The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-11
COUNCIL ASKED TO
BUILD ICE FACTORY
Blake Offers Resolution Calling for Cost on
Municipal Plant and Assails Dealers Now in
the M arket--.Other Matters

which the city offers to Law gutter
curb and sidewalk on the Boulev. rd
from Beverly to Cary Street In ex-
change for certain land donated by the
property owners. An appropriation II
$1,000 was made for extra help IN
the Office of the Building Inspector.
The plan for operating a training
school for nurses at the City Home
Hospital was approved. as was an
agreement with St Andrews Associa-
ton BY which $1,000 donated by tina,
association is placed to the credit OF
the School Board for furnishing the
new Arents School at Pine and China
Streets. and a resolution directing the
City Attorney TO acquire forty feet OF
land on buchanan Street for school
purposes.
Marshall House Transferred.
An additional appropriation OF $500
was made for Fairgrounds. and the
formal ordinance transferring the John
Marshall residence TO the Association
for the Preservation of Virginia Anti.
quities was approved. after sev~tal
Councilmen had expressed the desire
that the organization which desires
the perpetual preservation of the Mar
shall house would remove II from In
front OF the High School building,
where many regard Il as an eye sore
Mr. Pollard. said he would contribute
500 toward a fund for its removal 10
some other location.
The Water Committee recommended
rejection of the claim OF W. A. Ches-
terman for refund OF the cost OF u
water main run to the Hanover Apart
ments The paper went 10 the Finance
Committee An ordinance liking the
daily hours Of the general Office OF
the Water Department was ADOPTED.
IL ~hf4 H.. H..
recommended that old Fords Hotel
building be sold for removal. and the
site converted temporarily into a play
ground. but in view OF litigation over
the title. the paper wen; TO the Com
mittce on Finance. The City Attorney
was instructed TO acquire from 4 II
Green and others certain lots for en-
largement Of Riverside Park. TO cost
$4,000.
want New Market House.
Tho Ordinance, Charter and Reform
Committee reported an ordinance AZ
Ing tho salary OF the City Collector
and his deputies In lieu OF all fees,
which was referred to the Finance
committee.
The Committee on Markets asked
ssfS5 so for screening the new Second
Market. which went 10 the Committee
on Finance. as did its request for
$4,000 for erection OF new market
house on the seabrook Warehouse lot.
at Eighteenth and Grace Streets. 10
replace the old First Market
Assessor OF Damages \. W. Harmon
submitted his hrst report. showing the
damage TO abuttinE property by rea-
son OF the proposed grading OF Me
Gainesville Turnpike The pa per, woas
to the Committee on Finance
Pollard Upholds Pcterss Ruling
City Attorney Pollard submitted a
written opinion upholding the ruling
OF President Peters in regard to the
bond Issue matter. saving that no con
ference could properly be asked for
under the procedure adopted. as shown
by the record. Mr. Pollard said that
under the rules OF the Council. should
! the lower branch refuse to concur in
g Board amendment to the bond ordi-
nance originally passed by the lower
branch, the Council nigh, them re-
quest conference. but that the reso-
luton adopted by the Board request
ing conference. under the circum-
stances, was nudity and OF no force
and effect" Mr.. Pollard also stated
| that he IVES clearly of the opinion that
the action Of the Board OF Aldermen
| In attempting 20 amend the bond or
dlnance BY adding a rider Of 81 900, 900
Tor grading and paving streets was not
legal. as not In conformity with sec
ton ioli of the Code of Virginia. the
| Board having attempted 10 appropriate
Sl,ooo,o00 on the night the matter
was introduced. and without reference
10 the Committee on Finance