The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-03
A|NSL|E TO AID
FIGHT FOR SCHOOL
South Richmond Business Men
Want New Building on
Powhatan Site.
NEW PLAN FOR FREE BRIDGE
l1irschberg Says 1t Can Be Re-
decked on Present Piers
for $4,000.

Bringing n message of good will
from theNcity government to the South
side. Mayor George Ainslie asserted in
an address at the annual meeting of
the South Richmond and Chesterfield
Business Mems Association last night
that he would cooperate with the peo .
plo i'll every way In securing needed
improvements. He congratulated them
Oh the civic interest they were taking.
showing how great help this is In
| making an efficient government Au-
gustine Royal, Of Forest Hill, intro
duced the Mayor.
Mayor Ainslie said he was ready to
help in securing new school build
ing on the site of tho Powhatan
School, for which the School Board has
| recommended an appropriation of
100000.
"One of the best improvements that
can be made" said Mayor Ainsle. sis
the redeme<-sou OF Shocleoe Valley. 1t
will remove an eyesore. and give visi .
tors better impression OF the city"
He expressed the opinion that the reve-
nue. obtained from factories which will
locate in the valley will more than
pay for the project.
Toney Is Reelected. -
The meeting was one OF the largest
end most enthusiastic ever held. d. l..
the association since It's organization
six years ago, was reelected president.
y. n. Pettigrew was elected secretary
and treasurer. The othcr officers and
vice-presidents were also reelected. a
number Of new members were received.
Addresses were made by T. NJ. Car
| rington. president of the Chamber OF
Commerce; w. It. Dabney. John Hirsch-
| berg. member of tho Administrative
a.. 10 n
and Rev. w. A. Cooper, pastor of Cen
trail Methodist Church.
| Both MIR. Darlington and MIR. Dab
ney, as representatives of the Cham
Der of Commerce. agreed that either
the Free Bridge should be rebuilt or
u new structure be erected Mr..
Eirschberg said that the Adminlstra-
tive Board had plan for redecking
and putting new railing on the pres
ent bridge, which would last twenty
five years. and cost S65,eoO,
Annexation was discussed by Sow
eral of the speakers, their unanimous
| opinion being that the suburbs in
Chesterfield County should be taken
| in
"The city must expand north and
south" said Mr.. Dabney. and the new
territory Will be dealt fairly with"
lie asserted that one man should not
resist because his taxes will be in
creased.
Separate Street Cleaning Department.
Mr.. Hirschberg spoke in favor of
having separate Street Cleaning Do
pnrtment for South Richmond. He
said that ii would be economy to have
small twenty-five ton incinerator.
which would save hauling the refuse
to tho northside.
In a letter from Colonel George
| wayne Anderson. Assistant City At
torney, 1t was stated that no agree
inent could be made In regard to widen
Ing the Seventh Street tunnel of the
southern Hallway. He said that CON
demnation proceedings would be in
stltuted iinm ediately.
lhe committee appointed to have fire
escapes Installed on tho schools re-
ported that the matter had been taken
UP with tho School Board, and that II
VIII be acted on at the next meeting.
Tho question of giving the Souths ide
It's annual bath by cleaning the streets
mas been taken up with the Adninis-
| tfatlVe hoard by committee, and eff
forts Will be made to have this done at
once.