The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-04
NO OUTSIDERS
WANTED ON JOB.
LOCAL CONTRACTORS MUST mn
ALONE FOR THE NEW REGI-
MENTAL AaMORY.
NOT BUYING PARKS
SCHOOL BOARD TO OCCUPY ROOMS
IN OLD JOHN SMITH HIGH
sCHooI-TREEs FOR WASH
INGTON saUARE.

Councilman Umlauf at the meeting
uf the grounds and buildings commit
tee last ght expressed what appear
ed to have been the sentiment of the
committee when he stated that after
propos.tio had been made to sell
certain property for park purposes the
city WAS not at this time buying parks.
Messrs, n. w Bowe 4 Sons had Of
fered the city the triangular plot at
grove avenue and Lombardy street for
a park, at more than 500 a foot.
The proposition was not accepted.
and on top of it Mr.. Mitchell prae-
tically presented the city W III Il plot
at Belvidere, Cumberland and Madison
streets. also trlangularly situated. at
the instance 81 the Richmond. Fred
ericksburg and Potomac railroad. The
city attorney and the city engineer
were directed to look into this propo
ton and to report to the next regu-
lar meeting.
II ia designed 10 make of this lit
tie plot a small park and resting place
for the residents Of that section of
the city, who are located between
Monroe Park. Riverside and CANDLES
Hill.
number IF improvements to Bry
an Park and the home there of Keeper
Pat I.Hne we're recommended, and fifty
trees were ordered to be placed in
Washington Square, on the motion OF
Mr.. Atk nson.
Mr. Mitchell asked for 100 trees for
Mount Calvary cemetery, but 1t WAS
shown that such action would require
cDurrttTTra-7if approval, tt nd the mat
ter was referred to the city attor-
ney.
The committee recommended to
council, at the suggestion OF Inspector
Beck and Superintendent Chandler,
the sum of $4,000 fer the purpose OF
remodeling the third floor of John
Smith high school for Offices for the
school board and its offic al STAFF
The committee recently visited this
place and decided that. inasnach as
the board ana officers were forced to
yacate the rooms In the city hall be-
fore the first of the year. the rooms
with some changes. would be good
place for them.
p. gu motion ), Of Mr. t7mlauf 1.5oo
trees viii be purchased Ter the city
nursery,
We are growing SO fast, said Mr..
mlauf, that our nursery is running
short. We need more trees, and this
IL a good time to get them. would
like 10 see a lot of%trees In MounH
Calvary, but we will have to get the
city attorney to draw up an ord nance
ais this cemetery Is not city property
Two carloads Of granite We're order
al for Riverside Park. and fifty tons
for Monroe Park. This is to be used
for improving the waikways-
When the question OF advertising
for bids for the proposed new regi-
mental armory came up, Mr.. Atkinson
offered resolution combining the bids
to Richmond contractors
Mr. Ifmlauf opposed this PROPOSE
ti0n, and in doing so, said:
GU gentlemen, and all of us, go
out into other states and boost Rich !
mond. But what is the use of boosting
Richmond. If we close our doors IL
those whom We ask To come here
Let us advertise all over the United
States and get all the bids We can.
Then we can select the best one. This
proposition is not democratic, IL
savors of the prohibitive tariff Of our
friends. the Republican enemy Let
as keep our doors open, or at least
have the latch string on the outside
all the time
There are some contractors here
now doing work, who would not he
with us if We had followed out thit
proposition. Give every man a show,
ana We VIII get the beSt WpFk anu
-t++.4-4-.ast-f
Nh Atkinson's motion prevailed, |
the vote being. ayes: Atkinson, Mitch
ell and the no was Mr.. Umlauf alone !
Mr. Melton, the chairman, did not |
vote.
we want to keep all this work /
here among our own people" said Mr. I
Atkinson.
Those present at the meeting were: !
Messrs, Melton. chairman; Atkinson, /
Mitchell and TTmlauf The absentees !
We're: Messrs. Sullivan, Bliley and !
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