The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-05
WILL SECURE PLANS
TO REBUILD ARMORY
Common Council Directs Grounds and Buildings
Committee to Ascertain Cost---Street Car
Company Permitted to Close Streets

After hearing an official communica-
ton from Mayor Richardson as to his
action in closing the First Regiment
Armory. because OF the unsafe condi-
tion OF the roof, the Common Council
last night directed the Committee on
Grounds and buildings to have plans
prepared either to repair or replace
the building, and 10 make report TO
the Council what steps would be most
| advisable under the circumstances.
The Council adopted large number
| of minor street resolutions. and au-
| thorzed a number OF main trunk sew
ers.
Plans for the new car barns for
the street car company were approved
as were a number OF city contracts
! without completing the docket the
body adjourned 10 Thursday night at
! o'clock, after hearing Antonio Graz
| ngna, keeper of ST. Johns Buryins
Grounds. give Patrick Henry's famous
| speech as rendered in st. Johns
| church The rendering was much en-
| ioyed and the orator was warmly APP
plauded.
In the course OF the street Commit.
tee report the Council debated one OF
| the most difficult propositions which
/
| time. and reached no conclusion.
The question was that of paying
damages to property owners for the
| grading OF streets. 1t came UP on the
| recommendation of the Street Commit
tee that 5000 be appropriated TO place
| a granolithic curbins in front OF Ger
! tain houses on Taylor street. in ileu
| of paying other damages. 1t appeared
that all but three Of the property own,
ers on the section graded had released
| the city from damages in order TO Sc
| r,,rn tba Improvement. While the
| amount involved was small, Mr. taliis
| protested against any special appro-
| nriations outside OF the annual pud
/ got. as exceeding the city's probable
| receipts MI. Lynch insisted that the
| committee had no fund to which the
| damage could be charged
] Wants hoard of Appraiser
| Mr.. Pollock debated the proposition
at some length, pointing out that the
work had been done; lnat NM ,,a-
| ruling of the courts, the city was ma
| ble for money damages where properly
! had teen injured, but agreed tnal
| there should be a separate charge ior
| such damages--that the money ousne
not to be taken from the paving tuna.
Mr.. Mills thought the Council should
| he nut on notice and not work psSiu-
] folded" The committee, ne he'u'
| should In some manner ascertain .ne
| amount of the damage pslot l ~,
,,ort was done, and notify the Couhcll
what would be the whole cost re
,,.ae willing to vote for the granollthic
curhinr. hut thought the street Com
r,,ttee had bungled the matter by ny
! ascertaining the entire cost MI, 70
Wis defended the committee ahu
whole question of the possioie appo'n ~.
,nent of a Board OF Appraisers 70 ~
damages in certain cases vas
over. The resolution. toge'her WIZ
,,,,her having the same effect. was
..atarrad TO the Committee on Finance,
as vas a resolution from the street
can,rnittee providing for the appoint
,,ent of a permanent Board oil ~
naIsars 10 fix damages where grazing
sewers Contracted For.
| Contracts for new sewers 10 DC
erected out of the recent Doliu iSeus
were approved as follows:
enrton 6, DriscoM sewer In West ana
go streets. s1S,a4s.5o; same, sewer
in west Cary Street ss,42s' sai.'e'
.a,Yor IN Shepherd Street, s14,3lo.so'
s.me sewer in West Street. ss,42o'5o'
r G Cheatwood sewer In north seF-
enteenth Street, s6,sst.2s. J.,
T H. Smith & Company. sewer ID
c,.,,- c+reaf STTl6,5T.
West 49,. rommittee recommended
me osts ~ s75o each as expenses
the p"s 49, .r,,,,,itfee Of five which re-
OIL . 49, 70 Norfolk to inspect
Gill; navine II went to the FL
$50 c,on,nittee
nance sonl n, 80 harn ordinance al
inc s,iee ,-;se.,,,io railway and Pow
) LOVING lne -, - close two blocks OF
er Gon'pa rast n return for deciding to
- las - h1oc,s each OF Robinson and
the cry 5,,sate now belonging to the
Cedar olfeess' da,a+ed al length. the
COMPANY, 80, = racess for the mem
Courcii ,'a,,,ino the mans and blue
pers - ,,,as tina,lv adopted 90 to s,
prihls' taing Messrs. Hirschberg
.n me, n ia 17n,lat,f