The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
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ITO The city tiaii Il,
HEIGHT or FOOLISH NEss.
MI. Hutzler pitched severll handsome
boytitl,iets at Colonel John Muifpny WHO lo
pis Insisted d th ID III Ia Sc, up and ray
something. The Colonel sau notl,lins 70
offetid any one. lie was exceedingly
DIPLOMATIC III refrhlnng from, ninntion !.
Ing names. except such rs he spoke ot
N praise. But the Colonel EreW really
ELOQUENT In laying down and taking w
be the height Of foolshncss 70 patch up
the presen old Federal building when
there could be d new structure, erected
at more convenient site, anu the gov
eminent could dispose OF its property on
Main Street for 100000 IN cold. spot
cash money He talked from, practl.l
cal standpolntEa and told Of what had beer,
Theatre. having II torn down and erect
Ing on that sito modern twenteth-con-
tury store building. II q
When Colonel Murphy closed there w.us
q great stamping Of feet and aprlsnse.
The sI'eakc thought TINT Gnntnnin
q the district. ana willis the Colonel lid
not tread uponshir Martins to's. he
thought that the matter ought to be
loft lars cly to our representative.
# SMhOts t>F' sTKlIACll DRY.
II remained for Mr. Leroy y. Brown
to say that,tho proceeding At Washing
ton. which has been referred to.
pear to him as Il MI kept the Tag Of
truce 5,85 9jfb .40l
Mr.. Brown argued that to buy the
IShafer building as II site for mn neIdl.
lion Ia the postof1,ce would not be keep
5ng step With progress If'he postof,ce
building wera erected elsewhere It would
enhance tha value Of property In such
q LEGALITY while the value Of property In
the present locality Of the postnftoe
could not, BY any MEANS be decreased
Mr.. Brown said he had no, site to Offer,
but he was opposed to tho present loca.
ton tor the proposed new Federal build
Ing.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. Moses Thalhlmcr moved the ap-
pointment Of committee on resolutions
and tho following we're named: Messrs.
rhalhimer. John Murphy and Leroy y.
Brown.
The committee reported ae follows;
Resolved at meeting held Febru-
y airy a, 1903, Of a large body Of represen-
tive citizens, voters and property
owners OF the city Of Richmond
The question OF postoftlce site vas
freely discussed. and the following (
ItSbluLIVuo WEI y oNopeSA
That 10 enter vigorous protest
y against the purchase Of the Shaler
site for the now postofIice. as being I.
an unsuitable place for 1t Tor the tol-
lowing reasons:
ty feet below grade, and the proper
light ana ventilation cannot be Oh.
tained, requiring constantly art!ne;al K
light Tor the proper conduct OF the
., II is not in tho line Of the pro.
gross and future development o. our
q. We do not believe It to be tho
choice OF majority OF our bust
ness men and citizens and the cues. a
ton has never been fairly canvassed
z before them.
o,1ested to urge the appropriation to
be made irrespective OF any site. ana
that the selection Of site be left to
fla secre tasy OF the Treasury tor
decision after all ctr citizens have
had opportunity to be heard upon tho
subject.
Mr.. Cooke moved the appointment OF
committed to 70 to washington at once
- present these resolutions to the com
6nlttee and to the Virginia Senators anu
Represen tat!ves. This was agre ed TO. anu
tho following were named:
Messrs. John Murphy. Leroy p. brown.
ton starke ". Miles Cary. THOMAS ~.
fIundley, x. 6. Hartman and Mr.. Pc
t1,1ndlev a. G. Hartman. and Mr.NPcg-
gram, This committee will go TO Wash
While tia Committee on Resolutions
was ont Mr. Hutzler. who had been one
or those who went on the first trim to
Washington, clinched the arguments
made by Mr.. Cooke. Colonel Murphy and
others. He asserted that he did not think
Mr., Martin had dealt fairly BY those
who had taken hin, at his word. Tic de-
clared that Mr.. Martin had said ne bad
the papers In his pocket IN which MT.
hroncure agreed to let the Government
have the shafer building at $4,000 and
that tho suit to condemn the property
would be a frls.dly one. Mr.. Martin, Mt.
Hutzler said. had promised faitVul'y that
III anything should happen !" prevent
the carrying out OF this scheme. that the
appropriation should stand and the SEQ
rotary OF the Treasury be permitted 10
choose site. y
Mr.. H7t7lcr did not mince his words.
but he did not set angry Flo spoke
with that calm elaboration that Is CHAR
acterlstic IT him.
THE RETAIL GROCERs.
BEFORE adjourn ment the following reso-
lutlonS were TeCelVeu - ON .ho ttela'I
Dealers Protective Association which met
last night: 55. ISL
Resolved BY tho Retail Dealers Pro-
tectIve Association OF Richmond. Va. In
session. That we oppose the purchase OF
the Shafer building for the enlargement
OF out city pos toti1ce, and earnestly re-
guest our representatives In Congress to
do all in their power to have the appro-
priation made by Congress ava'la BILE for
some other site to he selected by the Sec
rotary OF the measure,
". W.T1LLER. President
W. A. WILLEROY. Secretary,
The resolutions were ordered to DO
made a part OF the record to be sent to
Washington.
FROM CAPTAIN LAMB.
The following letter from Representa-
tive Lamb to Mr.. Ashton Starke was read
before tho meeting adjourned:
February %, 1903.