The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-08
PARTIALLY FlRE-PR0OF.
TIE OLD JEFFERSON DAVIS MAN
sIQN TO BE RENO WAITED.
Au Important Meeting of tho Confederate
Memorial Literary soc!e,y-The
Cost of tho Work

There was a called meeting OF tho Con-
fedorate Memorial Literary Society yes
tordsy afternoon at ) o'clock. IN the new
Central school building, for the purpose
OF considering the report of the advisory
committee as TO whether or not. in the
renovation OF the Jefferson Davis man
sion. that bui'diug should be made tre-
proof IN whole or m par;.
Mrs. Joseph Bryan. the president OF
the society, was absent, being detained at
her home by sickness. and Mrs Judge Il.
&. Minor. vicc-prcsideut Of the society.
presided.
At The request of the ladies, Judge
George l.. ChristGn. Colonel John i.
Purcell. Colonel John Is. Cary, MT. Jo-
scph Bryan. Mir. h. :. Bosher, and MIR.
T.. -. HotcLkIss were present TO give
thor views on the report previously
adopted by the committee.
CITY Engineer Cutshaw and Mr.. II. r..
6. Baskerville who have made the estl-
mates as to what 20 viii cost TO repair
the mansion. were also present, ana en-
tered into the discussion.
The motion. as previously adopted by
the advisory committee was that the
building should be put IN thorough repair
without hrc-proonng including the neces-
Sary heating apparatus. providing that
the amount so expended should not eN-
coed $3.50.
ESTIMATES or COST.
Three cetimates which had been made
by Mr. Baskerville, were submitted by
Colonel Cutshaw.
The first estimate was fer repairing
thoroughly the toilding. without fire.
proomrc which ,gill cost $I,t'3@J.
a.N...N fs.Ha NRf.Va
ough state Of repairs, with tho basement
and first floor hIcproOfcd. at cost OF
$IVn.0l.
The last estimate was for fre-prooiing
throughout and general repairs. at cost
OF XlS u32 49, None OF the estimates include
gus fixtures. new manttls or partitions.
Judge George l.. Christian, IN opening
the discussion. stated that he was in favor
OF standing by the report of the advisory
committee ana not cXpcndiug over 5000
in repairing the building At present the
society has about $1,000 in the treasury
and Judge Christian did not advocate
spending the major part or all OF this In
making the building fre-proof.
ADVOCATED TIEE-pBoOFING.
IIe was followed by Colonel Cutshaw,
Colonel John B. Cary and Mr. Joseph
Bryan. who strcnuously advocated the
nre-proonng OF the entire building. and If
that was not possible. the iire-prooiing of
the basement and first floor The sub
stance of these gcntlemen's remarks were
that 81 WAS necessary for the safety OF
the relics 20 be Kept nm the museum, that
II should bc hrcprOofed. They said mat
numbers of people who had valuable relics
would only lend or give them 10 the so
cietv on the condition that they should
be kept in nre-proof rooms. a number
Of minor reasons were also presented by
these gentlemen as TO why the building
should be nre-prOofed.
Colonel Purcell sided with Judge Chris
tian. and favored only the expenditure of
the $3.50. After the gentlemen hnished
their remarks the question was thorough
Is discussed among the ladies'. 1t was
about TO zoe put TO a vote when Mr.
Bryan discovered that the iire-prooling of
the FIRST floor did not include the ceiling
or the floor of the second floor. MT.
baskerville estimated that the entire fire
prOOnug Of the first floor, ceiling included
so as to make the rooms on the hrst
floor thoroughly hre-proof would cost
about $500 SO this amount was sub
stitutcd for the second estimate, and the
question was voted upon. The resolution
for frc-proonug throughout was lost by
a vote OF - TO ]. The resolution Tor
dro-prooting the first floor and basement
was carried by q vote of Is to 10. Inc
meeting then adjourned.
Among those present were: Mrs. DR..
Hugh Tavlor. Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson'
Mrs. John b. Purcell. Mrs. BENJAMIN j.
Purcell Mrs. steven Butney, Mrs. T..
T. Hotchkiss. Mrs. Ann Grant Mrs.
Raleigh Colston, Mrs n. V Randolph
Mrs. Jennie Magruder Mrs John VIM.
Mrs. Ella Thomas. Miss Bette Ellyson.
Mrs Walter Christian, Mrs. l.. G. Daniel
Mrs. Captain Angle. Mrs. Hart, Miss ~.
NcD. Crenshaw. Miss Lucy Temple and
Mrs ]. j.. Smith.