Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-22
THE CITY HALL WORK
AN EXPLANATION OF THE DELAY m
THE IRON CONSTRUCTION.
Schedules for the Furniture, Ac.--TaIk Of
selling the Cisrhe-sprinG Property
The Finance Committee.

The Council Committee on Grounds and
Buildings held regular meeting In the
Engineers Office last evening and great
deal OF business was transacted. Messrs.
+. d. Starke. George d. Peasants, and A.
BargamIn, representing the Hollywood
Cemetery Association. appeared before the
committee and proposed to buy the Ciarke-
Spring property from the city.
Mr.. Bargau,in explained that the asso-
citation YVES willing to pay $4,000 for the
tract from the reservoir down 10 the
swamp or a25. 600 for the whole property.
which embraces about thirty-hve acres OF
land and contains what 10 known as
smallpox graveyard"
Mr.. Peasants stated that about one half
the tract was swamp. After some discus
sion the matter was referred TO sub-com-
mittee of five, with Chairman Taylor. 10
consider the question with a similar COM
mitsee from the Hollywood Association.
This subcommittee was appointed as fol-
lows: Messrs. Noble, Turpn. Seay, Epps.
The usual number Of bills and the paw
rolls were ordered paid. Clerk Bates sub
mitted statement showing that the, ex-
penses on account OF the new City Hall for
the past two wecIs were $13.954.66, and
that the balance = the credit of the build
ing was $l2,234.S7.
THE moH-woBK.
Before the special City-Hall bills were
approved Colonel Cutshaw made state
ment to the committee in regard to the de-
Law in the iron work. This work Is being
done by Messrs. Burton b McGhee, of this
city. and among the bills was one OF Bur
ton d McGhee for 81, 800, partial paymen.
on their contract. The Engineer related
In detail the inconvenience caused Dy tue
DELAY in the construction Of the stairways.
&c. and stated that the fourth floor should
have been completed bv January lst and
the third by February LIST. This delay had
barred progress in the matter OF putting
into place the tubing for the electric wires
and the laying of the tiles.
Mr.. Burton spoke TO the committee upon
the causes of this hardness on the part OF
the contractors, which, he SAID, was large
" due TO number of changes IN the de-
tails and to distractions caused by the
scafToids of the plasterers, making IL ne
cessary tor him To take of number OF
hands. He also explained how some delay
had been occasioned in getting the iron
manufactured at the foundry in Cincln-
natl. His statement III this regard was
corroborated by Mr.. Lyons, one OF the
founders, who said that the castings were
of most peculiar pattern and had 10 pc
made with great deal OF care ana AZ the
expense of great deal OF extra WORK.
TO GET THE AMOUNT DUE.
Mr.. Epps. of the committee. spoke in
behalf OF the contractors, narrating the
many delays that do occur IN Just such
work. o.
The Engineer then stated that $500
was due Messrs. Burton IL McGhee on
account of the work already done, and
suggested that they be made payment
and that the other large bills be allowed
TO stand until the new appropriation OF
100000 in bonds should be placed TO the
credit of the building. Mr.. 1urpin's mo-
ton to pay the amount due Nessrs. Bur-
ton d McGhee was adopted.
CITY HALL FURNITURE.
TIE Engineer submitted schedules and
plans for the furniture for the City Hall,
and fully an hour was spent in their ex-
animation. After lengthy discussion the
Engineer was instructed to advertise for
bids for the furniture and the book presses
in wood. metal, and wood and metal
combined. and for bids for the gas and
electric-hght fixtures for the ball at the
same time.
Finance Committee Work.
A regular meeting of the Committee on
Finance was held in the Chancery-Court
room yesterday afternoon. A large amount
of routine business was transacted. The
committee recommended TO the Council
the rejection of the resolution appro-
priating $1,000 tor indexing the books IN
the Clerks Office of the Chancery Court.
Colonel Buford appeared before the
body on behalf of the petition to the
Council for an Appropriation OF $4,000 for
the Virginia exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
After mature elaboration the committee
voted against making the appropriation
and recommended that the Council do the
same.