Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-14
LIVE CITY ISSUES.
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE DISCUSS
MArTERs OF PUBLIC INTEREST.
TO TAKE IN THE SUBURBS.
.overhau1ing of the City Charter-.ro
push the New Postomce Project
Representation Mt Worlds Fair
New Members Elected.
TO TAKE IN THE SUBURBS.
.overhau1ing of the City Charter-re
push the New PostofIlce Project
New Members Elected.

Tha ree,,,ar monthly meeting Of the
Roard Of Directors Of the Richmond
Chamber Of Commerce was held yesterday
evening at P. M. There were present
Mr.. H. L. Cabell. president. and NESTS.
R. T. Arlington, w. a: Crensha" III
Ter. John Murphy, w. 0. Noting, John
II. TAYLOR, w. j. Whitehurst, and s. NJ.
Woodward, directors.
The special committee to consider ana
report some equitable plan for extendihS
the corporate limits of Richmond, through
Mr. Marx Gunst, submitted report .hat
they deemed it unnecessary TO make any
recommendations especially applying :"
Richmond, in view of the section OF toe
new Constitution requiring that The Ger.
eral Assembly shall provide by general
laws for the extension and the contfac-
ton. from time to time. Of the corporate
limits of cities and towns: ana no spsciai
act for such purpose shall be valid.
The suggesting of inviting representa-
tives Of commercial bodies IN other cl,ies
Of the State to conference upon TINS
question was also held in allegiance when
it was learned that Hon. George Wayne
Anderson had Intended to offer bill to-
day in the Senate Of Virginia relating 10
this subject.
CITY CHARTER CHANGES.
Mr.. w. A. Crenshaw called the attention
of the new Constitution, doubtless, certain
consequential changes would have to be
made IN the charter of the city OF Rich-
i1ond. The latter was referred 70 the
Chambers Committee on Legislation. with
the request that the .comrc1ttee corner
with the proper prese1tatlEes or the
itv government and the city delegate
in the General Assembly on the subject.
NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDING
The chair called the attention Of the
board to the fact that last spring the
.trrnher had appointed committee 10
cooperate In the movement to secure a
new postoffice building for Richmond. and
that although much good work has zen
done at that time since then apparently
no progress has been made in the accom-
plishment of this most important subject.
He. therefore, suggested that correspon-
dence be opened with Hon. John Lamb
and the Senators from Virginia. to ascer-
TAIN as far as possible, the exact status
of the project. and what steps had best
be taken to expedite this important under
taking.
WORLDS FAIR. ST. LOUIS.
A communication from Mr.. Charles NJ.
Reeves. secretary Committee on Legisla-
ton of the Worlds Fair. to be held at st.
louis in 1904, requesting the support OF
the Chamber of Commerce ito such legis-
Iation as will make it possible for Vir-
GINA to have one of the most corprehen-
sive exhibits that will be made by the
Southern States" was laid before the
board. and after some discussion a resolu-
ton was offered by MIR. Crenshaw and
adopted by the board, to the effect that 1t
was the sense Of the meeting that the
State CT Virginia should DE properly re-
presented and that the General Assembly
be duly nlemoriaIized upon the subject.
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED
The following new members were elect
ed:
Proposed by Mr.. H. L. Cabell Samuel
Register. attorney at law; by the Commit
tee on Membership, Benjamin H. Lange,
grocer. and Lurther r. Warren. fire in
surance; by Mr.. Stewart NJ. Woodward.
Decatur Axtell, vice-president c. &c 0.
railroad; Mann & Brown, florists; John E.
Harding. superintendent Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, Robert H Talley,
attorney at law; ". A. Townes, attorney
at law and E. P. Cox attorney at law
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