HAiL Fr.TURr.
,r- Ir...,,os stated fbat he voted for the
"til"i '.'',,ee' -. '.,,,,, .ro,,.oent ,,s.j
,t.. ;t ,.o,,lj finnish a large hall for
..',i III. ,','r,,'..''s
~. r-.-.f..,. .,i1 his recollection IF fhe
,...'.- va- entirely the opposite Of Mr..
n -.ir.'.
li- Hur. was also Of opinion that when
the appropriation was made for the Armory
Or. Of th, strongest arguments used Vas
'l.r, there would be ilnc hall tor puDI ;
o..a..oo..
Nr Hunt wanted 10 know. II TIE oih''r'
wished o. have the exclusive say IN the
matter ot letting ont the building.
Nair Philips replied that thc} 4.i ana not; II
ISL tI.t uin want Z" refuse any '""r. IL
PLACED uuler l,r ''a'I"l 9l li' "'','
under he 0'ale lh" ~ '"u'u ""IN ~"
for military purposes "Ad n"Do"f "'"'"
baFe I'D "' I''N7'"'
No0p}-UrFrEG INSTANCE.
Nj Vurf desired 90 he informed If
en.rial occasion arose. such as Moody
meeting. would 20 not DEE Well 90 grant tno
u-erf tl, AruD..:
C.rts.n Jones replied il would not BY
I,. individual efforts he hal. during one
of thr meetings held ma thc Arm9ly, hy
Nr. Moody, preyeut'i % pane. ne i nnil
W.. tNo large loI me ,llIl5 pui l.S'1 .4, "'iU
ln. "h,'- N~NIN.l'Nl' ,,.n', ,I ,,,'I ,''-
e 'if-h'' Hlli"'. i.I 'Ho '''"' w. -''
'e, fs,f...D.o c+,t.l,v. L.1
i'..i.li,'., o,rn.l by thr citv.
MAJ ,b.t thr law
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PAST RECORDS.
ttthis point iu the proceedings Colonel
Cu'-h4w produced the Council records IN
regard 90 The cou9truc a. oi th' AiIuoIH'
committee showing that the question was
lu oae instance the stah of the regiment
l.l asked 90 hc allowed TO rent "n' tAe
NHi-
t''|' 'i' -
Nr Su'ad offered the loHo"iu@
h' r'. r1 'H p" comm - o." '.I",|,'H
c'I N"Nh N' lH'l 'l """ 4t'r - 'i,1 ,. .
fo fea-i mls. concerts or oali. ,5 snait f,l De-
tbom. e.. the ni htary shall hele eHcInsi{' ,.l,i.
n-' ODD I'D. 'iN'l.E 'A'' P' ."' ,.,'''''' 90
uars oc.a-iol-. such as convention. OF
great ryNrlous inc"' liSS ,iHi V"I!.ot rV a.
comm0iat,l ans where else aha tne ~ ilic
cation must 1c endorsed 10y a h'JoIHS Oh
the officers of the regiment.
rHr BNusr LADIES.
a, H.. r,opa.t of Mr.. Hiccins the con-
rI.r1fion of the above resolution was
.,,,r,l uutI the petition of the ladies'
6t ttc Wc.t-Maiu-Street Baptist church
trr.-.rtrd at the last meeting of the COM
nli.f..1 could %, disposed ot
Alr. cu,ad expressed lis regret az beng
compelled so vote AGAINST the petition
Nr. Hunt sut li u were ms own dCh'iili-
uatoa llethodisu Ne wouldrciuse the ap-
plHUuu. but as lt was from aholh'r '"UI-
The roll was called ON ths petluon ANU