Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-29
ROOMS FOR PAUPERS.
ADDITION TO THE ALMshOuSE re.
COMMENDED 6Y THE COMMITTEE.
To Build an Annex for Colored People.
Hut They VIII BE Entirely
Separate.

There was called meeting oil the
Committee on Relief OF the Poor at the
Council chamber yesterday afternoon at
6 o'clock.
The meeting was called at the request
OF Mr. Ferriter, who was on sub.com-
mittee appointed to have plans prepared
for q new almshouse for colored people.
MIR. Ferriter submitted q plan which
had been prepared by the City Engineer.
The plan WAS explained by Colonel
Cutshaw and its merits were generally
discussed by the committee.
TWO BUILDINGS AS ONE.
The plan provides for the erection OF
an addition to the present almshouse for
white people, 10 which the colored pau
pers now at the colored slmshouse on
north Fourth street shall be transferred
when the building is completed.
The white almshouse at present. as is
generally known, forms ono half OF q
quadrangle, fronting on Hospital street
and resting upon Second on the west
and the Hebrew cemetery on the east.
II is proposed to erect an addition that
will complete this quadrangle and to
place the colored paupers IN this annex
or new building.
The structure which il is proposed to
build will be Immediately in rear OF the
present white almshouse, and will TO
precisely similar in style. except that
there will be no stock-brick used In its
construction. The two will form one
large. roomy building with court yard
in the centre, which will be divided into
four parts by heavy blank walls. The
two halves of the completed building
will be separated from each other 10y,
carriage-ways entering from the west and
east sides.
INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS.
The arrangement OF the interior OF the
addition, it is proposed. shall be similar
to that of the part already built, and they
will practically be two E-shaped houses
with the centre projection omitted)
Joined together Mt the horizontally pro
jecting ends.
Colonel Cutshaw estimated that the
cost of the addition would be about SAG,
600. but thinks the amount may be re-
duoed II the work is given out by con
tract.
IL this addition TO the almshouse is
erected it is proposed to tear down the
old structure on north Fourth street and
dispose of the land.
SOME SUGGESTIONS.
In the committee last night this plar
was strongly favored by Mr. w. l.,
White, who thought that in consequence
of tho real-estate boom in the north sid'
the site to be vacated could be laid of
in lots and disposed of very profitably
He also thought it would be economy tC
have the two almshouses thus placed to
gether.
Mr.. r. W. Carter, superintendent o
the Almshouse, said that tho expenses o
the two institutions would be at leas
81, 800 per annum less after the ney
building was erected than under tn,
present arrangement.
Mr.. Glover, chairman Of the commit
tee, expressed himself as opposed TO th
scheme. lie thought it would be neithe
economical nor practical, and that th
white and colored paupers should not b
housed so close together. He differe
with Mr.. White as TO the marketabl
value OF the colored almshouse lot.
BEooMMENDED.
The committee decided unanimously
the chairman not voting, to recommen
TO the Council that the addition be con
structed as provided in the plan, an
that the colored almshouse be torn dow
and the land upon which it stands b
disposed OF, the proceeds OF the sale I
be applied to the construction-as far a
possible-of the new building.
Colonel Cutshaw explained that tn
new building will be SO constructed a
to keep the white and colored pauper
as separate from each other as if the
were one or two squares apart
The new addition as proposed vii
front on Bacon's Quarter branch 70
Shockoe creek,