The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-14
WILL STAND:
NEAR ! /. Lee /: !. J.
Board Of Aldermen Approve. Y tile
Stuart Monument
Site.
GOES NOW TO THE MAYOR ~ Or
His Honor Will Sign, and Work,
u II. Will Soon be Started Oh
SIS ed b. Foundation. I,

The Board sof Aldermen last night, con-
Cured in the action OF the lower branch
In confirming the site selected by the
Veteran Cavalry Association for the ].
ID. b. Stuart monument. at the inter-
section Of Lombardy and Franklin. and
when tho resolution shall have been con-
.flrned by tho Mayor, as 1t almost GER
ltaanlyl will be, work will be. started on
The foundation for the pedestal.
y The monument h now fully assured,
tho site has also been definitely settled
upon. and the bronze statue of the great
cavalry leader will within q few months
be standing hard By that OF General Rob
ert FL Lee, whom stuart followed until he
fell In battle ut Yellow Tavern.
Much Discussion.
When the ma tier came up last night
In the Board, Mr.. Satterfield moved that
IL be tabled. Tho member declared that
It was being, sought to create n1onu ment
trust In Leo District and he was OPP
posed to IT.
Mr.. Donahue thought the Council had
nothing to do with the selection OF
site, so long as the monument was not
placed in the Capitol Square, and he had
read the resolution OF the Council max
ing the appropriation and fixing the condi'
tons. # lsti
President Turpin (Mr Gunst In the
chair spoke for the motion to table + re
declared that his opinion was that the
monument should 80 on Broad street. ana
not Ia the West End. 5 ig /. SCI
Mr.. Rennolds spoke briefly against the
motion z to table and in favor Of the
resolution 1t n
Lee Praises Stuart.
Mr. Minor favored the resolution and
an his motion, General Fitzhugh Lee was
invited to address the body.
The General, who Is president OF the
Veteran Cavalry Association. and who ad-s
dressed the Common Council on the sub
Eiect the other night, made a brief speech
stretching rapidly the chief events In the
life Of Stuart and praising him as tbs
greatest cavalry leader ever born IN
America. l Ii. il.
The aldermen seemed to be the deeply
Interested In General Lees remarks ana
they paid earnest attention while hs
spoke.
ts General Lee said he saw Stuart when
the latter was wounded and his last
words to him were:
$50 ahead F'ltz old fellow, know
you'll always do what's right"
He reiterated his former contention that
but for the great cavalry. engngemens at
yellow Tavern, ~ RlcnmOHQ tAlu - CdpiIo
building would have been DESTROYED by
the Federals. VI l3.s5. 81 585{
Board Concurred.
General Lee appealed in conclusion that
the Board would confirm the action OF tho
Council and said It was the wish OF the
widow OF General Stuart that the monu-
ment OF her great husband should stand
there. near General r. p. Lees monu-
3ment. FL ss s3l 8#5-
Il III General r. z. Lee could speak, he
would say: Let my cavalry command
er be near me. where he always was in
battle.
MI. Beck mnde briei speech for the
adoption Of the resolution and the BODY
refused to table, ayes Y. noes 3. I.
The Board then concnrred by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ays--AI essrs. Adams. Beck. Bennett,
Burton, Cottrell Donohoe. Gilman, Gunst
Minor. Rennolds and Wood--11.
Noes-Nessrs. Dabney Mann. Satter-
field. Washer, Whittet, Zimmerman and
,Turpn-7. h,
Mr.. Zimmerman explained his vote by
saying that he favored the monument
but thought they should not all go to
the West End. They should be scattered
in other parts OF the city 81 s.