Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-04
THE TRIANGULAR LOT
'GrCunfS and Buildings Committee Re-
commend Il as a Monument SITE.
THE "F" COMPANY MEMORIAL
This Testimonial TO he Erected In
One Year Mt the Intersection OF
BROOK Avenue and Brond street.
Chcnpcr Light for the City Hail.

The Committee on Grounds and Build
ines at a meeting held last night decided
to recommend to the Council that the
triangular lot at the intersection OF Broad
and Adams streets and Brook avenue
be given TO the + Company Associa-
ton as a site for the monument that the
survivors OF that valiant organization
propose TO erect to the memory Of their
dead cOmrade.
The committee convened at the usual
hour. with Chairman Epps in charge Of
the gavel. and Messrs. Briggs, Gunst'
King Seay, Grimes, Snead. and Mount
castle in their seats. There were also In
attendance the committee from the M2Qu'
ment Association. composed Of Messrs
James y. Boyd. Clay Drewry philip
A. Wexford. Maxwell 7. Clarke, and
George 4. Haynes, Of the association.
Major sCharles r. Sklnker. president;
General Thomas \. Brander vice-presi-
dent: Captain Ro. II. Gillian. treasurer;
r. A. Brock. secretary, and Captain W
$ Archer. as officers and members OF
+ Company Association, were also on
hand to urge the favorable consideration
of the petition already presented To the
committee and published in the Dspatch.
CLAIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. BOYD. chairman Of the Monument
Committee. addressed the committee, ana
earnestly pleaded the claims Of the asso-
citation to the grant Of the lot above re-
ferred TO- lie practically stated the pur-
pose and expectations of the association,
and gave the committee assurance that
the amount necessary for the erection OF
the monument would be raised in six
months, and that the memorial should
be completed in one year He was fol-
lowed in advocacy OF the petition by
Messrs. Seay, Sncad, and Gunst, OF
the Committee on Grounds and Build
ings. and by Colonel w Z. Cutshaw, the
city Engineer. the last Of whom paid a
glowing tribute to the valor OF + Com
pany. and cited an instance in which
former pupil Of his. then the captain com
mandant Of + COmpany-Captain Nal
comb J.. Hudgins--had with three others,
by dash and CELEBRITY at WilliamspOrt, Nd.
i'm tho Gettysburg campaign, saved
the wagon-train OF the army. Colonel
Cutshaw suggested to the committee that
in arranging the site for the monument
the form Of the lot should be changed
from triangle TO a circle. TO be sur
rounded with granoithic paving.
MADE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.
The following letter from Mr.. John II.
Frischkorn. president of the Board Of
Fire Commissioners. and addressed TO
Chairman Epps. was read:
Dear Sir,-Referrins 10 the triangular
lot on Broad street at the intersection
Of Adams street and Brook avenue /
am directed by the Board Of Fire Com
missioners to express TO you their appre-
e 81. .grr nj
agement you have shown them In their
efforts TO secure the lot. and TO inform
YOU that having effected other ar
rangements which will probably better
subserve the interests Of the department
they will not now need the lot In ques-
ton. and respectfully ask that you will
kindly have their application for the same
withdrawn.
This removed one OF the barriers 20 the
donation of the lot 70 the + Company
Association. and the committee. by unani-
nous vote, recommended that the Coun-
ell grant IL TO the + Company Associa-
ton for its proposed monument.
THE CHEAPEST LIGHT.
Mr.. Gunst here offered the following
resolution. with view TO securing the
cheapest manner Of lighting the City Hall
building:
Resolved, That a committee of three be
appointed to inquire into the cost Of
lighting the city Hall with gas;
also the cost Of lighting the
same by electricity from plant
erected by and belonging to the
city. to bs placed in the building. or by
contract and TO report at the next meet
ing of the committee with recommends
tons.
This was adopted. and. after the trans
action of a great deal Of routine bust
ness, the body adjourned
The Committee on Schools held n regu-
lar business session yesterday evening
4 number of bills were approved, and
some unmportant matters were dis
posed Of