The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
THINK CITY SHOULD
BUY PRESENT DOCK
James River Committee Favors
Purchase From Trigg
Bondholders.
MAY BE CLOSED TO SHIPPING
Richmond Legislators Were
Asleep at Switch, Says
Committeeman.
MAY BE CLOSED TO SHIPPING

THAT Richmond's delegation In the
State Legislature had been asleep al
the SWITCH" was freely charged at
meeting Of the Committee on I'M
provement Of the James River last
night. when the question of the pur-
chase bv the city of the docks from
Seventeenth to twenty eighth street
was under discussion. With the
sanction and approval of Haroof
Master John A. Curtis. who was one
of tho represe ntatives of Richmond IN
tho House, a bill was passed allowing
private owners OF docks to close them
under certain conditions, on appllca-
ton to the Corporation Comtnisstoii'
1t appears from information IN the
hands Of members of the committee,
that the property is now owned by
committee of bondholders OF the
William r. Trigg Company. tnat II !.
was bought in at foreclosure sac sac
for $4,000. and is assessed at ss9.ooo.
| Members Of the committee have oeen
| infnrn1ed that previous to the passage
| of the bill, j. Il. Bradley and others
ppoperty for $4,000, provided the
! dock could be closed and the land OIL,
i fered for sale for warehouse ana
manufacturing purposes. and some IN
| such option still holds. subject TO the
| consent VI t44e ''sA'~
| mission
Al a.forner meeting the Committee
on Improvement OF me lanes i Etneg
| ri NJ. Allen Chambers. John T. Powers
and William II. Zimmerman, TO look
| into the matter and see what shouiG III pe
done to protect the city's interests. me
| romn1itte was of the opinion that inc
city should buy the dock ara keep ;.
| omen for vessels Of small tonnage out
reported that 1t had been unaple 10
| secure from e. l.. Bemiss and others.
price at which it could be purchasea.
! Irhe committee was continued 10 eeI
| further information and data, ana y
was declared to be the sense OF tne
| Committee on Improvement "a ~ 80
| James River that the SiNS SAS"'
| troll the dock - .ho1e
scheme as hold-up-an effort 70 uh-
| load an undesirable property Willci. ~ :,
| longer paid. on the city. SAYING ina
! be would rather see the money spent
| lover down on the river in bulidltls
wbarves at which all classes of yes
| sells could land rather than buF Lne
/ dont into the locks of which onIy
smaller craft could enter. ME- free
man thought the city would pc sdie IN
mekiner the purchase in any event. nor
onIv TO protect its shipping az preseil -
hut argued that If condluons 81
chansea 90. . n he no longer desirable
| 10 operate the docks. the cry somio
sell fine area at n profit. Mr. Eiclal y
son and Mr.. Rogers sa, az tt ha citvltiiai
, pen ,,,nnicipalitv usually bought higf
and sold low.
Mr. Chambers stated frankly Una
ba aid not see any prospect OF niah
Richmond great shipping centre, = :
g. NOD M great volume of tonnage !.
offer that could not be handed a. Wy,
from, other points, but SAID ne thouS y
the city should toS Issn sh down raiiroa,
freilht rates. George Bryan though
/. that Richmond's representatives IN VI
legislature had distinctly lalieu :
thair duty in allowing such a oiit :
pass through without ealing puns'
attentjon to It. Captain Curtis "n
Vas present took all the blame, say
Inc that he had been Informed py
and had so told his colleagues; IN IN
a CIV, nf LAWYERS turned out to be tn
counsel for the Trigg bondholders. an
the bin was drawn by the a,torhe
for Mr.. Bradley ,+te,
tho committee heard partial repoi
from assistant City Engineer Fontaih
Jones. who is preparing plans Iol
wharf to stand on the RIVER on ~ ~ ~
ertv recently acquired by the city nea
the mouth of Gilie's Creek. The plan
Nave not vet been completed The cit
has has appropriated $4,000 to erect tn
wharveS. ,,
, " Captain Curtis was Of the o l,l,, .
that the river was not deep enough
Inc noint proposed, but members
the the committee thought the city. coul
better afford to dredge it than TO VI
, liZe it's force as at present spent
! dredging in front of private "harVe
Trustee Named.
An order was entered in the City Circu
: Court yesterday appointing John r. Cai
: trustee for All Saints Episcopal Church
! nlaco OF the late II. D. Whitcomb.
e Marriage Licenses.
Il Marriage license were issued yesterday
the Hastings Court TO Charles Collier g.
), and Julia Brooke Wright and to Thomas
: Ieffries and LUCY Bruce Harper.