The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-12
UNION xoA"eIoAI SEMINARY.
Tho site of the North side Lsnd Company
So the Conmitt .es Prefsr~ncp.

IS me tOpfpttt % ST~i'IF"tf.
The committee from the Board OF Trus-
tees. VINO are to report upon the matter
Of the removal OF the Union Theological
Seminary fiom Hampden-Sdney. met
Tuesday n-Eht at the residence of Rev.
Dr. Kerr. OF the six composing the COM
mittee The following were present. DR..
Rumble, chairman; Dr. w. w. Moore of.
Salisbury, n. c.; DR.. Henry NJ. White.
~ Winchester and Colonel Martin, OF
Davidson College.
The following Is the official report Of
that committee:
1.-THE committee appointed by the trus-
tees Of Union Theological Seminary TO re-
ceive propositions and 10 visit and in
spect sites and locations with regard to.
the removal OF the seminary report mat
they have made two visits TO Richmond
and one 10 Lynchburg, and find as fol-
lows:
"a One site near Highland Park. two
ana three-quarter miles north OF the
city Hall, Richmond: beautiful and ele-
vated forty-eight feet above the highest
points of Broad street. in full view OF
the city containing about ten acres, and
having electrician line rom the city run
ming 10 it's boundaries. Said site Is Of
fcred as a gift by the HIGHLAND Park
Company, and along with this offer is
pledged the sum of s17, 900 I'm cash by the
same company and others. The company
further agree to sewer the entire property
ard 10 gravel a first-class driving road
10 the city limits Tie site is fine one,
and IS bounded on one side by the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad, which promises
a depot siding, and telephone cOnnec-
TORS.
-. A site on the Brooke turnpike.
near Sherwood Park, about miles
from the city Hall. of about the same
dimensions. and nearly as elevated. in a
beautifully improved suburb of the city.
and in the neighborhood of several ele-
CANT residences. The ground offered has
been put in fine condition. and the grounds
IN the vicinity have been undrer-drained.
This site is offered as a gift by Major
Ginter. and along with II there is an
offer of his narrOw-gauge railroad tenn
porarily for the transportation of ma
terial for the buildings. and also verbal
promise that an electrician line VIII be
built to the city during the coming sum
mer. There is also offered along with
this site, by other parties, the sum OF
5000 in cash for constructing the build
ings.
''Your committee has been pleased with
both of these sites. and would cheerfully
and cordially recommend either OF them
to the board, provided it was accom-
panied by a sufficient amount of money 10
Justify them in beginning the erection OF
buildings. The committee desires 10 ex-
press it's appreciation of the liberality
which has promted these offers, and the
courtesy which was shown to them dur
ing their visits to Richmond.
"The committee do not feel that in
the present state OF affairs. they would
be justified i'm expressing a preference
between these two offers, and sincerely
hopes that both of them may be held
open until the meeting of the trustees
OF the seminary, on the Goth OF THIS
MONTH"
IL is understood. on good authority, that
the committee while here gave express
sion to a preference for the offer from
Highland Park and North-Side Compa-
MES In fact, they sent an authorized
message TO Mr.. A. f. Mosby. the gem
eral manager of those companies. saying
that his offer met with the unanimous
preference of the committee. They how
ever. deferred making a final decision
until after viewing the sites at Lynch
burg. Then they decided to relegate the
whole matter TO the meeting Of the full
board. begging that the offers be held
open until then.