The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-23
The Finance Committee
Throws All Plans
to the Winds.
WILL SELECT SITE
AND COUNT COST
Understood That Selection of
Plans and Details and Direc-
i ton Of Construction Will
Fall to Lot Of School
Board Exclu-
i sively.

The Finance Committee this morning
wiped the SLATE" clean. The Bryant
and Blauvelt and all tho other designs
for the High School we're thrown over
and the decision reached to start anew
with new site and new building plans.
"A sub committee OF five consisting OF
three Councilmcn and two Aldermen was
appointed last night to report to the
s$ Finance Committee on the cost OF a
site, a different site. It Is understood
from the one the committee has had in
mind and on the cost in a general way OF
proper High School building to be
erected t:A-eon. 1t is understood that
when this Is done the whole matter Will
be turned over to the School Board. This
latter body is likely to have entire charge
Of the selection OF plans and the direction
OF tthe erection OF the cdiflce. The COM
Il mittee appointed Is composed OF Alessrs.
cottrelI, Pollock, Cannon. Blair and II.
r. Pollard. Jr.
.Sst 1t Is understood that the action OF the
ri AF'inance Committee IS cminently satlsfac-
s. tory to the School Board. as the conf
dence as has hitherto been rcposed in
the board by the Council is thus re-
r. iterated.
Wasn't It Funny?'
This meeting at once took at least.
x pleasant turn. when in answer to a
question, Mr. Glenn stated that through
out the meeting to select plan for the
new High School, all the members from
the City Council had voted for Mr.. Bry-
= ants plans and all the members OF the
School Board had voted for Mr.. Blau-
y velt's. Sss tss
Quickly Alderman Grundy said:
Don't you think that was very funny.
* 1r. Glenn 2? gis s %:a5ss&t
.In don't understand YOU answered
h Mr. Glenn. 9 ~
~ mean don't you thinkathat vote was
very funny?' repeated Alderman Grundy.
II don't see anything funny in 1t. :" re-
piled Mr., Glenn.
There was moment of quiet and then
general laugh followed.
= Mr.. Pollocks motion that practically
opens the question as to which are the
best plans, Mr.. Bryan's or Mr.. Blauvelt's.
was carried unanimously. 1t was stated
that the committee would employ a cons
petent architect who would assist the
committee in reaching determination.
After Mr.. Pollock's motion was carried,
the Joint committee went into executive
session.
5 The Commission. c
The committee met In the City Hall to
consider the, following resolution:
BE 1t resolved by the Council Of the
;,ss - eopsurTns Tfat tane tas sum Ia
hereby appropriated to the credit
CT eaea an Hsh sehoo ahe
expended by warrants drawn on the city
auditor when duly approved by the City
School Board, and the Joint committee
securing a suitable site for new High
School building and for the \, erection
u thereon Of modern, commodious: ~ wei 81
building, and for the proper equipment
of such building for school purposes and
structed to provide. the funds appropr.
ated by authority of this resolution.
The following ten members Of the ueSad eom
arundy, ssnas ss,n PoIlocE anfSa Poard spence and
Mr.. Elicit was absent.
Many Ladies Present.
HIS So great was the gathering to hear
the discussion that upon motion the
Tens were present. Amongst them, were:
4 Mr., and Mrs, Mlnf,ord. NJ. and ,i Mrs,
Bosheer Prof and Mrs MtGh'ell IEi}'e a1nn Mrs.
as's tlne M!s. e 6ppenheimssr paa is Mrs. eonaues
MISS Wps,qn Mrs RvaRs Pa,sId Gapta1n h5qa Gqt
Shpsfs MassFs. Genn Tenn. Mis- in''s''M Bdgood.
Munford. Julian Bryant, Bryant, Hicks,
N'assrs. Mills and Glenn spoke ~ sup,
port Of the Bryant plans and explained ne,
why their committee voted for them. MI:
the new High School movement, and tnat
he had but one aim and that was to get
4 suitable school for the children Of Rich
Mr. capers Of the School Board. then
offered the following resolution on behalf
OF the School Board:
"Resolved. That the School Board Peti,
Council to appropriate the sum Of $500 900
a for the purchase OF a site, ERECTION and
equipment of a q new.sIiEh School y
Resolved, That the question Of the
left to joint committee, consisting or
d five members from the City Council and
four members from the Board OF Alderman
and the School Board l6
Pollock's Resolution,
This resolution was not voted upon. Mr..
Blair. addressed the committee and offered
" placed tho selection of the now School
plans In the hands OF an outside archltect,
%1 nan y9bba RsaEs noq oock o
q Mr.. Bars resolution and offered the fol-
lowing. which was unanimously adopted,
Mr.. Blair withdrawing his Z, motion; I,
conference with tho School Board, Coun-
Gil committee and architects in executive
session and go into MI matters regarding
the selection Of nans for 4 4 I,a new g v, High !A
The committed then went Into executive
session. i..f .a Fir NJ
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