The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
TEACH CITIZENS
C|TY-BU|LD|NG
Mayor Ainslic Outlines Scheme
to Bring Here Exhibition of
Municipal Ideas.
GIVES STUDY TO SUBJECT
Wants Well-Defined Policy for
Laying Out Greater and More
Beautiful Richmond.
GIVES STUDY TO SUBJECT

Mayor George Ainslie, who left last
night for Baltimore to take part in the
ceremonies of the Star Spangled Ban
ner Centennial celebration, outlined a
plan for bringing to Richmond at an
early date a city-planning exhibition
designed to place before the citizens
and municipal authorities the most APP
proved ideas bearing upon modern city
building.
The Mayor has, since coming into Of
fice, given much study to this subject
In the two messages which ne has
transmitted to the Council, he has
given it prominent place, recommend
ing the adoption of comprehensive
plan for guiding the future growth OF
the city. During his recent campaign
for the mayoralty, he repeatedllS gave
expression to the Idea mat n well-de-
fined policy with respect to the laying
out of greater and more beautiful
Richmond, is among the city's greatest
needs.
OPENS CORRESPONDENTS WITH
AMERICAN CITY BUREAU
With the annexation or more than
seventeen square miles OF new terri
tory practically assured, the Mayor has
opened correspondence with the Ameri-
can City Bureau. of New York, looking
to the bringing of its comprehensive
an exhibition of several days. The
bureau has offered to bring the eShibi,
to Richmond for an exhibition period
! of 1--WE days for the sum of $3.50.
Mayor Ainslie will shortly after his
return to Richmond from Baltimore
| bring the matter to tho attention OF the
CITY Council and the various CONNER
ctal and civic organizations OF the city
with the idea OF cnlisting their CO.
operation In the enterprise. 1t would
require only small appropriation
from each of these bodies. the Mayor
pointed out, to make the exhibition
possible.
The exhibition consists OF substantial
panels about three by six feet in size
with strong wooden frames and
mounted on their own supports. The
panels are strillingly colored and II.
Illustrated. In addition TO these, the ex-
hibitoH embraces numerous models
charts and photographs. illustrating
, every phase of tho city planning idea
Expenses incident to the preparation
OF an exhibit such as described made
II possible for only large centres OF
population. which were able TO main
tain permanent exhibition de-
lnand for travelling exhibition arose
from tho interior cities of the country
which have in the past few years be-
gun to realize the economic and esthe-
tic value OF city planning
TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
IDEA STARTED YEAR AGO
The movement for a travelling cxhibi-
ton of American and foreign city plan-
ming took shape In August. 1913, when
the boHrd OF estimate and apportion-
mcnt of the city Of New York and the
Merchants Association OF that city,
nado Joint appropriation for an cx-
hibitton to be shown in the New York
Public Library.
The gathering OF material for the
exhibition was intrustcd TO the Amer
lean Cits Bureau. with the agreement
on the part OF the city OF New York,
mat the material thus collected should
he available for display in other cities
under the bureaus discretion.
Cooperation was enthusiastic and
general The National Conference or
City Planning gave It's Endorsement
ooth by resolution and by active work.
More than 200 cities responded to the
request for exhibit material In the
gathering of foreign plans and photo
graphs. tn" Department OF State rem
dercd signal service. The officials OF
many foreign citics co-opcratcd heartily
and placed much valuable material ut
tho disposal OF the American consuls
The American city Bureau on Its
part, expended thousa nds Of dollars In
the gathering, classifying and mount
Ing of the material, with the addition
T.
1T resulted in an exhibition OF city
planning, the equal OF which has never
before been gathered together, and
which attracted thousands during the
three weeks in which II was on dis
play In New York.
ORJECT ~ TO SHOW
WHAT CITY PLANNING: IS
The primary object OF the cNhibi-
ton is to show what city planning is
and why IL pays IL illustrates how
municipalities throughout the world are
solving many of the problems which
arise In the building and development
or urban communities. Such an cx-
hihition. Mayor Ainslc believes would
come To Richmond now Mt the psycholo.
gical moment when il is facing n big
and sudden expansion and would prove
or the greatest value.
1t Is believed that the commercial
organizations OF the city will gladly
60 cooperate with the Council in bring
Ing tho city planning exhibition to
Richmond. business Manager Dabney,
Of the Chamber of Commerce, has been
IN correspondence with tho American
city Bureau which has the exhibition
IN charge, and is known to be In
sympathy with tho movement.
Tho o%hihition has been given In
some of the leading cities OF tho COIN
try, and has the unqualified indorse-
ment. among others, Of James Rolph,
Jr, Mayor Of san Francisco; NJ NJ.
o'ShauGhncssy. City Engineer. OF San
Francisco: Benjamin Tdc Wheeler. pros
ident OF tho University OF California.
and Frank ". Mott. Mayor OF Oakland.
Haid Alleged "Blind Tiger"
Iatrolincn Sweet and Bertucci last
night raidcd the place at ELS North
Seventeenth street and arrested Alberta
Allen colorcd. on Il warrant charging
her With selling liquor without a