The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-09
. PUBLIC BATHS II
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Council lsWillAlmo!'s''t,. ) ) J. (. Ger 'I y
tainly Accept Mr.
BranCh's1 Offer.
COMMITTEE WILL
GO TO BALTIMORE. @ 81, J.
Finance Committee Had Already
Endorsed Principle and Had
Determined to Have
Baltimore Baths In
spected for 1nfor-
nation.

Tho offer OF Mr.. John r. Branch o.
325,ooo 10 tho city for the establishments
4 Of d system OF public baths. provided INC
city will maintain them, VIII. IN an p'ooo-
ability, be readily accepted by the ',ouhc'''
,rhc matter has been agltnted for some
time by the Finance Committee, ana ti''is I
body went SO flr as to declare Tor t1e
principle and to appoint n s1ibcofhni1'.. s1ib-cofhnlit'ee
~ vtslt other cities and examine the
systems there.
Tbls sub committee is conrosd OF
Messrs Barton II. Grundy. Gilbert IS.
Pollock, r. Harvey Spence ana ~ h'
Pollard, Jr. They Will so to Baltimore
romc timc this week to look into tnc
municipal bnt tn system In tha city. TINS
5iis said 10 be one Of the finest III tfe
X country nnd that $50, 900 hath were given
4 IN the Baltimore institution during l?ob.
lE l,he charge In Baltimore is nominal,
tickets laing sold as low as two or hrce le'
X cents each.
iAiayor Mccarthy viii communicate The
NJ ofrer ~ Mr. Branch to the lower branch
OF Inc. council at the special session TO-
night, ana good judges OF the situation
said tho body will vote unanimously 10
accept It,
Board Will Concur.
IF The matter should go through the
council to-night. as now seems certain
Il viii 20 to the board for orconcurrencc
at the regular session Of that body To-
morrow night
rho offer OF Mr.. Branch was Wiociy
aud favorably commented upon ycst or
day By citizens as well as councllmen,
if,
near heartily in favor OF accepting ".
;&rke establishment here Of n such I; a sys A
4lcn OF baths 5ns Mr.. Branch nro poses
pnd as Will probably be established after
&lhc committee views those III other
cities. will, III the opinion OF many, bc
OF untold benefit and comfort TO tho
people OF Richmond, and will be vel
coined by all classes The question IS
not expected to provoke anything but
favorable discussion Tonight
Effective Organization.
10 tho Richmond Public Baths Asso-
.c,.,tIon is = do,ibtleas due the already
stronp sentiment in the city and IN the
4 Council in favor OF having public baths
FOR months past Mr.. James ~ Iylcr'
1r president of the associatlon, ana
those associated have been Guitely al
work. cnIsting not only the interest. but
the co-operatlOn OF members o. slhe
Council was secured.
rhc first public meeting IN in'eres,
of puhlic baths OF the city was held
January "a 1905. IL ~
Mayor Mccarthy presided and Mr.. y.
NJ. Badencoff. superintendent of the pub
lie baths Of Baltimore, delivered an ati-s
dress having come to the city at the
invitation Of gentlemen Interested. an
organization was effected on February
10Th OF last year, with the following Of
! 1ccrs: President. u. Il. Tyler, Jr.; flrst
yco-presldcnt, n. 3, Williams; second
vicc.president, ]. j. Hickok; secretary,
AZ. Reginald Walker; treasurer. " NJ
Habliston; directors. the officers and the
following-Messrs. L. NJ. Williams, a. +.
Wilmer Dr. C. V. Darlington. Robert
Lcck, Jr, John Stewart Bryan, n. ".
1Iprgrove, Rev James Buchanan, Chris
Manning, Jr, and Rev. G. OTIS Meade.
Mr.. Tyler, president. frequently talked
with Mr.. Branch about the objects OF the
nrrnniZntlon and found him always deep-i
~ Interested In the movement. Mr.. Branch
vent SO far as to say to- him on the
occasion that IL the organization failed to
meet with proper support nc might pc
counted upon to stand by 1t.
3 Naturally the association Is delighted
nj tho turn affairs have taken and feel
ronfldcnt that the Council will gladly ac-5
ccpt Mr.. Branchs offer.