The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-07
Council Committee Re
colnmends Dual Build
ing onthis Central Site.
WILL ASK PLANS
AND ESTIMATES
5'Tacitly Agreed by Council That
This Is. to Be Site Of Arn1ory,
and It. Is Expected That
$4,000 to 100000
Will Be Expended
Therefor.

The Council Committee on Grounds
and Buildings yesterday afternoon
adopted unanimously report Of a sub
committe recommending the site OF the
Second Market as a location for a
combined market-house and armory for
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Battalion. Furthermore, the same sub"
committee, consisting of Alderman
Burton and councilmcn Atkinson and
Green, were instructed to secure plans
and specifications and estimates OF cost
or construction OF q building to cover
the site selected.
The dimensions of the armory and
market-house will be approximately
124 feet front. with q depth OF l5e
feet, giving a floor area Of 1895
sauare feet, compared with 1e,l64
square feet for the city Auditorium.
1t will therefore be seen that the ar
mory will have nm area 1So square
feet greater than the big Auditorium.
AT least the Committee on Grounds VIII
so recommend to the Council.
While the details OF the plan have
not been even tentatively Formulated
yet It is the understanding that a
fhree.story structure OF slow burning
or fireproof construction Will be
reared, and that tho first floor will be
adapted to use as O market, the second
as headquarters. company rooms and
storage quarters for arms, uniforms
and equipment, and the third floor as
drill hall. Nothing has been said
relative to making the drill hall serve
the dual purpose OF auditorium and
drill hall. Chairman Whittet said in
regard to the site for the armory:
ftIt has been tacitly understood by the
Council that this is to be- the Site !
,meaning the Second Market, at Sixth
Slnd Marshall Streets. 4.;5.ss
e Blues Great Advertisement.
Councilman Graham. B. Hobson. II
epeaking Informally In the committee
Of the probable cost OF the armory
said personally am in favor OF OK
pending $15O.000 for an arraory for
the Blues. II necessary. My obscrva-
tion as q travelling man is that Rich
mond has no better advertisement all
Dver this country than the Richmond
blues and the Horse Show.
Chairman Burton, of the subcommit-
zee on Buildings. reported that the
ttiC1ilOUu 1ouliO1lE 3hI ttS5 -
Exposition was now complete, and that
the sum OF 1912 OF the appropriation
therefor remained uncxpended.
On motion Of Mr.. Whittet. the COM
mittee will turn this balance over tc
Eergeant-at-Arm G. c. Ruskell. with
instructions that he mako arrange
Snents for the trip Of the members OF
The committee to the exposition or
next Friday, June 18th, to inspect anc
receive the building from the contrac.
tor. The committee will probably leave
here on the boat Thursday evening
md return by boat Friday night, ar.
irving here Saturday morning.
Terms on Use OF Auditorium.
The committee formulated its policy
with reference to the occupancy OF the
auditorium, as follows: When the
building is rented for entertainments
to which an admission fee is charged
the city is to receive 10 per cent. o,
the gross receipts OF such occupancy
pr entertainment; when the big hal
IS occupied for other meetings Of
gatherings. from which no revenue !!
derived those occupying it must b
responsible for the expense OF lights
heating and janitor's service.
It developed that the care -taker 70
the building had received no fee 70
1lis services for June. whereupon tn
committee provided for his remunera
tion for June and July by taking IS
each from the funds OF Marshall an
Monroe Parks.
Tho sum OF s1o9 was transferre
from the account of Marshall Park t
defray the expenses of opening stree
adjoining Jefferson Park.
x. Contracts ON Supplies.
The committee opened bids an
awarded contracts for supplies for tn
{ grounds and buildings departments a
follows:
Contract for ice, Crystal Ice Com
pany. at 40 cents per hundrcdweight.
The contract for anthracite coal o
various grades was awarded to G. I
( Lathrop on his bid Of $3.50 per to
until September list, and $3.50 there
after. The committee, in accentin
y this bid. instructed the engineer t
purchase coal so as to get the advan
tage of the lower rate and to provid
for storing the same
The contract for Now River lum
coal went to the White Oak Coal Com
pany, at its bid OF $4.25 per ton. Th
contract for coal for the steam role
and rock crusher also went to til
same bidder.
The bids for oil were turned owe
to the City Engineer, with instruction
that tho contract be awarded to tn
lowest bidder.
The only bid for long pine wood wa
that of S, II. Hawes, at 81 per corr
\ Mr.. Burton moved to reject the bid
for long pine and for sawed oak, an
MIR. Satterneld moved to advertls
anew for bids. Both motions pre-
vailed. 5sf
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