Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-31
WILL GIVE CITY FUNDS
TO PRESERVE LANDMARK
Resolution Apmopriating $500 to
Take Down Poe's Old Workshop
recommended to Council.
TO CONSTRUCT NEW SCHOOL
Board is Authorized to Have Plans
Prepared for Kensington Avenue
building, Costing $130,OO0-Make
Up Departments Deficits.

Funds with which TO preserve the
material in tho building which was
many years ago occupied by the
southern Literary Messenger. where
carrier works, were authorized. and
several other important matters, in
Guiding tne recommendation for adop-
tloh or resolution authorizing the
School hoard to have plans prepared for
the kensington Avenue School. were
disposed Vi last night By the Council
Committee on Finance
The committee recommended to the
Council for adoption "A resolution APP
proprntinS $3.50 with which carefully
to razc the Poe landmark and store the
material until a plan can be developed
10 restore the structure TO it's original
design.
Joseph w. Everett. editor of the yir-
ginia Journal Of Education. who. With
other ctOzens. il interested in the pre-
scrvation of the old Messenger home.
told the committee that $500 would
be necessary for the work OF taking
down the niatcria! in such a manner
that IL could bc used In the reconstruct
ton. He added that. with this accom-
piished. the bricks and timbers could
be stored until such time as "A plan may
be devised whereby funds could be pro-
vidcd for the restoration, on some site
TO be determined
WANTS CITY TO ASSUME
HESP0SSIHILITY. SAYS MILLS
1T appears TO me- declared Coun-
Gilman Mills, that the gentlemen who
are interested in this matter want the
city To assume entire responsibility for
the preservation of this landmark. The
building at Fifteenth and Main Streets
has been there for many years, and
has gradually gone into decay. The
admirers of Poe seem to have remain
cd dormant until AN emergency arises.
The Building Inspector has condemned
the building, and an order has been is
sued by the Police Justice to raze 1t
within five days. In this crisis they
ask the city to assume the responsible
ity OF tearing down the building and
then OF restoring il. Why should we
pay anything?''
Building Inspector Butler has said
that it viii cost 10000 20 restore the
structure in it's original form, and
that only about one-third OF its ma
tcral can he. utilized. 1t Is expected
that . public movement will be
launched to obtain subscriptions for
The purpose OF restoring the building.
Professor i, c. Mctcalf informed the
committee that Richmond College stood
ready to donate n site at Wasthamp-
ton for the Messenger building, If :,
location elsewhere was not determined
upon. lie added that the college au-
thorities would be glad TO dedicate TO
the city without cost the property on
which 1t was located. should that
course he desired.
The decision TO allow the Poe adj
mirers 1850 was reached By the com
mittec in executive session. 1t is
likely that the work of razing the
building Will be started to-day.
The Kcns!ngton Avenue school. for
which the committee Authorized the
School Board TO have plans prepared,
VIII he located west OF the Boulevard,
on Il site which the city now owns. 1t
Will cost $4,000.
The committee also recommended to
the Council for adoption resolution
appropriating Sl12,575 for interest and