The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-22
NO SITE FOR THE
C0L0RED HOME
Committees Hold Important Ses-
sion, But No Final Action
is Taken.
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED
Supplies Are Purchased for Three
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED
Supplies Are Purchased for Three
Months for the City
d Home.

The Committee ,on Relief OF the Poor
and Finance held an informal conference
Yesterday afternoon at the City Home
for the purpose Of reviewing the avail
ublc sites preparatory to the selection OF
one on which TO erect n new coored aims
house building.
There was n good attendance Of men,
bers Of both committees, but quite u
diversity OF opinion among them. 1t Is
conceded by all that the present old d.
lapidatcd buildings must come down. and
although the Council committed itself
when the budget was adopted to rebuild
ing on the present Site there has baen
IL growing feeling that some more de-
sirable location could be used. The va
cant lot fronting on Second Street ad-
jacent TO the present white house was
Inspected as an available site for the
building. 1t Is proposed. II this alto is
selected to connect the two houses by
an overhead bridge, with al hdmlnislrh-
tipn building between, putting the super
intendent in closer touch with the two
departments, and thereby reducing the
expenses Of management and maihte'-
nance, including fuel, etc.
The present site was also viewed, and
several expressed the sentiment that IL
was the proper place to rebuild. The
houses any closer together was very
pronounced.
Look for Other Site.
The matter came up officially IN the
Committee on Relief OF the Poor at their
regular session later In the evening, and
ljy n vote OF 5 TO 3 1t was decided to
recommend to the Council to repeal so
,i,Ich OF the ordinance as requires the
The building TO be located on the pres
ent site.
Nothing was agreed upon as to where
Il was proposed to erect the building II
the Council should give consent and
approval to this.
The Finance Committee, which also
met later in the evening OF yesterday.
was asked to take the matter UP officially
and report their recommendations IN TINS
connection, but it is understood they re-
fused to approve OF any change IN site,
and laid the question on the table indie,
fnltcly.
The report from the Committee on
Poor, however. will go in ~ the next
meeting Of the Common Council which
will be held on the first Monday In June.
II remains to be seen In what light
the Council will view the request OF the
committee.
The committees. after the inspection,
dent Davis. where o sumptuous luhch-.
con was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis are always hos
pitablc hosts, and a vote OF thanks WAS
extended them and their assistants Tor
the good time provided on this occasion.
Contracts Awarded.
The Committee on Relief Of the Poor
net in the city Home last night and
awarded contracts for supplies for the
farm of three months from June 1st,
with the exception of fresh meats ana
milk, which were let for the term o.
one year. 49,
The successful bidders were as FOL
lows: ,,,,,
Bacon and lard to National PACKING
Comnany: flour, rice, to l.. G. Younger
coree. sugar, to C. D.. Kenny COMPANY
soon Ia Kingan and Company; but'er'
to Capital CITY Dairy Company net
rings, salt, canned corn. to Harvey bla'r
and Company; whiskey. to the Hesspele
Bottling Company; fresh beei' ia''o'
liver, pork and corned beef, to John ),
Gravins:, fresh milk, to the fichhlon"
Dairy onpany; hose half-hose, to Bur
mott Lewis. colored domestics. unbleach-
ed ienns. to the Observation-Disclosures Com
many. mems coats to John J. Steinbrech-
or. mems pants, to Wilkinson. Williams
and Reed: mems and women's SHOES
to W. A. Cheatwood: drugs. medicines
and surgical supplies. to the l.. Was-
ner Drug Company.
The payrolls and sundry bills were ap.
proved and paid.
The physician to the Home, Dr. ]. e.
Trevillian. presented the names OF DOC
tors D. H. Mason and 7. D. Jones, OF the
Medical College Of Virginia, and r. l..
I,udxins, of the University College OF
Medicine, as his appontees to the posi-,
lions OF resident physicians for the next
annual term, and the appointments were
confirmed. t'H
Other matters VI routine nature were
disposed OF and the committee then ad-
tourned.
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