The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-04
p,1E TIMEs-RICHMOND VA WEDNESDAY DECEMBER ..
Ground and Buildings willing Ihat IL
should Have the Broos Avenue Lot.

The Committee on Grounds and Build
ings last night recommended 10 the Ivy
Council that the triangular lot OH broac
street at the intersection OF Adams street
and Brook avenue he donated 10 Com
pany FOR the purpose or erecting Honu-
ment 10 the memory or It's iaileh mem
bers. to- ~
The committee convened at the usual
nour, with CHAIRMAN Epps IN charse OF
the gaNel. and Messrs Briggs, bchSt'
King. Seay, Grimes. Snead. and Mount
eas,re Ia Their seats ne f,or he Mann
ment Association. composed o. Messrs.
James y. Boyd. Clay Drewry, fhllp =.
Wexford. Maxwell I. Clarke. and Georee
A. Haynes, OF the association. Ma.oI
Charles Il. Skinker, president; General
Thomas A. Brander. vice-president; cap
tam Ro ~. Gillian reasursr' ~, H.. =.
Brock. secretary, and captain W ,,
Company Association. were also on hand
TO urge the favorable consideration OF
the petition already presented TO the COM
mttee and published I'm the newsDapeIs.
Nr. Boyd chairman OF the Monument
Commute. addressed the committee, ana
earnestly pleaded the claims OF the asso-
citation 10 the grant OF the LOT above II
ferred to. lie practically stated the puI
pose and expectations OF me assycl" NJ
and gave the committee assurance 'hat
the amount necessary for the erection OF
the monument would be raised IN SIX
months. and that the memorial sho sIn
be completed in one year ne ,s W., nv v
Messrs Seay. Snetd. ana Gunst, y the
Committee on Grounds ana bI ,s t,t, !, :,
and 10y Colonel W. +. Cutshaw,, me Si,S
Engineer. ih, last of whom paid gov
ing tribute TO the yalor OF Conlpahs
and cited an instance in when q lorhci
Pupil of his, then the captain I'm
nlandant Of Company -Itp' III 'ia'
comb l.. Hudgins-had, WI mn mn ut
10y dash and CELEBRITY at Nllllamsp ~;
Md. IN the Getty sburg camp .lSh, sa.'i
the wagon-train of the army. 'oloiel
Cuishaw suCg sst@d to the comm ". ="
IN arranging the site ,or the 'h.nesJ
from a triangle to a circle 10 D. sur
rounded with anolitf - paving ,,
Tn. following letter from Mr.. John II,
FIisohkorn. president OF me bo ,rd % %
Fire Commissioners, ana ahdfe7a-u W
Chairman Epp5 w1s fend. ,-.-..s..,,,-
Dear Sir-Rofer to TIE t:iahf uiar
lot on Broal street at the inttlssCei o'r
of Adams street and BROOK aNehue, !
am directed by the Board or fire 'cIn-
rnissioners 20 express TO YOU their apple-
citation of the consideration ana ehcoui
agement YOU have shown lhtHl ~ IN.
efforts 10 secure the iot. anu 70 III -
Won that having effected other ar
Engagements. which will probably petlsr
subserve the interests Of the depaflm,h''
they will not now need the lot IN pu,,S,,
ton. and respectfully ask tndt ~" -, 49,
kindly have their application TOT the same
10
This removed one Of the barriers 70 ~,
donation Of the lot TO the i ooinYdnis
Association. and the committee ~ u. .,,,
nous vote recommended that the Coun-
eli grant it 10 the + Company Assoc'"-
ton for ITS proposed monument ,.,~
Mr. C;unst here offered the lolloNlnE
resolution with a view TO securing INC
cheapest manner OF lighting the city Han
building: . 49,, 10
anno,nfed to INQUIRE into the cost OF
lighting the city Hall with gas :,a also lfs
cost Of lighting the same y ia.,.inc T.,
the city, TO be placed IN the buiidinE. Q.
bv contract. and to report az the new
meeting of the Commute Win i'0''''
mendatiOns H. 49,. .-o,.,-
This was adopted and. after nc trans
action Of a great deal Of routine p-si
ness. the body adjourned. 80,
The Committee on Schools held a resu-
lar business session yesterday eLehins,,
A number OF bills were approves, alid
some unimportant matters we're disposed
of.