The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-10
CLAY WARD WILL HOLD
ON TO CLARK'S SPRING
Candidates Opposed to Saleof City Property to Hol-
lywood Cemetery, or to Lease of Gas Works
on Any Terms

to be In tho City Council two or three
Years TO learn the ropes and to got
IN" aid OF the old stascrs in pulling
tho ropes
knew more about getting things
before went there than do now" he
SAID. II thought I could get gold with
which TO pov" the streets, but find
now II Is hard 10 get even cinders.''
Mr FinncGan. candidate for tho
common Council. set forth his claims.
ana asked the votes of the audience.
George j. Hooper said that the CITY
would commit Il serious blundcr In
icaslnS The City Gas Works. and asked
II thc corporation which wants to lease
nc Gas Works can furnish better and
cEe"Pef SaS. why not Rich;nond?
, Peters Opposes Lease.
~ Lee Peters, president OF thu C,oinu,on
Council. told OF his record in The City Goin.
pr.sidcncS me ,ast sixteen Years.. and II hls
that, lie was opposed 10 the sale of am
municipal works Or property.
ne city manufactures gas AS ,hcaplv 4, :
my one can" lie said, land 4: we Lease
1me Voc, works 20 these people Tor thirty ycars
on ihcir promise to return the works IN bet
Yer condition than ever, there won, hc any
:. -, w ieit ~ the end OF that time 10 tell
Nom that they lied 20 US. tell you, II the
clty wants 70 buy anything She has TO paw
TWO prices for H. and IL She wants TO sell
itihEth.hS she almost has to give 81 nwaA "
ne referred 10 HIS advocacy OF a iivcrsi,ic
n .'.i which IS nov well on the way to-
WafHs constructions lie said that he would
again be Il candidate for the presidency Of
INC common Council IL elected 20 that bod =
English and 7. c. Bcaslcy appearcd IN - tur ~,
10 aSk 'or The support OF The members q
the Club Each set himself down a. opposed
to the saic of the Clarke springs property
''N 'hc ease , %, me ci;y Gas Works.
p p Pitcher. a civil engineer, impressed
nc audience with hts Idea 70 begin now
planning for tho growth and development;
OF the city. and though new man beforc
thc cup. received a large mead of applaus.
ioi- his thoughtful remarks He Thought
MAT inc Manufacture CITY ne.
the sale ~ the Clarke Springs property
Mayor Alnsie was received with rrna.
cordially. He recOunted the circumstanccl
surrounding his election by the City COM
ell TO the mayoraty. and impressed on IN,
solutely unfe,tered He cited his nosItion
in regard /" public improvoments espociaii~
a. a. 10 INC development and Improvement OF
IN, NJ Sn"ek s Eaiiey an ac,ompii shnent
see inc public school buildings become So
! ca! centres and Of hts strenuous enforce
nent OF tho child labor law. lie referred
10 his establishment OF a commission TO In
Nestigaic the social evil and OF the good re-
suits he hoped would accrue from It's efforts
lie told of the measures lac had rccommcnd :
ca In ms messages TO the City Council.
inent In gas production as TO have best
product obtainable a; the burners. He WAS
reloped plan for tho future growth and de-
vel3pmen, OF the city. He was generously
Imiauf Receives Ovation.
Jacob tinlanf received an ovation a. ne
deny the rumor that had gone abroad that
he had bcen In favor Of building Il colorcd
church in the West End. and said thai he
had always advocated race segregation. As
10 tho sale of the Clark. Springs property.
he said that he had opposed Il when th,
matter was agita;ed six years ago. on his
record me- challenged any 10 show any
selfish act lac had ever committed.
II have tried" he said. TO be 4 crutcli
10 the lame man and 10 help the poor peo-
pie lie was checrcd. He said tina; he had
stood for the boys and girls and for morals
and right and had tried by precept and cX-
ample to Nv. upright life
Mr.. tinlauf r!diCulcd the idea that nc
could not speak well In public. saying that
ne had received more Invitations To speak
before lnrge bodies than any man OH the
stage, and that he had been called back a
, many us five times. II he werc elected lie
said. he would prove himself not 10 be the
! crank which some we're saying that he IL
Clay Ward Activcs.
4 The Clay Ward ActiVcs will meet to-mo-
/ row night. and all candidates for office have
been invited 10 be present.