The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-30
Board Recommends That
Between MARSHALL. Clay
Eighthan Ninth.
SUB COMMITTEE
REPORT LAID OVER
That Recommends Woman's Col
lege Site, But, Pending Further
Conference, No Action Was
Taken-New Site Pro-
posed Embrace JEFF
ferson Club.

terSon Club.
Tho question of the proposed new high
school for Richmond took an entirely new
Z and interesting turn at a conference be-
tween the Finance Committee and School
board last night, when the latter recon-
mended 10 the former as q site, the
block lying between Eighth and Ninth
Streets, and Marshall and Clay Streets
and urged It's adoption.
No action was taken and the conference
adjourned after the School Board had
been asked to make further recommends
tons
The position OF the School Board was d
# great surprise Tho conference had been
II called 10 consider the report OF the sub
committee which recommended the Wo.
u mans College site along with adjoining
lots if they shall be needed.
It was generally believed that the board
4 would endorse this report, and that the
Finance Committee would adopt it last
night. 3sas a
When the report had been read, Chair
man Capers. OF the School Board. asked
as time for conference OF the members
AZ of that body and they retired and do.
liberated short while. When they re-
turned Major Capers sprung big SUR
Il prise by saying that they had decided to
recommend the site referred to above.
and while they would desire to cooperate
in every way with tho Finance Committee
and would, OF course, acquiesce in the
decision OF that body, yet it was their
unanimous view that the site they re-
commended was far preferable to any yet.
II considered.
Mr.. Hutzler Speaks.
s7ajpr capers spoke briefly OF the ad-
5vantages Of such site, and then Mr..
e Charles Hutzler took the floor and spoke
more In detail on the subject, though at;
Z this point the doors were closed and all
but members were excluded from the
room. It appears that this block would be
an admirable place for the new struc.
H ture. and IL 1t is finally decided upon. tho
building will probably be ono of5the hand
~ somest and most commodIous in the
6 South.
S$s The block contains dwellings on the
Marshall Eighth and Clay Street Sides.
55 and store on ninth Street.
The Jefferson Club and the old Marshall
House fronting on Marshall Street. It is
proposed to keep the old landmark, long
the home of Judge Marshall, as relic
s The property. on which the present build
ing stands will be sold as soon as the new
z house is completed.
May Go Up Town.
It is generally believed that the Jerer-
son Club whose lot is included in the
latest site proposed, is deslrous ot getting
A further up town and will therefore readily
4 sell. Mr. Hutzler said he had some par
tAtal options on various lots Included and
{ he had reason to believe all OF them
could be purchased.
The School Board is nctuated by two
Il reasons in making It's Recommendation.
One Isl. the members desire more room
A than has heretofore suggested, and the
Il other they want location near the
present site, because 1t will be more cen
Y tral. ia
&.l They estimate the cost OF the lot Will
e be about $4,000. and they propose to
utilize the entire 100000 for the building.
This would make the entire cost ap-
proxlmately $4,000. No date was fixed
4 for II further conferences but one will
be held as soon rs the School Board has
gathered further data to submit to the
Finance Committee. t
l Mr.. Pollard Presides.
Vice-C Chairman of the Finance Commit
{ tee H. r. Pollard, Jr., presided in the
y absence of Chairman James B. Wood,
p and most of the members were present.
Several of the members of the Special
Committee on High School We're In the
room. as were most of the members OF
IN the School Board and Superintendent
Fox and Clerk Walford.
The report Of the subcommittee, pre-
pared by Messrs. Grundy, Cottrell. Dab
4 ney, Pollard, Spence and Cannon, as to
z n site for the proposed new building had
q been misplaced, and while Auditor Warren
was looking for 1t Messrs. Mann and
Mills, of the Water Committee, were
heard in favor of a.lresolution to take
$4,000 from the Battle Abbey fund to be
used for completing the flunle in tho
now settling basin, The Battle Abbey,
fund is not to be used this year, and the
4 Water Committee only desires the money
TO be replaced next year, After the hear
ing OF these gentlemen. the matter was
4 passed by and tho report of the subcom-
mittee on the new High School was read
81 by Mr., Warren, who had now located tho
\ paper ~ ls E
n Mr., Charles x, Bryant the architect
who drew. the plans recently adopted, was
I In the ROOM and listened earnestly to
the reading Of tho paper. K, II
Report in Full.
tits in full as follows;
Gentlemen-Y subcommittee to which
4 of the site and cost Of q High School
building on the block bounded by Broad,
respectfully reports that it met al tHe,
office OF the chairman on the 26th day nr
: May, 1905, for consideration OF the matter,
tained, your subcommittee reached the
conclusion that the entire block could be
purchased by the, city at cost Of not ex-
dollars, and 1t accordingly 40 reports to
sS' IA motion was then adopted to tho effect
to give his views as to the probable cost
Of q suitable building to he erected upon
tho site should 1t finally be selected
Mr., Bryant came In and Id before the
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