The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-03
THE CLARK SPRING PROPERTY.
The Joint Committees Ia Favor OF sohc'-
ing Bids for Its Sale.

The two subcommittee ,f the COM
,nittee on Finance AMI on Grounds AMI
buildings met yesterday afternoon on the
Clark Spring property, for the purpose
OF lctkirg over the ground Inere were
present from the Finance Committee
Messrs. CasKie and Murphy, ana ION
Nessrs. Gunst and King, the Iatter being
the chairman OF the joint session. COL
onet Cutshsw and his assistant. MY.
Frank T. Bates. were also On hand
The city Engineer explained from a
dlagrxm tie location of the property,
which had a frontage on Ashland street
Of S25 feet I'm a straight line. The depth
OF the properly TO the soutaerly line OF
the old reservoir property IS 13l feet.
and from there to the end or the lie M
feet Colonel Cutshaw suggested thft the
southern portion OF the old reservoir
-lcperiy. up 10 the line of the eXtenso on
of Blair street, be also disposed of at tnt
time the Clark Spring property is TO b.
sod. In order 10 obtain as good Il price as
possible.
AIR Cakie called attention TO the
proposition Of the Hollywood Cemetery
Company for the purchase Of what is
called the swamp portion Of the property,
which they intended TO adj 10 their Hol-
lyvcod property.
CLERK Bates read from the record or
the meeting Of the COmmit.ec on
Grounds an1 Buildings, held on Fen
ruary q, 1873. proposition Of the Holly
wood people TO purchase the southerly
D, ~tion of the property. including the
small pox burial plat. for 5000, u to
purchase the entire property for $4,000,
but tho bargain fell through. Previous
10 that the company had tskaj that the
swamp be given them. but this request
was Of course. refused.
The CITY Engineer stated hat II the
property should be sold in building lots
about hfteen acres would be available
with a frontage OF over eight thousand
feet on the various streets. The property
20 be cut off by the extension OF Blair
street from the cid reservoir plat would
contain about four acres more.
communication was read from a
party VINO recently made bid for the
entire property. The letter set forth that
the writer thoI-nt he had been uniustly
treated. inasmuch as the committee had
decided 10 call for sealed bids. Under the
circumstances he would hold lis bid open
only until Wednesday. october 9Th, unless
the committee should ras,ind its former
action. and lccide TO sell the property
at once.
y letter was also READ from MeSsTs.
Chewing & Rose, who on Il former oc-
casicn. had been authorized to sell the
property for the city In lots, but the sale
subsequently fell through. They still
consider themselves the agents Of the
city. AMI ask that they be allowed to
make the sale.
Alter a good deal Of informal discussion
Il was decided to recommend to the full
ioin' committee tat sealed bids be ad-
vertised for I'm regard TO the sale of the
Clark Sprii property. and oiso for bids
concerning the sale Of that property and
the portion 20 be cut of from the old
reservoir tract II is understood that the
specifications FOR the bids shall distinctly
state trat the city Is not TO pay any
commission T. tle sale is accomplished.
After n had been agreed that a meet
Ing Of tie Join: full committees should
be held next Monday at 8 +. tho COM
m.tt.e adjourned.