The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
CITY MAY ABANDON GROUND
FLOOR OF Blues ARM0RY
Plan to Move Vegetable and Fish
Stalls Into Meat Market on
Marshall Street.
BOARD CALLS FOR ESTIMATES
Hardly Half OF Space Under Armory
Is Used by Hucksters, and Valu-
able Stalls i'm Both Buildings Re-
main Without Tenants.

Tho early abandonment OF the ground
floor of the Blucs' Arniory us a vcgc-
table and fish market is forcshadowed
In resolutions adopted yesterday by tho
Administrative Board. directing the
employment of an architect to draw up
plans for rcmodcling and enlarge
ment OF the old Second Market on
Marshall Street. TO provide space for
the stalls now located under the
armory.
Objection is made by the board to
the continued use of the arrnory as
fish and vegetable market, because only
about half of the space available in
that building for this purpose is taken
up, the rest going to waste a similar
condition OF affairs, it is stated, exists
at the Second Market proper. across
the street. 1t Is planned to bring the
meat, vegetable and fish markets un-
der one roof in the old Second Market
site, and in this manner eliminate the
waste.
instructed City Auditor Crenshaw yes
terday to furnish ii with Il statement
showing separately. the amount Of rent
received from the meat and vegetable
departments Of the Second Market.
with the number of stalls rented and
vacant In both buildings. lie is direct
ed also to include in this report Il
statement of the amount received by
tho city on It's Investment, considering
the value of grounds and buildings now
devoted to the Second Market.
WOULD RFMODEI. OLD
MEAT MARKET BUILDING
Another motion, adopted by to .
vote, authorizes the board TO engage
an architect to draw up plans and
specifications and estimates OF cost, for
The enlargement of the meat market
building mt the Second Market, by re-
ft.sr fAlr -, 4
Street. Sixth Street. and tho east side
OF tho building. and substituting iron
columns. and for the extension of a
shed from the present walls TO the
curb line.
The architect is also to furnish plans,
spccifcatio and estimates OF cost,
covering the changing of the interior
Of the meat market to correspond with
the stalls now in the new market at
seventeenth and Main Streets. He is
to have in view, the board directs, the
housing of the tenants now occupying
the vegetable market under the Blues
Armory, In the meat market between
Broad and Marshall Streets.
The resolution contains provision
that the architect so employed is to
receive no compensation for his SER
vices. unless his plans and specinca-
tions are adopted and accepted by the
board and used In the construction of
the building. John Hirschberg, Robert
Whittet, Jr.. and Carlton Mccarthy
voted FOR the resolution, and Eileen G..
| Folkes and Henry r. Beck opposed It.
According TO one member of the
board. the vegetable market under the
armory Is an expensive Investment for
tho city and a piece Of poor economy.
me market idea. moreover. II is point
ca out. is becoming Anticipated. Pub
lie markets are not the important MIL
hicipal adJuncts that they were before
the telephone came to rob them Of most
or their usefulness by enabling the
housewife to telephone for her beets
from her bedroom.