The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-03
EWANTS|TEO Or TIT
WOMAN v M.|!|.| S COLLEGE & |. !. c !:
Sub Committee w i'll.
Make Unanimous Re-
port on 1t.
WAS CASE or LOVE
AT FIRST SIGHT
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Committee Never Considered Any
Other After This Proposition
Was Made to Them.
Great Future Also in
Z Store for Won1ans
College.

III The High School will be built on the
present site OF the Woman's@ College. on
Tenth Street. between Marshall and
Clay.if the report OF the subcommittee
on finance is adopted. a full half block
Will be occupied by the new bnildirlS.:
which will have every advantage OF lo-
ca ton. light and air. 5St @
ltts The unanimous argrecment to make this
Recommendation was reached at The
meeting OF the subcommittee on finance
held Tuesday afternoon. The report
has now been placed IN the hands Of
Chairman ]. B.s6W'ood, OF the general
committee.
Not only will the city Of Rich1n ond
obtain splendid site for the High School
blythe purchase oftt1e Woman's College
property. but. what is not less interest
Ing, will aid the Woman's College In ac-
qu!ring more extensive buildings in the
West End where 1t proposes to move.
The city will then have this enlarged in
stitution of learning. which will attract
young ladies not only from the South.
bu. from every part OF the country.
Well Defined Objections.
The subcommittee appointed to select
{ sltc for new High School was a
nrst IN favor Of selecting the Powhatan
Hotel site. but It was found that there
were three excellent reasons why 1t was
\ not suitable
80 It was not large enough s5s
IT was too expensive. f
1t necessitated the ditional cost for
four fronts in the plans s'.s s
The committee decided not to consider
tsrth he site further. - NJ s
"A t this point prominent real estate
firm. Mcssrs, III z thompson ps Brown and ana
Il Company. approa ched the committee and
{ offered the Woman's College property
and four adjoining lots for sale The
price asked was $4,000 for the entire
property, which extends s35 feet along
the entire line of Tenth Street from
Marshall to Clay Street and which runs
back 151 feet on the Clay Street side and
141 feet on the Marshall Street side
The committee was at once impressed
with the advantages of the location and
price. The lot Be5 feet longer and con-
tains 1880 square feet more than the old
High School lot, with the proposed ad-
dition. and is deeper as we'll It's lighter
and although situated only one square
away from the old site, 1t is in a far.
business part OF the city and out Of
touch with unsavory surroundings
Is Far Cheaper.
RI In addition to this, It is argued that
the old school is appraised at s50,0oo. and
the new lot adjoining is offered for $780,
4 OOo making a total Of $4,000 forsthe site.
as opposed to the Woman's College site
3 for STE. 900.
One Of the committee, in discussing
4 the question on yesterday. said: II think
we are very fortunate to have a place
\ for the High School children while our
new High School is being built. After
we move to the new building. the city
can use the old High School either as a
) library or a kindergarten or a manual
training school, so there is no loss to
the city.
II am opposed to the new High School
being bullt on property touching the
business on Broad Street. Children should
be away from&a all that =
vi " a gentleman, who is fully conyersant
with the situatlon.tin In speaking OF the
fact that the Womans College is not
willing to move for a year. said:
81 do not think the city will be ready
3s to begin building for. year. but If 1t
does. / am sure that the Woman's Col
1ege would move into the Powhatan Hos
tel and allow the city to begin building.''
q tees OF the Woman's College were averse
to selling Its property and that several
property owners protested. but for the
interest Of Richmond all finally came to
an agreement. The price will be $4,000
for the Womans College property and
$25.O0O for the adjoining lots
l6 1T has been said that the Womans
8 College lot is issinexcessihe. hut the fact
. remains that It lis within one square OF
the car line which transfers to oil parts
%s Of the city.
Two Plans Discussed.
Not less interesting is the future of
the Woman's College, which promises to
4 give Richmond an institution OF learn-
ing for women second to none In this
country, s ss
The plan is to move either near Rich-
naond College or to the nelghborhood OF
N I4aburnum, in the county
II the Richmond College neighbbrhood
lis selected, the professors OF that seat
OF learning Will also lecture at the Wo-
p mans College. 1t is said that n well
known gentleman Of the county has Of
fered the Woman's College six acres
near the Presbyterian Seminary for the
site for the new buildings, It was also
Y rumored that q well known resident OF
upper Franklin Street had offered a
Y site on the Rosenegk road, which was
declined. as being too far from the car
X line. ss 3sIsi ii553 u
I DR.. Jamcs Nelson. president OF the
& Woman's College whell seen last night.
said; y, "a.
l8s Yes, we have offered our property for
the erection OF the new High School, and
\ while we all arc 10th to leave the old
H college we think that a new and greater
4 work Is opening up before US, II we
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