The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-19
BOARD CONCURS
ON 0. CAS- c A|'|.:S MAT CIR
Votes TO Refer Question Of Re
Mobilization to Committees on
Light and Finance.
AGREE AS TO CLARK SPRING
Plan Offered By Which, Holly
wood May Get a Part Of MI
This Property.

The Board OF Aldermen last night at a
prolonged special session, BY vote OF
II to l concurred in the action OF the
lever branch on the gas proposition, re-
ferrng the whole matter to the Commit
tees on Light and Finance, with power
to rehabilitate the works and put them
|5inIfirstEclass condition.
Before this matter came up, Mr.. Blair
offered a compromise proposition as to
the sale Of the Clark Spring property By
the city. stating that Miss Arents and the
Hollywood Cemetery people had reached
an agreement as To a division of the
same. This was referred TO the COM
mittees on Streets, Grounds and Build
K ings and Finance.
The board concurred in the ordinances
issuing s56s,GO of the bonds for the cer-
tain improvements and for a temporary
loan Of $4,000.
Was, Practically Killed.
The resolution Of the Poor Committee
approprating $500 to pay the expenses
of delegates to the National Convention
Of Charities and Corrections. s-as prac-
tically killed BY Mr.. Blair. Il had It re-
ferred to the Finance Committee. and 1t
cannot get hack to the two branches in
time for the money to be available. Tire
gas proposition was debated at great
length and at time with considerable
spirit. Many substitute propositions
were offered, but they were all rejected
and the resolution offered by Mr., Pol
lard In tho lower branch and adopted,
VAS concurred in.
This declares cmphatically against the
lease Of the works. and instricts the
Committees on Light and Finance 10 pros
coed to rehabilitatc them along modern
lines.
The vote OH his resolution was--aycs
II; noes, 4. IT was nearly midnght when
the body adjourned. a
Called to Order.
President tTurpn called tho Board to
order ut $50 o'clock. aud ,11rre than n
quorum answered to their names.
Mr.. Blair called ZIP, under suspension
Of the rules. tbs question Of the sale OF
the Clark Spring property. ana announced
that the conflicting interests, Miss Arents
and the Hollywood Association. had gnt~
ten together.
Tho compromise proposition offered by
Mr.. Blair follows:
l. That the Committee on Finance he.
and they are hereby, authorized to sell
TO the st. Andrews Association OF the
city Of Richmond, q the price of seven
Thousand four Hundred and siSty-three
dollars G7,i63) that part of the Clark
Spring property lying east nf the east
line Of Harrison street and west Of the
line separating the said Clark Spring
property from the property Of the Holly
wood Cemetery Company, and north OF a
line dra yin from point on the said
Hollywood line al a distance of
five hundred and fifteen feet south
war1ly, from the south line Of
Ashland Street, and running Themes
ir straight line and parallel with said
Ashland street to the east limo OF said
Harrison Street, and south of Ashland
Street, containing ten acres, the metes
and POUNDS OF which particularly appear
upon map showing the proposed extern
sion OF Harrison Street, formerly Reser-
per Street, 6s feet Wide, from Ashland
Street, to the corpora tie limits, the
original Of which, is on flo In the office