The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29
CHAMBER ORDERS
FIR TO vACATf
Notice Served on Bankers i'll
December That Lease EN-
PRED Oh March i.
REFUSED TO ARBITRATE
President Mood Declares That
I'ians for Railroad Sllyscrapcr
Will Be Approved.
.NccordLng 10 rresihent

H -NNAHAN''iiS
Wood. Of the Chamber u Commerce.,
the borkiug firm OF. John L. Williams
y sons has no lease on the ,irst floor
OF tic chambt,'s h(iiidins after March
81 81 tais Year. ~ Joint neettn; OF the
lulldiug committee. the finance ON
nii;tcc ana The cNecutive committee
OF. the chamber. Which had hitherto
OF tito stockholders and members to
Garry on The negotiations TOY thc sale
of the building to the syndicate pro
posing Ire erection or Il railroud sky
scrarcr Was held Yesterday, and later
II was announced that Snr situation
had been discussed ana the committee
lad daridcd to ask further legal al
yiGc The three committees VIII 5re-
Sent q report 10 the Stoc!tholderS and
mumbcrs Of the chamber who wiil
Iuect in adjourned session OF ricsday.
pursuant to 81 previous ordcr The
meeting may nc further postponed 10
Jha end OF this week in case tho cons
~,nittee report is not icads. 1t is the
expectation u President Wood that
tie, syndicate VIII he notified at this
csptancc, and that The pulldinc win
hr turned oyer Tor demolition Not later
;laui .>prilAl.
Way settle claim in court.
My claim that tho Willioms firm
ilty llivn Will br later adjusted in the
courts. President Wood said lllat h.
Eif1d ~pifcrcda TO submit til: natter or
tls,. claiin Of that firm to arbitration,
,tltl that his oftc, hao hseh Necl,uc.
Is Nj, Bcmiss. acting fo. tic VII
liafns banking house.
Mr.. Wood does not believe that the
:irin Viii intcrposa any serious OBJ
Stacle 10 such u gigantic Improvement
rs IS proposed, and stated that further.
III View OF tho opinions rendered BY att
'prneys as to the validity Of tie Lease
claimed by the Williams ilrIr, lie did
mt think that nrm woull intcrpose
pp3ections which would ocfoat the
business transaction protccyad. W
rs 10 the question OF -lctsc OF the
bankinS rooms OH tho nrst :loor OF
Inc Chamber OF Commerce nuil,T;:g.
Mir. Wood explained that the Williams
itrin originally had n written lease for
TWO years w'hich was later cxtcnded
Tor one year. Last year the firm ap-
piled for an extension of twu years. or
70 March i, 1912, and tho application
Was approved by the building commits
Tee Of the chamber and recommended
Tor adoption.
lease Not Approved.
When tie mct plans for
rebuilding We're already il. the air.
and the application was referred With
cut action 10 Thu. exccutiv4 commit
zee, where IL HAS since rcuA;iucd. There
mas, therefore. been no acceptance on
1he parl uf#thc chamber Of the extern
son Of the lcasc. and, MI. Wood SAYS,
no binding action Whatever on the
part Of either the chambtr i;self Dr.
It's loSrd OF directors, Neither si,lc
giving notice Of vacation previous to
March J., 1910, the old lease Was auto
mhtically# extended FOR one vcar, 10
I'cbrnary rs, this ycar, uiidc,. til,
terms OF the old agreement. Nojice Mas
served on tile Williams arm last De
cciibcr 10 vacttc hy thy last day of
FEBRUARY, l2ll, and ii Was then the
Niilialns firm set Zip Il CLAIM 10 have
Possession for another ye,r.
says Claim * Not NnIi1.
Mr. Wood SAYS that attorneys Tor
the chamber, after carefully cXaminin.
The papers, have advised tIiat Tie
bankers have no claim Oh their pres
cht quarters after Chat date. ana can
ne made 10 vacatc. Several inuivi-
anal members Of the board or dircc-
'or5 nave expressed the view that ,Iy
cIer OF the syndicate ish,ulo 10 ac-
ccpted a~t;syncc, .and tho bullai,.. nrdcr.
cd Hacnte'f"in March. Should Tho WI.
jams firm strll maintain that 4, has !,
ciaim on It's present uuar.urs 10
another wear. in tho face VI the opin.
Ion Of tho attorneys for tllo chamber
these directors avo leaving IN,
courts TO adjiist the matter after III,
building has been turned over, as i,
Ahat way the railroad skyscrtpcr pro.
ltct VIII not be intcrfcrc,i Yyit!l.