Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
CITY FARM PROJECT
STRONGLY SUPPORTED
Advocates Arc Greatly Disappointed
III Failure of Council Commit
tee to Take Action.
REFERRED no SUBCOMMITTEE
Jail System, Which Condemns to
IdicncsS Those Whose Crime Is
Due to idlenCsS, and Which Paws
$4,000 to Jailcr. Is Condemned.

Nitor listening To argument lastirl.
more than three hours and delivered
rom every an@l" fav"rin- the project.
Va" COMMITTEE" on Public Buildings.
Properties AMI Utilities last nigh,
w''lst""d e determined effort To fore"
u !" decisive uctioit by li.f.rriu.: Com
missioner i!irsChhcrg's alnn "a dispos.
81 "a" ran" camp il"p.riv and with
'ht proceeds purchas" ~ city farm. to
subcon'n'ttc" Of three. with which
ne chH lrinan shall sit The committee
appointed 10y Chairman John j. Nil
"hc'l consist 90 Alderman l.. Z. Chris
Van ana touncilmen Jesse y. i.aGd
anh Jefferson .. Powers II is 10 rc-
p"r' rs feasible its innings "a its
recommending
hI"""h by fOrmidablr arrnv "t sun
i'"ri"rs drawn from numerous civic and
s"cihi organizations, ~. ,irsChbc;:
attempted NHin!y {" force III. Hood Of
mis- tide 10 mmedi;,t. fortune. Couu-
Gilman clyde ~. 'I;atclinc followed Al
herman Christians motion for refer
enc" to u subcommittee 10y Il Nubsti-
'utc motion TO" r.comiucnhativ of the
plan TO Tic city Council the latte
being defeated By II recorded vote Of :
to >. az follows: ,ycs, Katclinc ana
rilchcr; noes. Joseph l., Powers. Jcc-
frrsou g. Powers. Christian, Batkins,
Lndd Nelson and Chairman Mitchell.
The vote wah in no"jsc autaSoniSt!c
70 Nthc ci,y-farm proposition. all tn"
Ucvbor declaring that they favored
IT. but an Indication that the commit p
tee desired to- =" further INTO details.
palticulnIly as l" the present disposal
II tic Pine Camp propcrty. before TAX
N. dccisiv" action.
LARGE CROWD URGES
INMEDI ACTION
III" meeting. on account 90 the large
crowd IN Attendance. was lcld In the
Council chamber. The committee was
= u. 81.
supporter Of tn" scheme. who AT times
displayed marked tendency 10 take
the situation INTO their own hands and
force definite issue ~ one tim"
Ipplaus" for e remark made bS Mr..
iiirschberu was continued SO as to
drown the vote. o. Alderman Christia -
when lie attempted 10 speak 30 his
motion for reference. MIR Christian
ignored ,hc disrourtcsy aud iradc MIN
self heard during the iuli that 'ci-
owed i', motion vas carried BY
nc Same yut. by which Mr. Hu,cline's
suhStitu," Was defeated
The Finance Committee, q, MI
Urschhcrgs request. sat Win the
COMMITTEES ON Public Buildings. PROP
ortios and Utilities 20 as TO save the
necessity II repetition of TN" hear
'nc
Comm sioaer H,:schhcrs outlined IN
a general way the scheme, 10 which
luiIl'iNl'N "'9 "'''"'' go -
showing how the various units" would
he scpara,cly cared tor on tho city
farm and low q saving iu money and
~ the public welfare could he effected.
lie explained lhnt after IT had passed
through the initial stages, the farm
could Lc mad" sc!f-sustaiuinS, and
could hc calcd upon as support FOR
Virginia Hospital and the City Home
N- gave particular attention 10 the
benefit which would accrue 80 It's pop
1i!attuu Of hospital Convalcscents. ju-
veuilc Offenders nabitual drunkards
wIfr- heaters ana other minor offenders
and 10 tuberculosis patients He said
'ha, Virginia hospital t. overcr"wded
With us io5 patients, and 'hal tho
Guiding is old. dilapidatcd and "a ire
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