Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-24
Benefits OF Having the Artillery and In
fantry branches Togsther--Gensrai
Plan Diseased, hat No Action.

/ anu Gay, known as the GreennON Ioi >
also, a site on the south side Of Marshall
street between Seventh and Eighth
known IA the Peiouze lot. Your COM
mittee therefore recommend the pur-
chase OF the Pelouze lot for the erection
OF the Howitzer armory building. as be-
| ING. In the judgment OF your committee,
| the most available site for the building,
as well as an enlargement OF the pres
ent First Virginia Regiment Armory. In
support Of our opinion we present the
| following resolutions
BE IL resolved by The Council OF the
city OF Richmond, the Board of Aldermen
concurring That an appropriation or
$4,000 be- and the same Is hereby appro-
priated for the purchase of lot and the
erection of "A building for the use OF the
Richmond HowitZers. That the Auditor
| OF the city be and is hereby directed 10
! issue on the order Of the Finance Commit
tee per cent. bonds OF the city OF Rich
mond, having thirty-four years to run
| from the lst day OF January. 1894, TO the
| extent OF $1,000 OF the above apprOpria-
| ton, said bonds to express on their face
| that they are TO be redeemable at the
| option or pleasure Of the city Council.
at any time after the expiration OF ten
years from January /, 1894: said appropria-
| ton in bonds to be applied to the purchase
| Of the lot and buildings situated on the
south side OF Marshall between Seventh
| and Eighth streets In rear OF the armory
OF the First Virginia Regiment, and now
! owned by Mrs. II. l.. Pelouze. The re-
mainder Of the appropriation $1,000 TO be
| applied 70 the erection OF an armory build
ing for the said Richmond Howitzers on
the said site or lot and that the Commit
tee on Finance be and is hereby Instructed
| to provide the said amounts.
BE II further resolved That the appro-
priation heretofore made OF 5000 for the
erection OF drill-shed for the Richmond
| HOwitZers be and the same is hereby
| transferred from the Howitzers' drill-shed
account TO the construction account or
the Howitzer building
PAPER GENERALLY DISCUSSED.
The report was generally discussed by
| the committee. nearly every member
taking part Mr.. Carter. as chairman Of
| the Subcommittee. explained the object
| that he and his colleagues had In agree
! ing upon the site back OF the armory
| OF the First Virginia Regiment. 1t were
much better for the military service. he
| said for the two branches TO be as close
together as possible. In case Of riot or
other trouble the artillery would be TDore
accessible and II would have immediate
protection from the infantry in the event
Of an attempt to spike or otherwise tam
per with the guns. The location was one
| thoroughly desirable for the purposes for
which il was wanted. and the lot was one
Of splendid size While the Greenhow
property could be purchased at about
half the price, he believed that by the time
| the building was erected there would be
| little difference In the total outlay lie
| considered the advantage Of the one site
over the other the salvage that would
be secured in bricks and material from
the three handsome dwellings now on the
Marshall-street lot, and the great diifer-
ence In the amount OF excavation neces-
sary. to be sufficient to warrant the com
mittee in recommending the purchase OF
that property.
Major Simons and Captain Hutchinson
spoke in favor Of the Marshal-street lot.
They explained that the general plan Of
"A building as suggested by the Assistant
City Engineer would give them more than
three times as much floor space as the
Howitzers have i'm their old armory.
, Mr.. Turpin asked If they would. not
withstanding the proposed new armory. be
I'm a position to beg the Council for the
drul-shed. for which they had been beg
cling for the past two or three years.
Captain Hutcheson said that the pro-
posed arrangement was an exceedingly
| desirable one and that the men could
| drill AT the pieces in the building, as they
would have plenty OF room. OF course
| the maneuvres with the caisons could
| not he gone through with except In the
| streets.
NOT WILLING TO VOTE.
Mr.. Turpin wanted to know more-about
| the details of the proposed purchase and
| cost of the building, and of the benefits
| TO be derived from the suggested loca-
| ton before he would vote to recommend
an expenditure OF the peoples money.
| MIR. Carter said that one great thing
| TO be taken into consideration in TINS
matter was that by removing the east
wall Of the Regimental Armory the city
would have one OF the finest drill-halls
| I'm the South. and a convention hall that
any city I'm the country would be proud
Of. This change. he was assured, would
make the present armory hall more than
one third larger than II is now. and
would give to Richmond Just what she
needs to accommodate big Democratic
conventions. He explained the benefits
| that these big assembpeo-of people from
all over the State were to the town peo-
pie They benefited. he said. merchants
and manufacturers. and therefore the
working people also. He stated the owner
OF the property would take city bonds or
any denomination In payment therefor.
Mr.. Bates Assistant Engineer. eX-
planned the general idea formed as TO
| the building II would be three stories
high. and would be 6S 1-2x90 feet.
MIR. Turpin was till unwilling 70 vote.
He said ne regarded the HowitZers as
the best and noblest organization OF the
| kind In the South, and would do anything
| I'm his power for 1t. but he wanted TO be
sure that he was justified In recommend
| ing SO large an outlay of the peoples
money. When he had more fully looked
| into the proposition he would doubtless
lend his heartiest support to the move
\ ment
Chairman Taylor asked Mr.. Turpin If
he did not have confidence in the sub
committee, and the gentleman replied
| that he did. but that he chose to form MS
own views after all the facts possible IN
connection with the matter had been pre-
| scented to him.
Mr. Ennis made n motion TO accept the
report Mr., Tanner was desirous OF iur-
| Their information, and Mr.. Epps withdrew
his motion and moved to adjourn. This
| was withdrawn and some minor changes
! IA to occupancy OF rooms In the new CITY
| Hall were agreed upon. The COMMITTEES
| then adjourned.
STREETS IN THE DISTRICT.
The Committee on Streets met yester-
day evening to receive the opinion of the
| CITY Attorney as to the adoption OF reso-
iutions giving out the street work in Lee
District 1t will be remembered that the
committee adopted all the resolutions AT
once. Mr.. Meredith expressed the opih-
| ion that the body would have to act on
| each resolution separately. This the COM
mittee did. Mr.. A. l.. Phillips securing the
contract for the work at the price named
| I'm his bid some days ago
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woeK OF The TsMPsRANc E MEN
| Tho Good Tsmplars Accomplish Much
work az Their Meeting Yesterday.