The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
Commissioners Value That and
adjoining Property at
SI6S,ooo. IA
COMMITTEE ACTS
FINANCE
Question Of Confirming Award
Of Bridge Contract Deferred
II# Until Friday.

On report of commissioners appoint
ed by the Hastings Court TO appraise
the property. the Council Committee
on Finance last night recommended 70
the Council the purchase of the block
bounded by Eleventh, Twelfth, Broad
and Capitol Streets. for $l6S,0O0. CITY
Attorney Pollard. in a written state
ment transmitted the report OF the
commissioners, valuing Ford's Hotel
and lot at 100000. the Pollock property
ut $4,000 and the Wnllerstein property
at 100000.
In the case of the wallerstcin and
Ford estate properties the proceedings
of condemnation were purely forma !.
the owners naming prices which were
approved by the commissioners, and
by the City Attorney. In the case OF
the Pollock property. owned by Coun-
Gilman Gilbert X. Pollock. no valua-
lion was given by the owner. and the
dispositions We're taken and the value
liked By the condemnation commission
crs. MIR. Pollock stated that being a
member Of the Council, it might be inn
proper for him to name a value of
property to be sold by him to tho city.
Not Building Plans Yet.
Tho question of erecting the pro-
posed courthouse buildings will be con-
sidered later The committee has re-
tion OF the block while the price Is
rea sonable, and tits not expected that
steps viii DO etakcn for its improve
melt for the present.
The Ford property has frontage
on Broad street of los feet. the Pol
idential property belonging TO Henry
Wallerstein ninety four feet. 1t runs
through to Capitol Street. with uni
form depth of li0 feet.
N "a mr. nm IN fon q 80
matter OF confirming award of con-
tract for the now Mayo Bridge, made
by the Committee on Streets to i. j.
Smith &c Co. to go over to the next
meeting. which Will be called for Fri
day night. AT that time the commit
tee will take up the question of financ-
ing the cost OF the bridge, its site al
ready acquired. and tho outlay for the
purchase OF the Ford lot.
Construction of Il wharf on James
River was debated at great length by
10 recommend an appropriation of s6,-
900 to remove rock ledge In the river
In front OF the city property 10 uni
form den lG1, OF eightee Ger, feet below low
moved. whatever character of wharf Is
determined upon, and the committee
deferred the decision OF whether con-
struction should BIO OF wood or con-
crete until tho blasting work Is COM
plctcd.
To Protect Home People.
samuel lOneH, fTcQ JOrEcnS [
Kaufman and several other representa- :
tives of the Retail Merchants Assocla-
ton appeared In behalf OF an ordl-
nance fixing a special license tax of
500 per day on transient merchants.
and 1t was ator recommended to tbs
Council for adoption.
1t was stated by Mr.. Cohen that tho
ordinance applied neither to drummers
nor peddlers. but TO transient mer-
chants. who pay no tax and compe to
With regular merchants, who pay heavy
taNes. II told OF millinery exhibits.
silrerware sales and other displays
made at the hotels and In auction rooms
for n short time. at which thousand OF
dollars were expended by Richmond
neople. all of which goes ont OF town
The committee decided that IL mus
protect It's own merchants from such ,
out -of-town dealers.
The Finance Committee also recon-
mended for adoption an ordinance nx-
ing the tax on street cars crossing the
Free Bridge at Si,S00 per year. as here
toforo
Sunerintendent j. a. G. Chandler. Of
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