Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-04
CITY HALL ANNEX
PLANS APPROVED
Common Council Votes So, 500 for
Preparation of Working
Drawings.
TO OPEN MONUMENT AVENUE
City Attorney to Negotiate for
Lowering of Belt Line
Tracks.

Dy VOto Oh 10 10 4, the common
Council last night passed a resolution
approving the designs or Carneal &
Johnston for the new municipal build
+ ing. and appropriating $500 for the
. initial expense OF preparing working
drawings.
The resolution was before tho body
with favorable recommendation from
the Finance Committee. where 1t had
been sent by the Council after having
been reported by the special Joint com
mittee on the new municipal building.
1t virtually commits the Council, II
the Board OF Aldermen concurs In the
passage of the resolution. to the con-
struction OF the new building at a
reasonably early date. since II this
purpose were not entertained, further
appropriations for working drawings
would not be authorized.
CHAMBERS RESOLUTION
SLEEPS IN PIGEON HOLE
The Councils action in this matter
is particularly significant in view OF
the recent action Of the board of d.
rectors of the Chamber OF Commerce
in adopting resolutions urging the
Council to abandon the project of
building on the Ford Hotel site and
recommending the sale of the prop
crty to tho State. The Chambers ac-
tion aroused the hostility of President
Peters. OF the Common Council, who
announced his intention Of lighting to
the end the abandonment Of the build.
ing plan.
Tho chambers resolutions lie pigeon
holed in the Committee on Public
Buildings. Properties and Utilities
From the overwhelming vote by which
tho Common Council appropriated the
money for the working drawings and
approved the designs Of Carneal e
Johnston. 1t does not appear that that
body Is disposed. in this instance at
least. TO follow the chambers advice.
GINTER PARK BOULEVARD
FUND APPORTIoNED
After amending the ordnance appor-
'ioning the s534,000 bond issue for
permanent improvements In the an
nexcd territory, SO that part OF the
proceeds of this issue may be used by
the Administrative Board In improving
the pumping station. in order that the
new territory may he afforded ample
IRE protection. the Common Council
passed the measure. and 1t will go TO
the Board of Aldermen next Tuesday
night for concurrence.
The ordinance assigns the proportion
OF Inc proceeds that shall be spent
south of the river and the part that
snail be expended in the annexed ter
ritory north of the river, segregatIng
lump sums for particular improve
ments. Among the most important of
these is the appropriation of SIS. 900
for the construction Of boulevard
connecting the northern suburbs with
the city proper by n direct highway
yInEIsy VnTE.n ron
TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO
3 BY n vote of is to .. the Council
passed the resolution approprintinc
$500 10 assist the Richmond Light In
fantry Blues in making their trip to
the Panama Pacific Exposition as the
official escort Of Governor Stuart
Councilmen Seaton and Lumsden voted
In the negative.
Over the negative recommendation
OF the Finance Committee. the Council,
by vote of Is to 2. passed the resolu-
tion appropriating $4,000 for free
band concerts In the parks.
The Council devoted more than three
hours TO docket crowded chiefly with
measures Of financial nature, many
Of which had to be tabled under tho
rules. The body adjourned shortly be-
fore midnight.
upon the motion of Councilman
Butler, tho body tabled the ordinance
providing for tho closing of Loumor
Avenue, between Tilden and Clay
streets. until the survey of the an
nexed area. now in progress. is COM
( pleted This course was recommended
by subcommittee from the Committee
on Streets, composed Of Councilman
Butler and Alderman Gunst, acting
upon the advice of the City Engineer.
TEN EXTRA wATCHMEN
FOR SHRAPNEL PLANT
The Common Council concurred in
tho ordinance fixing the polling places
Z in the reprecincted city. in another
ordnance comforting police powers
upon extra watchmon at the American
Locomotive Company's plant, not to ex-
ceed ten in number. and in an ordi-
nance increasing from $50 to 500 the
number Of gallons Of gasoline that may
be kept on hand by any one garage
or service station.
All of the three foregoing measures
were passed by special session of
the Board of Aldermen, which met i'm
mediately preceding the meeting of
the Common Council, for the purpose
of passing the ordinance fixing the
polling places. The ordinances relat-
ing to gasoline storage and watchmen
at the Locomotive Works were intro
duced by Alderman Gunst, and passed
by tho upper branch under suspen-
sion Of the rules
A communication from Mayor Ainslie
invited the Council to fix date for
Z both branches to visit the city-plan-
y ming exhibit In body. 1t was re-
5ferred to the presidents Of the two
s1H~n t,a- 1ry-@
upon convenient date.
WILL ACQUIRE LAND For
s OPENING MONUMENT AVENUE
39a Among the other measures passed
last night by the Common Council,
Awere the following:
sSs Authorizing the City Attorney and
SssCity Enffneer to negotiate with the
iSRichmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
iaRailroad ComDany for tho lower{per of