The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-03
Civic | m pr owe nj e Mt
League Holds 4 Second d
Annual Meeting.
HAS DONE MUCH
WILLaDO FAR MORE.
League Reflects Officers anc
Starts Out on Third Year With
Determination TO Accom-
plsl1 Still More-Favor
Purchase Of Clark
Spring Property.

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In the second annual meeting of8tbe
3 CiVic4Inprove1ncn League held last III glit
III tic annex OF Murphys Hotel several
important suggestions were offered and
adopted, and q general outline 81 ~ ne
work for the ensuing year planned WIN
n5libenl schedule of operations. The re-
ports or tho various committees were
read ana approved; but The president
%AIr. G. u. Cook, said In II short OPEN
N ing address that the league had not lc-
= coinplsllGd By fur all that It should have
done towards the Improvement OF the
VI city 5
One OF the most important things done done
league or the purchase Of the Clark
Spring property BY Miss Grace Z. Arents,
10 be used as Il playground. and 1t was
also suggested very strongly that the
city purchase the piece OF land on cary
Il Street near the Madison School, wllic,
Il had been viewed BY the committee from
the Blues with the view of purchasing II
u. for the erection nt an armorS.
yf Mr Cary in Il short speech, spoke on
Nj tile :ldvlsabiliiy Of having the city ap-
y proprimtc 900 10 employ an expert land %
ss$s sea pc artist TO plan8out the future growth
& or the city. which. ii WIS pointed out.sis
Il growing more rapidly every. year tS54 \ res :
Il ol,,tioil was offered to that effect. and
4 WIS adopted. and the matter will be laid
before the Council BY u committee from
Il the league. b " i IF
Condition of Streets.
d All unexpected tilt OF words came ul'.
when MIR. Coin, Of the street cleaning
d department. arose to;8cxplah the work
in,.$ or the department. e$claimcd that
tho appropriation for 4 thls work n en-
tlrcly too little, and that hcsa M nor
enough nssstance 10 perform &thel$ duties
of8the office an il creditablc manner. l1e
@ divcrgcd In n mildly pcrsopals ls way 20
some Of the people nrescnt, saving that
thcy had filled the alleys with the iltli
from their back yards. and stllat his
work. tain consequence. was very mhch
Handicapped. Mr. s. NJ Meek replied by
saying that for Its size and population.
the street conditions of itichmonhs were
bad. and intinittcd that the Gouncil
Il should appoint more men In the, street
cleaning department.. Mr.. Colin explained
that he had done the hest he could. but
that he Is 5lnmpcrcd bya lack OF funds.
8 He had recommended to the Council
II. the appropriation of $4,000, 10 bc used
for sprlnklifg tho streets, and that the
+ committee anointch 10 consider the max !
ter had cut 1t In half. and that tho Coun- \
A oil itself had finished It by wipinE i
Z completely ot,t of existence. With such
& odds he pointed out that the people could
hardly expect much to be accomplished
Mr.. Meek sad that he had not Intended
to reflect on any one, and the matter
passed over pleasantly. But during the
talk it was stated in all seriousness .thnt
the city should certainly undertake to
remedy tie condition that allowed Tho
& streets to be cleaned in tho day, and
without d sprinkle, when all the people
Y are abroad and IN such mnrnent ana
continual danger of inhaing the microbes
il and germs which rise from the disturbed
dust. 5
(, resolution was offered to appoint n
committee of five TO arrange for the adj
vcrtiscmcnt Of the city, OF The Civic I'M
provcncnt League and the State. This
4 WAS opposed, and n@nmcndmcnt was or
fercd that the league only be advertised
This was generally acceptable, rs the
original resolution was withdrawn ana
K tile amendment adopted.
There were many ladies present In the
~ melting. and Mrs, Randolph Mrs, Jones
ana Miss Minor made several interesting
n resolution that the league endorse the
offer of Mr. Carnegie to give 100000 to-
wards n proposed library fund md thnt
Il Z n committee hc appointed to call on the
Council and make known the action Of
the league. Tho resolution met with
hearty approval, and Mr., John Stewart
bryan was appointed TO convoy tho en-
dorsenlcnt of the meeting to the Coun-
Gil MI. Bryan was also appointed to
Z I, : col
tic Clnri Springs property to Miss
Fl Arcnts,
g III tho sccrcturys report II was shown
4 that The league has a membership of
ti1G7 which meant that they had SlG7 IN
Et the treasury.
But much wiore, which had been raised
ny popular subscriptions. had been srcnt,
md there s now II balance Of only $50,
y kp Of which must so to pay outstanding
u bills incurred for printing,
3s After the rending OF tha report sev-
FRA speakers arose and said that they
aHh0ped tho league would accomplish more
/ during tho coming year, and urged thai
thu league advertise, itself and tlo Some
thing to double It's membership. II was
+ slgScstod too Vat especial attention DO
paid to the junior leagues formed among
the school children. so that they might
4 lonrl, in their youth the value of civic
improvements in hyglcnir principles, Col
John Murphy offered, If Tho league doubled
It's membership during this year, ia give
the hall rent free for The meetings.
a TO forward he work of the league,
Mr. Cook said in his closing remark
4 that tle League would now have monthly
meetings, so that the work may he done
e3 IN n rcgularnnd consecutive manner and
\ With move method than has characterized
It's procedures in the past. Mayor Nc
Cnrthy also mndc Il short speech, setting
forth that If the people want anything
done they must do It themselves. lie
strongly advocated municipal ownership
n SELF inal,enrtN accord With MI that had
beer done and MI that is intended TO be