The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-08
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The subcommittee appointed to make
as \ to \ the erection Of
an auditorium in the city met last ight,#
and, !, after long discussion. decided that
they would shift the sburd len v Of the re-
sponsbility back on the shoulders r. Z Eof t: tho
full committee from which they We're
a appointed. v rhe recommendat of tho
subcommittee is that all architects who
have submitted plans to them submit
nlans and specifications, wi til all details
md statements Of cost, to the full com
Tmittea on August 21st, This srecommen-8
5datlon carries with It, also the sugges-
tion Of Captain lie Masurier that q large
auditorium be Il built on the u site Of the
second Market, a Z Sixth and Marshall
Streets. l 43j s8 s
" Plans for the renodeling OF the Third
Market at Cary and Linden Streets for
convention hall purposes We're submitted
last night by holland & Baskeryill, Mr.,
". T.&yYilson and Colonel Cutshaw. No-
lind e. Baskervill' 8 plans provide for a.
structure. partly wood and partly steel
and cement, to be erected at a cost OF
: sc. 600, and having a seating capacity
OF about 3,1O0. Mr.. Wilson'S plans CONS
tprised steel structure, entirely fire.
5proof, with a seating capacity of 1900,
and to be erected at Q cost Of sc. 900,
Colonel Cutshaw's plan provides for Q
wooden structure at q cost OF W, ,oO.
Mr.. u, IT.. D. Myers submitted plans, but
without figures, and Mr. Drever asked
for two weeks further time In which to
, prepare his plansga specifications.
Az difference of Views.
City Engineer Cutshnw, In discussing
the matter, said 1t was merely a. ques-
ton of erecting n building that would
q meet the reauirements.s In HIS opinion
the remodelIng Of the Third Market for
the use of conventions would meet the
red uuirements demanded, and there was
no necessity for a large bull ding. VI as, he
said, there would never pe an occa sion
for large auditorium that would seat
eight or ten thousand people "a
However. the members OF the committee
disagreed with Colonel Cutshaw on & this
point and all Of them expressed them
tltslyes strongly In favor OF having an
auditorium and one that would be large
and capac!ous. ~ A44s l u VA 81. 8tf
Sat fCaptaln Masurier's Invitation Mr..
Charles X. Bryant submitted his plans for
an auditorium to be erected at Sixth and
Marshall Streets. In reference VI to the
ma r<et feature, which ls obtec ctionable
4, some. Mr.. Bryant said that this OBJ
ieotlon could be easily removed, as the
reconstrlction, OF the grounds would be
such that the market could be flushed
with water and always be kept In
clean, sanitary condition, The proposed
building would be amply capaclous. haY-
Ing a seating capacity Of 1o450. There
would bo six entrances and as many
aisles. go that there would be no danger
OF congestion when people were leaving
the hall. .,a Fl 4,
would never be such large conventions,
and Il 50 only at very infreqeptn pc RODS, 1
The retort was that II Richmond mad !,
such a convention hall the city would would ba
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