Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-02
THAT DEBT.
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE
UPON THE EXPOSITION LOAN.
Tho Proposed Crematory-Rcporf OK '"'
Committee to Re Submitted to the
Council Tomorrow Night.

Tuesday night the Board Of Aldermen
will meet in called session to consider the
expediency of lending the Virginia Aeri-
cultural and Mechanical Society the sum
of $4,000 to relieve them OF their debt.
The ordinance recommending the loan OF
This sum to the society was last October
passed by the Common Council but was de-
feated on October 10th in the Board Of Al
derInen.
The vote in the latter body was as fol-
lows:
Ayys--ysgsrs. Carter. Crenshsv, Davis, Har-
grove an. wilkinson, and Siiicrding-i.
Noxa-Messrs. Bsheu, Beiyin. brown, Capers'
Chappcll. crump, Dickersop. "iiiiarns' sneaa'
and Tsylor-lo.
Mr.. Murphy was either not present or
did not vote.
ON THE MARKET.
The Exposition property has lately been
placed in the hands of Dir. N. w. Bowe and
be has been authorized by the society 10
ask for bids upon the grounds ana puiid-
ings in whole OF in part.
Il is certainly not the desire OF our peo-
pie that this property shall be SOFA. Inc
interviews published IN tho D'spd,ch lew
DAYS ago very plainly indicate the sent,-
reference TO this matter
MAJOR scorT's oTFEB.
Other cities are asking for the Exposition
or State Fair. Yesterday MIR. Ashton otarke
received the following:
RICHMOND AND PETEEsBUgG II. X. Co.,
RICHMOND. Va, February l, 1880.
Jfr. Ashton Stdrke, President Virginia Stdte
Aqricvt,ydi and Mechanical Society. cry:
Dear Sir.-On behalf of the Richmond and
Petersburg railroad, | offer the Virginia
State Agricultural and Mechanical society
the use for ten years, free OF rent charge
of q tract Of land suitable for exposition
purposes on the line Of the Richmond ana
Petersburg railroad within three miles OF
the Union depot. The society 10 have pos
session ard control of the property TOR not
less than two weeks in the month OF Octo-
Der or November each year. and the rail-
road compaDy will furnish trains running
from tho Union depot into the grounds du-
ring the fairs at uniform charge OF ten
cents each way each passenger. ana nan
rate on all freight for exhibition. and VIII
transport all material from the present
FAIRGROUNDS to the new grounds AT q
nominal rate to cover the actual cost OF
same, and will give all other usual ana re "a,
sonablo facilities to promote the success oil
the annual exhibitions, including cheap
and frequent excursion trains from Peters
burg. which will probably add 10000 addi-
tional visitors to the expeditions. me
ground is accessible by carriage road 70
Richmond, and is within one mile OF the
growing and popular town OF Manchester
Yours truly,
FEEDERIcK r. ScoTT, President.
woULpNT GUARANTEE THE INTEREST.
At the December meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen an ordinance was introduced to
guarantee the interest on the loan OIL
gao. 600 to the society. This paper was re-
fcrred to the Finance Committee and they
recommended it's rejection.
The report was made to the Common
Council. aud IA recommended the ordi-
nance was rejected by the following vote
the question being whether the ordinance
should pass
AyEs.-Messrs. W. L. White and the President
7. I. Campboil-2. NJ,
NOFF.-Mossrs. Anderson, Bodeker, Bowden
Browor, j. W. Carter. Christian, Courtney. Cur
lis. FerIitcr, Glover. Grimes, Gum. higgins
burke, Mitchell, Moore, Mussen, Philips, PIea'
SAINTS, Steel, stratton, J. W. White. Royal White
and Wingnold.