The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-03
ADMINISTRATORS SAY
NtWSTtAD FARM BEST
Make Second Recommendation to
Council For purchase OF James
River Tract.
MILLS CALLS FOR HIATT
Now Grade IS Established I'm Belt Line
Zone Satisfactory to All Con-
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mOnd.

. Apparently the Administrative
Board is determined to have the. New
stead farm, eight miles below Rich
mond, on the James. or no farm at
all. for city farm. Having previ-
ousy recommended the purchase of
this farm at the price of approximate
r. 5000, the Finance Committee
declining to recommend such cost
~ farm for the purpose designed. the
board again yesterday recommended
the purchase OF the Newstead farm.
Iadd Fayors Newstcad.
In following up this recommends
ton, Councilman Iadd. of Madison
Ward. introduced a resolution at the
meeting of Common Council last
night. which was sent to the Finance
Committee, giving the Administrative
Board the authority to purchase the
Newstead tract.
There is but one member of the
new Finance Committee who was not
on that committee during the last ses-
sion of Council--CounCilman Morgan
j. Mills IT is not known, OF course.
how he will vote on the question
when II comes before the body. But
he inttmated his inclination last night,
when he questioned the feasibility OF
permitting the Administrative Board
to purchase any farm II thought Mt
with funds to be derived from the
sale Of the Pine Camp tract.
RESOLUTION Goes to Committee.
resolution coming from the Or
dinance Committee. giving the Al
mtnistrative Board the power TO d.
vide the Pine camp tract into lots
sand dispose Of the same, on motion
Of Mr. Mills. was sent to the Finance
Committee. \ previous resolution
adopted nv both branches of Council
and approved by the Mayor, gives the
Administrative Board the authority to
use as much Of the proceeds OF the
gale Of Pine Camp as necessary for
: tho purchase Of a tract to ne utilized
e. a city farm.
/, was upon this resolution Coun-
GILMAN Mills demurred, and asked
that the latter one, giving the Admin
istrative Board authority TO sell Pine
Camp farm by piccemeal he sent to
the Finance Committee,
Establish Bclt Line Grade.
Revised grades. approved by the
CITY engineer. to he the true grades Of
the streets between Broad Street and
Cary Street. from Roseneath west TO
the corporate limits. were adopted
by the board yesterday as the true
grades This takes in the territory
surrounding the Belt Limo tracks. and
thing tangible to work upon. Pro
Nress il Is reported is being ma de
, In the work of depressing the tracks
of the Belt Line, and in providing
the temporary drainage in that terri
tory
The board awarded the contract for
constructing n sewer IN Hull street.
between Twelfth and Fourteenth
Streets. South Richmond 70 A. W.
Man Uard. the lowest bidder, whose
figure was s5.2S7e2.
Summons Whcclwriy mt To Court
City Engineer Boiling stated that
he mad notified the chief OF police 20
summon President Whcelwright of
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
l"ny, 10 Police Court 10 show cause
why The company should not he fined
fer failing 10 comply with the order
of the board TO repair the tracks Of
tho company At Floyd Avenue West
hampton i.ne) The summons viii
probably b." issued today
President Wheo}wgight has cx-
planned To the board thar II had been
Impossible 10 secure material for the
Srcplacing Of the tracks bat that as
soon as the material tould bc gotten
work would proceed Work. It was
understood yesterday on the change
If grade would bE started today.