The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-21
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Subcommittee Receives Sketches.
for 2 en1porar5y and and &c; Perr1a-
n ner1t Structures N . Action.
WILL 4 MEET e: AGAIN SHORTLY !. . (
CAPT. Masurier Would Have I'M I'M
posing Building Over Second
M arket--Plans Drawn.

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IA M arket-Plans Drawn.
No action was taken last night BY the
subcommittee from the Committee OF OF
Grounds and Buildings, with reference 1'
n to the proposed audit RUM except L 70 70
n look over. the sketches s hmitted for con 60,
i verting the Third Market into public o. g
hall, and to discuss the subject 1n NOR
IS lnally. st4s NJ
s3S99S5The committee is composed Of Messrss.
Il Ma surfer (cllairnan). Davis and burton,
GS and they and Engineer CutshaW were
x piEsent. st I'll & Il. !, l.
7b various architects Aor converting the;
S market building into an auditorium, n Y ~
g Charles *. Bryant, at Captain Masurler4s
request, laid before the conlmlttee u ~
" outline or a magnificent structure to cost
III several hundred thousand dollars, ana %
be built over the Second Market on Slx tn
" Street from Broad to- Clay Street al NJ \.
& BRYANT submitted a prepared statement
explaining the plans, ETC., IN detail. \. me
4 subcommittee will meet at the call OF
Chairman .NIaslrersEto take the whole
matter up and other sketches vii a be
handed In In the mean ti.net
33 The archttec who dreW3tthe sRetcilesE
already before the committee figured 8olns
remodel ing the marhet building and con
S5yerting 1t into nm auditorium at a cost
ranging from $40, 900 to $50 900. They es-g
a Innate that the building can be made to
( seat from 4, 900 to 8. 900 people All the ar
chitect s will be invited to the next meet Z
Ing to eSnlain8 their#plans. Fl
Mr.. Bryant Z alks.
IN. speaking Of Captain Masuriers
scheme for an Imposing structure over
}#fss the Second Market Architect Bryant
x said :#55 Il. ~ 5S55 81 8
ss ITO combine In one Imposing STRUCTURE,
covering nearly half Of two blocks n IN
d the heart Of the city, an auditorium,
public market house and dern police
"a HEADQUARTERS. Is the scheme Alderman
Il elect Robert Lee A1asurier will present to
H 4 into and obtain sketches and data !; and =
approximate cost SO tina this co r.
can report to- the Council at Its It's next
meeting. StEi.
" The drawings have been inspected by
& CITY officials and business men active IN
II the movement to give Richmond an audl :
torium. and the idea OF Captain Masurler
\ ,ss '. IN & Sixth Street Market property
with adjoining lots. which may be p mn
area eas embraced, taxes ri nearly half Of
INIT blocks. An arcade entrance. 'front.'
Broad Street T. given tt to the a on
s ,gu Street Tt and one mo clay steet
;3 City Now Owns Much Of It. III
Three fourths Of the property REQUIRED Il., Z
now belongs to the city. and the balance
could be acquired at very moderate
ttB cost. ,,y
n <or q hort 5000 NM nd would give to the
city the largest and most up date an-
Fl dtorium anywhere In the South, and. n
fact, one that would compare M WIN sit, any IN
II pacity would be In round numbers about
q gathering that would take place here, l
rangemen nts Of ro sSns etc for combining
the Battle Abbey. with the above men,
Toned public building, but If they could
al be combined and the rest IT, Of I, IN tha
& Broad Street frontage up to sixth Street
RI, corner could be ACQUIRED. and the 800 ,ooo
offered by the Confederate Memorial AS
d sociation put into this scheme, n very
Of 1.-THE the buildings could be obtained and
z Richmond would have not only the. finest
auditorium ainywhope v the south. l bnl
would also have ave hands som ne ,n,n,a
seryiceable municipal building, and, one
$I4 that would meet the needs OF a large
y and prosperous city for years to come
"A Publlc Necessity,
4.The fact that such n building is {
4 necessity has been shown on nnny oc'
ca sions. and in every case where luch'
aj5jl mond could have had number nf large
conventions. she has heen Handicapped
by tie plain fact that she could not &C
rommodate any large gathe l,r soon, !,
. lax a'eh To he f Fact in s ons
tspect, Of caring for large crowds. an
Is plainly N the tast an nae' ene
Lin excess q the large aaait'ons 70 IN
stil other parties are figuring on othe
a,s people ! realize ssls fo1 ne he sT re-,
other times, Is the time for the city
build q building of the kind suggeste'
40 as 10 offer every Involvement to II
yearly gatherings that always look 4
n city whose cliizsns seem lhclhed
afford them every comfort,
.captain Masuriers selection ~ u
above site has met with the hearty SUI
H port of all the newspapers And 81 al u
active business men OF RiiEhmoha, u an
also meets the views OF quite nunp'
81 OF the city officials. Az
Z Reasons Given.
LIZA building q this Kline should 9 H. BE- 6.
Vi available til one shown seems be
suited Tor all purposes, FOR the fol'o~if
reasonst s
That 4 Z as rear 6 central nt,,aInpp G'nt !.
every car line In the city, including Q
suburban cars, could be brought to =
doors. and by building a loop on SIX
Street the cars from all Of tho suhurb1
tlrnn not In the least interfere with Il
traffic OF the main lines. so that VIII
auY entertainment IL held at the aud