The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-18
ALDERMEN TO ACT
ONPLAN FOR ANNEX
Peters Resolution for Court
Building and Auditorium
Comes UP Tonight.
REPORT ON BOND ISSUE
Board Will Also Consider Ordi-
nance Providing for Improve
ment of Shockoe Creek.
REPORT ON BOND ISSUE

The Board OF Aldermen will meet
1T o'clock Tonight in regular session
to dispose OF tho docket postponed
from last Tuesday night, when tho
Poard failed to muster u quorum large
enough to deal with the several APP
preparation measures before II. Sew
cral ordinances OF more than ordinary
Importance are up for concurrence.
or Immediate interest IS tho Peters
resolution. adopted by II unanimous
voto in the Common Council. appoint
Ing n special Joint committee OF Heven
members--four from the Council ana
three from the Board-to report on the
ACCESSIBILITY OF erecting a municipal
building on the Ford Hotel site. The
Roard is expected to concur in the
resolution. \ companion measure now
pending before the Finance Committee
authorizes u $500, 900 bond Issue for
tho proposed building.
The other important measure which
will come up tonight for concurrence
is the ordinance instructing the City
Attorney TO acquire right OF way 70:
Strengthening, wallinE III and other
wise Improving Shocl5oc Creek ana
Bacon Quarter Branch from Broad
Street to the Hermitage Road. Upon
Attorney will open negotiations Tor
the acquiring OF the needed right or
way one section at a time after "a plan
OF procedure decided upon at the last
meeting OF the Committee on Streets
PRELIMINARY REPORT
ON STREET bond ISSUE
preliminary report or the proposed
100000 bona issue for street improve
nnnts IL promised by the Committee
on Finance. which Will meet In rcgu-
lar session at o'clock tomorrow
night. il is understood that tho com
inittee Is now at work on a plan ro,.
handling 4 short-t!nc bond issue or
this size for street improvements and
VIII report tomorrow night that II
DEFINITE report on the matter will be
r"edy by the next regular meeting Of
the Board OF Aldermen
AiHCnG other measures awaiting ac-
ton by the Finance Committee are res
buttons granting free water TO tho
Young Mems Christian Association ana
Lee Camp Soldiers Home. uppropri-
atinS $4,000 for the purchase of the
J"ter Memorial Hall property for IL
brary purposes; and approprlHting S3.-
400 TO defer the expenses OF the re-
Gently appointed Vice Commission
Carlton Mccarthy and Henry r.
Beck, representing the Administrative
Board. VIII appear before the Commit
tee on Public Buildings, Properties
night. TO outline the boards purposes
in asking that the city acquire VII
liamSs Island. in the James River. for
u" protection OF the municipal water
supply. y resolution from the board.
requesting proceedings In this direc-
ton, was held up by the committee at
itS last meo ling for Il more defnito
statement OF the boards object In de.
string the island 20 be acquired.
SALE OF CLARKE SPRING
PROPERTY AGAIN CONSIDERED
The same committee has before il
the offer OF the Holly wood Cemetery
company for the purchase OF the Clarke
Spring tract. The company has Of
Tered $4,000 for the property. In the
course of tho recent municipal cam
paign largo majority of the CLAY
Ward candidates publicly pledged
themselves to oppose any alienation
OF the Clarke Spring tract. and II Is
hot believed that the Public Utilities
Committee will recommend It's sale
Al o'clock tomorrow afternoon the
committee on ordinances VIII meet to
b;iss upon the applica ton OF L. Stagp
Powell TO build two frame houses or
T"cnty-fourth Street. between Broad
ann MARSHALL Streets. Tho meeting will
axe place Oh tho grounds \ portion
or the sit" upon which Mr. Starg de-
Sires 10 nuild Is inside the fire district.
ana special ordinance IN sought 10
permit frame dwelling on thie r,,a
because foundation difficulties. wilton
IA stated render infeaslble the
hrick construction required by the
huiding Code. Tho permit asked for
is opposed by Building Insn.ctor Rut.
ler
The Ordinance COMMITTEES will meet
IN REGULAR session Mt s o'clock Thurs
day night. One OF the important meas
nfN* before 1T relates TO proposed
new street traffic scheme approved re-
Gently by the Police Board Eira noa,1
and Board OF Public Safety, n feature
or which Is the haltlng OF street care
on tho near instead of the far side OF
the street.