The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-14
SAOTHER UIICH.
Mayor Taylor Has Sot signed the Resol 4
ton Relative Ia the assistant Librarian.

Hon. Joseph r. LaWless, secretary OF
the Commonwealth, was again AT ms
ONCE yesterday, after spending a lew
days az MS home IN portsmouth on ms
Te,urn rom SMithnel1, Isle OF wight,
where he attended the wedding 0. United
States Senator-elect Thomas ). Martin
Mr. Lawiess had visit from city At
tOTney Charles Y. Meredith, who called
at the request Of Mayor Taylor, in order
10 ascertain some information as to the
lighting aud heating of the new state
the construction Of the building, as mace
by the General Assembly, does not con
tain any specified amount for heating
apparatus or Tor lighting the bulldinS,
and II is understood that Mayor IaylOr
Is not disposed 10 sign the resolution
apprCpriating Sl,OOJ as salary for an as
slStaut librarian unless II can be demon
strated to him that there will not be
any diihculty in llglung and heating the
building soon after II mas been accepted
by the Board Of Building Commissioners.
In speaking on the subject later IN the
day, sir. LAwless said that he did not
think the question raised by Mayor Iay-
lOr would cause any trouble. lnasmuch
as the contract provided for the wiring
OF the building, ne did not believe tnat Il
would cause any difficulty TO light up the
building after Ii had been turned over
by the contractor There was, however,
no provision for the heating, and II could
not be expected that the elevator man
and fireman, for instance, should be on
duty from o'clock in the morning unit.
II o'clock at night. In his opinion the
oversight could be easily rcmedied by
heating the library from the fire places,
Just as il is done in the present quarters
OF the state Library.
Mr. Lawless will have another confer
ence with Mr. Meredith Tomorrow after
a consultation with Major w r. Gaines
as 10 the steps to be taken IN the prem
Uses.
A rumor that one OF. the candidates for
assistant librarian who had political
following would be appointed caused
quite a fiutteT of excitement among the
llterau of Richmond yesterday. There
was also an Informal gathering and talk
upon the subject matter at the rooms OF
the Virginia Historical Society. | saw
Miss NJ. NJ. p. Newton and Mrs. Sally
Nelson Robins late in the evening. They
said that the rumOr was n most painful
one to those most interested i'm the
library, and they could only hope that
il was untounded. They had talked the
matter over with some of the most promi-
nent people OF the city, and the sentiment
for the selection OF some one fully COM
petent 10 fill the place was strong. IT
would almost he an impossibiity for a no
vice, let alone one not at all familiar
with the duties to be performed. to fiji
the position.
Willie the. majority of those consulted
the position, still Mr.. Charles Poindexter
and Captain Parker had supporters.
Among the gentlemen speaking upon the
subject at the rooms was one of the COM
mittee from the Chamber of Commerce
to the City Council 10 advocate the APP
pOintment. lie stated that the positive
assertion had been made as coming from
Mr.. Lawless TO the committee that the
candidate best fitted for the position
irrespective Of politics, would be selected.
This had the erect of keeping the matter
quiet until the, appointment is actually
announced Unless some candidate with
acknowledged ability as a librarian is
appointed there is every indication of a
large lhllsnatlon meeting being held and
a strong protest offered