The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-02
WHARF MATTER TO
Be. RECONSTRUCTED
River Committee Will Again
Consider Measure at
Special Meeting
THERE'S NO DOUBT OF
ITS FINAL APPROVAL
Ordinance Must Go Back to
Council and Then be Re-
ferred to Finance
Members

n To reconsider the question of build
ing a new CITY wharf. the James river
Improvement committee has been
called to meet in special session at
o'clock Friday afternoon on the CITY
tug. The proposition will probably
be unanimously endorsed, according
To Chairman George W. Rogers. OF
the committee. The measure Will
then be sent back to the common
council by which 1t was recently re-
jected after having been recommend
ed by both the James river commit
tee and the committee on finance
When the measure which calls for
appropriation OF $4,000 for the wharf
and dredging In coDnecti,.I with Its
construction comes before the coun-
ell again 1t viii be referred to the
finance committee and will likely come
before council for final action some
time in April. No serious opposition
Is anticipated. several OF the men,
bers who voted against the measure
few weeks ago in council having
since declared they would vote for II
II 1t came up again
Danger Eliminated
For fear that agitation of the mat
ter might bring about a closing Of
the city dock. which question was
pending before the State Corpora
ton Commission. the wharf PROPOSE
ton was allowed TO slumber tenn
porarily by the James river committee
after being rejected and referred %
the committee q second time. But
now that The commission has decid-
ed that the dock must remain open.
there is no longer any danger that
those seeking to close the dock might
use the city wharf as an argument
against the necessity of additional
wharfage facilities for Richmond.
The proposed city wharf is to bs
Of concrete construction and viii cost
$4,000. 1t extends . distance OF
Sos feet along the river front from
Rockets. short distance below the
Old Dominion wharf. The proposed
dredging would cost In the neighbor-
hood of $1,000. This work was
rendered imperative by the fact that
there are several reck lodges extend
ing out into the river in the vicinity
OF the wharf site.
Wharf Is Necessity.
Building OF the wharf In declared
to be an absolute necessity to pro-
mote and further shipping and gen.
erai business interests of Richmond
Practically all business bodies OF the
especially the case with Post A OF
the Travellers Protective Association
which recently adopted urgent reso-
buttons and mailed a copy to each
member of the city council
Other scheduled meetings OF coun-
ell committees are those on grounds
and buildings and cemeteries, which
have been called to meet in regular
session Thursday night at p. NJ
The special committee on Mayo's
bridge will meet at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon te look further ,ate
the matter of examining bids for the
structure.
The board OF aldermen will meet In
special session at o'clock Thursday
night to take action on the annual
appropriation ordinance. There il
some opposition among the aldermen
to the special item tackled on by the
common council for music in the
parks. but ii Is understood that thas
viii not cause the body to hold W
the budget,