The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-10
MUST KNOW WHAT
FISHER WILL DO.
Plans of the Tuckahoe Club De
pend on This.
MAJORITY WISH TO BUILD.
Eut This Must Be Determined by the
New Owners Of Westhampton Park
and the Traction Line-Meet-
ing Of the Members.

The matter Of whether or not the pro-
jected clubhouse for the Tuckahoe Club
shall be built rests with the owners of
the park and the car line leading there
to-Mr. George E. Fisher, the Goulds
and associates
If the new owners of these properties
will agree to make the concessions that
were offered by the former owners the
clubhouse Will be erected if they de-
cline to do this the chances are that
the scheme will be abandoned or a new
arrangement be made
This seems to have been the outcome
of the meeting of the Tuckahoe's mem
bers held last night at MCGUIRE School.
Thfre are over 400 members. and there was
a good attendance. Mr. A. H. Christian
the president. was in the chair, and Mr..
Abraham Warwick discharged his duties
as secretary.
1t was rather the opinion of the mem
bers that their plans should be held in
allegiance for a time awaiting the action
of the new owners of the property. The
question is whether the Passenger and
Power Company. which has recently alb
sorbed the Richmond Traction Company
as we'll IS the Westhampton Park Com
pany, will grant the club the same priv
ileges and offer the same inducements Is
had been offered by the companies now
absorbed. This question could not be
answered last night and as a result it
was decided to wait a week or ten days,
during which time the matter shall be
laid before the owners of the Passenger
and Power Companys properties for
their consideration. The earnest desire
OF the club is to build
WAS NOT AT ALL SERENE
The meeting was not altogether serene.
There were several members who had
subscribed largely for stock under the
former conditions. who announced that
they would cancel their contracts under
the new. These gentlemen insisted upon
abandoning the idea of building at West
hampton.
The result of to-nights meeting" said
one gentleman last night. will be that
nothing whatever will be done at West
hampton for year if at all. and for the
coming year the clubhouse at Lakeside
will be leased y
Continuing. he said. he favored aban-
doning the Westhampton plan and bring
ing about a consolidation of the Deep
Run Hunt Club. the Lakeside Club. and
the Tuckahoe Club. which would secure
a. membership that would permit the
erection of handsome country club that
would be an honor to Richmond
MORE HOPEFUL VIEW.
Another member with whom The Times
writer talked was much more hopeful
He said the great majority of those
present were heartily In favor of carry
ing out the original plan if the park and
street railway people now in control
would make good the promises held out
by the previous owners, and it was
thought they would do so. But they
have so many things on hand that a
little time must be given for considera-
ton.
The Tuckahoe Club. which organized
during the East year. with a membership
of over 4UN. was to absorb the Lakeside
Club and erect al Westhampton hand
some country clubhouse. The Traction
Company and the park company to-
gether offered a. site. guaranteed ex-
cellent car service and subscribed a, good
amount towards the erection of the
building.
Plans for the clubhouse have been
drawn at an expense of over s400.