The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-15
FOR THE TRIANGLE LOT.
TIE BOARD INSISTS on 1T As TIE
MONUMENT SITE.
They Refuse TO Concur In .he Action OF the
Common Couuoi'--Ilcotric Light.
The Bar- Room Resolution.

Council chamber last night al 100 o'clock
with tho following members present.
Mossrs Eahcn. Blake. Boykln. Burton.
Hardwicke. King. Mountcasne Reeve.
snead Vaughan. and Turpin. Mcssrs.
Tanner. Mitchell Allen. Mann. starke.
and Noble came in later during the ses.
sion.
From the Committee on Finance CAM
n recommendation that the resoluug
placing the work Of certain committee
upon the scrgcant-at-Arms without cxta
compensation bee rejected
Mr.. Turpin spoke against the recon-
mcndaton OF the committee. upon m
ground that such "a measure would be
nagrant waste of the city's funds. TIT
duties Of the scrseant-at-Arms could 81
performed in twenty hOirs per month
lie had very little work To- do. and ha|
stated that he was willing 20 do thi
extra work for nothing. The amount
would be only $1,000 per year, but thal
was certainly worth doing. lie could eel
forty applicants tomorrow. who would
take both positions for $500 pcr year.
Mr. Robert Ralstou. the Sergcant-atl
Arms. stated. in explanation, that ae had
made the statement that IL the work wa3
imposed upon lim Doe would perform DO
10 tho best IF his ability. but ne was not
an applicant for the office
Mr. dardwickc stated that the Ser
Eeant-at-Arms had TO do TOO much work
for these additional duties. lic had to
deliver the summ0nses 20 tho various
members of the Council in person, ac-
oording to the laws OF the Council.
Mr. Turpin stated that the Sofgcant-at-
Arms could DO all the work and play
marbles half the time. The trouble was
that the present Council didn't want 10
save any money 20 the ely.
The original resolution was then voted
upon and defeated by a vote of II 10 g. as
follows;
Ayes Messrs Allen. Mann. Mitchell
Mountcastlc. Sncad Tupin.
-Meesrs Bahon. Blake, Boyhn'
Burton. Hardwicke. King, Moore, Reeve
Starkc. Tanner. Vaughan.
1ur STUART MONUMENT
The question OF the action OF the Com
mon Council Boz repeating their acton lh
regard 10 the purchase OF the uldhb ul"i ,
lot. at Brook avenue aud bfoau anu
Adams streets. fcr a site ON which TO
erect the propose monument To ln"
memory of General Stuart was th'n
brought up. Mr.. Syduor. representing the
Veteran Cavalry Association, oi the
Army Of Northern Virginia, was given
tho floor. ana thanked the body for the
appropriati0n OF 5000 for the mont"
ment He spoke against the purchase OF
tho site I'm question, and added that so
Tar as he knew. every member OF 'H'
Executive Committee of the veteran
cavalry Association. and Of the board OF
directors Of that organization. was op-
,,oeod 10 the site which was totally
unsuitable for such purpose. mere
were many places far more prelei"Di.'
which could he secured without any OK
,.cnae ~ the citv. He asked that the ac-
ton OF the body IN regar 10 '"' ,,s
ano,iiar lot bc rescinded and closei WIN
a reference 10 General stuart hrilllahl
military career. II.
Major Courtney. representing the wa
,o,t. Tonoplo Association. spoke or lhe
Increase I'm property valuations ai"ns '"'
vicinity Of Broad and Adams streets sihv'
the Masonic Temple was erected MA.
+iroc the jefferson was orcct'n just l,
-ho r.er Of the site. and an these had
,.54.'l ~ tho proportv values in that por-
zion Of the city. AS one of the pIol'I'H ,
ou,nere along west Broad street ne afsu''
d, fovor Of the site iu question, ana ln'
erection Of tho monument thereon. II '',S
monument was not erected there IL Wou''
,e,- tho CITY 10 purchase the lot ana MAKE
. nrettv park out of &c. This would lh-
crease tho valuation of property n wv"
motherhood. and as reward OF 'he 'N-
-.en5ifuro there would be erected ON boih
sides OF the street buildings ina No"i.'
bring into the city treasury much larger
ro,enucs that would pay for the invest
,ncnt within TWO or three years.
After Major Courtnoy's sI''ch ron.
c.orpa ID Wise spoke in favor or permit
Ting the action of the board IN regard u"
-he lot TO stand lie presented 'onlhu
,icotion from several woll-knoMn hNsln'
men. including Major Lewis SlhteI' 'he
lronrouroan-Price Company. the Cohen
Company. Temple fcmn,rion' .oI"'s "
"a Iosoph W Lauhe. w. j. Anderson
Carncal d Davis. Al drew hrause. W. H.
uhoinnson. r. ID. Christian Talbot, sons
s. ca Fred. s. Myers. james n BOYD.
l. b. TAYLOR & Co.. Habliston Bros ana
others askiug that the Site in question:
be purchased boy the city. AS repre-
sentative Of Mr.. kaah, h" stated 'hal
that gentleman paid $4,000 for the TOT. ana
;he property had been rented for NJ per
annum boy "a tcrani' VINO SURRENDER" "i'
1e,se unwillngly. and Mir. RaaD was con-
eeoi.ufly without tenant al present IL
hnd a frontage ON Broad street OF more
than n feet and was worth more IMAM
the amount asked for 30. lie reviewed the
history of the matter from inc time Do
was first brought before the committee
an Finance until 10 was approved by tne
MAYOR. and declared that the cry was
morally bound TO purchase the lot lie
agreed with Major Couru ey thai the CITY
ought TO own the site. whether the mon
ument was put there or NOT.
rur vtIiRANs orro,rD.
Judge Minor es the representative OF
Ice and Pickett Camps and the SOILS OF
Veterans. stated that those organizations
we're unanimously OBJ osed TO the site
for the erection of the Stuart monument
Tne veterans throughout the country
were delighted 90 see that the Council
had taken some steps towards the cree
zion of the monument The veterans had
at once made movement towards OPP
ncf,nr the erection ct the monument on
The site in question I'm the name or
me organizations named he protested
against such "a movement. If the city
wished 20 purchase The lot Tor a park or
the like he had nothing 90 say against
st. but he protested against the amount
of $1,000 appropriated for the Stuart
monument fund being used for the pui-
chase of "A site so unsuitable FOR the
purpose.
Mr.. Sfarkc then made statement of cX-
nlauatiou. i'm which be reviewed the mon
uncnt from the time he first offered the
resolution lof0rC The Board. and added
that the W hole transaction had been made
as public as possible. The press had put
II before the public, and he had talked
with a number of Veterans. including