The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-20
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.

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8 " 4. REVOLUTION ADOPTED
5$$ While the matter was under discussion
there was some talk Of having an extra
session OF the Common Council called
I that that matter might be given slmme-
date attention, but this Is unlikely. In
asmuch as resolution was unanimously
adopted requesting tho city Attorney to
Fold up any condemnation proceedings
he may have instituted with q 0lew to
obtaining possession Of the property IN
( question. 5stsee ~ 81 II & II Il Vt
II will be remembered that q fight was
made on the Triangular lot park Item"
when an effort was made TO- have the
money transferred to tho School Board
1ors5 building purposes. A a5SS3
Il But the fight in tho Board will sink
into oblivion when compared with 4 the
3"scrapnf. will be precpttated at we
next meeting Of the Common Council.
+ for every member OF the committee Will
exert his utmost efforts to kill the scheme
to purchase the new park site and have
tina money appropriated for the erection
I OF public comfort houses. vi AZ 81.
Gi It was Mr.. Pollock, OF Jackson Ward.
~ no brought the matter to the atten-
ton Of the committee. and he met with
hearty support on every side City En-
glneer Cutsllnw had demonstrated to the
body that owing to the "stlngy" allow
unce given to parks 1t would be impos-
sible to carry out the long talked OF and
urgently needed public comfort houses at
4 the resorts about tho city. 8a
55 SHAVE EVERYTHING.
1--WE will have 10 shave everything con-
templated by Just onc-half.' said the City
Engineer, while 1t will be impossible to
erect any public comfort houses at the
4 parks. as we hoped. We asked for $4,000
and got $50, 100. Subtract from this n,easly
sum the current expenses and you Will
( find that the improvements will have to
i be cut In hail.
'.What are we to do?'' asked several
members. * 5i Fl s. s5tg55 * Fl 8g 5s "a s..E "A
i89"Llsten to me- said Mr.. Pollock. who
had been busily writing. apparently una
ware rs to what was going on. I'm the
budget, the document about which you
gentlemen are complaining. there was
an Item OF $500 for the purchase of d
triangular lot at Lombardy and Han
over Streets, which will be used for a
park, and will como under the super
vision OF this committee. 5s
IS Nov. gentlemen, when we get that
additional land under our control 1t Will
be an additional burden on this commit
toe. while our present holdings must so
to ruin for want Of Improvement. We
will be what you call land poor"
4 Mr.. Pollock continued by saying that
avert such n disaster. and he passed to
the clerk two slips OF paper. resolutions.
after which he explaine their purport$
before they were read 3s5, Isl
BOTH WE'RE ADOPTED.
Tho first was resolution requesting
the city Attorney to hold up for the
present any condemnation proceedings he
may have undertaken ia acquire the
property. Unanimously passed.
The next was a resolution recommend
Ing to the Council that the 81, 800 for the
lot be Withdrawn from the budget to bo
used for another and better purpose.
unanimously passed. 5l sd
During the meeting there developed
much opposition to the established GUS
tom OF paying sick employees while they
are away from their work. and also pay
Ing the salary of tho man who takes his
place. The matter will be thoroughly
Investigated and acted upon at the next
meeting. n, IL s5 as
p AS has been before stated, the commit
tee is dlspleased with the budget. more
so than any other department Of the
municipality. and another Of the conse-l
quences is that Instead OF any worn pe-
Ing done on Riverside Park thisstyear,E
the 5000 which was allotted for I'M
ed out among other resorts about the
cty. only 5000 being reserved to make
necessary little repairs In the case OF
emergency
YIELDED GRACEFULLY.
Messrs, Whlttet and Bottom, OF Clay
Ward. IN which the park Is located.
yielded gracefully to motion to dis
burse the money in other parts OF the
city after Colonel Cutsl,aw dbated that
the necessary and really needed improve
ments could not be- made with the sum.
He said that most likely any expenditure