The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-02
PLANS FOR JAIL
ARE CONSIDERED
Van Dorm Company Wants TO Furnish
the Prison.
PUSHING THE COMPANY UP.
Resolution Adopted Touching the
Matter OF Rehabilitation by the
Passenger and i'owcr Company
Anti-Sisn-Iostins Ordinance
PUSHING THE COMPANY UP.

The subcommittee on Finance, APP
pointed to consider business in reference
to the proposed new jail. met at 100
O'Clock yesterday afternoon in the office
of the City Engineer, for the purpose OF
hearing from interested parties VINO pro-
pose to make bids for the work.
Mr.. 7. NJ. Fouts. representing the Van
Dorm Iron Works, of Cleveland, was the
only person who appeared before the
committee He presented plans for the
erection of a new Jail with all modern i'm
provements and appliances, and went into
Il detailed explanation OF the plans as SUD
mitted.
The committee and the City Engineer
followed him closely and gave the plans
careful consideration.
NtessrS. BloomberS and Gordon We're the
only members of the committee present
and in order that Mr.. Camp. the other
member. might also examine the plans,
the committee adjourned TO meet IN the
Engineers office on Monday morning at
q.2O q clock to further look into the plans
Submitted by Mr. Fouts.
The Van Dorm Iron Works has proba-
blv built more jails and station houses
than. any other company in America Inc
Baltimore penftentiary, probably the most
complete institution of the kihd III inc
world. was built by the company, ana tns
NOW ..,roombS'' in New York was puliL
by the van DornS.
Mr. FoutS said last night that ms ctftll-
many would give Richmond Il model jan
If the contract were gwen Them ne s;'iu
also that u new jail on an unoceuDleo
niece of property could be erected lor
loss money than one on the present site
of the iail because the material OF the
old building is practically worthless ana
the. cost of reTnodelinS 1t Noutd De more
than what IL new Jail would cost
;,is. Street CJnIui-Gtec.
Mr.. Pollock in the Street COMMIT tee
meetil. = last night did som thing that NJ
member of a.y committee ever ot,te az
teroDted. He led To cut off tha remarks
of inv Engineer :, utshaw III + ference o
the res lIati N d.ectinS th- Pazsengei'
and Power Comp-ny 20 ma haste II
the rehabi itatton of their lines
Here is what he sa d, while Coio1el
Cutsllaw was speaking:
mir. Chairman, [ don't wish to cut the
Colonel off, bus we have heart him eX
plan this III ng befors, and [ am su-e
the commit Is s,39HI TO &c: upoz
suggest u.s. therefor. move
at Co.onel Cu,sh W nti.Iued to
sneak and Mr.. Pollock cid not finish his
mot on.
remarks the RS luton thu had been p g
pa Ell by the CT y alto Hey n the city
Ing ueer, and Will Was printed IN The
Tines at the last me@t ns of the com
m.ttee, was ad Jptcd
CAPTAIN ~ &. Guigan was present in
the inter, SITS o. the company. and stated
that the company did not wish 70 bean
reasonable, Tut would ask that the COM
mittee would not push the companys-@ls
they were doing the wo- X as rapidly Us
possible.
ortD1NANcE AGAINST POSTING.
Ih= opos d ord nance N reference 70
signs on p SITS, etc. was b ought Up, ant
on motion OF Mr.. NJ lis vas 7, fer. Ell To
a committee of three. Mr.. Peters opp 5ssd
this disp sition OF the ordinance ana cd
yolatea its adoption and asked for a re
cor5eG VOC The II >iv @ere 4 &c
Pc .Iocsz and PITS. the ther members OF
The commttee voting for the Mills resp
luton.
Messrs. Whittet, Mills and Pete-s wee
ammo .uted on the committee The eresi-
nance is as follows
Isl. That no person shall post, or pain
any adycstis ng or other not c., or 81 Il
wh.tsoev,r, upon any >r1e, tree-boz, tee
prar5h te.e5hona or c ectric light pole o.
other. structure loc1t Il wi hi o. owe
the streets of the city of Richmond, nor
shall! any person pairt. write or impress
any sush advertising or ether notI- e or
name in or on any pavement, or on tn
rc..d-bsd of any street.. or aiieS
u. Any pers-n ElelattES Tue ptysisi'ii7
of the TO eSoing 9 ction> snail he liaf lie =
!. fine of not less than two or more ;h u
fen dollars for each violation thereof. and
the hosting. pointing. writing or imprint
Of each sign or a We Il nS n tic or
name shall be Considered a separ1te ef-
fense. and punishei accordingly.
I'd. 1t shsll be ,he dtlsy of the Chief nt
Police 10 ca Sc II rzm1raI IF Il stirh
signs or aaver,isi s notices. and t re-
port violat ons thereof to the Police JUS
Attn. This ordinance shall be in force
frcm is sage
Cther min r BUSINESS was transa
ard the committee ad burned Those res {.
a,t we're Mes rs Allen Eoc,s, WSittes,
Gibson tans Mills. Lawder. WoodE,
Glenn Bah n and Psters.
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