The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18
FINANCE COMMITTEE
HEARS MANY PLEAS
RICHMOND COLLEGE URGES THAT
CITY OPEN UP GRAuw STREET
THROUGH THE CAMPUS.
ASK SMOOTH PAVING
GEORGE Med BLAKE SAYS BROAD
STREET MERCHANTS DO NOT
WANT STREET Torn UP
MORE THAN ONCE.
ASK SMOOTH PAVING

Speaking In behalf Of Richmond
college, President r. w. Boatwright.
J. Taylor Ellyson. president of the
board of trustees. and r.. NJ. Pollard,
Of the Alumni association Of that
institution. appeared before the f.
nance committee last night to urge
favorable action on the ordinance to
open up Grace street through the
college campus, grade and pave II,
and to provide the necessary sewer
and gas and water connections and
other improvements Incident to open
ing up a street, saying that the col
lege will dedicate Grace street from
Ryland to Lombardy II. the plan pro-
jected were adopted.
College Needs the Money.
! Mr. Pollard said that ii was necs-
| sary to sell part of the campus prop
erty 10 provide further money for the
/ erection Of the new institution at
| westhampton. He said that the cost
| OF opening up Grace street would be
| s1s.3s5.50. $7.s24 of which could be
provided in the budget of 1914. while
| the rest could be provided in the bud
get of the following year.
He stated that the constitution pro-
vides that all property devoted to
educational purposes shall be exempt
from taxation, but that the property
facing on Grace street through the
| campus would be taxable in 1914. and
! that the taxes TO be received by the
[ city would come between $4,000 and
500 year. so that the city would
In a few years be reimbursed for Its
outlay. He pointed out that the col
lege had always been fair In It's deal
ings with the city and that II had
dedicated much property facing on
Franklin. Ryland and Lombardy
street.
Has Always Met City Half Way.
President Boatwright explained
that IL the city opened mp Grace
street it would enable the college au-
thorities to market the campus prop
erty more easily. and at more advan-
tageous terms. Richmond college"
he said. has always met the city
half way. and 1t helped to make
Stuart Circle, giving land for which It
received not a cent of compensation.
He said that Richmond academy
would be transferred TO the Broad
street side OF the campus. the site II
now occupies having been sold. He
added that $125,0o0 worth of proper
ty on the Franklin street side was
now taxable.
President Roatwright was followed
by j. Taylor Ellyson. who also urged
favorable action by the committee,
Voicing all the Broad street mer-
chants and in behalf of the citizens in
general, George Med. Blake spoke
OF the crying need OF continuing the
smooth paving on Broad street from
Third street to Foushee. and urged
adoption OF the ordinance appropriate
| ing $4,000 for that purpose. He
said that the Virginia Railway and
Power company is now tearing up the
street to relay its tracks, and said
that the merchants did not want the
street torn up more than once when
the city and the street railway COM
pany could do thir work simultan-
eously He urged that the work be
done at once. while the season IL
slack with the merchants. He thought
II would take only $4,000 to pave
these three blocks.
/ Should Begin at Once.
} City Engineer Charles r. Boiling
also spoke Of the urgent need OF be-
ginning the repaving at once, saying
/ that the street railway company was
forced to relay it's tracks now as they
were in wretched condition as far
west as Harrison street. and that the
company's rolling stock was being
constantly injured. The work would
cost, however. he stated. $4,000.
Major l.. T. Price of the First
Battalion. First Virginia regiment,
asked the committee to appropriate
4 $4,000 to cover the cost of change
in the brick to be used in the drill
hall Of the regimental armory. The
4 priEfnaf specifications called for conf
mon brick. but that for Appearances
sake and for the sake of harmony in
| the building 1t had been decided to
! use hydraulic pressed gray brick as
better suited for the purpose. He said
that the administrative board had
recommended the change. He said
that the money, 800 of which Is to go
to pay the inspector OF the work,
could be appropriated from the 1914
: To Open Branch Baths.
James T. Sloan asked for 81. $50 of
dinance accepting and providing for
the maintenance Of the Branch Pub
! lie Baths on Main street, between
Pine and Laurel. This money Is
needed now to open up the baths. II
! IL >hoped that they may be opened
next Saturday afternoon.
Sanitary Ofncer Mnsby appeared in
behalf 81 his four confreres to ask
far raise In salary. saying that they
could net properly support themselves
and provide their uniforms on a salary
cf SIS, IA month. Subchairman
| Powell. acting in the absence Of Bar
ton ii. Grundy. said that the COM
mittec would first wait to hear from
I the health board, SO as to taxa up
| the matter of = raise In salary In all
its departments at the Same time.
Boiling Asks foe Refund.
/ City Engineer Charles \. Boiling
asked for : refund ck 34.so0 talsu
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