The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-12
THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
Takes Up tile Question Of
Street Improve
illeilts.
rAE COUNCIL lJl EXPLAINS J.
COUNCIL EXPLAINS
Resolution Protesting Against
Defeat Of the Bond lssHe by
Council Laid OH Table.

Especial 10 rho Times Dispatch.)

Especial 10 The Timcs-Dispatch)
PETE1ssB URIC, VA. November liz
The question OF street improvement on
gagged tho attention OF the Chamber OF
Commerce this afternoon and provoked
e lively discussion. The call for special
meeting brought together a large num-
Der OF tho most prominent business men
4 OF tho city at "A. z. Hill Camp. where
the meeting took place.
Tho main purpose was TO urge upon the
City Council the Importance Of passing
the heretofore defeated resolution pro-
yidlng for a 10000 bond issue for street
paving.
Nine opposed the measure at recent
meeting. presumably because Of the fall
ure to include ON Street among the road
ways TO be improved. Old Street Is one
OF tho most important and heavily used
thproughfarcs IN tho city, and ~ In such
a condition that many business men re-
gard It's Improvement as absolutely essen
tlaI Tho city has a certain amount Of
money available for street improvements
E and the question Is whether Or not Old
I Street shall be included.
WE'LL y-EsIr1LATED.
Both parties were well represented Mt
the meeting this afternoon. and all phases
OF tho question were thoroughly dis
cusAed. Mr.. A. Rosenstock offered n reso-
luton protesting against tho action OF
4 the Council in defeating the bond Issue,
and supported his resolution IN a speech.
urging the value and importance Of pub
Il No improvements XIV
Mr.. Il. p. GOODWIN. who Is n member
OF the Council. stated that he wanted 10
make 1t absolutely clear that in opposing
the bond Issue he did not oppose public
4 Improvement, but did oppose placing or
nanlental payements on streets before
they were severed Mr.. Goodwin said
that he would always advocate good
sewerage system FIRST OF all things.
Mr.. Alexander Hamilton said that he
considered II inadvlsable for the Cham.
her OF Commerce TO protest against the
action OF the City Council, the Representa-
tive municipal body
Mr.. Robert Cabaniss expressed Ike
opinion Speeches urging the Importance
and necessity Of improving Old Street
were made by Captain T F. Heath and
Alcssrs.s Andrews. patton and Gillette.
MIR G. w. Bland. a member OF the
Finance and Public Improvement Com
ni,tens Of thr Council stated In full the
purposes OF The committees with respect
10 street improvements. and the rea sons
for%no. including Old Street.
Mr.. Simon Seward maze n short speech,
2 In which he said thai no one was oppos-
ing th. tbetter1nent Of Old Street. which
probably needed 1t as badly. II not worse.
than many others: bit that one street
would cost more than half the amount OF
money available All could not he done
atone time. and he considered II very
inndvisablc to block al Improvement be-
&cau6, OF ono street Sf3
After lengthy debate Mr.. RoSenstock's
resolution wus laid on the table
HONE FOR THE SICK. s
The board Of managers OF the Home
for the Sick held the annual meeting
Yesterday evening. when the report Of
The president, Mrs. David Calender. was
submitted. and reports from the Young
Ladies' Auxiliary Il and tho Ch!ld's Cot
Association were a1o read. DR.. Frank
w Hams submitted report of the eli-
cal and surgical department. Of the hos
pi.al. "a
The presidents .eport especially men
tons the erection BY Mrs. David Dunlop
Ola new operating hospl.al-as memo
rial TO her husband. This building, which
liz nearly finished, Will be handsomely and
deliberately equipped, and will be en-
dowed by Mrs. Dunlop With an annual
income SUFFICIENT TO pay all expenses and
maintain two charity cots.