The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-20
OFFER FOR CLARKE SPRING
UNANIMOUSLY REJECTED
Councii Committee Opposed to Sale
OF Tract to Hollywood
Cemetery.
WOULD ACQUIRE WAITER RIGHTS
Property Owners Protcst Against Plans
for New Richmond College Sewer.
May Affect Water supply.

The Council Committee on Public
Buildings. Properties and Utilities last
night voted unanimously TO recon-
mend 10 the Council for rejection the
oficr OF the Hollywood Cemetery Com
pany TO purchase the Clarke Spring
tract fot $4,000. The action was
taken without debate, upon a motion
by Alderman Mitchell
From the opening days OF the recent
municipal campaign II was clear that
the city. as whole. was opposed to
parting With the Clarke Spring prop
ertE upon any terms whatsoever =;
several meetings the presiding officer.
requested candidates 10 mako Their
positions clear upon the proposed
Clarke Spring sale. and. without ex.
cept!on. The candidates went on record
as opposed TO IL.
The committcc's rejection OF IN.
cemetery company's oncr Is taken t.
mean that as far rs the Council 1.
concerned. the property is not ON tho
marhct In many quarters Il is fell
that tho Clarke spring tract should be
developed by the city for park OF
school purposes. II IS at present mar.
italy used "a public playground
me tract contains about thlrty-thrcs
WANT CITY TO Acquire
carlton Mccarthy and Henry u
seek appeared before the con,,I,,oe
q" suPpo"t OF - resolution from tho Ad
.hln'Strative Board. authorizing IN,
10y Attorney 70 acquire Williams Is
!ahd. IN tn" James River Th. hoard
members brought i large man. sbowInr
'no Si' lat!on ~ the island and demon
SNS'cd TO the coInmlttc. mar It's
ownership by tho cits would aid ma
.r.''i,N IN Safeguarding ANA controlling
the citN'S future water stpplv
According to figures presented hy
.NlT. l'tck, the Nnertli;ttrn
e?u'O"p on hcttermcnts AT tho sourco
ot supply would insure the CITY un am.
PIE ana pure supply OF water for a
number OF Years to come Tho owner
mp 90 INC island. II was pointed out.
"',s essential tor CARRYING any i'm.
p!uNement plan INTO effect.
tPoh representations t. the com
Hilltsc mat the owners OF tn. island
"0Iin be willing To part with Il TO-
"h exceedingly reasonable sum. stpr.
ne iAn'' at present goes To waste. the
.onliiittc" voted 10 authorize tho t,itv
attorney To prepare 4 resolution di-,c,
NIX TN acquiring Of the proDert,.
'hEouth the usual channels, togctn.r
W ", az! necessary water rights.
iH"fIlilt 0N FRS OPPOSE
?, RICHMOND COLLEGE, SEWER
-. J. Wills ana George Cole Scot;
Nee a. protest against tho nronos.1
rlan To grant Richmond College r,.r
mission 10 empty trunk sewer, drain
ING the new college plant at West.
hampton, Into the James River bclou
inc intake at the Settling Basin TN,
protcsthnts. who own property near tn.
river. expressed the fear that tho
diminished low Of tic river during inc
urS season would not he sufficient ia
HuSh the sewage deposited ly the
'cwcl' ana that serious nuisance
might bc created
Inc committee voted to postpone fur
.hct considerations of the sewer utIcs-
ton until o'clock Monde, ,i',,,,
whcn 1t VIII hold a special mcctinr fnr
this purpose. The meeting is Ia he
attended 10y the college authorities
the city Attorney, the City Engineer
thc superintendent of the Water
NorNS' the Chief Health Officer. repre-
s"htatVcs from tho state Health De-
pNrtment, tho Administrative Ro.rd
and all persons interested In the pro