The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-06
The Finance Committees
Votes Almost Unani-
mously for Purchase.
WILL INCLUDE THE
MARSHALL HOUSE
Resolution Reported to INSTRUCT
City Attorney to Proceed at
Once to Acquire Balance
Of Square BY Pur- IN
chase or Con- ss8;|
derHnation. sf5s.s

dernnatlon.
With but n single dissenting voice, the &
Committee on Finance last night recorn-M
mended to tho Council a resolutio di sSfss
recting the City Attorney! to proceed at
once to acquire. BY gift. purchase Or 81
condemnation the remainder + of the block
between Marshall and Clay ui,d Eighth
and Ninth Streets, for the purpose of S{f
erecting thereon q modern hlglts school
building. Ys5 E
Mr.. Henry ss. Pollard, Jr., cast t$ttiass
only negative vote, and this wns not out Y
of any antipathy to an up- to te ihig
school, hut simply because he did not ~
concur In some of the details OF the al
proposition. " f5s3 BID
The action Of tho COMMITTEES caused
no surprise, as sentiment t among c tizensts
and councilmen in favor OF acquiring
the entire block has grown rap dlyE withln52
the past few weeks. n .4l Hill
4 The resolution will almost surely goas
through the Council speedily and III tl,ea
work will be prosecuted with all rem
sonable dispatch nm nm
1t took tho committee but a short while
to reach it's decision and there was no.;
Iavowed opposition. Some matters OF dc e-Ss
tail were discussed. but It was plainlysss
evident early In the evening II thai tA the Is
result would be lust what It was. SsS
Include Marshall House.
" The resolution embraces II every foot softss
ground on the block including the Mar
shall property, which, owing to the figure
ut which it Is s$held. may be condemned .ss5ss
t5is thought with some outright pir-gs
tchases at reasonable figures and con-
,demnation proceedings for other lots. VA he&
cost Of the remainder OF the block will 4
be about sS5.O0o This will bring the cost
Of the ground up to something like $3.50, Co.,
over $4,000 having 3 been $ paid Il for the
first half secured The building first con-
jtemplated was to have cost $500, COO. The
price OF the&one finally to be erected "
cost nearer $4,000 IN all likelih hood
$ Shortly nf fters4t l,a Hcoln1ni ittee8 convened &
Mr. Cottrell, from the3Psu bconlmit ttee .o&
ascertain the cures at yvl CHI the SOB tbs
ern half OF the block could be purchased.a
tina Il they had found the II prop
3erty assessed for taxa tlon at s41. .6e5,
that the prices asked for t he various lots
ran the total UP to SOC, 500. 5sS He Thought
some Of the prices given the COMMITTEES
should be bought without condemnation
proceedings. RI E III d Es7 n sss ss
MayFTear It Down.
It has not yet been ermined What what
will be done with the Marshall House,
1t may be retained on its present site::ss
or it may be removed elsewh ere and kept
by the city as a relic. The question of
the character of the building to be erect-&as
ed was not considered last night, and will 1
not be until the Council acts upon the u
resolution. ss35ss
The architect, was directed, however,
not to proceed further with pla ms pen Sss
A splendid, riioder;H high ehool build-ssf ~
ing covering an entire block, ts now
practically assured, and those Interested VI
In the subject are greatly elated Il over
the bright outlook, 81 .s .ss
The sub committed. composed OF 8
Messrs Cottrell. Woodburn and Lea, rs-s#s
ported through Mr.. Cottrell that they
seven pieces OF property, at % total cost
OF sos 500. Mr.. Cottrell said this prop-s;i
crty was assessed for taxation a s41 1885,
Ono lot Is held at $4,000 and assessed
at about $4,000. Nearly all the property
is held at about twice,lt assessed value,5R
}hnd some OF 1t more. One Item created
great laughter. It was a. house on
at s1.4oo. Mr.. Cottrell said the Jeffer-a
son Club property was assessed at ~, gig.
Tho club asked the committee $4o,00os
Value OF Sentiment.
The chairman OF the subcommittee
thought tho Marshall estate could oossA
purchased for $4,000, and that good II
deal Of value was set on sentiment py lts NJ
owners. Colonel Grundy wished TO Know e
If any income was derived from sehu-s44l
ment. and Mr.. Cottrell replied ne was
not Informed Mr.. Blair did not think
Ii was necessary to buy the Marshall
property. He was OF opinion that theg
remainder OF the property wished could M
be secured for s65, 900, under condemns
nation proceedings. Mr.. Blair was Wiling VI
to give $50 toward fund to purchase aE
the Marshall house for Tho city and pre,|&
serve It. He thought the lawyers sHou.u 4,
buy 1t. and Mr., Minor said the State Bar &
A ssociation had for some time had as$, IS,
standing committee to look into tha
question OF buying It for the association
Mr.. Charles Hutzler, OF the scEool s8s
Board, was called upon and spoke hriefl lSy.i
He said the board had no suggestions to-
make at present, but he was willing to
answer any questions. He was asked i3a
a few by members OF the committee. but NJ
they were not material, Mr.. Blair moyedSsS
that the subcommittee turn over all the ASf
options held to the City Attorney and s
that he be instructed to enter condem-SsgS
nation proceedings against all the other
property desired and that the Marshall3$
house he not conslderca. .sg ss3
Finally Adorted. Az
Mr. NNoodburn said he would hate to s8
enter condemnation proceedings against MA
the JEFFERSON Club property until another n
effort had been made to get better terms. s
Mr.. Dahney favored u building for ~
the entire block, and he thought II would &
be economy to construct a lnrge conuno.
dIous building, which would be ample
for all purposes for forty years, He IA.
moved to amend Mr.. Balr's motion no. .ss
as 10 Include the Marshall properly. Mr.. Bg
Blair thought this would bo a mistaks, ,ss6 sss6
.o,d thpf n would bring the entire cost ss.