The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-11
WOULD AS soon
LEASE CITY HALL. \.
President Turpin SAYS s.:
. Private Corporations rs
Curse Of Cities,
REPORT GOES OVER
TILL WEDNESDAY,
Board Concurs in Resolution to
Send Mayor to New Orleans "
to Invite Veterans Here. ~
n Clark Spring Prop Ss8.
erty Matter is
Deferred.

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At a protrncted session. full OF pub-8
lie interest, the Board of Aldermen last
night disposed OF n great mass OF ighly
important work, Attention was sharply
drawn to the report Of the special com -littsl
mittee which investigated conditions rgs
the gas department. for which the Cons
mon Council Monday night adopted q s
substitute, placing the question Of the VI
proposed rehabilitation In the hands OF 88
the Light Committee. and after a fiery
debate tEls substitute was laid over
along withth report until next w ed
rcsday night. # 5 4 3sts., ~ l{&l
Ry agreement. the proposition 4 to sell $i
the Clark Spring property to Miss Grace $$
meeting ate opinion being expressed %8
that the interests Of Hollywood and sE
Miss Arents might come to an under
standing in the meantime.
8 The board concurred iin5 the resoln-
3tion proposed by Mr.. Pollock In the lower
branch. recurring the Seabonrd Ar Line
Railway to bring their general off, B
GERS here. and like action was taken Wit d i8
reference to awarding the contract for
the nume Of the new settling basin VI s44
I Messrs. Blair, Burton and Grundy cast
lots for the short term from Henry LID a8Ss3
and the honor fell toHthe las Il IA me- .S$$s
IA ftcr much persuasion by his colleag ucs.s sS
Colonel Grlndy announced that he 3woul ultlSiH
stand for re- election In tho rinar
The Hoard. by a unanimous vote. con-.
CURED In the action of the 10 wer Branch
appropriating sl50 To pay the expenses Q fS
Mayor Mccarthy, wh o will 90 to New Or-SS8
leans to&invite the Copfedera te eterans4 4tg 4sttg
to hold their next annual reunion In y his m;
city, TIis Honor will leave hare on Sum
day April 22d with q pa rtys5a a of local @
veterans and will remain through S sS tleS S3
reunion, whichTwll begin I'M tho SC Cresce M
On 4 prl i 225 til urt
Ills Honor Has no ennite III
lie says he willfnot consume n gle ea l$@t
Of timn III, officialiy ex tendi ne ~ Ss
5tations. r Is possible. thoughsnot t$d ilnlte.S
$ly settled, that Governor Wanson tvt isS
also 90 and assist the Mayor in his 8nls-sSs
sion. tsE,. . Il 4 3@6- s7i;.s 5l saaiS ssGss VIZ
One Spicy Debate.
The only real spicy debate last night
was over Mr. Minors $ notion to defer
action on the report5or the gas tnvestlsas-,faa
tion committee, and most OF the sharp
talk on this subject was By Preside ent$32s
,rurpln The vote by which Scon!site r;-ss m N Us s
ton was postponed was II to ME- =
pin declared vigorously for -1nunic ipal l8$
vote to close the City Hall sas the gas
works He denounced private gas cor-5ss3s 80
}porations. and said they were the curse S5
and rot of city government. Mr. Ttrrili III
opposed postponement, but was outvoted al
by n majority Of three Il a
Proceedings in Detail.
President Turpin called the board tO&l
order at S:25 o'clock, ana a quorum OF N
the members OF the body answered toss
their names. ~ 3gya}A
a number az citizens were present
Hooking after the question OF the sale ~
of the Clark Spring property by the
city, and Mr.. John p. Branch. who res
Gently offered tho city s25, 900 for public S8
baths, was also on the floor
The report OF tho Street Committee
was tho first business called, and n good &
many of its provisions was of a rout 1e a,
nature and were disposed of without
objection. a l58
,l'hc committee OH streets reported N NJ
number OF matters but most Of them &
were referred to tho committee on A.
nance IA 9
The report Of the Ordinance Committee N
was considered at some length and ls
most OF It's recommendations adoptcd. sd
though they were for the most part of #
u routine nature. 7S VT
Mr.. Minor called UP the Mayors veto &
with reference to excmpting the Amcri- =
can National Bank, from the general
fire escape ordinance, and the chair Gir,5$e
t'rurpin) acknowledged that on q former 4.
occa sion no had madn an Improper ruiz az
ing on the subject.
.2"Tho veto Of tho Mayor Is therefore F
sustained" said Mr., Turpin. and the
board proceeded with It's regular busl-s3iss u
ness, &
Clark Spring Again.
Mr. Blair called up out of Its order the /;
question of the sale OF the Clark SprlnE y
nroperty by the city at $4,000 to Miss &
Grace Arents, for playground PURPOSES.
and the resolution adopted by the lower tsE
branch was read BY the clerk. a
Mr., Blair said there seemed to he q rs
possibility Of the Hollywood people and As
Miss Arents getting together upon q prop-8
osition satisfactory to all tAlrtieS. fia fSt
therefore moved to table until the nest s
meeting. f955
AR, pabney opposed the motion, ani
soi1 lie had been unable 10 hear from n
Miss Arcnts's side that there was any
hope of satisfactory adjustment. flS
discussed the matter at some length, and IS
advocated the report or the JOINT conn.,
mittee on the subject.
Mr. Blair followed briefly, and said IN dj
wanted II possible, to get the contiict-Sls
ing interests together. and MIR. Seay,Fof
clay Ward favored a motion To reeon,- e
nit He said there was no assurance #
that Miss Arents would accept tho propo- {3siill
sition OF the city. 50 far MS no could ss
learn {Sa
Mr.. seay, of Monroe seronded MIR,
Bairs motion to table. and spoke briefly Y
along this line.
Mr. Minor moved to commit to the Com.
.mIttee on Finance, and advocated tbls $g
motion In brief speech. 3a
II was vigorously opposed by Mr., pa b-sssae
new He said there might be a pnnsibility s8
of the parties getting together, and ha s
Int that the Finance COMMITTEES did not @
desire To take the question upeagaln.
AIR, Minor withdrew his substitute. and ~