The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-15
MEMBERS ENDORSE
PLAN TO TRANSFER.
Business Mems Club Will Move
to Top Floor of American
National Bank.
SECURE ENTIRE TOP FLOOR
Reports sor Past Seven Months
Show Gratifying Con-
assio.ls.

iss's4Sssas s;te aeeta ~ larger and bet
Ter agesEe't,s ~ take care OF Its grow
svis nsefhheEsh7, ,ae business Mems
Cab Sestesra4S afternoon adopted a
rttss5fatt5a s'ec6flYasasscd by the Hoard
az .fit'eatt'lts Thar now quarters be So
tqls@a IN Tire .t3neraoaa National Bank
fstssldtnS az nj, tnastaa rental OF $4,000
ssT tlse ffitss and sseahS years and $4,000
stor 4ite thffsi Fattth and nth years,
i.atgo@irs IRE ettjo 10 $nhrent so much
OF t'ie sp,sce ~ saiset be desirable.
board III empowered - secure an OPP
aisaa st tlte Same price or less. to 60
aFga ltfSect at tlie otfd OF tho five years
OF IIFs tt9issinsl lease.
Moses f'bslhimot Ss,oke IN favor OF
the amendment; sasssHS that the club
shaGla have some uf2erstandtng with
tssa bank 90 as TO guarantee a perma-
T.esrt 3oaatissrl at reason able rental after
The aXgtrstIon 81 tie proposition Just
Closed. Tfere ~as some discussion as
70 having The Kitchen on the roof. Mr..
TsaaanirseV seSra Others thought that the
sss-paca might not * satisfactory unless
;ee kitcher asa s4lsains room wero on
tho sarae floor. Members OF the club
explained 1Ast This WAS being done
in slhe Case OF either successful organ
i1assens ssaSs The resolution was al
ioToca 10 stand as ii was first drawn.
6afn in Membership.
President y. n. S3ils presented n re-
Fort showing = Surplus of S4T1.36 to
the credit Of :nc tssie, making q net
gain during the seven months since
June II. 1863, of s2,t65.ss. not include
ing equipment. which cost sa,467.56. In
THAI time tlaa club has been able to pay
all operating expenses and make net
H.. = -, ,t.nn-
skip in June was Ssa. and at the pres
ent time is sss. showing an Increase Of
iso members. Seven months ago about
l0p members were using the club daily.
and now the daily attendance is more
than $50. representing nearly every
business in the city.
In view OF the fact that the member
ship had reached a satisfactory work
ing basis, the board. at meeting held
January II. unanimously voted that
beginning to-day. an initiation fee OF
SIS should be charged all persons ap-
plying for resident membership.
Contract Expires July L.
President Sills explained that the
contract with the Bank of Richmond
would expire July and that the club
was under contract to restore the
floor to the original plans, which was
estimated to cost about $1,000. He
said. however, that there was a possi-
bility that a compromise for a less
amount might be arranged with the
bank. The rent for quarters this year
is $1,To0. with the extra sum of 1855
for water and light. The club has as
surances from the Bank OF Richmond
that in case it is necessary to occupy
the present quarters for more than the
contract time they can be obtained at
the present rental.
The new quarters VIII be twice the
size of those in the Bank of Richmond
1t is estimated that the kitchen on the
roof will increase the rent $1,000 per
year. The cost OF moving, with new
furniture and equipment, will be from
$4,000 TO $4,000.
The club agreed to appoint COM
mittee to appear before the City Coun-
Gil at the next meeting to urge the
preservation OF the John Marshall
house.