The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-07
don't know; but The resolution has sul

don't know: but the resolution has sug-
gcsted this 20 me, that do know:
"Winter before last, after the Electric
railway had taken possession Of Bank street
and was found 90 have injured 10. an appli-
| cation was made by the City Council tO the
! Legislature 90 allow thar interesting cOrpO-
| ration 10 move their track on tO "a slip 40 the
| foot Of Capitol hill. and thus relieve the city
Of the consequences Of her Councils very
serious mistake.
"NOw don't know whether that was I'm
Mr.. LOyenstein's mind or not when be- made
his motion. But IL came % my mind when
! saw the notice Of his resolution coupled
In the Dispatch with the following biiefpara-
graph: "Ihere is some talk Of following
this resolution up, if it is adopted. with
another providing for the removal of the old
bell house from the square" How easy then
would it be 10 permit the electric cars 10
run a line around the hin and connect
10 with Franklin street by easy curves at
Ninth and Twelfth streets. To be sure 10
would destroy the Dollhouse, which is quite
as historic. only little younger than the old
powder magazine al " illamsburg. which "a
few women are now endcaYOring % restore
at cost Of one thousand dollars. To lie
sure IL would cost more 20 tear down
the enclosure, sell the iron railing,
return the proceeds 20 the treasury Of the
Commonwealth, and thus place the re-
Quired ornamental curbing around the
square, than all the materials would sell
fOr cut of some two or three from the
fourteen) acres that now comprise the scant
area Of the Capitol square. and seam 10
with interlacng paths I'm all directions. and
require double or treble the present police
force % prevent trespassing on the grounds.
"But what of all that. 10 w0ul be only
one more surrender TO the people that
brings money here rs the phrase is; and
who having got under fair promises all
that the city council has 20 give them. are
now commencing 10 prey upon the state.
What II they do destroy the picturesqueness
of this beautiful and classical CapitOf We
are running it for the benefit of the men
that say they are going 80 spend money
among us, and does not money sanctiiy
yandalismW
THE CITY's REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. LOvenstein, who introduced the bin. /
SAYS he did not do so by request, but Dee +
cause he thought the removal Of the fence /
would add to the beauty of the Square.
Mr.. Levin JOynes, one Of the Richmond /
delegates said: The fence ought 10 Doe moved. .
10 Obstructs the beauty of the park. and /.
don't see how any sentiment could gather /.
about an old cast iron railing. one OF the /
prcttiest avenues i'm the world is summit I
avenue i'm St. Paul, Minnesota, and there .
isn't fence on it, yet gras, plots are planted /
right along the walkway."
Mr.. John a. Curtis, another Delegate. /
thought the appearance of the Square would /
be improved. II will vote fOI it- removal, ,' /
he said. "if the bin comes In this House"
Mr.. Thomas Byrnc believed the removal +
would add 10 the appearance of the square,
but he hates TO see am old landmark re
moved.
81 would vote for the removal OF the fence
If % strong hedge, like the one around Mon
roe Park, was put i'm its place. ! think tine
grounds would be beautiied 10y such action.
] received "A letter to-day from Mr.. j. =.
D0yle. principal of the Deaf, Dumb an
Blind Institute at staunton, asking for the
railing, if the bill passes 70 enclose their
grounds"
WOULD NEED A REGIMENT.
Major b. W. Richardson is one of tine old
est men in Richmond. but be has more life
and activity about him than many young
man Of TWENTY-FIVE. or about One-tnird ms
age. "lt would take a regiment Ofs0ldicrs,'
he said. "to keep that square in order ifyou
remove the railing. A regiment no least
our people are peculiar folks. They wont
stand restraints like they do in other
places. 'Fhey have just that indcpend-
once about them that if YOU take
away the fence they viii walk
AN over the grass and ruin it i'm few days;
whereas, now, if you let 'em go in at gate
they Will stick 90 the path generally. why
YOU remember when horse ran away some
time AGO down Franklin street and
broke out several palings: Well. the hole
made was scarcely ten feet from The
gate and yet i'm less than ten days there were
several foot paths through the grass leading
.O the hole. and look at the barbed Wire
fences i'm the square, They had 90 Dee put
Ip 90 keep people from cutting across the
grass. 40, sail "a mistake 20 talk about
the fence, but am favor of TAX /
ng ont those gates they are nuisance
MONROE PARK KEEPER.
Alr. j. Henry Kracke is the keeper of
Monroe Park. the fence Of which has receni-
Is been removed. To ascertain the effect of
rs removal, Mr.. kracke was consult
"a yesterday and he said; COWS come
ntO the park and there's no
.yav 30 Keep them out. There's
no law 90 keep them out in the day time,
but il they are found in there at night they
.an be taken up. and their owners reported.
W hat we need is au ordinance 10 prevent
COWS grazing i'm the city,
Rv reference 20 the city ordinances it was
found that the following is the only law oi
he city in regard tO COWS running al large.
II any person shall suffer nis COW or
.alt 10 De in any street on public alley oi D
his city in the night time, Doe shall Doe lined
not less than 50 nor more than SlO.'
Persons who 1--we around Monroe Park
complain very much of the intrusion of
lows into the park. They say that they
come i'm at night and enjoy undisiurDed /
,Mmbers. and that during the day ihey
be around until driven out, and make The
place unsightly and disagrceaDle. lhes
.lam that the fence. with its peculiar gates,
letracted from the beauty Of the park. but
hat its removal has led % nuisances un-