The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
real ESTATE AGENT
BUSHES TO RESCUE
by Representative Of N. w.
Bowc and Company.
FAIRFIELD TRACK SIGHTED
Utilities Committee Holds Lengthy
Session for Discussion Of Park and
Fairgrounds Sites,

While there were three committee
meetings besides 4 special mnetiiia
VI Common Council Tuesday might.
She Comrnitte OF Utilities holds the
banner. for that committee did po'
get through with it's deliberations uh-
til tear the hour Of midnight.
The Utilities Committee had before
1t a number OF propositions tendln%
toward Fairgrounds and parks. Tne
general public has placed much conii-
denre i'll this committee along park
ana Fairgrounds lines. The general
public is deceived. This COMMITTEES
has no idea az passing upon anything
tangible until the next budget is
trained UP by the Finance COMMITTEE
II cannot, NJ matter how heartily
the members OF tha committee, per
sonally. appear III syetTh and CONVEX
ton. do anything without AZ least
an indication OF tu.ds in sight.
There were several separate dele
cations before the committee. a SUI
Commute had reported upon ihe prop
-osition of q park N .Fulton The
chairman and certain other nembers
of the committee did nos appea:' 70
feel satisfied with the report Of the
subcommittee The result was. that
after having heard trom Fulton citi-
zens Including Il number of ladies,
the proposition was sent bacls for
further consideration.
similar Action on Paramount.
Similar action wag taken when the
proposition OF the purchase OF prog
erty III Paramount for a playground
was presented.
Members OF ire committee wished
this proposition 70 go back. because
the committee had obligated the city
to purchase certain property known, as
the Luck property. And it had been
ascertained later that this Lucl, prop
ertv was not the proper thing. The
real estate agents. however, who had
gotten the plan through, are now hold
ing the city FOR the pric. OF 10000
Tor The property.
After the committee had tied itself
up lsst night, NJ. Pierce Rogers. rep
fesenting y. ". Bowe d Company.
the Luck property off the city's hands
provided the Fairfield property is
taken up By the city at the sum OF
10000 for park and playground
Chairman Mitchell explained that
the committee could simply recon-
mend such action to City Council. and
that body would nave to at. bat
Messrs. Atkinson, Batkins, Nielsen.
Powers. Pitcher and Mitchell. all de-
ciafed they would advocate sUcn a
mea sure through the two bodies Of
Council.
After MI Rogers had made his
statement the COMMITTEES adjourned
TO a date to b. named later. to confef
witt the representative OF not oniy the
Paramount bat the Fulton plans 10.
parks and Fairgrounds.
The representatives o. the North
side citizens were also present to pre-
seit claims for q park, to be located
in section contiguous to both Rar-
ton Heights and Highland Park. But
on motion to refer the question to
a subcommittee. nabracine Messrs
Batkins, Nielsen and Pitcher, the dele
CATION withdrew.
The proposition of establishing mu-
uicipal golf links In Bryan park VIA.
referred to the Administrative Board
on motion of Mr.. Pitcher. the ques-
r!on of furnishing free water to the
House az Happiness an institution
for charitable purposes. was referred
To the Administrative Board.
Memb ers Of the committee preser
were Chairman Mitchell. Messrs, AT
kinsan. Nielsen, Batkius, JET Powers
and Pitcher