Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-12
THEY LIKE BOTH SITES.
Committee Pleased with the North
Side md Giuter Propositions.

private letter received here last
night from Lynchburg states that the
Union Theological Seminary Committee
on Sites before leaving that city. after
having visited Richmond. adopted the
following report. TO be made to the Board
OF Trustees:
"The committee appointed by the trus-
tees OF Union Theological Seminary
TO receive propositions and to visit
and inspect sites and locations with re-
gard TO the removal OF the seminary re-
port that they have made two VISITS 10
Richmond and one TO Lynchburg. ana
find as follows:
81. one site near Highland Park two
and three quarter miles north OF 'he
City Han. Richmond: beautiful. ana ele-
waited forty-eight feet above the hlehcst
points OF Broad street. in fuiI view Oh
the city. containing about ten acres, ana
having electric-car line from the city run
ming 10 its boundaries. Said site Is OF
fered as "A gift by the Highland Park
COMPANY and along with this ofer IS
pIedgcd the sum of $1,000 in cash by the
came company and others. Inc company
further agree TO sewer the entire proper
~ and to gravel nrst-class driving
road TO the city limits. The site Is
fine one. and IS bounded on one side by
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad when
PROMISES "A depot, siding. and telephone
connections.
"2 A site on the Brook turnpike
near Sherwood Park. about ----- nliies
from the City Han of about the same
dimensions. and nearly as elevated III
beautifully improved suburb OF the clty'
and IN the noighborhood OF several tle-
CANT residences. The ground offered mas
becn nut in fine condition. and the grounds
in the vicinity have been underdrained.
This site is offered as a gift by MAJOR
Ginfor. and along with IL there Is an
offer Of his narrow-Eauge railroad tom
porarily for the transportation OF ma
terial for the buildings and also a verbal
nromisc that an electrician line Will be
built to the city during the coming sum
mer There is also offered along win
this site. By other parties. the sum OF
SG0o0 in cash for constructing the buiII-
ngs.
your COMMITTEES has been pleased with
both of these sites. and would chcerfully
and cordially recommend either OF them
to the board provided ii was accompa-
MED by a sufficient amount OF money to
Justify them ia beginning the erection OF
buildings The committee desires TO eN-
press its appreciation Of the lberality
which has prompted these offers. and the
courtesy which was shown TO them du-
ring their visits TO Richmond.
the present state Of affairs they would
be justified in expressing 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 Soth Of this month"
1t is. however, understood on good au-
thOrity that the committee while here
gave expression 10 "A preference for the
offer from the Highland Park and North
Side companies. In fact, the committee
authorized one of its members TO say to
Mr.. \. +. MOsby. general manager Of
those companies, that this offer met with
the unanimous preference of the COM
mittee. They. however. deferred making
a final decision until after viewing the
sites at Lynchburg. Then they decided
to relegate the whole matter to the meet
ing Of the full board. begging that the
offers be held open till then.