Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-01
THE PLAN ADOPTED.
IALAfla Reunion Committee Acatpt n
LBdelson's Design Upon Conditions
limit As TO TIM COST.
The CouaciI VIII BE UrRea to Goa
tribute Literally Toward the Fsnd
for Entertaining the Confcdcrates.
sub-Committces Appointed.

The Executive Committee to prepare FOR
the sixth annual meeting Of the United
/ Confederate Veterans. to be he'd In Rich
mond on the Goth OF June and Isl and
| "a Of July next. met at the Mechanics
Institute last night. with General fey-
ton Wise presiding. and the following
members present: ]. Taylor Eilyson'
John b. Cary. Otwsy S. Allen. James
r. rers1ter. Rober, ~ Northen. c. 7.
IIoehs, r. l. Maury John Murphy,
Thomas A. Brauer. and Thomas Eiett.
Colonel Murphy, In the absence of
Judge Christian. chairman OF the Com
mittee on Hall. made the report Of that
committee. He said that plans for ex-
tending and rearraDging the Music Han
had been received from several architects
ard that those submitted by Mr.. D.
| W Hey Anderson had finally been selected
Mr.. Anderson's plans provide for the
extension OF the old Music Hall rs feet
moi tbward. thus making its dimensions
go feet long BY l5f feet VIDE. The nah
| thus enlarged will seat 500 persons
There VIII b. stage which VIII seat
go perSons and above this viii be
gallery for the accommodation OF hahd
There win be new ceiling and new $40
walls which will be Handsomely deco
rated In fact IL vii be a building WITHIN
building Mr.. Anderson thinks IBIS
work can be dore for $1,000. bpt says
that II the material in the old hal Is de-
| fective IL may cost little more. He
| will examine tn" present Music Hal
| to ascertain just what its condition j..
ACCEPTED UPON CONDITIONS.
Mr.. E.lyson offered the following reso-
Hutton, which was adopted:
'Resoived. That We adopt the recon
smendation Of the Hail Committee that
1.-The contract for the plans aud specitcs-
tione OF the proposed coave alton hall be
AWARDED TO Ny. ID. Wiley Anderson. pro-
yided that the cost of the construction
of the hall shall not exceed the SUM OF
/ 81. 800. and provided further that before
any contract Il entered into with Mr..
[Andcrson such an agreement for the use
and ownership Of the hall shall be made
with our municipal authorities as shall
meet the spprova. Of the CITY Council.
and we further express the desire that
all the plans for :Ee construction OF the
proposed hall shall be approved b. the
lefty Engineer
Colonel Cary submitted the report OF the
Finance Committee. lie said the corr
nittee was OF the opinion that the sum
I )f $4,000 would be required TO pay the
expenses Incidental to entertaining OF the
great crowd that was expected IL Rich
nond Oh that day. From all Indications.
,aid Colonel Cary, II would be the largest
{.rowu that has ever assembled in the
S.ify. He thought the Council should be
lAsked to make this appropriation separate
IRON the one for the convention hall.
rhe report was adopted, and Colonel Cary
! ma the other members OF the Finance
Committee will appear before the next
Injecting OF the Council TO state their
needs,
1t was the opinion of the committee
That $4,000 would not be near a sum
latent sum to defray the expenses mel
iental TO the entertainment of the vete-
Trans, as upon the occasion OF the un'eh-
ling OF the Soldiers and Sailors mona
|menr 5000 was expended, and when Lee
monument was unveiled over sl5vc was
|expended. The committee thought now
ever. that subscriptions from citizers
would swell the amount until 1t reached
the necessary sum
General Wise appointed the foiiowing
committees:
ON Entertainment of Veterans-p. a.
brown chairman, W. T. Woody, }. r.
|stansbury Miles r. Phillips, and NJ l.
lRider. - ~
d Or information and Quarters. =
n oehr ,chairman). J. Taylor stratton'
|poter Mct>urdse, L. l. Lynch, ana W. r.
The COMMITTEES then adjourned, subject
|to the call OF the chairman