The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
COMMITTEE fAV0Rs
NtN PLAY GROUND
WILL NOT RECOMMEND PUR-
CHASE OF CHURCH CIVIC
ASSOCIATION SITE.

The Council Committee on utfities
will recommend to Council at Its next
meeting the purchase Of property Tor
a playground on Church Hill ana
Paramount, but not the Church CIVIC
Associations lot, now IN operation.
A large delegation Of citizens APP
peared before the subcommittee Tues
day night in support Of church civic
plan. They commended that the LOT
had been in operation for SIX or seven
years, and had given the children ano
men and Girls OF that section OF the
city playgrounds 1T the expense OF
citizens, with little help from the city.
The Fairgrounds. as now n action
are fully equipped with parapnerhana;
club house, grandstand, renee ana
keepers house. X,,.ae
consisting OF Alderman Nielsen, OF Jei
ferson Ward; Councilmen Batkins ana
RatciifYa. Of Lee Ward, visited the
rrounds. There had been no other
proposition up to that time TOT any
other site. But while inspecting the
c. C. grounds representative OF Green
4 Redd. who was present suggested
70 the COMMITTEES that II 90 out
few blocks and look At another site.
sAsvvn mig Field.
Thu eonnmittes did 30. They were
.ho~n : Aeld. about twice as large as
the one from which they came This
field faces the paramount car line. and
has nothing 70 prevent Its enlarge
ment. II that may prove necessary In
the growth Of the city.
The price At which this lot Is or
sersd the city 10 $4,000.
The price offered on the c. G. lot Ia
sfa 900. The difference between caused
~ the fact that the equipment and
The grounds are already In shape
The argument put forth by those
who favored the Paramount lot was
that with the growth Of the city, the
Juvenile population would sravitate
that way.
Those OF the committee who favored
the new proposition were: Messrs.
Mitchell, Batkins and Ratciine.
President Adams. OF the Board OF
Aldermen, who fathered the original
resoiution--that a playground be pro-
rided for the many children on
church Hill. In the Paramount secton'
stated that in presenting the resoIu-
ton. he had mentioned the Church
civic lot because he knew OF no other
proposition. He simply wanted the
children of that section to have some
place to play.
Alderman Mitchell. and Councilman
Batkins and Radcliffe were energetic
in their efforts toward tue seIccioH
OF the lot offered by Green a Redo
This lot abuts Twentieth Street, and
the county road passes through por-
ton. although that part r. the road
is not now open. Rogers. Twentieth,
r Street and old corporation lire sur
round the lot.
The Church Civic lot Is bounded by
y Twentieth, Q and Twenty-nrst
Streets
At the conclusion OF the meeting OF
the subcommittee the general com-
mJttee adopted the report. which Will
60 to ccincii next Monday night.
The committee also decided that all
charitable II situations must pay IN"
usual rate for the use of water. and
that no exceptions could be made.
The subcommittee on free water Tor
the fountain at Soldiers Home was not
ready TO report. and WAS continued
This committee II to consider the
question OF granting free water for the
fountain Al Soldiers Home. In the
meantime the Administrative Board
has directed the superintendent OF
water to allow the free use OF the
water, in view of tho fact that the city
has received rights Of way through the
grounds OF the home.