The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-27
HOWITZERS' ARMORY.
THE NEW BUILDING rs COMPLETED
AND TURNED OVER TO THE CITY
The Artillery Men VIII Mt once Take fos-
session Of Their New Quarters-A MOD
ell Building for its Purpose.

The Committee on Grounds and Build
inss met at noon yesterday at the new
Howitzers' armory, OH nortn Eighth
street which has just been completed,
for the purpose of accepting the building
en-, Ntassrs Newell & Brother. the con-
tractors.
The members of the committee present
were: Mr.. John Epps. chairman, ana
Messrs. Blake, Briggs, prlihes' puhst'
King and Snead.
Colonel Cutshaw, City Engineer. and
Mr.. II. Z. G. Baskervill, the architect
Of the new armory and an attache Of the
Engineers department, represented that
department of the city government.
The Howitzer Battery was IcpI g ,i,s
by Captain John a; Hu, HUI, Ghomas u
Starke and Charles w. Macfarians, ana
DR.. w. w. Landrum, the cndPiail Va tue
battery, while Stable Sergeant T. H. Toi
nell was on hand TO loon ai'ei '''e
ors. roio,nI w T.,
Cntsbaw escorted the committee and Wis
| itors through the building: to a is
al the gun-room, on the first noor, Co l-
onel Clitshaw explained the ADVANTAGES
| and beauty OF a room c0hstI uS.eu DC Lii
| one under inspection. The room - DullS
| to accommodate a sX-guli Ud'te1 - 80
! lnEfGSS
! I'm front and the drill lot IN rear. Ihe
| nooring of the drill room, when rs SIT
| uated Immediately above me gum aDVih'
| is supported by iron columns; WILL
| Colonel Cutshaw explained, st NO comrit-
| cased and he thought that tne oCi,,i1,c
| tee would make the necesSdI ~ 49,, -
| on the north side Of the gun gun I t"r tb :,
| spacious room has been SET asiIe To- stor ,st
! uuarterInaster TO put away ms 49,
| and not far from il a room mas petIi n iy
mn for the band with the necessary lock
In the basement there Is the Doile e
room and kitchen and an additional sio! :
r0om 4 lie oven has been attached TO
the boiler, and a dumb waiter Is fT bniis
| from that room 10 the TOP VI '''0
4 BIG DBILL HALL.
on the next floor is the big drill han
| of the same size as the gun IoOlii, VI Wy
| Is feet 8 inches, and al IT'S northerly eI1I
| a company room - by Il ieeI IL H''eU
! up, with 20 lockers. .,,.,,5, tho drill
hall on the next floor, Whete aiSG as, ~
| officers quarters and a spacious l-ol" al ,
| room have been established 49, ~.
Colonel Cutshaw recommended that tne
| balance remaining to the creuit OF tIc
building which amounts 10 solt, De d.. az ~ ~,
| priated as far as possible IN mahihs tne
| additions necessary 10 cohlP'c'o INC
! Hn iben enumerated what was neces-
| sarv, among which was sI"ioll. nm =
|
! sqSO 40. a portable stage, 10 ne useu vi
| occasions OF entertainments &c, al d
| COST OF ABOUT 800. ana OtueT 'lhploNt
! ments. which would bring inc coS' "P ~
The Council Appropriated for the con
| struction OF the armory inc sum Cl go,
| COO OF which 5000 were secure d ~ On III =
| nrevious appropriation, white $ly'V' hdu
p, iseucd H. 4 per cent bonds. max
! ing the amount actually at ,hc u-s.'Oa 7',
| Of the committee S2}.SO. Should the t-Vul'
| ell make the fun appropr:alou Oh 60
| 90 Colonel Cutshaw thought that lhe!'
would be a surplus OF about SOW
TO ASK TOR MORE MONEY.
ON motion of Mr.. Blake the comullltSGe
dcCIqed 10 ask the Council Tor dh,at' al ~,
| tiOnal appropriation OF S''V ~
VT 1T Vas stated that the sum OF $io395,2i
was due the contractors, anu Oh hiO 80
( or AIR Crimes II was decided tndl III.
| o,,o,int be- paid with the exception ..
| GOO which g 10 bc paid after the emu"
| building has been completed: t,,,.,,r,o,
IL was explained by the CITY Ing -, ~
hat The battery could not use the aIInot
.'IaN ~ ms ,,roperlv fitted with Eehts
| and. on motion Of Mr.. Marx IulS,' e .,s
as instructed TO have the necessdt 80 4,
| fixtures &c. put IN AZ uuSC' b.eiancc- "a
| jid NOT exceed the amount o. paldu,J ~,
no no ,.U Of the armory fund on hand al
When tho committee adjourned captain
| Hutchinson invited tEoSe 80 'nreparcd
take of a lunch which had Dech ~
Inv the officers Of the battery
op1vcrGNG 10 ,oLoBED woBHMEN.
datoootion from the Br!cklayers
,-,A',or w anneared before the Committee on
G Gn0n apP and buildings and comglan ,,
hat U' The contractor Tor the coloaed oi %r.
Dry had sublet the brick | OK 70 the com
mQt Hi''' Withhold their sanction to M
la i5IEt Of the work until next Tues S9
DAY. which the committee pr 1d Hr W " st
Mr Fox, the contractor, ana tnIii Mi TO an
lIlo 'I hnfore The committee IN order t'
,t"n tbeir version of the matter